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CPU and Memory Resources not displaying same result
can I make the cpu utilization for SAM resource match VMAN or vice versa? here is what's displayed in vman resource here is SAM same server. Is there a setting I can set to make them poll via the...
View Articlevmware licence tracking using Vman
Hello folks, is there any way to track hosts with expired vmware license using Virtualization Manager 6.X? Thanks,Dmytro.
View ArticleSwap Writes per second (SWW/s)
Swap writes per second (SWW/s) is the rate at which you are swapping data out of memory and writing it to disks. This is a bad thing. This usually occurs when you overcommit memory, exceed shared...
View ArticlePlanning Virtualization Manager Upgrade
I'm planning upgrading our Virtualization Manager appliance and was wondering if I can upgrade to 6.2 from 6.0.0 or if I need to upgrade to 6.1/6.1.1 before going to 6.2.
View ArticleDatastore I/O latency reporting as years
Hi All, Wonder if someone could help. We are having an issue with Virtualization Manager and the Top-N: Datastore I/O Latency Latest widget on the Dashboard. Whilst the Read and Write latency seem to...
View ArticleUpgrade 6.1.0.10003 VMAN to 6.3
I would like to upgrade our VMAN to the latest build 6.3 ( in order to activate the new keys as well) below are the following components running on our Orion Server, can I upgrade? without any issues....
View ArticleHow do I find disk space free/used (GB) on a specific VM?
I noticed today that one of my VMs has triggered the "VM disk near full" alert, so I added it to the list and then drilled into it. The only disk space metric, though, that I can find is the static...
View ArticleCannot add vCenter in Virtualization Manager
Cannot add vCenter in VMAN when configuring data sources. Always shows the error at Enable Collection Schedules: "<vCenter IP> cannot be connected using the configured credentials. Please...
View ArticleNew Hotfix Available via the Customer Portal: Virtualization Manager v6.1.1 -...
Customer download link: http://downloads.solarwinds.com/solarwinds/Release/HotFix/VMAN-v6.1.1-HotFix1.zip ReadMe: SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Hotfix #1...
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Sorting problems with widgets
When I make a trends widget, it allows clicking on each header to sort the values. These values are treated as pure text and don't sort in the correct order. I'm wondering if this is a bug,...
View Articlehow to find a VM with MAC Adress ?
Hi all, today an admin asked me details about a machine. ip was know but I could not find it as vmtools were down. As I was wondering if it was really a VM, the admin gave me the MAC address. I...
View ArticleFederated data collectors failing to validate. Upgrade from 6.2 to 6.3
Has anyone upgraded from VMAN 6.2 to 6.3 and found the federated data collectors no longer send data to the master VMAN appliance? I have upgraded VMAN and the collectors with the appropriate upgrade...
View ArticleTrying to find ESXi host installation date
Hi, everyone, I have a task to determine when our ESXi hosts were put into service, and so far I'm coming up empty. Does anyone know if VMAN has the information about when a given host was put into...
View Articlevmware VM replication.
Hi all We use Vmware SRM and VM replication.I would like to create a dashboard, alerts... with Virtualization Manager based on the "property" VM replicated or not. I did not find any field I could use...
View ArticleVMAN on Orion - Now with Global Search
Hello VMAN customers, We on the Orion Global Search team have been hard at work adding module support to OGS. I'm happy to announce that a Beta of OGS with VMAN on Orion support will be available...
View ArticleReduce database size
We are running Virtualization Manager v6.0.0.10001. My goal is to reduce the size of the database and the length of time that the data is retained. I have changed the "Days to Retain Performance Data...
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VMAN Storage Growth - How to Control It?
The VMAN Admin Guide references a great tool to forecast the storage requirements for VMAN. The Solarwinds Virtualization Manager Storage Calculator does a great job of forecasting the growth of your...
View ArticleIVIM: How to search for objects?
Hello,I've never used Orion before, just the standalone virtualization manager, so I was impressed about the information shown after installing IVIM.But I haven't found a way to search for a specific...
View ArticleReports for Missing Data in NPM
After we ran the integration wizard we noticed that a few hosts did not have datastore information in spite of having both the storage and virtualization tabs to indicate that we had run the wizard....
View ArticleAlert on Hyper-V host status based on guest status
Hi Everyone, We have been having a particular problem with one of our hyper-v hosts, the production LAN goes into a suspect state and takes the server offline. This server is a member of a two node...
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