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Clark_Kent
2 years ago
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VMware VM Snapshots Logic Module and Alert Tuning

Hi all, let's discuss following issue. There is a Data point AgeInHours (Age of the snapshot in hours. VMware does not recommend using a given snapshot for more than 24 to 72 hours.) However,...
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    Clark_Kent
    2 years ago

    Fortunately, there were quit simple and handy solution. It is possible to manually use instance groups - add instances to a group then apply thresholds to the group. If you add more instances later to the group, you still have to re-apply the thresholds to the group (the group is just a way of saving time when applying the threshold, not a means to applying a policy to the group).

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MCMCMC
2 years ago
22 minutes ago, mnagel said:

Sure, that works, but you are diverge from the source and updates will thwack the changes.  Or, you do this in a clone, disable the parent and then merge changes into the clone when they are published.  A lot of very manual error-prone activity, sadly.

That is something I had to accept. There is no other way than API or cloning DS and loosing update capabilities.