F5 Big IP: Virtual machine port incoming packets Health Monitor

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

This monitor catches Xian events that notifies when the Virtual machine port incoming packets if has changed its state.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

Number of incoming packets to virtual machine port is over threshold.

The number of incoming packets to virtual machine port is above the maximum threshold configured in Xian Network Manager 2012.

Causes

Increase of network demand bound to virtual machine port.

Resolutions

Evaluate configuration of virtual machine port to ensure that it is allowing the crucial packets. If required, implement additional security appliances, or evaluate a redistribution of demand to reduce incoming traffic to virtual machine port.

Additional

Monitors incoming packets to virtual machine port.

Element properties:

Target

Jalasoft.Xian.Common.Elements.ThirdParty.F5Networks.JsXF5BigIpV9VirtualMachinePortElement

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

Virtual machine port incoming packets Alert

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Source Code:

<AggregateMonitor ID="Jalasoft.Xian.SmartManagementPacks.F5BigIp.VMPIncomingPackets.2.1" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="ThirdParty_F5Networks!Jalasoft.Xian.Common.Elements.ThirdParty.F5Networks.JsXF5BigIpV9VirtualMachinePortElement" ParentMonitorID="SystemHealth!System.Health.PerformanceState" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal">

  <Category>StateCollection</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="VMPIncomingPackets_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>