How 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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Let the community know how impressed you are with Virtualization Manager and earn a $25 Amazon gift card! Simply post your review in Spread The Word with the questions answered below: What was...
View ArticleUser vs. Admin - Dashboard Access
I'm a little confused. I have configured Active Directory authentication for my users and have enabled the automatic creation of user-level accounts. No problem. Users log in and should only have...
View ArticleWorking out storage contention
Hi Guys, Has any one been able to generate a report based upon storage contention? Obviously virtual manager already has reports for CPU contention, ie the ready state, but I am curious to see if a...
View ArticleSpace used by vmware.log files
Hello, I am new to Virtualization Manager, and really like it.Can you please tell me if there is a way to report on the space being consumed by the vmware.log files for each vm on the datastore, and...
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...
View ArticleIs there a counter for co-stop
I apologize if this has been answered, I couldn't find it.Is there a counter in solarwinds for co-stop, or CSTP?
View Articlevirtualization manager and security scans
Good morning all. I am responsible for helping maintain our solarwinds environment and have been approaced by our information security team regarding solarwinds virtualizaition manager. They...
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Should “Virtual Machine Manager” be put on the same server as the orion server?
Should “Virtual Machine Manager” be put on the same server as the orion server?
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Announcing GA of Virtualization Manager Service Release 6.1.1
VMAN is now generally available in the Customer Portal for all customers on Active Maintenance. Several important issues were addressed in this Service Release including: Significant security updates...
View ArticleUnlicensed Sockets - How to find them?
I have a big environment. Really big. We had originally spec'd out our environment a few months ago and purchased the appropriate licensing. Lo and behold, by the time we got VMAN rolled out people...
View ArticleUser vs. Admin - Dashboard Access
I'm a little confused. I have configured Active Directory authentication for my users and have enabled the automatic creation of user-level accounts. No problem. Users log in and should only have...
View Article"vmStatsProvider" causing Solarwinds to give false "down" alerts?
Hi Everyone, Does anyone have experience Solarwinds giving false "down" alerts on with virtual servers?It happened on a server yesterday morning, twice. We received alerts from Solarwinds that a...
View ArticleStill hunting phantom snapshots
I have a feeling that I have significant opportunity to hunt down and eliminate many phantom snapshots. Unfortunately, the Orphaned VMs report is broken in version 6.1 and later, but the Alert for VM...
View ArticleData collection fails for some vCenter Servers after upgrading to...
A new KB article was posted today to the address issue where Virtualization Manager 6.1.1 fails to connect to vCenter after being upgraded from version 4.0 or below. The issue is caused by the RSA key...
View ArticleStandard Deviation in collected data?
I was talking through the data collection (default) intervals with one of our VMware architects earlier this week. This is what I told him: VMAN polls every 10 minutes via the vSphere APIData is...
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 ArticleCustom Dashboard
I am looking to make a custom dashboard with all the same content as the Administrator Dashboard but for only a small subset of servers. Is this possible and how would I go about doing it?
View ArticleLicensing VMs
I would like to know if it is possible to not monitor a select group of Virtual machines as far as a licensing perspective. We have a group of 30 VM's that we don't want Virtualization Manager to look...
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