how to create an automatic report for a subset of hosts/vms
I have a need to create an automated report that will tell us if a possibly changing subset of vms in a cluster will run on a specific subset of hosts. In this particualr case, we have a single cluster...
View ArticleCan't deploy OVA from vmware website
Hi all, As want to deploy OVA downloading from vmware website, it can't deploy and show message "can't access file: vcops-5.8.0.0.XXXXXXX.vmdk".But the question is that no any vmdk file in vmware...
View ArticleFailed Logins from vCOPs in vCenter
I am seeing a lot of failed logins for my username in vCenter events that are coming from the vCOPs UI VM. The thing is my user account isn't setup as the collection or registration user so any ideas...
View ArticleHow to add the additional Metric
Do we know how to add the additional metrics in VMWare operation manger ? for example I want to add %CSTP . I have enabled it using VMware KB: Collecting a subset of vCenter Server metrics in vCenter...
View ArticleHow to properly create a subset of resources in vcops 5.8
I have been trying many different ways to create a subset of datastores for reporting in both the customer and UI. I have tried adding tags, creating a group in opsUI, and even tagging in vsphere, but...
View ArticlevCops for network monitoring?
Hi there, I got recently vCenter Operations Manager and I am playing a little bit around with it. I was wondering if there is any plugin to monitor also the network that the storage and the hosts are...
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Migrate option is not active.
Dear friends! Can you help me? I have one virtual machine, which a i can't migrate. Other machines migrate easily. Here is the screen, where the option migrate is not active.Thanks!
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Management Pack for vCenter Hyperic 5.8, where?
Hi guys. Do you know where can i find Management Pack for vCenter Hyperic 5.8? I have vCloud Suite 5 Enterprise, and i installed vCops 5.8 and vFabric Hyperic 5.8, but i can`t find Management...
View Articleresources from VCM with a question mark
In VCM I've added a couple custom groups under Administration > Machines Manager > Machine / Virtual Objects Groups / All Machines. These machine groups get auto-imported into vCenter Operations...
View ArticleAutomatically remove dead objects?
We are starting to use CommVault's VSA Backup, which creates transient VMs and datastores for backup and then removes them (simplified explanation)All of the objects - VMs and datastores - get...
View ArticlevCenter Operations Manager 5.8.1 is now available
vCenter Operations Manager 5.8.1 is now available That's a maintenance release, fixing a number of issues.
View ArticlevCOps Authentication
I would like to add an Active Directory Group to have permissions to access the vSphere UI of vCOps with read-only access who are able to run reports in the vSphere UI. However, they should not be...
View ArticleVCOPS upgrade with custom UI
Hello, i have VCOPS 5.0.3 Build 818421 with Custom Dashboards. How can i upgrade to the latest version without loosing my custom screens?i prefer not to create them again:) Thank You,Bill
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Cannot login to Admin page
Hi Guys, After a power outage the virtual environment went down.Upon reboot the vCOPs service went back in foundation mode although it is licensed with an Advanced Suite key. I wanted to re-register...
View ArticleVCOPS 5.6 full install and emc vnx adapter
Hoping someone can help. We would like to start monitoring our VNX enviroment using VCOPS, but all the documentation I read refers to installing the emc adapters in the vApp version of VCOPS, and we...
View ArticleStop collecion notice
Hi there!I'm trying to imenplement a internal adapter by vcops SDK. I wonder that , if user stop the collection of the adapter instance, how can I know that from internal adapter?
View ArticleAdjusting Waste Calculation Criterion
I have decided that I don't want the number of vCPUs a virtual machine uses used at all in calculating the total waste for the enviorment (or in any other badges). How can I configure this?
View ArticleTracking Down Anomalies in 5.7.1?
We're running vCOPs 5.7.1 in several vCenter instances and during the past two days or so have been receiving the following alerts on one of the vCenters: New alert was generated at Fri Mar 14 07:57:23...
View ArticleErrors when trying to add the Management Pack for Storage Devices
I have recently updated our VCOPs to the 5.8 vresion and am looking to install the additional storage pak. I have gone to the solutions area and downloaded the file from the 'Try' link (which contains...
View ArticleGetting customized data from vCOps
I would like to get a list of the virtual machines in vCOps, and get a list of the various "waste" metrics for those VMs. For example, vCPU waste, disk waste, memory waste, etc. as calculated by...
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