Default Parameters for ScvmmHostCluTest

This test reports the number and names of services, hosts, and VMs that are in each cluster managed by SCVMM. The powered-on status of each VM is also tracked, and the VMs that are powered-off and/or orphaned are highlighted. Additionally, the test also monitors how each cluster utilizes the CPU, memory, remote and local storage resources that are at their disposal. In the process, the test points you to clusters that do not have enough resources, reveals the precise resource that is contentious, and thus prompts administrators to do whatever is necessary to pre-empt the resource crunch. If VMware vSphere clusters are being managed by SCVMM, then the test also reports whether HA and DRS are enabled on the managed VMware clusters.

This page depicts the default parameters that need to be configured for the ScvmmHostCluTest test.

• The TEST PERIOD list box helps the user to decide how often this test needs to be executed.

• In the HOST text box, specify the IP address of the SCVMM server being monitored

• The eG agent runs PowerShell scripts on SCVMM to pull metrics. To run these scripts, the eG agent requires the permission of an SCVMM administrator with 'read-only' privileges. In order to grant this permission to the eG agent, configure the Username and Password parameters of this test with the credentials of an SCVMM administrator with 'read-only'' privileges. Confirm the password by retyping it in the Confirm Password text box. Then, specify the domain to which this user belongs against the Domain text box.

• Once the above values are provided, click on the UPDATE button to register the changes made.

When changing default configurations of tests, the values with “$” indicate variables that will be replaced by the eG system according to the specific server being managed - for instance, $hostName is the host/nickname of the target host, $port is the port number of the server being monitored. E.g., for a server xyz:80, $hostName will be changed automatically by the eG manager to “xyz*” and $port will be changed to “80” when configuring a test.