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Example Action 173SNMP settings 176Advanced settings 176Accessing historical alert information 178Using the Time Travel tool 178Viewing the history of

Chapter 3: Administration and setupVirtualization Manager also calculates peak sample values. Peak values are themaximum values from the 20 second sam

l Hourly Rollup (peak): The highest values from the data collected during thelast hour.l Daily Rollup (peak): The highest values from the hourly rollu

Chapter 3: Administration and setupPeriod Default retention periodLatest values (raw data) 14 days (configurable)Hourly rollup 90 days (configurable)D

Chapter 4: Key featuresSolarWinds Virtualization Manager is a comprehensive virtual environmentmanagement solution that helps you solve VM sprawl, ide

Chapter 4: Key featuresl What did my environment look like in the past?l What details are collected per resource?l How similar are two resources?Capac

How do I find performance bottlenecks?Bottlenecked areas, where a single or limited number of items restrict theperformance of a resource, can be iden

Chapter 4: Key featuresHow can I solve VM sprawl, reclaim resources, and rightsize myvirtual environment?Virtualization Manager includes a VM sprawl d

(/virtualMachine/memory <= 1740.8 and /virtualMachine/cpuCount <=5) then211.7 else if(/virtualMachine/memory <= 7680 and /virtualMachine/cpuC

Chapter 5: DashboardsDashboards form a single pane of glass to highlight important information aboutyour virtual environment. Dashboards are customiza

Chapter 5: DashboardsAdmin - DesktopProvides a high level view of VMs running a desktop OS and relatedinfrastructure.AdministratorProvides a quick vie

11Using detailed comparison by category 196Chapter 11: Dependency maps 197Using the initial context 197Setting context 198Understanding alerts 198Addi

Dashboard basicsYou can always return to the dashboards by clicking the logo at the top left of theSolarWinds Virtualization Manager application or by

Chapter 5: DashboardsEach dashboard contains a final widget with a blue plus sign (+) which you canclick to add a new widget to the dashboard. This wa

l Edit widget: Edit the options and properties of the widget. In most widgetsyou can configure the data columns that are displayed in the widget from

Chapter 5: Dashboardsl Notes widgetl Performance Chart widgetl RSS Feed widgetl Top N widgetl Trend widgetAlert Monitor widgetBy using Alert Monitor w

the Content Manager, and then select only that tag.5. Save the alert.The only custom control for an Alert Monitor Widget is the Refresh link at the to

Chapter 5: DashboardsAll content in SolarWinds Virtualization Manager has a type, tags, and an owner.To add a new Content Viewer widget, click the blu

You can also click the blue plus (+) widget at the end of every dashboard to addthe widget manually. In this process, you are prompted for the Search

Chapter 5: DashboardsFitment widgets are driven by a supply side and a demand side. The supply sideis a Resource Container and defines the computing r

The default map widget view displays all available VMs, hosts, datastores,clusters, and applications. To switch object types, click the object counter

Chapter 5: DashboardsPerformance Chart widgetBy using the Performance Chart widget you can place metrics on your dashboard.Note: New chart widgets are

On-demand reporting 209Scheduled report jobs 210Downloading reports 211Configuring schedules 211Removing report jobs 212Pausing and resuming report jo

To configure the RSS Feed Widget, click the blue plus (+) widget at the end of adashboard, and then provide the URL of the RSS feed you want to view i

Chapter 5: DashboardsTo configure a Top N widget, click the blue plus (+) widget at the end of adashboard to add the widget manually. Then specify the

Multi-trend tables provide a tabular view of trend data:To create a new Facet Historical Chart widget, find the trend in the BusinessViews section of

Chapter 5: Dashboardsl Trailing Window (days): The amount of history to show on the historicalchart.On the Trends tab, click Add Trend to add one or m

This option provides a direct URL to a read-only view of the widget as well as theHTML source code to embed the widget in another web page. The URL is

Chapter 5: Dashboards6. Group the available resources by type, and then select CustomResources.7. Select Custom HTML, and then click Add selected reso

l Widget Token: This field is for the unique token for the widget. This isthe last section of the widget URL after the = symbol.3. Click Save to displ

Chapter 6: Business viewsBusiness Views provide graphical representations of virtual infrastructure trends,historical performance, and make-up. They g

Chapter 6: Business viewswithin each search result. You can change the default four hour interval to runsearches more or less often, but this value ty

