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View ArticleChange Date format in console
Hi Guys,, How do you change the date format displayed thoughout in the web console?Right now, by default, it displays Fri 11/30/12I would like it to display Fri 30/11/12 What needs to be changed?...
View ArticleVMan - Cluster low VM capacity - falsely shows 0 VMs left
The alert in my VMan instance (v4.1.0.10002) for "Cluster low VM capacity" stays triggered and thinks that I have no capacity left for VMs due to "disk IO". This is the case for both of my vSphere...
View ArticleIOPS vs. Peak IOPS
I'm trying to understand the difference between IOPS and Peak IOPS in SWVM. My understanding of these metrics, which I believe to be faulty, is that the IOPS metric is an aggregate of the stats over...
View ArticleSolarwinds branding in reports
Hi, is there any way of replacing/removing the Solarwinds logo in the top left of the PDF reports, as in other Solarwinds products?
View ArticleCan the web console redirect HTTP to HTTPS?
Hello Thwack community,Just got VMAN v. 5.1.1.10000 (virtual appliance) up and running, and was wondering how I can make the web console redirect HTTP users to HTTPS.Obviously I don't want users...
View Articlequerying past alerts
If I pull up an alert, I can see that the Past Activity is available, too. Is there a way I can query the past activity on my own? For instance, if an alert was raised 4 times in one week, 8 times...
View ArticleWhat is difference between Virtualization Manager and NPM Virtualization Tab?
I am trying to understand the benefits of Virtualization Manager over what the Virtualization tab in NPM provides. Can anyone help me with this?
View ArticleVMs With More Allocated Space Than Used
Hey folks, In VMan, in the "All Alerts" dashboard widget, there are always 5ish alerts flagged on topics more related to optimization than actual issues. While this awareness is all fine and dandy, the...
View ArticleAlert for VM guests that reboot
alertI would like a little assistance in configuring an alert for vm guests that reboot. I have one that works well on a shutdown but when I followed that same pattern for reboots I get no results. Any...
View ArticleSupport for Vsphere 5.1
I currently have Virtualization Manager V5 installed in my environment. Does this version support VSphere 5.1?
View ArticleIVIM versus Virtualization Manager
Hey all, I was wondering if there was anyone out there who was running IVIM (the virtualization tab in NPM) side-by-side w/ Virtualization Manager. Are there any major benefits to this approach? We're...
View Articleveeam backup and replication
we are using veeam to backup and replicate our virtual servers is there any way to monitor the veeam jobs to get alerts if they complete/fail?I call myself searching for the answer and i have not found...
View ArticleRoot password
Hi,What is the root password for the appliance? I have had a power failure on the machine running the virtual instance of Solarwinds Virtualization Manager, which means i need to run fsck before it can...
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Virtualization Manager and VDI Licensing
Hi all - We are considering the Virtualisation Manager product to complement our exiting Solarwinds NCM/NPM install. I understand that the VM product is licensed on the number of powered on VMs,...
View ArticleUnable to process login error
Hi, We had an issue with our SAN which is now resolved but have been unable to login to Solarwinds Virtualisation Manager since. The login page displays but when we enter a username or password we get...
View ArticleVmWare Virtual machines created in the last 30 days report
Hello, Would anyone be able to provide me with a query that will return information about the date when a VMware virtual machine has been created? Thank you for your help,gsingh
View ArticleVirtualisation Manager - Datastore showing old luns
Hi all I have a problem with old luns hanging around in my v man. In the overview in one of our datastores we have 30 luns instead of 15 that is the correct number. Any ideas how to fix it? / Martin
View ArticleHow to update VMware tools
Hi guys, When attempting to update tools i get an error telling me that i need to uninstall existing tools.There is no documentation on where these files are and what to execute in order to uninstall...
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Too many VMs using a datastore
What is the maximum number of VMs that should be using a single datastore? The answer varies depending on a lot of factors like the type of datastore and the IOPS (Input Output Per Second) of the VMs....
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