Aging VM Checkpoint Alert
Summary
Alerts the ProVal support team when a VM in a Hyper-V environment contains a checkpoint that is older than 24 hours.
Example Agent Procedure Log
| Time | Alert | Status | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:11:06 am 29-Nov-22 | Aging VM Checkpoint Alert | Success THEN | provaltech.com/dan.hicks |
| 11:11:06 am 29-Nov-22 | Aging VM Checkpoint Alert-0001 | No aging checkpoints have been identified on any virtual machines in the Hyper-V environment on this endpoint. | provaltech.com/dan.hicks |
| 11:11:06 am 29-Nov-22 | Aging VM Checkpoint Alert | provaltech.com/dan.hicks | |
| 11:11:06 am 29-Nov-22 | Execute PowerShell Command (64-bit, Run As System) | Success THEN | provaltech.com/dan.hicks |
| 11:11:05 am 29-Nov-22 | Execute PowerShell Command (64-bit, Run As System)-0016 | PowerShell command complete. Results returned to global variable #global:psresult# and saved in Agent's Documents tab of server. | provaltech.com/dan.hicks |
| 11:11:05 am 29-Nov-22 | Execute PowerShell Command (64-bit, Run As System)-0016 | Informational: GetFile command overwrote the server file C:/Kaseya/UserProfiles/793850582926898/GetFiles/../docs/psoutput.txt with the new contents from c:/provaltech/psoutput.txt in THEN step 3. | provaltech.com/dan.hicks |
| 11:11:02 am 29-Nov-22 | Execute PowerShell Command (64-bit, Run As System)-0011 | Executing 64-bit PowerShell command as System: "" -command "Get-VM | Get-VMCheckpoint |
| 11:11:02 am 29-Nov-22 | Execute PowerShell Command (64-bit, Run As System)-0013 | Sending output to global variable. | provaltech.com/dan.hicks |
| 11:11:01 am 29-Nov-22 | Execute PowerShell Command (64-bit, Run As System)-0008 | Custom commands detected as Get-VM | Get-VMCheckpoint |
| 11:11:01 am 29-Nov-22 | Execute PowerShell Command (64-bit, Run As System)-0003 | No PowerShell file variable detected. | provaltech.com/dan.hicks |
| 11:11:00 am 29-Nov-22 | Execute PowerShell Command (64-bit, Run As System)-0002 | PowerShell is present. | provaltech.com/dan.hicks |
| 11:10:59 am 29-Nov-22 | Aging VM Checkpoint Alert | Checking for aging checkpoints in the Hyper-V environment on this endpoint... | provaltech.com/dan.hicks |
| 11:10:52 am 29-Nov-22 | Run Now - Aging VM Checkpoint Alert | Admin provaltech.com/dan.hicks scheduled procedure Run Now - Aging VM Checkpoint Alert to run at Nov 29 2022 11:10 AM | prov |
Dependencies
The endpoint must be configured with the Hyper-V role and have the related PowerShell modules installed.
Process
Gets a list of VM checkpoints via PowerShell that are older than 1 day. If any are found, an email is sent to ProVal Support with the details for remediation.
Output
Agent Procedure Log