To avoid building trends from scratch, you can base new trends onalready existing ones. Choose a trend under Explore > Content, andthen modify the

13AppStack Environment View and AppStack Environment resource 229Creating virtualization alerts in the Orion Alert Manager 229Creating virtualization

Chapter 6: Business viewssegmentation for the operating system so that you see one trend line persegmenting value.After you finished setting up the de

display how an individual pie section breaks down according to a custom label.For example, if you have a custom label defined for each department, you

Chapter 6: Business viewsl Net Packets Rxl Net Packets TxTo view data for any object, select one or more objects, and then click Add toChart.This take

l: Click this control to view the individual component values that determinethe overall value of this line. For example, viewing the component values

Chapter 6: Business viewsCapacity planningAll lines on the performance charts include an optional "best fit" line that shows aflat line whic

l Config Collections: Displays an overlay of the configuration collectiontimes.l Notes: Displays an overlay of notes.l Alerts: Displays a historical o

Chapter 7: SearchThe search engine of Virtualization Manager has been specifically tailored tohandle the challenges posed by searching large, in-depth

Chapter 7: Searchperformance, and utilization of the virtual infrastructure. This data repository isqueried by the search service of Virtualization Ma

To save an executed search query:1. Click Save as at the bottom of the main interface.2. Specify the name, description, tags, and permissions for the

Chapter 7: SearchSearch result actionsSelect the check boxes next to one or more search result to see the availableactions that you can execute on the

Percent Availability 242Percent Memory Used 242Predicted Datastore Space Depletion 242Predicted VM Disk Depletion 243Resource Utilization 244Setup Vir

basis for other activities, such as creating trends, alerts, or performance charts, orfor data export, select an action.The search query actions are t

Chapter 7: SearchLanguage syntaxThe following sections contain information about the Virtualization Managersearch query language elements, and about t

search looks for terms that match the search term with the single characterreplaced. For example, to search for "ESX3.0.1" or "ESX3.0.2

Chapter 7: SearchUsing range searchesBy using range queries, you can match documents whose field values arebetween the lower and upper bound specified

Boosting a termVirtualization Manager provides the relevance level of matching documentsbased on the terms found. To boost a term, use the caret (^) s

Chapter 7: Searchdocument. This is equivalent to a union using sets. You can use the || symbol inplace of the word OR. To search for documents that co

GroupingYou can use parentheses to group clauses to form sub-queries. This can beuseful to control the Boolean logic for a query. To search for either

Chapter 7: SearchSearch query Resultsnamedrcarecords-2-testrca* Returns all VMs with any datacontaining a word startingwithrcarcarecords-?-test Retu

Search query Results+Mail Server Any VMs with any data that mustcontain the stringMailbut mayalso contain the stringServerMail NOT Server Any VMs w

Chapter 7: SearchNot all properties have a sub-property, therefore many named field searches usethe following syntax:CI_TYPE.PROPERTY:VALUE.Example se

15Top XX VMs by Storage Consumed 257Top XX VMs by Underallocated CPU 258Top XX VMs by Underallocated Memory 258Top XX VMs by Used Space 258Usage MHz 2

Named field (without “vm.” qualifier) DescriptionvCPUsconfigureddiskDrives.capacity Capacity ofconfiguredvirtual disk inMBsdiskDrives.label Name ofcon

Chapter 7: SearchNamed field (without “vm.” qualifier) DescriptionenvironmentFor.networkAdapters.defaultGateway.ipV4Address IP address ofdefaultgatewa

Named field (without “vm.” qualifier) DescriptiondeviceenvironmentFor.runningOS.computerName NetBIOSname forGuest OSenvironmentFor.runningOS.currentTi

Chapter 7: SearchNamed field (without “vm.” qualifier) DescriptionenvironmentFor.runningOS.paeEnabled Whetherphysicaladdressmemoryextensionsare enable

Named field (without “vm.” qualifier) Descriptionfor service onGuest OSenvironmentFor.runningOS.services.type Type ofservice forservice onGuest OSenvi

Chapter 7: SearchNamed field (without “vm.” qualifier) DescriptionenvironmentFor.runningOS.versionInfo.servicePackMinor Minor versionnumber ofservice

Named field (without “vm.” qualifier) Descriptionhypervisoridentity.configFileName Name of VMconfigurationfileidentity.relativePathName Path name ofVM

