VMware anomaly detection API - GET configuration

Gets the configuration of anomaly detection for VMware.

The request produces an application/json payload.

GET	ManagedDynatrace for Government	`https://{your-domain}/e/{your-environment-id}/api/config/v1/anomalyDetection/vmware`
	SaaS	`https://{your-environment-id}.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/anomalyDetection/vmware`
	Environment ActiveGate	`https://{your-activegate-domain}/e/{your-environment-id}/api/config/v1/anomalyDetection/vmware`

Authentication

To execute this request, you need an access token with ReadConfig scope.

To learn how to obtain and use it, see Tokens and authentication.

Parameters

The request doesn't provide any configurable parameters.

Response

Response codes

Code	Type	Description
200	VMwareAnomalyDetectionConfig	Success

Response body objects

The `VMwareAnomalyDetectionConfig` object

The configuration of the anomaly detection for VMware.

Element	Type	Description
metadata	ConfigurationMetadata	Metadata useful for debugging
esxiHighCpuSaturation	EsxiHighCpuSaturationConfig	The configuration of the CPU saturation on ESXi host detection.
guestCpuLimitReached	GuestCPULimitReachedConfig	The configuration of the guest CPU limit reached configuration detection.
esxiHighMemoryDetection	EsxiHighMemoryDetectionConfig	The configuration of the memory saturation on ESXi host detection.
overloadedStorageDetection	OverloadedStorageDetectionConfig	The cofiguration of the overloaded storage on physical storage device detection.
undersizedStorageDetection	UndersizedStorageDetectionConfig	Undersized storage device detection cofing
slowPhysicalStorageDetection	SlowPhysicalStorageDetectionConfig	The configuraiton of the physical storage device running slow detection.
droppedPacketsDetection	DroppedPacketsDetectionConfig	The configuration of the high number of dropped packets detection.
lowDatastoreSpaceDetection	LowDatastoreSpaceDetectionConfig	The configuraiton of the low datastore free space detection.

The `ConfigurationMetadata` object

Metadata useful for debugging

Element	Type	Description
configurationVersions	integer[]	A sorted list of the version numbers of the configuration.
currentConfigurationVersions	string[]	A sorted list of version numbers of the configuration.
clusterVersion	string	Dynatrace version.

The `EsxiHighCpuSaturationConfig` object

The configuration of the CPU saturation on ESXi host detection.

Element Type Description

enabled

boolean

The detection is enabled (true) or disabled (false).

customThresholds

EsxiHighCpuThresholds

Custom thresholds for CPU saturation detection on ESXi. If not set then the automatic mode is used.

All conditions must be fulfilled to trigger an alert.

The `EsxiHighCpuThresholds` object

Custom thresholds for CPU saturation detection on ESXi. If not set then the automatic mode is used.

All conditions must be fulfilled to trigger an alert.

Element	Type	Description
cpuUsagePercentage	integer	CPU usage is higher than X% in 3 out of 5 samples.
vmCpuReadyPercentage	integer	VM CPU ready is higher than X% in 3 out of 5 samples.
cpuPeakPercentage	integer	At least one peak higher than X% occurred in 3 out of 5 samples.

The `GuestCPULimitReachedConfig` object

The configuration of the guest CPU limit reached configuration detection.

Element Type Description

enabled

boolean

The detection is enabled (true) or disabled (false).

customThresholds

GuestCPULimitThresholds

Custom thresholds for guest CPU limit detection. If not set then the automatic mode is used.

All conditions must be fulfilled to trigger an alert.

The `GuestCPULimitThresholds` object

Custom thresholds for guest CPU limit detection. If not set then the automatic mode is used.

All conditions must be fulfilled to trigger an alert.

Element	Type	Description
hostCpuUsageMinPercentage	integer	Hypervisor CPU usage is higher than X% in 3 out of 5 samples.
vmCpuUsageMaxPercentage	integer	VM CPU usage (VM CPU Usage Mhz / VM CPU limit in Mhz) is higher than X% in 3 out of 5 samples.
vmCpuReadyMaxPercentage	integer	VM CPU ready is higher than X% occurred in 3 out of 5 samples.

