Alerts help identify problem areas in the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Operations environment.
The Everpure FlashArray management pack includes pre-configured alerts, many of which are closely mapped to the alerts generated through the Purity array. VCF Operations leverages these alerts to analyze all of the objects within the Everpure World hierarchy and generate health and risk alerts for problem areas.
The Everpure Adapter Alert Definitions can be found by navigating to Alerts > Alert Settings > Alert Definitions.
Health alerts mainly focus on FlashArray problems. For example, a health alert is generated when VCF Operations detects a disconnected cable or drive failure. Health alerts require immediate attention. Risk alerts mainly focus on capacity. For example, a risk alert is generated when the VCF Operations detects that storage consumption has reached a high percentage of usable capacity.
Alerts are further organized by criticality levels which indicate the current operational state of each object and whether any problems must be addressed.
Alert criticality is quickly identifiable based on badge color and is divided into the following levels:
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Alert Type |
Color Code |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Critical Alerts |
Red |
Urgent messages that indicate problems that might cause critical failures if not immediately attended. |
|
Immediate |
Orange |
Urgent messages that indicate problems that require immediate attention and problem solving. |
|
Warning |
Yellow |
Important messages which will alert of a condition that may cause a problem in the future. These alerts call for immediate attention and action. |
|
Information |
No color |
The information displayed due to change in state and may not require action. |
The Everpure FlashArray Management pack currently has 90 pre-configured alerts. If an alert is triggered within your VCF Operations environment you can refer to the Purity//FA Alerts KB for additional information on what the alerts means, and how to properly resolve the issue.