Chapter 7: SearchNamed field (without “vm.” qualifier) Descriptionmachinemanufacturer Virtualizationinfrastructurevendormemory Memoryconfigured inMBsm

Named field (without “vm.” qualifier) DescriptionsnapshotsnapshotSummary.fullPath Full path ofsnapshotsnapshotSummary.name Name ofsnapshotsnapshotSumm

Chapter 7: SearchNamed field (without “vm.” qualifier) DescriptionvirtualDisk.controllerType Controllertype forvirtual diskvirtualDisk.location File s

Appendix A: Troubleshooting Hyper-V discovery 269Why does Virtualization Manager not receive information from Hyper-V Hosts? 269Testing local WMI serv

Named field (without “vm.” qualifier) DescriptionvirtualMediaDevice.media Media type ofvirtual mediadevicevirtualMediaDevice.name Name ofvirtual media

Chapter 7: SearchNamed field (without “vm.” qualifier) DescriptionnumberUsing the query builderThe query builder is an interactive tool with which you

With the Add Label Filter you can add a filter based on the custom labels definedin Virtualization Manager. For more information, see Custom labels.By

Chapter 7: SearchIssue Search queryNumber of X of Y (Dell2950s)model:2950 AND “manufacturer: Dell, Inc.”All 3.0.x VMs hostServer/deviceProperties/valu

VmotionIssue Search queryVMs with mediaattachedNOT $/virtualMachine/media/colSize:0VMs with mediaattachedvirtualMediaDevice/connected:trueNICs down NO

Chapter 7: SearchGuest OS issuesIssue Search queryOS version is X.Y environmentFor/runningOS/versionInfo/version:5.1.*OS build is X environmentFor/run

Issue Search queryHotfixVMswithpatchconflictenvir-onmentFor/runningOS/componentUpdates/displayName:KB111111AND envir-onmentFor/runningOS/componentUpda

Chapter 8: AlertsVirtualization Manager uses alerts to monitor the environment for specifiedconditions, and to notify users or external systems about

Chapter 8: AlertsTo disable an alert without removing it, navigate to Explore > Content,and then select an alert. Click Open at the lower left to o

setting up every alert to evaluate on performance data, set the Evaluate on scopeof the alert to match the data the alert analyzes.CriteriaAlerts use

17Installing PowerShell 287Connecting to Virtualization Manager 288Searching in Virtualization Manager 288Using configuration item references 289Worki

Chapter 8: Alertssearch result is returned, but only if the search result is returned over a given timespan. In this case, specify the time span in th

l Any: The alert fires if any attribute is returned.l Range: The alert fires when the value of the attribute is outside of aspecified range.If you sel

Chapter 8: Alertsfield:sum(/virtualMachine/diskVolume/freeSpace)To get the cluster storage utilization, type the following in the Attribute field:(sum

Selected options Inactive Raised Active LoweredNone - Email sent - Email sentNotify on consecutive events - Email sent Email sent Email sentNotify onl

Chapter 8: Alerts4. Select the action from the list.<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><manifest xmlns="http://ww

my $timestamp;my $alertId;my $loginToken;get_args();my $client = Hyper9::Client->new( host => 'localhost:8983', );#$client->{servic

Chapter 8: Alertsl timestamp: The time stamp of the alert firing instance. This can be used toretrieve more details of this alert firing.l alertId: Th

In the In Context Search Link grouping, you can define a search query whichdisplays additional information about the resources for which the alert is

Chapter 8: AlertsIn the SNMP Trap OID Override field, you can specify a different OID for an alertif you do not want all alerts to use the same OIDs.

l Click the Plus icon to add the resource to a list.l Click the Map icon to place the resource in context on the map.l If you defined an in context se

SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Administrator GuideSolarWinds Virtualization ManagerAdministrator GuideAbout SolarWindsSolarWinds, Inc. develops and

Chapter 9: Capacity planningVirtualization Manager includes a capacity planning module where you can seewhen your current virtual infrastructure will

Chapter 9: Capacity planningl disk spaceYou can enter a resource container either directly from the Capacity Planning tab,or by running a search query

This window provides the following options:l Click Show Profile to toggle screens to edit the Usage Profile in context.l Click Load to load a Resource

Chapter 9: Capacity planningUsing usage profilesA usage profile is a group of Virtual Machines (VMs) that consume computingresources. The following pr

l By creating a static list of VMs in the profile.l By creating a dynamic set of VMs, by compiling a search query to search foreither VMs or clusters.

