F5 Big IP: Virtual machine port outgoing traffic Health Monitor

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

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

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

Outgoing traffic from virtual machine port is over threshold.

The number of outgoing Kbits per second from virtual machine port is above the maximum threshold configured in Xian Network Manager 2012.

Causes

Increase of network demand sent from virtual machine port.

Resolutions

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

Additional

Monitors outgoing traffic from virtual machine port.

Element properties:

TargetJalasoft.Xian.Common.Elements.ThirdParty.F5Networks.JsXF5BigIpV9VirtualMachinePortElement
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.PerformanceState
AlgorithmWorstOf
CategoryStateCollection
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityMatchMonitorHealth
Alert PriorityLow
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
RemotableTrue
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
Virtual machine port outgoing traffic Alert
{0}

Source Code:

<AggregateMonitor ID="Jalasoft.Xian.SmartManagementPacks.F5BigIp.VMPOutgoingTraffic.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="VMPOutgoingTraffic_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>