Detect Virtual Machine in bluescreen

[ros01507]

Anyone know how to detect from Vcenter or via script ESX, the virtual machines that are with bluescreen. There is an alarm, but it registers false case.

[MauroBonder]

Hello,

Sorry i undestand delete....lolll

you can check into console. click in each virtual machine and check a console.

look if help too http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=100629...

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Mauro Bonder - Moderator

[DSTAVERT · Accepted solution]

I don't know that there is a way to detect an actual blue screen, however it is possible to detect the loss of VM heartbeat providing VMware Tools is installed. You can use Virtual Machine HA to attempt a restart of a crashed VM determined by the loss of heartbeat. If you are using VM HA monitoring and have false positives you can try adjusting the heartbeat sensitivity.

[cmacmillan]

Perhaps monitoring for the byproduct of a bluescreen (i.e. the dump file, etc.) would be useful. Write the file to a VMDK on an NFS volume and periodically test for size change (external to vCenter). There may be a way to detect the blue screen event in the VM's log file (again, NFS with log watch or central logging alarm). Otherwise, I agree with @DSTAVERT the VM heartbeat failure (with proper escalation tweaks) is the best (i.e. most integrated and seamless) way to go.

[ros01507]

You can explain how to set this process, after have installed the Vmware tools in the virtual machine

[Troy_Clavell]

ros01507 wrote:

You can explain how to set this process, after have installed the Vmware tools in the virtual machine

VMM is a feature with HA.  So, edit settings of your cluster(s).  Under VMware HA you'll see VM Monitoring.  There you can configure your settings.

[ros01507]

I have to try it. I have to test in a test environment. Thank you.