VMware VirtualCenter: VM Heartbeat Health Monitor

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

This monitor catches Xian events that notifies when the VM Heartbeat has changed its state.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

VM Heartbeat is below threshold.

The amount of heartbeat signals received from this Virtual Machine is below the threshold configured in Xian Network Manager 2012.

Causes

There can be connection or health problems with this Virtual Machine.

Resolutions

Verify why this Virtual Machine is not sending a proper amount of heartbeat signals. Verify connectivity and health status.

Additional

Monitors the number of heartbeat signals received from this Virtual Machine.

Element properties:

Target

Jalasoft.Xian.Common.Elements.ThirdParty.VMWare.JsXVMwareVirtualCenterVirtualMachineElement

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 Heartbeat Alert

{0}

Source Code:

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

  <Category>StateCollection</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="VmSysHeartbeat_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>