The `EsxiHighMemoryDetectionConfig` object

The configuration of the memory saturation on ESXi host detection.

Element	Type	Description
enabled	boolean	The detection is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`).
customThresholds	EsxiHighMemoryThresholds	Custom thresholds for memory saturation on ESXi host. If not set then the automatic mode is used.

The `EsxiHighMemoryThresholds` object

Custom thresholds for memory saturation on ESXi host. If not set then the automatic mode is used.

Element	Type	Description
compressionDecompressionRate	number	Alert if ESXi host swap IN/OUT or compression/decompression rate is higher X kilobytes per second in 3 out of 5 samples.

The `OverloadedStorageDetectionConfig` object

The cofiguration of the overloaded storage on physical storage device detection.

Element	Type	Description
enabled	boolean	The detection is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`).
customThresholds	OverloadedStorageThresholds	Custom thresholds for overloaded storage on physical storage device. If not set then the automatic mode is used.

The `OverloadedStorageThresholds` object

Custom thresholds for overloaded storage on physical storage device. If not set then the automatic mode is used.

Element	Type	Description
commandAbortsNumber	integer	Alert if number of command aborts is higher than X in 3 out of 5 samples.

The `UndersizedStorageDetectionConfig` object

Undersized storage device detection cofing

Element Type Description

enabled

boolean

The detection is enabled (true) or disabled (false).

customThresholds

UndersizedStorageThresholds

Custom thresholds for undersized storage device. If not set then the automatic mode is used.

Fulfillment of any condition triggers an alert.

The `UndersizedStorageThresholds` object

Custom thresholds for undersized storage device. If not set then the automatic mode is used.

Fulfillment of any condition triggers an alert.

Element	Type	Description
averageQueueCommandLatency	integer	Average queue command latency is higher than X milliseconds in 3 out of 5 samples.
peakQueueCommandLatency	integer	Peak queue command latency is higher than X milliseconds in 3 out of 5 samples.

The `SlowPhysicalStorageDetectionConfig` object

The configuraiton of the physical storage device running slow detection.

Element Type Description

enabled

boolean

The detection is enabled (true) or disabled (false).

customThresholds

SlowPhysicalStorageThresholds

Custom thresholds for slow running physical storage device. If not set then the automatic mode is used.

Fulfillment of any condition triggers an alert.

The `SlowPhysicalStorageThresholds` object

Custom thresholds for slow running physical storage device. If not set then the automatic mode is used.

Fulfillment of any condition triggers an alert.

Element	Type	Description
avgReadWriteLatency	integer	Read/write latency is higher than X milliseconds in 4 out of 5 samples.
peakReadWriteLatency	integer	Peak value for read/write latency is higher than X milliseconds in 4 out of 5 samples.

The `DroppedPacketsDetectionConfig` object

The configuration of the high number of dropped packets detection.

Element	Type	Description
enabled	boolean	The detection is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`).
customThresholds	DroppedPacketsThresholds	Custom thresholds for high number of dropped packets. If not set then the automatic mode is used.

The `DroppedPacketsThresholds` object

Custom thresholds for high number of dropped packets. If not set then the automatic mode is used.

Element	Type	Description
droppedPacketsPerSecond	integer	Alert if receive/transmit dropped packets rate on NIC is higher than X packets per second in 3 out of 5 samples.

The `LowDatastoreSpaceDetectionConfig` object

The configuraiton of the low datastore free space detection.

Element	Type	Description
enabled	boolean	The detection is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`).
customThresholds	LowDatastoreSpaceThresholds	Custom thresholds for low datastore free space. If not set then the automatic mode is used.

The `LowDatastoreSpaceThresholds` object

Custom thresholds for low datastore free space. If not set then the automatic mode is used.

Element	Type	Description
freeSpacePercentage	integer	Alert if datastore free space is lower than X%.

