Aggregate monitors for cloud objects

You can view utilization metrics for aggregate monitors for the cloud resources that you are monitoring in Infrastructure Management. These monitors process performance data for a specific cloud object type (Tenants, Pods, Network Containers, or Compute Pools) into consolidated metrics that are displayed in the Tile view. The consolidated metrics help you to understand how your provisioned cloud resources are being utilized.

You can view the metrics in the operator console by selecting the cloud object in the navigation tree and displaying the Tile view or by viewing the Details window of that object from any supported view. Each tile in the Tile view displays the utilization metrics for the aggregate monitors associated with the cloud objects. The status of a cloud object is determined based on thresholds set for the aggregate monitors. When aggregate utilization of these monitors crosses the set threshold, a minor, major, or critical alarm is generated, and the status of the object is updated in the Tile view and navigation tree.

The following metrics for the aggregate monitors are displayed for the cloud objects that are defined in BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management and monitored in Infrastructure Management.

• CPU utilization: monitors the total CPU consumption, computed as a percentage 
• Memory Utilization: monitors the total memory consumption, computed as a percentage 
• Network utilization: monitors the average network input and output, computed in kilobits per second (KBps) 
• Storage utilization: monitors the total disk input and output, computed in megabits per second (MBps) 
• Availability utilization: monitors the total availability, computed as a percentage 
• Status aggregate: displays the Status composition of child objects, computed as percentages. This metric can help you to determine whether certain child objects are operating outside of normal thresholds even though the parent object shows that its status is within normal thresholds.
  
  The Status Aggregate monitor displays threshold values only when a threshold is violated. You can view threshold values by holding the mouse pointer over the information oval to display a tooltip window. When thresholds are within normal ranges, the monitor displays a status icon that shows that the status is OK. When a threshold is violated, the icon changes to reflect the severity of the threshold violation.
  
  By default, the CPU utilization, Memory utilization, Network utilization, and Status Aggregate metrics are displayed in the Tile view. You can add Storage utilization, Availability, and custom metrics to a tile by using the Tile view Preferences dialog box.
  
  You can set thresholds for the aggregate monitors in the operator console. If you have a multiple server deployment, you must set the thresholds on the child servers. If you are viewing the cloud objects from the Central Console, you can cross-launch to the child servers to set the thresholds. For information about thresholds and setting threshold values, see Understanding event thresholds on operator console and Setting event thresholds in the operator console. You can move the mouse over the information ovals in the Tile view to view the current value of a metric and the minor, major, and critical thresholds that are set for each metric.
  
  You can edit the tiles to select the metrics that you want to display in the Tile view. For information, see Using edit mode to change preferences in the Tile view in the operator console.