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Example vSphere Alarm events sent from VMware Event Router and enriched with the vSphere Alarm Server

AlarmStatusChangedEvent Datastore Disk Usage

Configuration rule in UI: "IF Datastore Disk Usage IS ABOVE 5% TRIGGER THE ALARM AND Show as Warning"

Metadata

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subject:
AlarmStatusChangedEvent
time:
2021-04-12T10:15:22.299348319Z
type:
com.vmware.event.router/event.AlarmInfo

Data

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  "Datacenter": {
    "Name": "vcqaDC",
    "Datacenter": {
      "Type": "Datacenter",
      "Value": "datacenter-2"
    }
  },
  "ComputeResource": null,
  "Host": null,
  "Vm": null,
  "Ds": {
    "Name": "sharedVmfs-0",
    "Datastore": {
      "Type": "Datastore",
      "Value": "datastore-34"
    }
  },
  "Net": null,
  "Dvs": null,
  "FullFormattedMessage": "Alarm 'custom-usage-alert-1' on sharedVmfs-0 changed from Gray to Yellow",
  "ChangeTag": "",
  "Alarm": {
    "Name": "custom-usage-alert-1",
    "Alarm": {
      "Type": "Alarm",
      "Value": "alarm-284"
    }
  },
  "Source": {
    "Name": "sharedVmfs-0",
    "Entity": {
      "Type": "Datastore",
      "Value": "datastore-34"
    }
  },
  "Entity": {
    "Name": "sharedVmfs-0",
    "Entity": {
      "Type": "Datastore",
      "Value": "datastore-34"
    }
  },
  "From": "gray",
  "To": "yellow",
  "AlarmInfo": {
    "Name": "custom-usage-alert-1",
    "SystemName": "",
    "Description": "Threshold intentionally set very low to do a demo",
    "Enabled": true,
    "Expression": {
      "Expression": [
        {
          "Operator": "isAbove",
          "Type": "Datastore",
          "Metric": {
            "CounterId": 266,
            "Instance": ""
          },
          "Yellow": 500,
          "YellowInterval": 0,
          "Red": 0,
          "RedInterval": 0
        }
      ]
    },
    "Action": null,
    "ActionFrequency": 0,
    "Setting": {
      "ToleranceRange": 0,
      "ReportingFrequency": 300
    },
    "Key": "",
    "Alarm": {
      "Type": "Alarm",
      "Value": "alarm-284"
    },
    "Entity": {
      "Type": "Datastore",
      "Value": "datastore-34"
    },
    "LastModifiedTime": "2021-04-12T09:49:13.835363Z",
    "LastModifiedUser": "VSPHERE.LOCAL\\Administrator",
    "CreationEventId": 0
  }
}

AlarmStatusChangedEvent VM CPU Usage

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type:
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subject:
AlarmStatusChangedEvent

Data

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  "ChainId": 10526,
  "CreatedTime": "2021-04-12T10:03:59.356999Z",
  "UserName": "",
  "Datacenter": {
    "Name": "vcqaDC",
    "Datacenter": {
      "Type": "Datacenter",
      "Value": "datacenter-2"
    }
  },
  "ComputeResource": {
    "Name": "cls",
    "ComputeResource": {
      "Type": "ClusterComputeResource",
      "Value": "domain-c7"
    }
  },
  "Host": {
    "Name": "10.192.202.3",
    "Host": {
      "Type": "HostSystem",
      "Value": "host-15"
    }
  },
  "Vm": {
    "Name": "test-01",
    "Vm": {
      "Type": "VirtualMachine",
      "Value": "vm-56"
    }
  },
  "Ds": null,
  "Net": null,
  "Dvs": null,
  "FullFormattedMessage": "Alarm 'Virtual machine CPU usage' on test-01 changed from Gray to Green",
  "ChangeTag": "",
  "Alarm": {
    "Name": "Virtual machine CPU usage",
    "Alarm": {
      "Type": "Alarm",
      "Value": "alarm-5"
    }
  },
  "Source": {
    "Name": "Datacenters",
    "Entity": {
      "Type": "Folder",
      "Value": "group-d1"
    }
  },
  "Entity": {
    "Name": "test-01",
    "Entity": {
      "Type": "VirtualMachine",
      "Value": "vm-56"
    }
  },
  "From": "gray",
  "To": "green",
  "AlarmInfo": {
    "Name": "Virtual machine CPU usage",
    "SystemName": "alarm.VmCPUUsageAlarm",
    "Description": "Default alarm to monitor virtual machine CPU usage",
    "Enabled": true,
    "Expression": {
      "Expression": [
        {
          "Operator": "isAbove",
          "Type": "VirtualMachine",
          "Metric": {
            "CounterId": 2,
            "Instance": ""
          },
          "Yellow": 7500,
          "YellowInterval": 300,
          "Red": 9000,
          "RedInterval": 300
        }
      ]
    },
    "Action": null,
    "ActionFrequency": 0,
    "Setting": {
      "ToleranceRange": 0,
      "ReportingFrequency": 300
    },
    "Key": "",
    "Alarm": {
      "Type": "Alarm",
      "Value": "alarm-5"
    },
    "Entity": {
      "Type": "Folder",
      "Value": "group-d1"
    },
    "LastModifiedTime": "2021-03-30T09:59:19.064217Z",
    "LastModifiedUser": "",
    "CreationEventId": 0
  }
}

