{"id":1257,"date":"2016-07-15T09:54:48","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T16:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/45.77.187.106\/?p=1257"},"modified":"2016-07-15T09:54:48","modified_gmt":"2016-07-15T16:54:48","slug":"vsphere-ha-vm-monitoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindthevirt.com\/vsphere-ha-vm-monitoring\/","title":{"rendered":"vSphere HA – VM Monitoring"},"content":{"rendered":"

VM Monitoring comes with three different options. By default it is set to\u00a0Disabled<\/strong> but you can \"vm<\/a>enable either\u00a0VM Monitoring Only<\/strong> or\u00a0VM and Application Monitoring<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In either case, the VM uses VMware Tools to identify the state of the VM and its application and then reboot the VM if necessary.<\/p>\n

What is the difference between\u00a0VM Monitoring Only and VM and Application Monitoring?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

VM Monitoring Only<\/strong> utilizes VMware Tools\u00a0to check regularly for heartbeats and I\/O activity from the VMware Tools process. Depending on the Monitoring Sensitivity<\/strong>\u00a0setting, vSphere HA will \u00a0know how often to look for heartbeats and how often the VM should reboot.<\/p>\n

VM and Application Monitoring<\/strong> also utilizes VMware Tools and can monitor the VM just like the\u00a0VM Monitoring Only<\/strong> setting but it can also monitor the application, running on the VM. In order to enable Application Monitoring<\/strong> the application has to support VMware Application Monitoring or use the appropriate SDK<\/a>.<\/p>\n

At a minimum it is best practice to enable\u00a0VM Monitoring Only<\/strong> to ensure maximum availability for your most important VMs. Note, this setting can be adjusted per VM via VM Overrides<\/strong> in the Cluster Settings<\/p>\n

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VM Monitoring comes with three different options. By default it is set to\u00a0Disabled but you can enable either\u00a0VM Monitoring Only or\u00a0VM and Application Monitoring. 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