VMware vSphere Monitoring and Performance Update 1 User Guide

About this manual

This document provides instructions for administrators to monitor the health and performance of virtual environments using tools within the vSphere Web Client and vSphere Client. It details how to view performance charts, create custom views, and access detailed system statistics via command-line utilities like esxtop and resxtop.

The guide also covers troubleshooting hardware health services, monitoring storage resources through reports and maps, configuring alarms and automated actions, and managing networked devices using SNMP traps and MIB files.

What's inside

• Monitoring Inventory Objects with Performance Charts
• Monitoring Guest Operating System Performance
• Monitoring Host Health Status
• Monitoring Storage Resources
• Monitoring Events, Alarms, and Automated Actions
• Monitoring Solutions with the vCenter Solutions Manager
• Performance Monitoring Utilities: resxtop and esxtop
• Monitoring Networked Devices with SNMP

Frequently asked questions

What tools are used to monitor inventory objects?

You can access statistical information through command-line monitoring utilities or by viewing performance charts in the vSphere Client and the vSphere Web Client.

How can I view performance statistics for Windows guest operating systems?

You must enable Statistics Collection for Guest Operating System Performance Analysis to view these statistics.