VM Host Monitors
Monitor VM host metrics to track the health and performance of your virtual environment
Identify shortages of memory and capacity within your VM host
Since your VM host simulates a physical machine, many VM host monitoring metrics are similar to what you would monitor for on-premises servers. VM host monitors are designed to collect metrics from your virtual server to provide a bird’s-eye view of VM host performance.
Memory issues can be a source of downtime in a VM host environment, which is why SolarWinds® ipMonitor® includes multiple, out-of-the-box VM host memory monitors to help you more easily identify memory bottlenecks and other performance problems as soon as they appear. ipMonitor memory monitors include:
- Memory usage monitors: For determining the VM host memory used compared to the memory available
- Memory consumed monitors: For measuring the amount of memory from on-premises devices your VM host has consumed
- Total memory capacity monitors: For measuring how much memory is available on your VM host and how much you have used
VM host memory monitors can provide detailed updates on memory status within your virtual environment, so you can clearly understand when memory use has exceeded a certain threshold and receive real-time notifications using custom alerting.
Monitor VMware CPU metrics using CPU monitors
Tracking CPU metrics can also be an important component of VM host monitoring efforts. For example, slow application performance can be the result of excessive CPU usage in your VM host.
CPU monitors available in ipMonitor include:
- CPU usage monitors: For understanding the percentage of CPU used during a customizable time interval
- Total CPU capacity monitors: For measuring the virtual CPU capacity available on your ESXi VM host
- CPU core count monitors: For counting the number of CPU cores available on your ESXi VM host
From your centralized ipMonitor dashboard, you can more quickly and intuitively determine whether CPU capacity is nearing its limit to better prevent end-user downtime caused by CPU usage issues.
Receive read and write metrics from your VM host to ensure disk health
Excessive read and write data on your ESXi disk can lead to end-user downtime without the right preventative measures.
With ipMonitor, you can use VM host disk monitors for faster and easier detection of bottlenecks in your virtual disk. Disk monitors available in ipMonitor include:
- Read monitors: For measuring the average amount of data read from your virtual disk during a customizable interval
- Write monitors: For measuring the average amount of data written on your virtual disk during a customizable interval
Like other VM host monitors in ipMonitor, disk monitors can allow you to collect metrics as soon as you discover the ESXi disk using the SolarWinds Discovery wizard. Simply click on your read or write monitor data to view virtual disk usage metrics in real time.
Collect real-time VM host metrics
VM host monitoring with SolarWinds ipMonitor is designed to be faster and safe using REST API. By connecting to your vSphere API, REST API helps ensure a private transmission of data between your vSphere API and the SolarWinds ipMonitor server. Once this data is published to your ipMonitor server, you can view VM host metrics in real time. For an intuitive user experience, you can use the Discovery wizard to set up your VM host monitoring more easily.
For rapid detection of bottlenecks, real-time VM host monitoring is more than just a good way to eliminate downtime—real-time metrics can help you detect issues in your virtual environment before they affect the end-user experience. By minimizing the time end users must wait to use your web interface, ipMonitor can help you save time, money, and improve customer loyalty.
Use VM host monitors for a healthier virtual environment
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- A wide range of VM host monitors to track systems metrics
- Faster and safe VM host monitoring with data communicated via REST API
- Intuitive web-based interface for user-friendly monitoring
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