Chapter 9: Capacity planningl Click Details to view all the calculations that went into the capacity plan. Formore information about capacity planning

To generate a graph of the historic performance of CPU, memory, and diskutilization, click Consumption at the bottom of the Capacity Planning module.T

Chapter 9: Capacity planningThe calculations examine the availability of the following resources onhosts within the resource container:l CPU utilizati

l Average VMs: This column displays the number of VMs you can add,based on the average resources consumed by VMs within the usage profile.l Large VMs:

Chapter 9: Capacity planningIf the Usage Profile does not include clusters, the sizes are calculated based onall the averaged values per resource incl

ConventionsThe documentation uses consistent conventions to help you identify itemsthroughout the printed and online library.Convention SpecifyingBold

Note: These options are saved in the resource container. To save yourspecifications, make sure that you save the resource container. The total extrare

Chapter 9: Capacity planningCalculation settingsAny time you click Calculate, Virtualization Manager analyzes the load on theresource container, calcu

l Disk I/O (IOPS): The IOPS measurement of the disk.lNet I/O (Mbps)To make the new settings take effect immediately, click Update at the bottom ofthe

Chapter 9: Capacity planning3. Specify the days of the week when you want to collect performance data.4. Click Update to save your changes.Note: The s

Chapter 10: ConfigurationcomparisonVirtualization Manager can retain historical data for performance, state, event, andconfiguration data, and can vis

Chapter 10: Configuration comparisonThis page is comprised of several key details. The left column displays a list ofcategories of attributes that you

Multiple virtual machine or host comparisons help you understand changes thatshould have some degree of logical similarity such as parent-child relati

Chapter 11: Dependency mapsBy using dependency maps, you can see one item in your virtual infrastructureand its relationship to the rest of the infras

Chapter 11: Dependency mapsOnly those virtual infrastructure items that are related to what is in contextwill be displayed on the dependency map.Setti

1. Select the small check box in the upper left of the items you want to add to achart.2. Click More in the upper right, and then select Add to Chart.

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Chapter 11: Dependency mapsaccordingly, providing a historical view of the configuration and dependencies ofyour virtual infrastructure.Any Comparison

Chapter 12: ContentThe Content module of Virtualization Manager has two main sections. The leftside is a content filter where you can drill down to ex

Chapter 12: ContentAny time you create and save content of any type in Virtualization Manager, it isdisplayed in the content manager with you as its o

Contenttype DescriptionAlerts Monitors incoming data and triggers notifications based onrules.Dashboards Collections of widgets available on the user&

Chapter 12: ContentTagsIn the Tags accordion content filter section on the left, you can filter content bytags. By default, this view has no tags sele

Owner and permissionsFor administrators, all content is accessible on the content management page.Non-administrator users only have access to their co

Chapter 13: ListsLists, and more specifically, the Active List, provide a mechanism to group relatedobjects into permanent collections to be reused at

Chapter 13: ListsYou can continuously add items to the active list from multiple pages inVirtualization Manager. After you have completed finding and

Chapter 14: ReportingThere are two types of reporting possibilities in SolarWinds VirtualizationManager, On-demand reporting and Data exports.Reports

Chapter 14: Reporting5. Select the attributes you want to export, either from the list, or by using theFilter field.6. Click OK.7. Repeat Steps 4 to 6

Chapter 1: IntroductionSolarWinds Virtualization Manager offers an easy-to-use, scalable virtualizationmanagement solution whose resources can also be

To access the reporting interface:1. Click Reporting.2. Click On-Demand Reporting.The following scripted reports are available in SolarWinds Virtualiz

Chapter 14: Reportingin progress, and here you can also configure the jobs to run them on a periodicbasis.The Report Schedules page has the following

GMT to describe the recurrence interval. Finally, you can choose an enddate after which no more jobs will be run on this schedule.l Notifications: Her

Chapter 14: Reporting4. Specify the permission, name, description, and the associated tags of thenew report.5. Click Save.6. To schedule when the repo

Chapter 15: Custom labelsLabels provide a mechanism to insert business information into VirtualizationManager so that business data can be searched, e

Chapter 15: Custom labels1. Type the new value in the field next to the appropriate label.2. Click Save changes.Removing labelsTo remove a label, perf

Chapter 16: NotesNotes are a mechanism to document details of VMs, hosts, clusters, datastores,and applications that cannot adequately be documented t

