VMware VirtualCenter: VM PcNet data receive rate Health Monitor

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

This monitor catches Xian events that notifies when the VM PcNet data receive rate has changed its state.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

VM PcNet Data Receive Rate is over threshold.

The amount of data received by the Virtual Machine PcNet is above the maximum threshold configured in Xian Network Manager 2012.

Causes

The Virtual Machine PcNet is receiving data at a high rate due to traffic demand.

Resolutions

Verify why this Virtual Machine is receiving such traffic and block them if unexpected behavior.

Additional

Monitors the rate at which data is received in Kbps by the Virtual Machine PcNet.

Element properties:

Target

Jalasoft.Xian.Common.Elements.ThirdParty.VMWare.JsXVMwareVirtualCenterPcNetElement

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

VM PcNet data receive rate Alert

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Source Code:

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

  <Category>StateCollection</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="VmNetReceived_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>