Re: Custom Dashboard: How can I create a list of oversized VM's?
So for overused "Stress" Attribute would be the one to look at? Is there a way to combine to Metrics ? Like from the "Waste" attribute combine "CPU"+"Memory"Thanks
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Waste already includes wasted CPU and memory. Waste #s are very similar to the oversized VM recommendations.
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But what about Overused VM's? Also what if I wanted to get a metric by combining the wasted cpu and memory?
View ArticlevCOps requirements gathering
Is there a good template to use for gathering customer requirements relevant to the creation of vCOps custom dashboards?For example, a list of all the questions you may want to ask to determine what...
View ArticleRe: Virtual Disk Waste Calculation in vCOps
the link represents a good thought process and helpful info for CPU waste, but I still don't see anything that would indicate what virtual disk waste in vCOps actually is. I have a VM with an 80GB...
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What i have seen is that customer can give the high level requirement like what they want to achieve as a end result but it really takes vCOPS guys and the App/OS teams to sit together and come to a...
View ArticleRe: Custom Dashboard: How can I create a list of oversized VM's?
I don't see value in combining CPU and Memory metrics as they're different aspects that are independent.. maybe if you used the percentages but that's a stretch. If you wanted to create a Supermetric...
View ArticleProblems with the Hyperic Adapter
Hi, I have the new MP adapter for Hyperic, but it doesn't seem to be working properly. All my Hyperic objects are now visible in vCops, but they're all shown as 'down'. The adapter log shows the...
View ArticleRe: Virtual Disk Waste Calculation in vCOps
1) In general waste score is a ratio of the amount of reclaimable capacity / amount of deployed capacity.2) It is computed for cpu disk and memory (for each VM), and the largest value is used for the...
View ArticlevCenter Operations Manager 5.8. is now available
vCenter Operations Manager 5.8. is now available for downloadGA Date:December 16, 2013GA Build #:vApp - #1448123 Highlight of new features & enhancements: Optimized query execution to improve...
View ArticleRe: Virtual Disk Waste Calculation in vCOps
Thank you for your response. Can we narrow down the discussion by only focusing on disk, not memory or cpu. Thank you for itemizing the factors that compose the waste,I still don't see how the number...
View Articlewant to install trial - confused about ip pool/ip addresses
So I've downloaded the OVF and have tried to deploy the appliances (last 5.7.x version). When I first tried it said I need an IP pool. OK, so I guess ... well I'm not sure why I need an ip pool, but I...
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Re: Virtual Disk Waste Calculation in vCOps
Factor 3: Oversized VMs - I have a VM with 30GB of actual data. How much data is considered "oversized"? For my 80GB vm, is 50GB considered the "over" amount? I need some extra space to run the OS...
View ArticleRe: want to install trial - confused about ip pool/ip addresses
Do this. Delete the up pool. Deploy the vapp. Do not power it on. Then create the up pool with the ips that you assigned. Or you could disable the pool and deploy. Then enable it and power on the...
View ArticleRe: want to install trial - confused about ip pool/ip addresses
IP* pool. Sorry I'm replying through phone.
View ArticleRe: Calculating vCPU waste
Hi, I have a question about this calculation. I have modified the number of vCPUs of a VM from 8 to 2 (27 november). Today, if I report Oversized VMs of my farm, this VM appears with 8 vCPUs and 6...
View ArticleRe: want to install trial - confused about ip pool/ip addresses
no problem, thanx for the reply. I did re-read the getting started guide though, and this time spotted this in the configure network parameters section where it describes creating the pool: "Do not...
View Articlescript error trying to view vcops dashboard in vcenter 5.5 vsphere client
see attached. What do I need to do to get past these errors?
View ArticleRe: script error trying to view vcops dashboard in vcenter 5.5 vsphere client
shoot - just noticed this in the release notes: If you use the vSphere Client to connect to the vCenter Operations Manager monitoring interface, verify that a supported Internet Explorer version is...
View ArticleRe: script error trying to view vcops dashboard in vcenter 5.5 vsphere client
In general, using FF or Chrome works best for vc ops.But it might be that you hit some ui bug though ... FYI that is Foundation mode, if you have a licenses (trial or purchased), do apply it
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