Chapter 17: Using the SolarWindsIntegrated Virtual InfrastructureMonitorThe following sections provide more information about the features available i

Chapter 17: Using the SolarWinds Integrated Virtual Infrastructure Monitorl Single Virtual Machinel Group of Virtual Machinesl Virtual Machine Name Pa

3. To limit an individual user account, complete the following steps:a. On the Individual Accounts tab, select the account you want to limit.b. Click

Chapter 1: IntroductionWhy install SolarWinds Virtualization ManagerSolarWinds Virtualization Manager includes the following features and fulfills the

Chapter 17: Using the SolarWinds Integrated Virtual Infrastructure MonitorObjects with measurements that exceed the Warning Level threshold aredisplay

vNode StatisticsVIM virtual machinesl CPULoadl MemLoadl CPUReady*l IOPSTotal*l IOPSRead*l IOPSWrite*l LatencyTotal*l LatencyRead*l LatencyWrite*l Netw

Chapter 17: Using the SolarWinds Integrated Virtual Infrastructure MonitorTo define a baseline for an individual vNode:1. Click Edit thresholds on the

Note: To configure thresholds for, for example, all virtual machines under a givenhost, first select all vNodes, and then deselect the vNodes for whic

Chapter 17: Using the SolarWinds Integrated Virtual Infrastructure MonitorStatus Applies toMachinel HostUpl Clusterl vCenterl Datastorel VirtualMachin

vCenterStatus Icon DescriptionUp The vCenter is connected and running without problems.Unknown The vCenter has not been polled recently.Unreachable Th

Chapter 17: Using the SolarWinds Integrated Virtual Infrastructure MonitorClusterStatus Icon DescriptionCritical In a VMware environment, the cluster

StatusIconforESX(i)Icon forHyper-V Descriptionon the host is active in vSphere.Up The host is connected and running withoutproblems.Unknown Either the

Chapter 17: Using the SolarWinds Integrated Virtual Infrastructure MonitorVirtual MachineStatusIcon forVMwareIcon forHyper-V DescriptionDown - The Hyp

AppStack Environment View and AppStack Environment resourceStatus Icon DescriptionDown The item is shut down or is in a critical state.Shutdown The it

Multi-DisciplineFacilitates broad problem isolation, forensics, performance management,and capacity and consolidation planning processes over the enti

Chapter 17: Using the SolarWinds Integrated Virtual Infrastructure MonitorFor information about creating and editing alerts in the Alert Manager, seeC

To be able to use virtualization reports in the Report Manager, IVIM andVirtualization Manager must be integrated. If the integration is removed, thed

Chapter 17: Using the SolarWinds Integrated Virtual Infrastructure Monitorl Virtual hostsl Virtual machinesl Data storesApart from the AppStack Enviro

Virtualization Manager, see Preparing for the integration of VirtualizationManager.For information about installing SRM, see Installing Storage Resour

Chapter 18: Integrated VirtualizationInfrastructure Monitor resourcesThe following sections provide detailed information about the specific Integrated

Chapter 18: Integrated Virtualization Infrastructure Monitor resourcesNotes:l A datastore refers to a VMWare datastore, Hyper-V local storage, orHyper

To modify the view, click Customize Page at the top right corner of the view.Datacenters with ProblemsThis resource provides a list of datacenters tha

Chapter 18: Integrated Virtualization Infrastructure Monitor resourcesDatastore IOPS and LatencyThis resource, available on the Datastore Details view

To view the exact memory load percentages at a given point in time, hover overthe appropriate bar in the chart.Click Export to get a printable and exp

Chapter 18: Integrated Virtualization Infrastructure Monitor resourcesHosts with ProblemsThis resource provides a list of hosts that experience proble

Chapter 1: Introductionl Real-time dashboards for forecasting, detecting, and troubleshootingcapacity bottlenecksl Integrated capacity planning for VM

Click Export to convert chart data into XLS or HTML format. You can adjust thetitle, the default zoom range, the time period, the sample interval, and

Chapter 18: Integrated Virtualization Infrastructure Monitor resourcesClick Export to convert chart data into XLS or HTML format. You can adjust theti

To view the number of running or not running VMs at a given point in time, hoverover the appropriate bar in the chart.Click Export to get a printable

Chapter 18: Integrated Virtualization Infrastructure Monitor resourcesClick Edit to adjust the resource title and the maximum number of datastores tod

the default location or datastore for vm and vhd files. All VMs managed by ahypervisor are automatically associated with this default datastore.Resour

