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Veeam VMware: vSphere Host exit standby error Alarm

Veeam.Virt.Extensions.VMware.VC55Alarm.HOST.ExitStandByError (UnitMonitor)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This monitor tracks the vCenter Alarm 'Exit standby error'.

Causes

This alarm will fire in vCenter, using triggers defined via the vSphere Client.

By default, this alarm is triggered by the following events:

vCenter Event

Description

ExitStandbyModeFailedEvent

The host {host.name} could not exit standby mode.

DrsExitStandbyModeFailedEvent

DRS cannot move {host.name} out of standby mode.

These events indicate that an issue occured when the host tried to exit a stand-by mode.

Resolutions

Resolution is dependent on the nature of the event. Use the EventID KB links above to search for more information.

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.VMHOST
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.AvailabilityState
CategoryConfigurationHealth
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityMatchMonitorHealth
Alert PriorityHigh
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.Windows.SingleEventLogTimer2StateMonitorType
RemotableTrue
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
Veeam VMware: vSphere Host exit standby error Alarm
{0}
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Veeam.Virt.Extensions.VMware.VC55Alarm.HOST.ExitStandByError" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="onEssentialMonitoring" Target="VeeamVEVMwareLib!Veeam.Virt.Extensions.VMware.VMHOST" ParentMonitorID="SystemHealth!System.Health.AvailabilityState" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.SingleEventLogTimer2StateMonitorType" ConfirmDelivery="true">

  <Category>ConfigurationHealth</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Veeam.Virt.Extensions.VMware.VC55Alarm.HOST.ExitStandByError_AlertMessageResourceID">

    <AlertOnState>Warning</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>High</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>MatchMonitorHealth</AlertSeverity>

    <AlertParameters>

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

    </AlertParameters>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

    <OperationalState ID="EventRaised" MonitorTypeStateID="EventRaised" HealthState="Warning"/>

    <OperationalState ID="TimerEventRaised" MonitorTypeStateID="TimerEventRaised" HealthState="Success"/>

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

    <ComputerName>.</ComputerName>

    <LogName>Veeam VMware</LogName>

    <Expression>

      <And>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[1]</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">AlarmStatusChangedEvent</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <RegExExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[11]</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>MatchesWildcard</Operator>

            <Pattern>Alarm*Exit standby*</Pattern>

          </RegExExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[5]</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">$Target/Property[Type="VeeamVEVMwareLib!Veeam.Virt.Extensions.VMware.VMHOST"]/id$</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

      </And>

    </Expression>

    <TimerWaitInSeconds>86400</TimerWaitInSeconds>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>