Re: FEATURE REQUEST: Keep historical data for objects no longer in use
When you remove a object from vCenter, it does not remove that resource from vC Ops. This is the default. It is possible to make a custom change to a conf file to change this and delete a resource when...
View ArticleRe: Metric Graphs with Datastores
Depending on your datastore type (underlying storage protocol/medium), these metrics may or may not exist. Try disk|workload and see if that always works.. Couple of suggestions: Get rid of :...
View ArticleRe: VCOPS 5.8 default root password not accepted
Maybe you are the root account is locked after several failed login attempts? You can login int to the vcops ip over ssh with login ''admin' and try: su -Password:Account locked due to 9 failed logins...
View ArticleRe: FEATURE REQUEST: Keep historical data for objects no longer in use
Mark, Thanks for the detailed response. What is the retention period and can that be adjusted? I am trying to view from 4 months ago in the Metric Graph using the CustomUI and there is no data....
View ArticleRe: FEATURE REQUEST: Keep historical data for objects no longer in use
The default retention period is 180 days. See the KB for instructions on changing this:http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2008223
View Articlemanage multiple vCOPS 5.8 from one
Hi All, Im not sure this is possible but i thought i would ask and see if anyone else has a similar setup. We have multiple clients that all have their own vCenter environment with their own vCOPS....
View ArticleRe: Metric Graphs with Datastores
I got it working by querying the database and getting the attribute keys.Here's the working file. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><AdapterKinds> <AdapterKind...
View ArticleRe: manage multiple vCOPS 5.8 from one
This "roll-up" of data from other vC Ops instances in to a single vC Ops instance isn't possible today.
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 ArticleRe: Can't deploy OVA from vmware website
Can you confirm you downloaded the OVA rather than the OVF. The OVA contains everything required. If this doesn't work, verify the checksum to ensure the downloaded OVA is not corrupted. André
View ArticleRe: Can't deploy OVA from vmware website
The OVA is the OVF folder contents all zipped into a single file.An OVF is a collection of items in a single folder. Most commonlythis is a description file (.ovf) a manifest file (.mf), and...
View ArticleRe: Can't deploy OVA from vmware website
Thanks all ! YES, I have download the vCenter Operations Manager 5.8 OVA from VMware website.
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 ArticleRe: manage multiple vCOPS 5.8 from one
Could this be done by using Remote Collectors?I see that VMware is discouraging the use and provide very little documentation. Security reasons are the issue.But could remote collectors allow for this...
View ArticleRe: manage multiple vCOPS 5.8 from one
unfortunately not as remote collectors cannot be logged into. We would need the customer to be able to login to the local VCOPS so that they could view only their data without any possibility of cross...
View ArticleRe: Upgrading vCops 5.7 to 5.8, it's possible a snapshot or clone for backup?
Thanks guys. Greetings.
View ArticleRe: Can't deploy OVA from vmware website
Did you already verify the checksum for the ova file? André
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How 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...
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