Splunk® App for VMware (Legacy)

Configuration Guide

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Enable and disable threshold settings

On this dashboard you can:

  • Add a new metric. Select new to add a row the existing metrics table. Set the field values with those of the new metric for which you want to collect data.
  • Enable or disable the metric, and select the entity type for the metric. Give it a name, a perf type and set warning and critical threshold values for it. Add a description. Click Save to save the metric to the server.
  • Delete a metric or group of metrics. Select the check box associated with the metric(s), then click Delete Selected.
  • Edit settings for a metric that exists. Click on the row corresponding to the metric, then toggle the Enable/Disable setting, edit the value fields for warning threshold and critical threshold values. Click Save.

When you enable or disable a metric data associated with that metric is collected by the app. You can:

  • Enable/disable a group of metrics: select the check box associated with each metric you want to enable, then click Enable Selected.
  • Enable/disable a single metric: Select the Enabled/Disabled toggle for the metric, then click Save.
Last modified on 22 October, 2021
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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® App for VMware (Legacy): 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.3, 3.4.4, 3.4.5, 3.4.7, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.3


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