About vSphere Monitoring and Performance

VMware provides several tools to help you monitor your virtual environment and to locate the source of potential issues and current problems.

Performance charts in the vSphere Client	Allow you to see performance data on a variety of system resources including CPU, Memory, Storage, and so on.
Performance monitoring command-line utilities	Allow you to access detailed information on system performance through the command line.
Host health	Allows you to quickly identify which hosts are healthy and which are experiencing problems.
Storage maps and charts	Provide an in-depth look at your storage resources.
Events, alerts, and alarms in the vSphere Client	Allow you configure alerts and alarms and to specify the actions the system should take when they are triggered.

Intended Audience

The content in this section is intended for vSphere administrators who are perform the following tasks:

■	Monitor the health and performance of physical hardware backings for the virtual environment.
■	Monitor the health and performance of virtual devices in the virtual environment.
■	Troubleshoot problems in the system.

Virtual machine administrators also might find the section on Monitoring Guest Operating System Performancehelpful.