AlarmReconfiguredEvent (disable an Alarm)

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type:
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Data

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  "Datacenter": {
    "Name": "vcqaDC",
    "Datacenter": {
      "Type": "Datacenter",
      "Value": "datacenter-2"
    }
  },
  "ComputeResource": null,
  "Host": null,
  "Vm": null,
  "Ds": {
    "Name": "sharedVmfs-0",
    "Datastore": {
      "Type": "Datastore",
      "Value": "datastore-34"
    }
  },
  "Net": null,
  "Dvs": null,
  "FullFormattedMessage": "Reconfigured alarm 'custom-usage-alert-1' on sharedVmfs-0.  \n \nModified:  \n \ninfo.enabled: true -> false; \n\n Added:  \n \n Deleted:  \n \n.",
  "ChangeTag": "",
  "Alarm": {
    "Name": "custom-usage-alert-1",
    "Alarm": {
      "Type": "Alarm",
      "Value": "alarm-284"
    }
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  "Entity": {
    "Name": "sharedVmfs-0",
    "Entity": {
      "Type": "Datastore",
      "Value": "datastore-34"
    }
  },
  "ConfigChanges": {
    "Modified": "info.enabled: true -> false; \n\n",
    "Added": "",
    "Deleted": ""
  },
  "AlarmInfo": {
    "Name": "custom-usage-alert-1",
    "SystemName": "",
    "Description": "Threshold intentionally set very low to do a demo",
    "Enabled": true,
    "Expression": {
      "Expression": [
        {
          "Operator": "isAbove",
          "Type": "Datastore",
          "Metric": {
            "CounterId": 266,
            "Instance": ""
          },
          "Yellow": 500,
          "YellowInterval": 0,
          "Red": 0,
          "RedInterval": 0
        }
      ]
    },
    "Action": null,
    "ActionFrequency": 0,
    "Setting": {
      "ToleranceRange": 0,
      "ReportingFrequency": 300
    },
    "Key": "",
    "Alarm": {
      "Type": "Alarm",
      "Value": "alarm-284"
    },
    "Entity": {
      "Type": "Datastore",
      "Value": "datastore-34"
    },
    "LastModifiedTime": "2021-04-12T09:49:13.835363Z",
    "LastModifiedUser": "VSPHERE.LOCAL\\Administrator",
    "CreationEventId": 0
  }
}

AlarmAcknowledgedEvent

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subject:
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time:
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type:
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Data

