Virtual Machine Total Disk Latency Alarm is not functioning on VMware vCenter Server 4.X

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

This article provides guidance on Virtual Machine Total Disk Latency Alarms on VMware vCenter Server 4.0 and 4.1.

Symptoms:

• Virtual Machine Total Disk latency Alarms do not trigger on VMware vCenter Server 4.x.
• When attempting to set a trigger value on virtual machine Total Disk Latency (ms), the alarm does not trigger.

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Environment

VMware vCenter Server 4.0.x
VMware vCenter Server 4.1.x

Resolution

The default Virtual Center Alarm for Virtual Machine Total Disk Latency does not function on VMware vCenter Server 4.0 and VMware vCenter Server 4.1.

This issue is resolved in vCenter Server 4.1 Update 1 and ESX/ESXi 4.1 Update 1, where new trigger VM Max Total Disk latency (ms) is introduced.

For more information, see the Virtual Machine Management section of the VMware vCenter Server 4.1 Update 1 Release Notes.

For information regarding upgrading to vSphere 4.1 Update 1, see Upgrading vCenter Server, Update Manager, and ESX/ESXi to vSphere 4.1 Update 1 (1034497).