How to monitor the same value different for some single servers

Foglight rules generally work by comparing the current value of some metric (like freeSpace) with a threshold stored in a registry variable. A registry variable has a default value which can be overridden for a particular object and optionally according to a schedule. Typically, you would address this challenge by examining the rule in question and inspecting the threshold variables used. You may find that the rule uses a percentage value rather than a specific number of bytes free. Accordingly, you would either adjust the condition or configure the registry values for the "old operating systems" so that they have a different threshold than the default. If you post the name of the rule you're asking about, it may be possible to offer more specific advice.

Regards,

Brian Wheeldon

Hello Brian,

thanks for the answer.

I'm writing about the rule called "vBundle VM Storage Free GB" from the vBundle-1 cartridge.

That particular rule is scoped to VMWVirtualMachineLogicalDisk.

Here's a screenshot showing the specific registry variables you can tune for this particular rule:

So you can adjust the thresholds above for the VMWVirtualMachineLogicalDisks associated with the "old operating systems".

You can also add these hosts to the "vBundle.vm.storage.free.ignore.list" if you want to configure the rule to ignore these hosts.

Regards,

Brian Wheeldon

Hello Brian,

thanks for your help i will try out this settings and give you an feedback during the week.

Florian

Hello Brian,

i don't know how to associate the registry value with the old operating systems ?

I can't set them to the ignore list, because we need an alarm message if the free space is below 1 GB.

Is there a manual available for how to configure the monitoring with regsitry values or scripts ?

The answer to your question is "yes".

Please run a search at eDocs and in the Foglight Community and post a summary of the relevant results you discover.

Regards,

Brian Wheeldon

No luck?

Here's the eDoc manual reference for setting registry values for specific types or object instances:

http://edocs.quest.com/foglight/563/doc/Core/AdministrationConfiguration/FineTuning_Ref.105.67.php#531076

Here's a Foglight Community example of setting the notification email address for a specific host to be different than the default (same principle): Custom EMail Notification

Here's a Foglight Community document about the same topic:

Different Thresholds for Different Tablespaces - Part 2

Regards,

Brian Wheeldon

Hi Florian,

is it possible to build a "Service" over the relevant VMs? Then it is easier to map the rule to this particular service

Hello Brian,

you are faster than me ;-)

I have not everyday time to try some things in vFoglight.

I will look in the manuals and will post my result later in the next two weeks i hope :-)

Florian

I wil try this, thanks for the idea.