VMware VirtualCenter: ESX memory swap usage Health Monitor

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

This monitor catches Xian events that notifies when the ESX memory swap usage has changed its state.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

ESX memory swap used is over threshold.

The amount of memory swap used by the ESX host is above the maximum threshold configured in Xian Network Manager 2012.

Causes

The Esx host is using its memory swap at a high rate due to the work load demand

Resolutions

Verify why this Esx host is using such amount of memory swap.

Additional

Monitors the memory swap used of this Esx host.

Element properties:

Target

Jalasoft.Xian.Common.Elements.ThirdParty.VMWare.JsXVMwareVirtualCenterEsxElement

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

ESX memory swap usage Alert

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Source Code:

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

  <Category>StateCollection</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="EsxMemorySwapUsed_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>