The ITSI Content Pack for VMware vCenter from Kinney Group is specifically designed to monitor system health related to VMware vCenter environments. It leverages Splunk ITSI to provide in-depth analysis and visualization of logs for VMware vCenter, ensuring critical systems are operating optimally. This content pack is an essential tool for IT professionals looking to enhance the reliability and performance of their VMware infrastructure.
- Comprehensive Performance Monitoring: Offers detailed insights into VMware vCenter components, including ESXi hosts, datastores, and virtual machines, enabling optimized resource utilization.
- Critical System Status Tracking: Monitors the real-time operational status of VMware vCenter services, helping IT professionals swiftly identify and address potential issues.
- Enhanced Resource Efficiency: Facilitates better decision-making on resource allocation and system adjustments by analyzing performance trends and detecting inefficiencies across the infrastructure.
This ITSI Content Pack is open source and available for community collaboration and enhancement on GitHub.
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The ITSI Content Pack for VMware vCenter contains service definitions and KPIs ready to import to ITSI. The KPI Thresholds and importance values are set to defaults so that they can be tuned manually for your use case. After configuration, this content pack provides a comprehensive monitoring solution for VMware vCenter environments.
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VMware vCenter monitoring encompasses several specialized services, each targeting specific aspects of the environment:
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vCenter Server
- Description: The central management server for the entire VMware environment.
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ESXi Hosts
- Description: Physical servers running the hypervisor, hosting virtual machines.
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Datastores
- Description: Storage containers for VMs.
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Virtual Machines (VMs)
- Description: Individual virtualized systems running on ESXi hosts.
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Network
- Description: Virtual switches and physical network interfaces.
Each service utilizes specific KPIs to measure its effectiveness:
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CPU Usage (ESXi Hosts)
- Description: Monitor the CPU usage of ESXi hosts to ensure they are not overutilized or underutilized.
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Memory Usage (ESXi Hosts)
- Description: Track memory usage to prevent memory overcommitment and ensure optimal performance.
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Network Latency (ESXi Hosts)
- Description: Monitor network latency to ensure efficient communication between VMs and external systems.
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Disk Latency (Datastores)
- Description: Measure the latency of datastore disks to identify potential performance bottlenecks.
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Datastore Capacity (Datastores)
- Description: Keep an eye on the available capacity of datastores to prevent storage shortages.
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CPU Usage (Virtual Machines)
- Description: Monitor the CPU usage of VMs to ensure they are not overutilized or underutilized.
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Memory Usage (Virtual Machines)
- Description: Track memory usage to prevent memory overcommitment and ensure optimal performance.
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Network Latency (Network)
- Description: Monitor network latency to ensure efficient communication between VMs and external systems.
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Network Throughput (Network)
- Description: Measure the amount of data being transmitted through the network to ensure it meets performance requirements.
Services are interconnected; for instance, the vCenter Server is dependent on ESXi Hosts and Datastores. Similarly, ESXi Hosts rely on the network for communication and on the vCenter Server for management.
Some services form a hierarchy, such as ESXi Hosts depending on the vCenter Server, illustrating a layered approach to performance monitoring where base metrics support broader performance indicators.
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| Version | Date | Description |
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| 0.0.1 | 06/04/24 | Initial Preview Release |