Configuring vCOps for a View environment
We've got the vCOps for View package running but it doesnt have the forecasting capacity that the regular vCOps interface provides. As a result I've found myself using the standard vCOps interface for...
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CUSTOM UI WHERE FIND AND CHANGE THE BLUE ICON "UNKNOW"/"?"
hello guy!! in custom ui when the metric non present for an object or object (virtual machine,...ecc) not running, the blue icon whith the "?" sign appear. I can customize and/or change the blue...
View ArticleDashboard locations
We had an issue with our VCOPS and had to re-import all our users from AD. Unfortunately when logging back in there dashboards are missing. Where does VCOPS save users dashboards to? Thanks
View ArticleDetermining Owner of Dashboard
Most of our dashboards are created by the admin user, but I'm trying to clean things up and I have a dashboard that is obviously not owned by the admin user because I have very limited Dashboard Tools...
View ArticleVCOPS what-if scenario view does not change after running
I'm in VCOPS and looking at the Planning, Summary view.I can see capacity remaining, etc... I run the "What-if" scenaria to see how the changes will affect the summary.When I run it, nothing changes in...
View ArticleUsing "Usage calculation" to define tracking of resources
I have a group of VMs that are only used from 1PM to 2PM. During this time they are heavily used and need lots of vCPUs and RAM. Outside of this window they are completely idle. I go into the...
View ArticleSnapshots and Waste Calculation
Suppose I have 100 snapshots in the enviornment which are all exactly 10GB in size. They are all 100 days old. How much of this would be calculated as waste by vCOPs, assuming the default...
View ArticleTracking Growth of vCOPs database
Suppose I start my vCOps installation out with the standard disk configuration of two virtual disks of 12GB and 200GB. What is the standard way of tracking when this is filling up so I can plan to add...
View ArticlevCOPs Hardware Version of VM?
Hi All My VMs for vCOPs are on Hardware Version 7, so same as when i first added v5.6 some time ago, can i do a virtual hardware upgrade on these to hardware version 10 (as i have just done my v5.5 and...
View ArticleAdding up specific metric for a group of resources and graphing the summed value
Hi, I'm in the process of evaluating the fitness of vCops for a set of specific needs I have been given, and I'm struggling with one specific use case. I'm relatively new to vCops, so please, excuse my...
View ArticleApplying new vCOps license
I have a new vCOps license and have added it in vCenter Server. However, in vCenter Server under Home->Adminsitration->Licensing-> "management"->"Product" under the "assigned" column it...
View ArticleLicensing Calculation for vCOps
Does vCOps count virtual machine templates toward the license count or only VMs? Does it also count powered-off VMs?
View Articlelicensing - if using the per-vm licensing, can we add vcenters with no...
I'm pretty sure the answer is "yes" - but wanted to double check. So, if licensed for 100 VMs, can I manage VMs from across 4 vcenters (or 2 or 3)? What happens if I have more than 100 VMs all together...
View ArticleHost Power supply alert is not going off
I had a Host which had bad power supply, I got alert in vcops. I replaced the same. But now 10 days over the alert is not going off Any clue ? I see an option to cancel the alert but I am sure it...
View ArticlePeaks, averages, and collection interval/granularity
Wondering: W What interval / how granular is the data collection of vCOPs? If we want to look back over the history of a metric - say, IOPS to a datastore -- will we be able to see peaks that are...
View ArticleAdjusting vCPU Waste
Is it possible to remove vCPU waste from being calculated by vCOps unless your vcpu to core ratio is exceeded? vCOps is calculating waste based on usage of vCPUs. however that might not be a concern...
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How to export disk latency data?
I'd like to export the disk command latency data into CSV or XLS format but can't find a way. Its not included in the existing Reports. I can view the data as a nice graph but I can't get to the...
View ArticleCreating Application Sub-Tiers in 5.7.1?
When building out our applications, we can't seem to figure out a way to incorporate sub-tiers into our resource hierarchies. For example, if we were monitoring an application that was hosting both a...
View Articlethe Performance Graph Value in Vcenter and VCOPS differ!!
the Performance Graph Value in Vcenter and VCOPS differ!! Lets take ex. The maximum value for Memory value is 80, but when i check the same thing for the same time it is not 80, it is different. Why?
View ArticleAlerts are not displaying - After upgraded to vCops 5.8
Upgraded Vcops 5.7.2 to 5.8 , after that could not able to get an Environment & Alerts overview status in VCops Custom Dashboard console.. Vcops server's health also getting critical.... couple of...
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