Chapter 18: Integrated Virtualization Infrastructure Monitor resourcesl Network utilization - This VMl Network utilization - Hostl IOPS - This VMl Lat

Click Edit to adjust the type of information to display.Note: A datastore refers to a VMWare datastore, Hyper-V local storage, orHyper-V cluster share

Chapter 18: Integrated Virtualization Infrastructure Monitor resourcesthe default location or datastore for vm and vhd files. All VMs managed by ahype

Top VM IOPSThis resource provides a graph VM IOPS against a date or time period.Hover over a graph line to see details about all VMs at the data point

Chapter 18: Integrated Virtualization Infrastructure Monitor resourcesClick Edit to adjust the zoom range (controlled by the slider), the amount ofhis

Chapter 2: Installing SolarWindsVirtualization ManagerThis topic contains information about the installation and uninstallationprocedures for SolarWin

assigned to share.l To determine associations of VMs and datastores on Hyper-Venvironments, Virtualization Manager identifies what the system regards

Chapter 18: Integrated Virtualization Infrastructure Monitor resourcesTo filter the host list based on properties:1. Click Edit.2. Enter the SWQL filt

To filter the host list based on properties:1. Click Edit.2. Enter the SWQL filter in the Filter Hosts field. For more information, see theFilter Synt

Chapter 18: Integrated Virtualization Infrastructure Monitor resourcesTo filter the guest list based on properties:1. Click Edit.2. Enter the SWQL fil

To filter the guest list based on properties:1. Click Edit.2. Enter the SWQL filter in the Filter Guests field. For more information, seethe Filter Sy

Chapter 18: Integrated Virtualization Infrastructure Monitor resourcesNotes:l A datastore refers to a VMWare datastore, Hyper-V local storage, orHyper

Top XX VMs by Overallocated CPUThis resource, available on the Sprawl view, provides a table with the followinginformation about VMs with overallocate

Chapter 18: Integrated Virtualization Infrastructure Monitor resourcesClick Edit to adjust the number of VMs and datastores to display.Notes:l A datas

Top XX VMs by Underallocated CPUThis resource, available on the Sprawl view, provides a table with the followinginformation about VMs with underalloca

Chapter 18: Integrated Virtualization Infrastructure Monitor resourcesl (Storage) Capacityl Storage Full By (date)Click Edit to adjust the maximum num

Chapter 2: Installing SolarWinds Virtualization ManagerSoftware RequirementsSupported browsers Internet Explorer 8 or laterMozilla Firefox 3.5 or late

Virtual Machine Details viewThe Virtual Machine Details view contains resources which provide informationabout the status of the particular virtual ma

Chapter 18: Integrated Virtualization Infrastructure Monitor resourcesl IOPS (Datastore and its Top VMs)l Virtual Machine LatencyClick Edit to adjust

5. Select any additional options required to monitor the VM, and then clickNext.6. Follow the remainder of the Add Node wizard to completion, and then

Chapter 18: Integrated Virtualization Infrastructure Monitor resourcesResource PoolsIndicates the total number of non-clustered hosts.ESX HostsIndicat

Click Edit to adjust the number of items to display.Virtualization Manager ToolsThis resource provides links that directly navigate to Virtualization

Chapter 18: Integrated Virtualization Infrastructure Monitor resources3. Expand the Integrated Virtual Infrastructure Monitor Settings grouping.4. Mod

the default location or datastore for vm and vhd files. All VMs managed by ahypervisor are automatically associated with this default datastore.Virtua

Chapter 18: Integrated Virtualization Infrastructure Monitor resourcesVMs Powered Off for More Than 30 DaysThis resource, available on the Sprawl view

l Titlel Subtitlel Maximum number of objects to displayl Filter by object statusVMware Clusters with ProblemsThis resource provides a list of clusters

Appendix A: Troubleshooting Hyper-V discoveryThe following section provides troubleshooting information for Hyper-V discoveryand collection on Virtual

Software orhardware Requirementsl vm.processorCount (as a result of the previous twomissing properties)l host.vSwitch.maxChimneyOffloads (as a result

Appendix A: Troubleshooting Hyper-V discoveryTesting local WMI servicesTesting the local WMI ensures that the Hyper-V host can be monitored andqueried

7. Select the Recursive radio button without entering a superclass name, andthen click OK.8. If the WMI class you are querying appears in this list, l

