VMware VirtualCenter: Datastore free space Health Monitor

Jalasoft.Xian.SmartManagementPacks.VMwareVirtualCenters.DatastoreFreeSpace.1.1 (AggregateMonitor)

Datastore rule meant to monitor the free space that is available in the selected datastores of the ESX host(s).

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

Datastore free space is below threshold.

The free space inside the configured datastore(s) is below the minimum threshold configured in Xian Network Manager 2012.

Causes

The demand for additional datastore space has grown.

Resolutions

Check if Storage DRS is enabled on the datastore in order to load balance the workload. Increase the datastore space or change to a larger datastore.

Additional

Datastore rule meant to monitor the free space that is available in the selected datastores of the ESX host(s).

Element properties:

Target

Jalasoft.Xian.Common.Elements.ThirdParty.VMWare.JsXVMwareVirtualCenterDatastoreElement

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

Datastore free space Alert

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Source Code:

<AggregateMonitor ID="Jalasoft.Xian.SmartManagementPacks.VMwareVirtualCenters.DatastoreFreeSpace.1.1" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="ThirdParty_VMWare!Jalasoft.Xian.Common.Elements.ThirdParty.VMWare.JsXVMwareVirtualCenterDatastoreElement" ParentMonitorID="SystemHealth!System.Health.PerformanceState" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal">

  <Category>StateCollection</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="DatastoreFreeSpace_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>