To manage performance logs in vSphere, you need to follow these technical steps:
1. Enable vSphere performance charts and monitoring:
- Navigate to the vSphere Client performance charts and select the “Enable charting and data collection” checkbox.
- Configuring data collection intervals, custom alerts, and system resources will enable you to monitor your virtual infrastructure’s performance.
1. Understand which performance metrics to monitor:
- Identify which performance metrics are essential in measuring performance such as CPU, memory, disk and network utilization, latency, throughput, and IOPS.
1. Configure performance log storage frequency and location:
- Configure recording level, retention level and frequency, and storage location for vSphere performance data.
- Consider using a separate data store to save performance data from other data in virtual machines.
1. Analyze collected performance data:
- View performance data using vSphere Client performance charts or export it to a CSV file.
- Analyze the collected data to identify trends and diagnose performance issues.
1. Troubleshoot and optimize virtual infrastructure:
- Use the collected performance data to troubleshoot performance issues.
- Identify trends and predict performance before they emerge using predictive and analytical methods.
- Optimize vSphere virtual infrastructure for better performance, capacity, and utilization.
Overall, managing performance logs in vSphere is essential for diagnosing performance issues, identifying trends, and optimizing virtual infrastructure for better performance.
