Monitoring Windows-based Virtual Machines

Monitor the operating system on Windows-based VMs for information about OS performance (for example, CPU usage). Monitoring is available on VMs running these operating systems:

• Windows 10 Professional
• Windows 10 Enterprise
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
• Windows Server 2016 Standard
• Windows Server 2019 Standard

After you have created Windows-based VMs, you can view and set monitoring parameters on the Monitor tab of the Virtual Machines page. After you set a monitoring parameter, its value is updated every 60 seconds.

You first need to install the guest monitoring agent, if it is not already installed.

To install the guest monitoring agent

1. In the ztC Edge Console, click Virtual CDs.
2. Confirm that the guest_monitoring_agent_n.n.n.n VCD is listed.

3. In the left panel, click Virtual Machines.

4. Under Virtual Machines, select the VM on to which you want to install the guest monitoring agent.
5. Insert the VCD. See Inserting a Virtual CD.
6. Open a VM console session. See Opening a Virtual Machine Console Session.
7. In the VM console session, open a file explorer window and navigate to the Monitoring Agent Installation CD.

8. Double-click on the CD to open the Monitoring Agent Service Setup Wizard, and in the wizard, click Next.

   The wizard installs the agent. When installation is complete, click Finish.

9. When the installation is complete, eject the VCD from the VM. See Ejecting a Virtual CD.

To set and view parameters for monitoring a VM

1. In the ztC Edge Console, click Virtual Machines in the left-hand navigation panel.
2. Select the appropriate VM.

3. In the lower panel, click the Monitor tab.

   Under Guest OS, the tab displays parameters that you can view and set.

4. To enable monitoring of a parameter, activate the Enabled box in the left-most column.

5. Set the parameter values, if applicable:

   Parameter—CPU Usage , Used Disk Space, and Memory Utilization. Display value (not settable).

   Units—Percentage (%). Display value (not settable).

   Range:

   Low—The low threshold of the range. The value must be a positive integer between 0 and 100 (for 100%).
   High—The high threshold of the range. The value must be a positive integer between 0 and 100 (for 100%), and the value must be greater than the Low value.
   By default, range values are empty. To enter a value, click the cell space in the Low or High column of the parameter row. After you click the space, a box appears for you to type a value.

   CallHome—A call-home message is sent to your authorized Stratus service representative when a value outside of the range is detected.

   E-Alert/Trap—An email alert (e-Alert) and an SNMP trap are sent when a value outside of the range is detected.

   First Seen—Date and time when the parameter value was first detected in the last 24 hours. Display value (not settable).

   Last Seen—Date and time when the parameter value was last detected in the last 24 hours. Display value (not settable).

   Last Event—The last threshold violation on an individual node: Low or High. An empty cell indicates that a threshold violation has not occurred. Display value (not settable).

   Incident Count—The number of times the range was exceeded in the last 24 hours. Display value (not settable).

   Current Value—Indicates one of the following (display value; not settable):

   • Current value.
   • Not Responding=The Guest Monitoring Agent is not responding on this VM because the agent is either not installed or is stopped. To monitor the guest, you must manually install or restart the Guest Monitoring Agent on this VM.
   • Not Running=The guest is not in the running state.

   • Unavailable=This value is temporarily unavailable.

   Status—Display value (not settable).

   • Expected ()=The parameter has not exceeded its range in the last 24 hours.

   • Warning ()=The parameter has exceeded its range in the last 24 hours, but no occurrences are now elevated.

   • Out of range ()=Currently out of range.
6. Click Save to save changes, or click Reset to cancel any unsaved changes.