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alert for VMOTION

blackpearl

how to trigger an alert for VMOTION please? Thank you.

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Milan_Volejnik

blackpearl, good news. A new attribute is gathered from VMware for Virtual machines: vm.osuptime

collected by Performance job
available only when vmware tools installed and enabled
no data for HyperV
not reset by vMotion

So if you adjust your alerts to use vm.osuptime, you won't get false positive alerts when vMotion is performed.

All you need to do is to download and install VMAN 6.3.1 HF1.

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rharland2012

Detail is your friend here if you're looking for assistance.

What do you want to alert on? A vMotion taking place? A vMotion failing? Both? Something else?

blackpearl

Actually I need to fine-tune some alerts as I am getting false alerts when vMotion is performed , below are the 2 false alerts that I get

Description: Fires whenever VMs have been rebooted via hypervisor within 30 minutes. The alert will lower once the VM has been up for longer than 30 minutes.

Description: Hosts that have been rebooted within the past 30 minutes

rharland2012

Not sure about the hosts false alert, but the VM alert I assume is looking at some uptime counter on the host/cluster. Are you using VMAN to monitor clusters or separate hosts?

blackpearl

yes We are using VMAN to monitor our vCenter, having several clusters and hosts inside them with VMs. and these messages come once we perform vMotion.

chrispaap

I agree with Russ for you to open a ticket. Once you have a case number send number send that to me and I will track it from the SolarWinds side.

n0002074

where is your actual syntax for your alert. you mention it only in description terms

serena

blackpearl wrote:
how to trigger an alert for VMOTION please? Thank you.

blackpearl I'm happy to let you know that this request is easier than ever in VMAN 8.4, with our currently available release candidate. Check out the new way to fulfill this use case! DEAR VMAN: How do I alert for vMotion?