VMware VirtualCenter: ESX System uptime Health Monitor

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

This monitor catches Xian events that notifies when the ESX System uptime has changed its state.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

ESX System uptime is over/under threshold.

Over threshold: The number of days the ESX server was up is above the maximum threshold configured in Xian Network Manager 2012.

Under threshold: The number of days the ESX server was up is below the minimum threshold configured in Xian Network Manager 2012.

Causes

Over threshold: The ESX server has been on for a long time.

Under threshold: The ESX server has been rebooted lately.

Resolutions

Over threshold: If the threshold was set for predictive performance/failure analysis, proceed related tasks. Program reboot.

Under threshold: If a downtime has not been programmed, verify reason for rebooting.

Additional

Monitors the number of days an ESX server is up.

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 System uptime Alert

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Source Code:

<AggregateMonitor ID="Jalasoft.Xian.SmartManagementPacks.VMwareVirtualCenters.EsxSysUptime.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="EsxSysUptime_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>