VMware vCenter Server 6.0 alert reports: vmware-vpostgres status changed from green to gray
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VMware vCenter Server 6.0 alert reports: vmware-vpostgres status changed from green to gray

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Article ID: 328204

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Products

VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

  • SNMP traps are frequently and irregularly generated when using the vCenter Server 6.0.
  • The Task and Events in vCenter Server display:

    Alarm 'Health status changed alarm' on Datacenters triggered by event xxxxx 'vmware-vpostgres status changed from gray to green

  • There is an alarm triggered with this description:

    vmware-vpostgres status changed from green to gray

  • The traps look similar to:

    SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.xxxx.x.x.xxx.x = STRING: "alarm.HealthStatusChangedAlarm - Event: Status change (xxxxx)
    Summary: vmware-vpostgres status changed from green to gray
    Date: MM/DD/YY xx:xx:xx
    Arguments:
    componentId = vmware-vpostgres
    componentName = vmware-vpostgres
  • In the /var/log/vmware/sca/sca.log file, or C:\ProgramData\VMware\vCenterServer\logs\sca\sca.log file, you see entries similar to:

    <YYYY-MM-DD>T<time> [pool-x-thread-xx WARN com.vmware.sca.health.HealthStatusRequest] readHealthStatusFromFile: File has expired data; service:'vmware-vpostgres', file:/etc/vmware-sca/health/vmware-postgres-health-status.xml, expired:<YYYY-MM-DD>T<time>, now:<YYYY-MM-DD>T<time>


    </time></time></time>    Notes:
    • This issue occurs in both the VMware vCenter Server Appliance and VMware vCenter Server installed on Windows.
    • The preceding log excerpts are only examples. Date, time, and environmental variables may vary depending on your environment.



Cause


Resolution

This issue is resolved in VMware vCenter Server 6.0 Update 2, available at VMware Downloads.

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