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  "CreatedTime": "2021-04-12T10:17:28.307999Z",
  "UserName": "VSPHERE.LOCAL\\Administrator",
  "Datacenter": {
    "Name": "vcqaDC",
    "Datacenter": {
      "Type": "Datacenter",
      "Value": "datacenter-2"
    }
  },
  "ComputeResource": null,
  "Host": null,
  "Vm": null,
  "Ds": {
    "Name": "sharedVmfs-0",
    "Datastore": {
      "Type": "Datastore",
      "Value": "datastore-34"
    }
  },
  "Net": null,
  "Dvs": null,
  "FullFormattedMessage": "Acknowledged alarm 'custom-usage-alert-1' on sharedVmfs-0",
  "ChangeTag": "",
  "Alarm": {
    "Name": "custom-usage-alert-1",
    "Alarm": {
      "Type": "Alarm",
      "Value": "alarm-284"
    }
  },
  "Source": {
    "Name": "sharedVmfs-0",
    "Entity": {
      "Type": "Datastore",
      "Value": "datastore-34"
    }
  },
  "Entity": {
    "Name": "sharedVmfs-0",
    "Entity": {
      "Type": "Datastore",
      "Value": "datastore-34"
    }
  },
  "AlarmInfo": {
    "Name": "custom-usage-alert-1",
    "SystemName": "",
    "Description": "Threshold intentionally set very low to do a demo",
    "Enabled": true,
    "Expression": {
      "Expression": [
        {
          "Operator": "isAbove",
          "Type": "Datastore",
          "Metric": {
            "CounterId": 266,
            "Instance": ""
          },
          "Yellow": 500,
          "YellowInterval": 0,
          "Red": 0,
          "RedInterval": 0
        }
      ]
    },
    "Action": null,
    "ActionFrequency": 0,
    "Setting": {
      "ToleranceRange": 0,
      "ReportingFrequency": 300
    },
    "Key": "",
    "Alarm": {
      "Type": "Alarm",
      "Value": "alarm-284"
    },
    "Entity": {
      "Type": "Datastore",
      "Value": "datastore-34"
    },
    "LastModifiedTime": "2021-04-12T09:49:13.835363Z",
    "LastModifiedUser": "VSPHERE.LOCAL\\Administrator",
    "CreationEventId": 0
  }
}

AlarmClearedEvent (reset to green)

Note: clearing an alarm will also create another AlarmStatusChangedEvent ("from X to Green")

Metadata

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subject:
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time:
2021-04-12T10:19:55.09184347Z
type:
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Data

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  "ChainId": 10584,
  "CreatedTime": "2021-04-12T10:19:54.378999Z",
  "UserName": "VSPHERE.LOCAL\\Administrator",
  "Datacenter": {
    "Name": "vcqaDC",
    "Datacenter": {
      "Type": "Datacenter",
      "Value": "datacenter-2"
    }
  },
  "ComputeResource": null,
  "Host": null,
  "Vm": null,
  "Ds": {
    "Name": "sharedVmfs-0",
    "Datastore": {
      "Type": "Datastore",
      "Value": "datastore-34"
    }
  },
  "Net": null,
  "Dvs": null,
  "FullFormattedMessage": "Manually cleared alarm 'custom-usage-alert-1' on sharedVmfs-0 from Yellow",
  "ChangeTag": "",
  "Alarm": {
    "Name": "custom-usage-alert-1",
    "Alarm": {
      "Type": "Alarm",
      "Value": "alarm-284"
    }
  },
  "Source": {
    "Name": "sharedVmfs-0",
    "Entity": {
      "Type": "Datastore",
      "Value": "datastore-34"
    }
  },
  "Entity": {
    "Name": "sharedVmfs-0",
    "Entity": {
      "Type": "Datastore",
      "Value": "datastore-34"
    }
  },
  "From": "yellow",
  "AlarmInfo": {
    "Name": "custom-usage-alert-1",
    "SystemName": "",
    "Description": "Threshold intentionally set very low to do a demo",
    "Enabled": true,
    "Expression": {
      "Expression": [
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          "Operator": "isAbove",
          "Type": "Datastore",
          "Metric": {
            "CounterId": 266,
            "Instance": ""
          },
          "Yellow": 500,
          "YellowInterval": 0,
          "Red": 0,
          "RedInterval": 0
        }
      ]
    },
    "Action": null,
    "ActionFrequency": 0,
    "Setting": {
      "ToleranceRange": 0,
      "ReportingFrequency": 300
    },
    "Key": "",
    "Alarm": {
      "Type": "Alarm",
      "Value": "alarm-284"
    },
    "Entity": {
      "Type": "Datastore",
      "Value": "datastore-34"
    },
    "LastModifiedTime": "2021-04-12T09:49:13.835363Z",
    "LastModifiedUser": "VSPHERE.LOCAL\\Administrator",
    "CreationEventId": 0
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}
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