- Veeam Support Knowledge Base
- Veeam Management Pack Metric Definitions and VC Events
Veeam Management Pack Metric Definitions and VC Events
| KB ID: | 1494 |
| Product: | Veeam Management Pack | 9.0 | 9a | 13 |
| Published: | 2012-01-24 |
| Last Modified: | 2025-04-11 |
Get weekly article updates
Cheers for trusting us with the spot in your mailbox!
Now you’re less likely to miss what’s been brewing in our knowledge base with this weekly digest
Oops! Something went wrong.
Please, try again later.
Purpose
This article documents how to create custom alerts for monitoring setting changes within VMware vCenter and verifying the type of data being collected. For this purpose, Veeam provides a list of Veeam MP for VMware Metric Definitions and vCenter Events Definitions.
Solution
Usage Examples
- If you want to create an alert for when a VM loses network connectivity, you would use the vCenter Events list:
- VmNetworkFailedEvent
- If you want to know the VM CPU usage, you would use the Metrics list:
cpuUsedPct— for percent
orcpuUsageMhz— for MHz
If this KB article did not resolve your issue or you need further assistance with Veeam software, please create a Veeam Support Case.
To submit feedback regarding this article, please click this link: Send Article Feedback
To report a typo on this page, highlight the typo with your mouse and press CTRL + Enter.
