ESXi Host does not appear in Virtualization Summary
I have added my vCenter server and 'supposedly' all of my VMware/ESXi hosts into inventory using Network Sonar Discovery. Everything was found perfectly, and when browsing Settings > Node &...
View ArticleA few questions for new install
I just installed Solarwinds Virtualization Manager today and I'll admit, I'm a bit raw when it comes to some of the VMWare metrics. I have a few questions from a first time user. Under the Storage...
View ArticleSolarWinds License Management: Failed to get managed item count for this...
Hello Everybody, I am new to SolarWinds Virtualization Manager and this is the first time I am trying to set it up. If I run the configuration Wizard under Setup, I can go fine up to "Collection...
View ArticleChange default SSH admin account (VMAN 5.1.1.10000)
I'm having trouble finding documentation on how to change the default SSH admin account. I'd like to have the SSH terminal allow the same credentials as the users of the web interface (which are...
View ArticleCurrent KPIs and long-term capacity are equally important metrics
When people hear the term “key performance indicators”, they often think of management metrics. But, if you’re here, you also know – or at least suspect – that there are a variety of key performance...
View ArticleVMWare DPM - How does VMan deal with this?
Hi All I have been asked the question by our virtualisation team "If we switch on DPM (Distributed Power Management) within VMWare how will Solarwinds Deal with it?" At present we have not purchased...
View ArticleIs multi-hypervisor support a must-have in management tools?
Hello, fellow thwackers!Let me ask you a question: When you look at buying virtualization management tools, whether you’re looking for tools to perform comprehensive management of the virtual...
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How can I create a widget with IOPS per LUN?
In order to see the VMs that are using the most IOPS on a datastore (and thereby creating latency for the other VMs), it would be nice to have a widget that shows the IOPS per LUN for a VM.Currently, I...
View ArticleAdd Virtualization Manager as an additonal tab to NPM
I believe I saw this a while back, but cannot seem to find it. Looking for a little help. Thanks.
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Invalid certificate
Hi all- #1. I am hoping someone can help me resolve this certificate error. when clicking the dashboard tab under virtualization in Orion: I have installed the cert multiple times, both on my...
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 ArticleOversized VMs in Cluster report issue
Hi,I am testing trial version of Solarwinds Hyper9. I run the oversized VMs report. I figured out that Configured memories are smaller than Recommended memory for most of the vms in the report from...
View ArticleVirtual Machine Latency Top-N:VM Latency Hour
Hi Everyone, I am new to the forum and also to the Virtualization Manager product so I was wondering if you could offer some advice please. One of the things I am using the product for is to try and...
View ArticleWMI With ESX/Virtualcenter
Hello all I'm hoping someone can help me because the Admin guide seems to be vague on this. If I'm doing ESX/Virtualcenter integration with Virtualization Manager will the WMI still work to pull...
View ArticleHow do I get latency stats for my NFS datastores?
running 6.0.1. we use almost exclusively NFS. I'm not getting much useful data for the datastore latency and IOPS widgets. Suggestions? thank you
View ArticleCurrent KPIs and long-term capacity are equally important metrics
When people hear the term “key performance indicators”, they often think of management metrics. But, if you’re here, you also know – or at least suspect – that there are a variety of key performance...
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Invalid certificate
Hi all- #1. I am hoping someone can help me resolve this certificate error. when clicking the dashboard tab under virtualization in Orion: I have installed the cert multiple times, both on my...
View Articlecreating virtualization manager alert
hi guys,need help to create a new alert...im not familiar with those query strings...is there any refferrence for this? orion/NPM alert is way more friendly and straight forward even for...
View ArticleDashboard slow refresh status
Hi,Firstly congrats for the new 6.0.1, it is fill in many boring gaps. My question is why all parameters and statuses are so sluggish on the dashboards?I mean when we see a bad status for some...
View ArticleHow to list VMware snapshots and space used by a VM
I am new to Virtualization Manager and trying to get used to the navigation as things aren't very intuitive for me in this product. I have found multiple places where an alert or trend will show that...
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