F5 Big IP: Global total packets Health Monitor

Jalasoft.Xian.SmartManagementPacks.F5BigIp.GlobalTotalPackets.2.1 (AggregateMonitor)

This monitor catches Xian events that notifies when the Global total packets if has changed its state.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

Number of global total packets is over threshold.

The total number of incoming-outcoming packets serviced is above the maximum threshold configured in Xian Network Manager 2012.

Causes

Increase of network demand.

Resolutions

Evaluate device configuration to ensure that it is allowing the crucial packets. If required, reconfigure or implement additional security appliances. Review if device stacks are full. Expand buffer sizes if necessary.

Additional

Monitors global total packets.

Element properties:

Target

Jalasoft.Xian.Common.Elements.ThirdParty.F5Networks.JsXF5BigIpV9SnmpDeviceElement

Parent Monitor

System.Health.PerformanceState

Algorithm

WorstOf

Category

StateCollection

Enabled

True

Alert Generate

True

Alert Severity

MatchMonitorHealth

Alert Priority

Low

Alert Auto Resolve

True

Remotable

True

Accessibility

Public

Alert Message

Global total packets Alert

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Source Code:

<AggregateMonitor ID="Jalasoft.Xian.SmartManagementPacks.F5BigIp.GlobalTotalPackets.2.1" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="ThirdParty_F5Networks!Jalasoft.Xian.Common.Elements.ThirdParty.F5Networks.JsXF5BigIpV9SnmpDeviceElement" ParentMonitorID="SystemHealth!System.Health.PerformanceState" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal">

  <Category>StateCollection</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="GlobalTotalPackets_AlertMessage">

    <AlertOnState>Warning</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>Low</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>MatchMonitorHealth</AlertSeverity>

    <AlertParameters>

      <AlertParameter1>$Data/Context/Params/Param[3]$</AlertParameter1>

    </AlertParameters>

  </AlertSettings>

  <Algorithm>WorstOf</Algorithm>

</AggregateMonitor>