How can configure alarmas (Example: CPU) when held for more than 5 minutes on vmware probe

[Miller Echagarreta]

H Everyone.

How can I configure when it remains for more than 5 minutes sustained (Example: CPU Metric) in the VMware probe, the alert is sent?

Any ida ?

[Stephen Danseglio]

Hi Miller,

Check https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/it-operations-management/ca-unified-infrastructure-management-probes/GA/how-to-articles/the-time-over-threshold-event-rule.html

Best Regards,

Steve

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Support Engineer
Broadcom
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[Miller Echagarreta]

Hi Stephen, thanks for your answer.

Questions:

1) I have vmware probe configured from GUI. For to use TOT i need re-configure vmware with adminconsole ?

2) I have deployed/configured the vmware probe in a robot. This robot is connect to my primary hub. Is necessary to move the robot to a secondary hub? or how is (in my PH), should working TOT ?. I think that "tot" must work in my primary hub because I am fulfilling all the prerequisites.

[Stephen Danseglio]

Hi Miller,

Yes, use the Admin Console for monitoing with the vmware probe as you will see greater overall perfomance, scalability and stability.

Deploy the vmware probe on a hub, not the Primary hub. The Primary hub's main role is to act as a dedicated management server. Deploy monitoring on Secondary hubs and robots. Any resource-intensive probes such as storage probes, remote (agentless) probes, vmware and/or snmpcollector should not be deployed on the Primary nor on a simple robot.

Here are some solid articles to help you.

VMware probe frequently asked questions (FAQs)

Vmware probe - Best Practices for better performance

vmware (VMware Monitoring) Release Notes – TechDocs

VMware Sizing Recommendations

vmware AC Apply Monitoring with Templates - TechDocs

Best Regards,
Steve

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Support Engineer
Broadcom
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[Miller Echagarreta]

Oh.. no Stephen, I think I didn't make myself understood. I have my PH (Only Core DX UIM) and additionality a robot with some probes among those vmware.
Obviously I have a whole monitoring infrastructure. But I have vmware on a robot that is below my PH. My question is if it is necessary to move the robot to a SH to use TOT or since I have the robot connected to the PH, will it work for me?

I understood that Admin console it's better for overall perfomance, scalability and stability. But my question is ---> I have vmware probe configured from GUI. For to use TOT i need re-configure vmware with adminconsole. If I access vmware with AdminConsole, won't the configuration I have be damaged?

[Marius Nitu]

Hello,

What do you mean by GUI? Infrastructure Manager or MCS through Operator Console?

You can't mix the configuration methods (AC, IM, MCS) for vmware, especially if you use templates.

Configuration of the probe -- through the Unified Management Portal (UMP), using the Admin Console portlet (AC) -- is not compatible with the configuration through the Infrastructure Manager interface described here. 

Do not mix or interchange configuration methods!

 If you do, the result will be unpredictable monitoring of your VMware hosts and/or VMs.

vmware IM Configuration

When you enable bulk configuration, Infrastructure Manager is disabled. The Template Editor then appears in the probe UI that you access with Admin Console. Once you enable bulk configuration, there is no supported process for going back to manual configuration. Be sure that you fully understand and accept the consequences of enabling bulk configuration before enabling it.

vmware AC Apply Monitoring with Templates

As far as I know, installing vmware probe on a robot is supported for TOT. You need to have some probes installed on the hub where the robot is connected. If the robot is connected to the primary hub, then the probes should be already installed.

Configuring Time Over Threshold

I usually configure vmware probe from AC, with bulk configuration. I don't know if you can configure TOT in IM. If you use AC, be aware there is a bug in UIM 23.4 and 23.4.1. Hopefully it will be solved in 23.4.2.

UIM VMware probe configuration page is no longer working after upgrade ppm 23.4

[Miller Echagarreta]

Hi Marius, sorry, GUI is IM.

Okay i understand, thanks for all explication. "Do not mix method configuration", got it.

Thanks for comment the bug in UIM 23.4-1, I don't change my configuration for the moment...!!!

[Stephen Danseglio]

Hi Miller, Marius,

Yes, of course, you can install any probe on a robot and installing vmware probe on a robot is of course supported, but on larger systems the best practice is to deploy the vmware probe on a hub.

 

- On a hub you normally have greater system resources such as CPU and Memory and maybe even more storage and faster disk IO. 

 

- vmware probe needs sufficient java heap memory and as monitoring of vCenter's are added, the need for more configured memory in the probe needs to be adjusted over time.

 

- Furthermore, on a hub the spooler probe process is 'multi-threaded' when running on the hub which is also why the spooler probe doesn't obtain/display a port. Multi-threading leads to overall faster execution/performance.

 

- Only install vmware with other monitoring probes if the other probes do not compete for/consume a large amount of system resources, e.g., such as storage probes. For example, you can install the cdm and ntservices probes if the hub has sufficient resources. We do NOT recommend installing vmware on a hub with other probes that are known to consume a large amount of system resources unless its a very hefty system tht can handle it. 

Best Regards,

Steve

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Support Engineer
Broadcom
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[Miller Echagarreta]

Thanks Stephen and Marius for all the information...!!!

Best Regards...!!!

[Hoyt Walsh]

To configure a VMware probe to send an alert when a CPU metric remains above a certain threshold for more than 5 minutes, you'll need to set up threshold profiles and alarms in VMware vRealize Operations (vROps). Here's a step-by-step guide to achieving this:

Log in to VMware vRealize Operations Manager:

Open your vRealize Operations Manager dashboard.
Navigate to Policies:

Go to Administration > Policies.
Create or Edit a Policy:

Either create a new policy or edit an existing one to include your custom alert definition.
Add a Threshold for the CPU Metric:

Within the policy, navigate to Alert/Symptom Definitions.
Click Add to create a new symptom definition.
Choose the appropriate metric (CPU Usage in this case).
Set the condition to Greater than and specify the threshold value.
Define the duration to 5 minutes to ensure the metric exceeds the threshold for this time before triggering the alert.
Create an Alert Definition:

Still in the policy, go to Alert Definitions.
Click Add to create a new alert definition.
Provide a name and description for the alert.
Select Symptom Definitions and add the symptom you created for the CPU metric.
Set the alert impact and criticality according to your requirements.
Associate the Alert with an Object Type:

Specify the object types this alert applies to (e.g., Virtual Machine, Host System).
Set Notification Settings:

Define the notification settings for the alert, such as sending an email, running a script, or integrating with a third-party system.
Apply the Policy:

Make sure the policy is applied to the appropriate objects in your environment.
Here's an example of how you might configure the alert definition in the policy:

Symptom Definition:

Name: High CPU Usage
Metric/Property: CPU|Usage (%)
Condition: > 80%
Duration: 5 minutes
Alert Definition:

Name: High CPU Usage Alert
Base Object Type: Virtual Machine
Impact: Performance
Criticality: Critical
Symptoms: High CPU Usage (the symptom you created)