VMware vCenter Server status alarms continuously change from green to yellow
Article ID: 342316
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Products
VMware vCenter Server
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
- VMware vCenter Server status alarms continuously change from green to yellow.
- Unable to determine the root cause of the alarm.
Environment
VMware vCenter Server 5.0.x
VMware vCenter Server 4.1.x
VMware vCenter Server 5.1.x
VMware vCenter Server 4.0.x
VMware vCenter Server 4.1.x
VMware vCenter Server 5.1.x
VMware vCenter Server 4.0.x
Cause
Resolution
The vCenter Server Health service in vCenter Management Web Services (VWS) monitors:
- Health status of the vCenter server database
- LDAP
- QueryService
- Feed service
Determine if a VWS component is responsible for triggering an alert under the User column in the Tasks and Events tab and find the Health service.
To resolve this issue, enable debug logging in the log4j.properties file.
To enable debug logging in the log4j.properties file:
- Enable debug logging in VirtualCenter. For more information, see Enabling trivia logging in VirtualCenter (1001584) .
- Open the C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\tomcat\webapps\vws\WEB-INF\classes\log4j.properties file.
- Edit log4j.properties file and change these options:
log4j.logger.com.vmware.vim=DEBUG
log4j.appender.LOGFILE.Threshold=DEBUG
log4j.appender.LOGFILE.MaxBackupIndex=10
- Restart the VirtualCenter Management Webservices service. For more information, see Stopping, starting, or restarting vCenter services (1003895).
- Examine the vws.log file to determine the service that causes the alarms.
Note: By default vws.log file is located at:
Windows 2003 - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\Logs\
Windows 2008 and later - C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\Logs\
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