High CPU analysis
VM = Windows 2k8r2 standard, 8gb mem, 2 sockets x 3 cores The new VM/app is some kind of network monitoring toolCPU % Util is in the 90's (10-12ghz)Wait ms is in 8kReady % is less than 1Co-stop per CPU...
View ArticleDate format to VCOPS
Hi, can i get the date format dd/mm/yy into the vcops from the virtual machines?
View ArticleGrouping VMs in vCOps 5.7
vCOps has added the ability to group VMs in the newer versions. However, it seems there are still some limitations. In the custom UI, I can group VMs in a resource tag. However, there is no ability...
View ArticlevCOps groups and historical data
I create a group in the vCOps vSphere UI that contains a number of VMs.Once I create the group, I can begin viewing metrics relative to the group.However, it seems that when I view metrics for the...
View ArticleAverage CPU Demand in vCOPs
What is the simplest way to get average CPU Demand for a group of VMs in one site in vCOPs, for the last month in either the vSphere UI or the Custom UI?
View ArticleViewing historical data in the vSphere UI
The vSphere UI has a "reclaimable waste" category that shows current information on reclaimable waste. Is there a way to view what the reclaimable waste was at a prior period in time such as a month ago?
View ArticleCalculating vCPU waste
What is the formula that vCOps uses to calculate vCPU waste in the "relclaimable waste" view in the vSphere UI?
View ArticlevCenter Collection levels and vCOps
How does the collection level I configure in vCenter affect vCOps? Will vCOps retain the same amount of statistics and granularity no matter what collection level vCenter Server is configured with?
View ArticleOne VM per CSV?
I'm using the metric graph widget. I can't see a way to get data from more than one VM at a time on a single CSV. For example, CPU Demand (MHz) for vm1 and CPU Demand (MHz) for vm2 on the same csv...
View ArticleStorage Capacity Planning with vCOPS (vCenter Operations Manager)
I would like to use vCOPs for two aspects of capacity planning: -Based on past history, estimate a date when I will run out of storage space-Based on past history, estimate a date when the capacity of...
View ArticleCPU Usage per VM
Is it possible to select a datacenter in the Admin UI, and get CPU Usage in MHz per VM in that datacenter?I can get the total MHz used on the entire datacenter, but how do I see the average CPU usage...
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vCenter Operations Manager Enterprise 5.6 Licesnse Capacity issue.
Hello, I have two license keys but the assigned VM's are not split properly between the two keys. One key has a capacity of 540 VM's and the other key has a capacity of 1000 VM's. All the 1458 VM's are...
View ArticleCitrix Xen server related configuration & monitoring procedure in Vcops ?
Details requires for Citrix Xen server related configuration & monitoring procedure in Vcops ?
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Getting average CPU Demand for VMs
I have a supermetric that is giving me the average CPU demand for VMs.It is working as created below: avgN($R40:A2055,3) / avg($R40:A2030) R40 is the datacenter - A2055 is the CPU Demand MHz...
View ArticleDetermining Storage Throughput in vCOps
What is the best metric to use for throughput in vCOps?Amont the various storage related categories:DiskDatastoreVirtual DiskStoragethere are a number of different throughput related metrics.The goal...
View ArticlevCOps Commands per Second
What is the difference between these two metrics on a virtual machine:virtual disk - > commands per secondstorage -> commands per second Does"storage-commands per second" include RDMs and"virtual...
View ArticleMetric Categories for Storage in vCOPs
I am looking at the metrics available for storage for an individual VM in the Custom UI. I see three similar categories with similar/identical metrics to choose from.How do these categories differ for...
View ArticleDetermining Network Throughput in vCOps
What is the best metric to get throughput for a VM for baselining in the custom UI, including both inbound and outbound traffic, including all vnics assigned to the VM?Is it "virtual machine ->...
View ArticleReporting average VM statistics
I am wanting to report on average statistics per VM.For example,Suppose that:VM1, VM2 and VM3 are all on the same ESXi host and are the only VMs on the host. VM1 averaged 400 MHz of CPU usage for the...
View ArticleAlert graph
Hi Just wondering if anyone know whether it's possible to embed the alert graph from the alerts tab onto a custom web page. (Please find attached for an example of the alert graph)I have a client who...
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