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VMware vSphere 5.5 Cookbook

By : Abhilash G B
Book Image

VMware vSphere 5.5 Cookbook

By: Abhilash G B

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (22 chapters)
VMware vSphere 5.5 Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Configuring a VM to override host monitoring and VM monitoring settings


It is possible to configure a virtual machine to override the host monitoring and VM monitoring settings. The settings are overridden by creating VM overrides.

The settings that can be overridden are as follows:

  • VM restart priority

  • Host isolation response

  • VM monitoring and monitoring sensitivity

How to do it...

The following procedure explains how to configure VM(s) to override HA cluster settings:

  1. From the vCenter's Home inventory, navigate to the Hosts and Clusters view.

  2. Select the cluster and navigate to Manage | Settings | VM Overrides.

  3. On the VM Overrides page, click on the Add button to bring up the Add VM Overrides window as demonstrated in the following screenshot:

  4. In the Add VM Overrides window, click on the green + icon to bring up the Select a VM window:

  5. In the Select a VM window, select a virtual machine and click on OK:

  6. With the VM now added to the Add VM Overrides window, modify the settings for the selected VM...