{"id":5304,"date":"2024-07-18T17:09:46","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T01:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jetstreamsoft.com\/portal\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=5304"},"modified":"2025-02-13T15:44:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T23:44:46","slug":"vcenter-alarm-drva-high-memory-usage-duration-exceeded","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/jetstreamsoft.com\/portal\/jetstream-knowledge-base\/vcenter-alarm-drva-high-memory-usage-duration-exceeded\/","title":{"rendered":"(Alarm) DRVA High Memory Usage Duration Exceeded"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-info wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon\">(vCenter Alarm) DRVA High Memory Usage Duration Exceeded<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alarm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">This alarm is triggered when the memory usage of a DRVA has exceeded an acceptable threshold. The threshold is set for 90% lasting 15 minutes or longer. Excessive memory usage can impact the performance and efficiency of DR operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/jetstreamsoft.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/msg-memory-usage-1024x202.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetstreamsoft.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/msg-memory-usage-1024x202.png 1024w, https:\/\/jetstreamsoft.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/msg-memory-usage-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/jetstreamsoft.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/msg-memory-usage-768x151.png 768w, https:\/\/jetstreamsoft.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/msg-memory-usage-50x10.png 50w, https:\/\/jetstreamsoft.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/msg-memory-usage-1536x303.png 1536w, https:\/\/jetstreamsoft.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/msg-memory-usage.png 1557w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Example: Alert reported in vCenter.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/jetstreamsoft.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/def-memory-usage-1024x294.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetstreamsoft.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/def-memory-usage-1024x294.png 1024w, https:\/\/jetstreamsoft.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/def-memory-usage-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/jetstreamsoft.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/def-memory-usage-768x220.png 768w, https:\/\/jetstreamsoft.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/def-memory-usage-50x14.png 50w, https:\/\/jetstreamsoft.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/def-memory-usage.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Example: Alarm definition in vCenter.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/jetstreamsoft.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/graph-memory-usage-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetstreamsoft.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/graph-memory-usage-1.png 600w, https:\/\/jetstreamsoft.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/graph-memory-usage-1-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/jetstreamsoft.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/graph-memory-usage-1-50x25.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Example: Memory usage graph in vCenter monitoring.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Possible Cause<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Increased Workload:<\/strong> A sudden spike in the replication of data, recovery operations, or adding more domains\/VMs for protection can lead to higher memory usage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Resource Allocation:<\/strong> Insufficient memory allocated to the DRVA virtual machine.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Configuration<\/strong>: Improper configuration of the DRVA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resolution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Review the alarm details in vCenter to understand the context and duration of the high memory usage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Review vCenter performance charts to analyze memory usage of the DRVA over time.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Assess the volume of data being processed by the DRVA and identify any patterns or spikes in usage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Determine if recent changes in the workload could be contributing to increased memory usage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Verify the DRVA is adequately configured.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Ensure it is configured and meets the recommended specifications outlined in the <a href=\"https:\/\/jetstreamsoft.com\/portal\/online-docs\/jsdr-admin\/deploydrva.html\">Admin Guide<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Adjust memory and CPU allocation, if necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The system will automatically hot-add additional memory to the DRVA if memory resources are available to be added.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-alert wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon\">Periodically review and adjust resource allocations based on changing workload requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alarm This alarm is triggered when the memory usage of a DRVA has exceeded an acceptable threshold. The threshold is set for 90% lasting 15 minutes or longer. Excessive memory usage can impact the performance and efficiency of DR operations. 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