Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

OMi Management Pack for Infrastructure2.00

Essential KVM Management Template

The Essential KVM Management Template manages the health and availability of KVM Virtualization Environment in a Datacenter. It monitors the basic functionalities of Virtualized KVM environment - resource usage for KVM host and individual Guest, Guest availability and resources, and discovers the virtual components such as the hypervisor host, guest, and resource pool. The Essential KVM Management Template comprises specific Aspects to monitor these features.

How to Access the Essential KVM Management Template

Open the Management Templates & Aspects pane:

Admin > Operations Management > Monitoring > Management Templates & Aspects

Administration > Monitoring > Management Templates & Aspects
Click Configuration Folders > Infrastructure Management > Infrastructure Management Templates > Essential KVM Management.

Note You can deploy Essential KVM Management Template only on the host.

User Interface Reference

Management Template - General

Provides an overview of the attributes of the Management Template.

UI Element	Description
Name	Essential KVM Management Template
Description	Manages the health and availability of KVM Virtualization Environment in a Datacenter.
ID	A unique identifier for the Graphic User Interface (GUI) version of the Management Template.
Version ID	A unique identifier for this version of the Essential KVM Management Template.
Version	The current version of the Management Template. In this instance, the version of the Management Template is 1.0.
Change Log	The text that describes what is new or modified in this version of the Management Template.

Management Template - Topology View

Provides an overview of the CI type you want to assign to the Management Template.

UI Element	Description
Topology View	KVM_Infrastructure is the topology view for Essential KVM Management Template. It contains the CI types that you want to manage using the Management Template.
CI Type	This is the type of CI to which the Management Template can be assigned. The Essential KVM Management Template contains Computer CI Types.

Management Template - Aspects

The Essential KVM Management Template consists of the following Aspects:

Virtual Infrastructure Discovery

The Virtual Infrastructure Discovery Aspect discovers the virtual components such as hypervisor host, guest, and resource pool in a virtualization environment. This Aspect consists of the following policy template:

CI Type	Policy Template	Indicator	Policy Description	Policy Type
Computer	Virt_Discovery	NA	Discovers the virtual infrastructure components like hypervisor host, guest, and resource pool in a virtualization environment.	Service Auto-Discovery Template

KVM Guest Health

The KVM Guest Health Aspect monitors the guest availability and resources in a virtualized KVM environment. This Aspect consists of the following policy templates:

CI Type	Policy Template	Indicator	Policy Description	Policy Type
Computer (Virtualization Layer Software)	Virt_LinuxHV_GuestCPUUtilMonitor	CPULoad	Monitors the CPU utilization of VMs within a host. The CPU utilization of each VM is checked against the threshold limits. In case of any violation, alerts are raised with the list of VMs on that host.	Measurement Threshold Template
	Virt_LinuxHV_StateMonitor	NodeStatus	Monitors and evaluates the KVM and Xen logical system which has any one of the states such as `nostate, running, run/idle, paused, shutdown, crashed,` and `shut off`.

KVM Host Health

The KVM Host Health Aspect monitors the host resource utilization in a virtualized KVM environment. This Aspect consists of the following policy templates:

CI Type	Policy Template	Indicator	Policy Description	Policy Type
Computer	Virt_LinuxHV_HostCPUUtilMonitor	CPULoad	This policy template monitors the host CPU utilization for KVM and Xen systems in a virtualized environment.	Measurement Threshold Template
	Virt_LinuxHV_HostMemoryUtilMonitor	MemoryUsageLevel	This policy template monitors the host physical memory utilization for KVM and Xen systems in a virtualized environment.

How to Deploy Essential KVM Management Template

Deploy the Virtual Infrastructure Discovery Aspect.
Make sure KVM_Infrastructure view is populated.
Open the Management Templates & Aspects pane:

Admin > Operations Management > Monitoring > Management Templates & Aspects

Administration > Monitoring > Management Templates & Aspects
In the Configuration Folders pane:

Configuration Folders > Infrastructure Management > Infrastructure Management Templates
In the Management Templates & Aspects pane, click the Management Template that you want to deploy, and then click . The Assign and Deploy wizard opens.
In the Configuration Item tab, click the KVM Host CI type, and then click Next.
In the Parameters tab, specify a value for each parameter:
1. (Optional). By default, the list shows only mandatory parameters. To see all parameters, click . To see expert parameters, click Show Expert Parameters.
2. Select a parameter in the list, and then click . The Edit Parameter dialog box opens.
Click Value, specify the value, and then click OK. Click Next.
(Optional). If you do not want to enable the assignment immediately, clear the Enable Assigned Objects check box clear the Enable Assignment(s) check box. You can then enable the assignment later using the Assignment & Tuning pane.
Click Finish.

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