Splunk® App for VMware (Legacy)

Installation and Configuration Guide

On August 31, 2022, the Splunk App for VMware will reach its end of life. After this date, Splunk will no longer maintain or develop this product. The functionality in this app is migrating to a content pack in Data Integrations. Learn about the Content Pack for VMware Dashboards and Reports.
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Configure performance data collection

This topic discusses how to improve the performance of the vCenter server when you notice performance issues during data collection.

You can limit the processing (reduce the memory and cpu load) on the vCenter server during data collection, when you see performance issues with your vCenter server. How performance data is collected in the Splunk App for VMware is specified in the file ta_vmware_collection.conf. The parameter perf_format_type is set to one of two modes:

  • csv mode - In csv mode, the response (from the ESXi host) when collecting performance data is parsed by vCenter. Performance data is collected by the Splunk App for VMware, from vCenter, by default, using csv mode.
  • normal mode - In normal mode, the response (from the ESXi host) when collecting performance data is parsed by the data collection nodes. This reduces the load on vCenter.

To change modes, edit a local version of etc/apps/Splunk_TA_vmware/default/ta_vmware_collection.conf and change the value of perf_format_type to normal. The processing of performance data is now done on the data collection node.

Last modified on 02 April, 2014
Set log levels for a data collection node   VMware quick reference

This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® App for VMware (Legacy): 3.0.2, 3.1


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