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Veeam VMware: vCenter Warning Message

Veeam.Virt.Extensions.VMware.GroupEvents.VC.Warning (Rule)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This event records a generic vCenter warning message, not captured by any other specific rule or monitor.

Configuration

The rule is enabled by default. You can override the following parameters:

Name

Default Value

Description

Include Events

Dummy.Event.Id.1

By default, the Veeam VMware: vCenter Warning Message rule does not monitor any vCenter Server events. This parameter allows you to include one or several events for monitoring. For the list of vCenter Server events, see Veeam MP Reference. To separate multiple event IDs, use pipes.

Note: If you have configured several overrides of the same type, select the Enforced check box for an override that should have priority over all other overrides.

Causes

Review the alert description for the exact cause.

Resolutions

Resolution is dependent on the exact warning message listed in the description. To view other vCenter events in various categories which may be related, use the Veeam MP events view in the view folder Veeam for VMware \ VMware vCenter. This folder contains event history for:

Use the Alerts View to see all current open issues for this object. Use the Events View to review any error and warning events for this object. Open a Performance View to see the performance metrics for this object and all contained objects. Open a Diagram View to analyze the relationships of this object to other components.

External

See the Help Center for more information including reference lists of all Rules and Monitors and full set of User Guides for the Veeam MP for VMware.

See the VMware Online Documentation for more information on VMware vSphere, in particular:

Element properties:

TargetVeeam.Virt.Extensions.VMware.vCenterEvents
CategoryEventCollection
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityWarning
Alert PriorityHigh
RemotableTrue
Alert Message
Veeam VMware: vCenter Warning Message
{0}

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
DS DataSource Veeam.Virt.Extensions.VMware.vCenter.FilteredEventProvider Default
Alert WriteAction System.Health.GenerateAlert Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Veeam.Virt.Extensions.VMware.GroupEvents.VC.Warning" Enabled="onEssentialMonitoring" Target="VeeamVEVMwareLib!Veeam.Virt.Extensions.VMware.vCenterEvents" ConfirmDelivery="true" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" DiscardLevel="100">

  <Category>EventCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="VeeamVEVMwareLib!Veeam.Virt.Extensions.VMware.vCenter.FilteredEventProvider">

      <Expression>

        <And>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery Type="Integer">EventLevel</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value Type="Integer">2</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[6]</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value Type="String">$Target/Property[Type="System!System.Entity"]/DisplayName$</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

        </And>

      </Expression>

      <IncludeEvents>Dummy.Event.Id.1|Dummy.Event.Id.2</IncludeEvents>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

    <WriteAction ID="Alert" TypeID="SystemHealth!System.Health.GenerateAlert">

      <Priority>2</Priority>

      <Severity>1</Severity>

      <AlertOwner/>

      <AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="Veeam.Virt.Extensions.VMware.GroupEvents.VC.Warning.AlertMessage"]$</AlertMessageId>

      <AlertParameters>

        <AlertParameter1>[$Data/Params/Param[1]$] $Data/Params/Param[11]$</AlertParameter1>

      </AlertParameters>

      <Suppression>

        <SuppressionValue>$Data/Params/Param[11]$</SuppressionValue>

      </Suppression>

    </WriteAction>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>