VMware VMs Bandwidth Event Monitor Reference Guide
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Overview
The VMware VMs Bandwidth Event Monitor is tailored to monitor the bandwidth used by virtual machines hosted on VMware servers. This monitor is crucial for identifying VMs that may be consuming excessive bandwidth and provides detailed graph data to track bandwidth usage trends over time.
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Use Cases
- Bandwidth Monitoring: Detect and alert on virtual machines using excessive bandwidth.
- Data Visualization: Display graph data to track and analyze bandwidth usage trends across VMs.
Monitoring Options
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Alerts and Notifications
- Device Reachability: Alerts if PIM+ cannot contact the VMware host.
- Bandwidth Usage:
- Incoming Bandwidth: Alerts if the incoming bandwidth on any interface exceeds predefined rates.
- Outgoing Bandwidth: Alerts if the outgoing bandwidth on any interface exceeds predefined rates.
- Total Bandwidth: Alerts based on the total bandwidth rate on any interface if it exceeds specified thresholds.
Authentication and Security
- Permissions Required: The account used must have view permissions for the VMware REST API or administrative rights.
Protocols
Data Points
| Data Point | Description |
|---|---|
| Incoming | The incoming bandwidth rate. |
| Outgoing | The outgoing bandwidth rate. |
| Total | The total bandwidth rate. |
Sample Output
