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alarm_trigger_period
number of seconds that values above or below the alarm threshold can be received before an alarm is sent
(default
(default
60
)
alarm_auto_inhibit_period
number of seconds this alarm disabled after an alarm is sent (default
3600
)
consolidation_fn
how to combine variables from rrd_updates into one value (default is
sum
- other choice is
average
)
rrd_regex
regular expression to match the names of variables returned by the xe vm-data-source-list uuid=
<vmuuid>
command that should be used to compute the statistical value. This parameter has defaults for the named
variables
variables
cpu_usage
,
network_usage
, and
disk_usage
. If specified, the values of all items returned
by xe vm-data-source-list whose names match the specified regular expression will be consolidated using
the method specified as the
the method specified as the
consolidation_fn
.
Valid Host Elements
name
what to call the variable (no default)
alarm_priority
the priority of the messages generated (default
5
)
alarm_trigger_level
level of value that triggers an alarm (no default)
alarm_trigger_sense
high
if
alarm_trigger_level
is a maximum value otherwise
low
if the
alarm_trigger_level
is a minimum value. (default
high
)
alarm_trigger_period
number of seconds that values above or below the alarm threshold can be received before an alarm is sent
(default
(default
60
)
alarm_auto_inhibit_period
number of seconds this alarm disabled after an alarm is sent (default
3600
)
consolidation_fn
how to combine variables from rrd_updates into one value (default
sum
- other choice is
average
)
rrd_regex
regular expression to match the names of variables returned by the xe vm-data-source-list uuid=
<vmuuid>
command that should be used to compute the statistical value. This parameter has defaults for the named
variables
variables
cpu_usage
and
network_usage
. If specified, the values of all items returned by xe vm-data-
source-list whose names match the specified regular expression will be consolidated using the method
specified as the
specified as the
consolidation_fn
.
Configuring Email Alerts
Note:
Email alerts are only available in a pool with XenServer Advanced edition or above. To find
out about XenServer editions and how to upgrade, visit the Citrix website
out about XenServer editions and how to upgrade, visit the Citrix website
Alerts generated from XenServer can also be automatically e-mailed to the resource pool administrator, in
addition to being visible from the XenCenter GUI. To configure this, specify the email address and SMTP server:
addition to being visible from the XenCenter GUI. To configure this, specify the email address and SMTP server:
pool:other-config:mail-destination=
<joe.bloggs@domain.tld>
pool:other-config:ssmtp-mailhub=
<smtp.domain.tld[:port]>
You can also specify the minimum value of the priority field in the message before the email will be sent:
pool:other-config:mail-min-priority=
<level>