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title: "Datastore"
description: "Monitor/ Alert Name Target Parent Monitor Events Generates Alerts Veeam VMware: Datastore Capability Alarm Datastore Configuration RED Status:Datastore Capability Alarm (to red) YELLOW Status:Datastore Capability Alarm (to yellow) GREEN (clear)..."
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# Datastore

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <th>
      <p>Monitor/ Alert Name</p>
    </th>
    <th style="width:15%;">
      <p>Target </p>
    </th>
    <th style="width:15%;">
      <p>Parent Monitor</p>
    </th>
    <th>
      <p>Events</p>
    </th>
    <th style="width:15%;">
      <p>Generates Alerts</p>
    </th>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Veeam VMware: Datastore Capability Alarm</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Datastore</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Configuration</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">RED Status:</span><br/>Datastore Capability Alarm (to red)</p>
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">YELLOW Status:</span><br/>Datastore Capability Alarm (to yellow)</p>
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">GREEN (clear) Status:</span><br/>Datastore Capability Alarm (to green)</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">Yes</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Veeam VMware: Datastore Compliance Alarm</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Datastore</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Configuration</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">RED Status:</span><br/>Datastore Compliance Alarm (to red)</p>
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">YELLOW Status:</span><br/>Datastore Compliance Alarm (to yellow)</p>
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">GREEN (clear) Status:</span><br/>Datastore Compliance Alarm (to green)</p>
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">GRAY Status – DO NOTHING!:</span><br/>Datastore Compliance Alarm (from gray to gray)</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">Yes</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Veeam VMware: VASA Provider certificate expiration Alarm</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Datastore</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Security</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">RED Status:</span><br/>VASA Provider certificate expiration Alarm (to red)</p>
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">YELLOW Status:</span><br/>VASA Provider certificate expiration Alarm (to yellow)</p>
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">GREEN (clear) Status:</span><br/>VASA Provider certificate expiration Alarm (to green)</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">Yes</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Veeam VMware: VASA Provider disconnected Alarm</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Datastore</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Availability</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">RED Status:</span><br/>VASA Provider disconnected Alarm (to red)</p>
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">YELLOW Status:</span><br/>VASA Provider disconnected Alarm (to yellow)</p>
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">GREEN (clear) Status:</span><br/>VASA Provider disconnected Alarm (to green)</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">Yes</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Veeam VMware: Object type storage Alarm</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Datastore</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Configuration</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">RED Status:</span><br/>Object type storage Alarm (to red)</p>
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">YELLOW Status:</span><br/>Object type storage Alarm (to yellow)</p>
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">GREEN (clear) Status:</span><br/>Object type storage Alarm (to green)</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">Yes</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Veeam VMware: Thin-provisioned volume capacity exceeded Alarm</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Datastore</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Availability</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">RED Status:</span><br/>Thin-provisioned volume capacity exceeded Alarm (to red)</p>
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">YELLOW Status:</span><br/>Thin-provisioned volume capacity exceeded Alarm (to yellow)</p>
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">GREEN (clear) Status:</span><br/>Thin-provisioned volume capacity exceeded Alarm (to green)</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">Yes</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>