Response body JSON model

json
{
  "metadata": {
    "configurationVersions": [
      4,
      2
    ],
    "clusterVersion": "Mock version"
  },
  "esxiHighCpuSaturation": {
    "enabled": true,
    "customThresholds": {
      "cpuUsagePercentage": 80,
      "vmCpuReadyPercentage": 10,
      "cpuPeakPercentage": 90
    }
  },
  "esxiHighMemoryDetection": {
    "enabled": true,
    "customThresholds": {
      "compressionDecompressionRate": 120
    }
  },
  "overloadedStorageDetection": {
    "enabled": true,
    "customThresholds": {
      "commandAbortsNumber": 1
    }
  },
  "undersizedStorageDetection": {
    "enabled": true,
    "customThresholds": {
      "averageQueueCommandLatency": 15,
      "peakQueueCommandLatency": 160
    }
  },
  "slowPhysicalStorageDetection": {
    "enabled": true,
    "customThresholds": {
      "avgReadWriteLatency": 150,
      "peakReadWriteLatency": 400
    }
  },
  "droppedPacketsDetection": {
    "enabled": true,
    "customThresholds": {
      "droppedPacketsPerSecond": 4
    }
  },
  "lowDatastoreSpaceDetection": {
    "enabled": true,
    "customThresholds": {
      "freeSpacePercentage": 5
    }
  }
}

Example

In this example, the request lists the current configuration of anomaly detection for VMware.

The API token is passed in the Authorization header.

The configuration has the following settings:

Curl

bash
curl -X GET \
  https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/anomalyDetection/vmware \
  -H 'Authorization: Api-Token dt0c01.abc123.abcdefjhij1234567890'

Request URL

plaintext
https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/anomalyDetection/vmware

Response body

json
{
  "metadata": {
    "clusterVersion": "1.164.0.20190204-124711",
    "configurationVersions": [
      1
    ]
  },
  "esxiHighCpuSaturation": {
    "enabled": true
  },
  "esxiHighMemoryDetection": {
    "enabled": true
  },
  "overloadedStorageDetection": {
    "enabled": true
  },
  "undersizedStorageDetection": {
    "enabled": true
  },
  "slowPhysicalStorageDetection": {
    "enabled": true
  },
  "droppedPacketsDetection": {
    "enabled": true
  },
  "lowDatastoreSpaceDetection": {
    "enabled": true
  }
}

Response code

200

VMware anomaly detection API - GET configuration

Authentication

Parameters

Response

Response codes

Response body objects

The VMwareAnomalyDetectionConfig object

The ConfigurationMetadata object

The EsxiHighCpuSaturationConfig object

The EsxiHighCpuThresholds object

The GuestCPULimitReachedConfig object

The GuestCPULimitThresholds object

The EsxiHighMemoryDetectionConfig object

The EsxiHighMemoryThresholds object

The OverloadedStorageDetectionConfig object

The OverloadedStorageThresholds object

The UndersizedStorageDetectionConfig object

The UndersizedStorageThresholds object

The SlowPhysicalStorageDetectionConfig object

The SlowPhysicalStorageThresholds object

The DroppedPacketsDetectionConfig object

The DroppedPacketsThresholds object

The LowDatastoreSpaceDetectionConfig object

The LowDatastoreSpaceThresholds object

Response body JSON model

Example

Curl

Request URL

Response body

Response code

The `VMwareAnomalyDetectionConfig` object

The `ConfigurationMetadata` object

The `EsxiHighCpuSaturationConfig` object

The `EsxiHighCpuThresholds` object

The `GuestCPULimitReachedConfig` object

The `GuestCPULimitThresholds` object

The `EsxiHighMemoryDetectionConfig` object

The `EsxiHighMemoryThresholds` object

The `OverloadedStorageDetectionConfig` object

The `OverloadedStorageThresholds` object

The `UndersizedStorageDetectionConfig` object

The `UndersizedStorageThresholds` object

The `SlowPhysicalStorageDetectionConfig` object

The `SlowPhysicalStorageThresholds` object

The `DroppedPacketsDetectionConfig` object

The `DroppedPacketsThresholds` object

The `LowDatastoreSpaceDetectionConfig` object

The `LowDatastoreSpaceThresholds` object