Use AD Group for authentication
I am trying to use an AD group as the authentication method for Virtualization Manager, I can get the AD portion working without much issue but it looks like I will have to use an LDAP query in-order...
View ArticleVirtualization Manager and Multi-Tennancy
Does Virtualization Manager support multi-tennancy? Specifically I would like to have multiple customers environments monitored by Virtualization Manager and provide each of those customers a login to...
View ArticleVirtual Manager e-mail alerts
Sorry if this is re-post, but is there a way limit the e-mail alerts to a single e-mail, as opposed to continuous e-mail alerts? I'd like to direct the e-mail alerts to our service desk, but don't...
View ArticleUnderstanding Chargeback reports
Working with VMAN and I am wondering what the charge back report is telling me. Server 1 is costing me $8829.11 is this the cost to procure the resources this server needs? vmNameAverage CPU Units...
View ArticleUninstalling Virtualization Manager
My company has decided on not renewing the Virtualization Manager due to the new VMWare monitoring capabilities. We are wanting to know if anyone knows if it is OK to just delete the .ovf form VMWare,...
View ArticleDatastore queue depth, are you out there?
ESX datastore queue depthVirtualization engineers are curious lot, especially now that we've given them access to the pre-production VMAN environment. With all of the stats out there, of course they...
View ArticleUnable to access the VMAN console
Hello, Just trying my luck if someone could also experienced my issue in VMAN console. I upgraded my VMAN to the latest version but unfortunately, when I was trying to access the VMAN console in order...
View ArticleVirtualization Manager - generate reports for all VMs
Hi All, Is it possible to generate a report for Memory, CPU, and Disk Utilization of all VMs in Virtualization Manager?Thank you very much.
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High Percent Co-Stop (%CSTP)
Co-Stop (%CSTP) is the percentage of time that a SMP virtual machine was ready to run, but incurred delay due to co-vCPU scheduling contention. To remedy Co-Stop on a VM, decrease the number of vCPUs...
View ArticleCan you remove the storage tab from the node details view for physical servers?
So we have recently deployed Solarwinds Orion and I have managed to manipulate most of the customization we would like. What I have noticed is on the node details page, the storage tab seems to be tied...
View ArticleMonthly performance graphs only showing in 12-hour segments
We are looking to provide performance data and graphs for certain metrics to our business groups. If done weekly, we keep a pretty accurate amount of data via graphs, as the data only normalizes in...
View ArticleVirtualisation Manager and SSL from a CA
Hi All I need to run Virtualization Manager 6.1 with an SSL fromour certificate authority. However the instructions in the admin guide are a little unclear. It says to edit the server.xml file to...
View Articlerestore virtualizaton manager on another server
May I ask how to migrate a virtual appliance (Virtual Machine on VMWare 5) running VMan to another another virtual machine that has a different ip address and name.
View ArticleLocal Orion SAM users can't see virtual machines
We have a licensed SAM installation and a trial Virtualization Manager license. I've configured Virtualization Manager to poll my vCenters, and polling is working properly. I've enabled integration...
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Query Help - Finding Missing Data post-VMAN Integration
We're currently running VMAN 6.1.1 and we've integrated our instance with our NPM instance. Ta-da -- magic datastore data appears for hosts and VMs and -- oh, wait a minute? Why doesn't that host...
View ArticleHow do i get the Virtualization Manager Dashboard in Orion to open using HTTP...
Currently when I got the VMan Dashboard in Orion, it fails to load. It first mentions an SSL issue but when i look into the actual page source I see it is trying to load the Vman instance using HTTPS...
View ArticleAnyone heard of Dell foglight?
I got an email from one of my coworkers with this attached Dell Foglight optimizes storage 96 times faster than SolarWinds* Just wondering if anyone has tried foglight and SW virtualization manager? I...
View ArticleCompatibility of Solarwinds Apps with VMWare 6.0 Update 2
Hi, We are evaluating updating to VMWare 6.0 Update 2 and were wondering if there were any compatibility issues with Solarwinds products. Thanks in advanceBranks
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New VMs and Snapshots this week
Hi - i'm struggling (again!) with a report. Been asked for a report to show new virtual machines create in the last month. i thought this would be quite easy, create a custom table, then all virtual...
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...
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