Appendix A: Troubleshooting Hyper-V discoveryat the Microsoft Knowledge Base.To manually reset the WMI counters:1. Stop the Windows Management Instrum

IP address of the target server.5. Type the user name and the password in the relevant fields, and typeNTLMDOMAIN:NameOfDomain in the Authority field,

Appendix A: Troubleshooting Hyper-V discoveryNote: If you use a local user account that is added to the administrator group, youneed to explicitly gra

4. Right-click Remote Procedure Call (RPC), and then click Start on thecontext menu.5. Select Recursive without entering a superclass name, and then c

Appendix A: Troubleshooting Hyper-V discoveryVerifying the firewall settingsTo allow Virtualization Manager to collect data, the following firewall ru

Enabling the core networking rulesEnsure that the core networking rules are enabled to collect informationsuccessfully from Hyper-V hosts.Note: These

Appendix A: Troubleshooting Hyper-V discoveryTo allow WMI traffic through the Windows Firewall on Windows 2008 R2:1. Log on to the computer you want t

6. Select This program path, and then type%SystemRoot%\System32\dllhost.exe.7. In Services, click Customize to ensure that Apply to all programs andse

Chapter 2: Installing SolarWinds Virtualization ManagerSoftware orhardware RequirementsLANEndpointl Msvm_SwitchPort class replaced by Msvm_EthernetSwi

Appendix A: Troubleshooting Hyper-V discovery8. Click Add Port.9. Enter the RPC port range.10. Click Change Scope, and then select Any computer.11. Cl

Though SolarWinds does not recommend altering this standard configuration, ifyou have a business case for doing so, then you can configure Virtualizat

Appendix A: Troubleshooting Hyper-V discoveryItem Needl Remote launch (default permission)l Local activation (limits permission)l Remote activation (l

7. Click Edit Default, and then ensure the user account you want to use tocollect WMI statistics has Local Access and Remote Access.8. Click OK.9. Cli

Appendix A: Troubleshooting Hyper-V discovery7. Click Edit, select This namespace and subnamespaces in the Apply tofield, and then click OK.8. Click O

To verify the credentials, perform the following steps:1. Log on to Virtualization Manager as an administrator.2. Navigate to Setup > Credentials.3

Appendix A: Troubleshooting Hyper-V discovery7. Enter a group name, and click Add Hosts.8. Enter the IP address of the monitored Hyper-V host.9. Click

Appendix B: Using PowerCLISolarWinds Virtualization Manager Power CLI enables you to leverage the powerof SolarWinds Virtualization Manager using Micr

Appendix B: Using PowerCLIWhen the installation is complete, select the SolarWinds Virtualization ManagerPowerCLI in the start menu (or on your deskto

Note: The parameters are optional, meaning that you can show all the items inyour result set. However, it can take a long time to display very large r

l Orion integrationl Federated collectorsMaster applianceConfigure the following inbound ports for communication with the VirtualizationManager master

Appendix B: Using PowerCLIUse the Get-Command built-in cmdlet to retrieve SolarWinds Virtualization Managercommands. You can also use the more precise

vi2h9.ps1 - This script synchronizes the folder and resource pool hierarchy of aVM along with the custom fields of both VMs and hosts to SolarWindsVir

Appendix B: Using PowerCLIUsing cmdletsThe following table provides information about the syntax and usage of cmdlets.Area Cmdlet Description Syntax E

Area Cmdlet Description Syntax ExampleOutBuffer <Int32>]Add-H9Cre-dentialAdds a credential set fordata collection. The avail-able credential typ

Appendix B: Using PowerCLIArea Cmdlet Description Syntax Examplesource Center to the list of tar-gets Virtualization Man-ager can collect against.<

Area Cmdlet Description Syntax ExampleTo modify the activesearch, use Set-H9Query.ending with20:Get-H9Res-ult 10 20Get-H9Facet Retrieves a list of fa

Appendix B: Using PowerCLIArea Cmdlet Description Syntax Examplecmdlet loads the list intothe active list. You canretrieve the contents ofthe active l

Area Cmdlet Description Syntax ExampleSet-H9Label"OS" "Windows"$vmGet-H9Label Returns a list of labelsand values for the spe-cifie

Appendix B: Using PowerCLIArea Cmdlet Description Syntax Example(Virtual Machine, Host,Datastore, or Cluster).machine savedin the $vm vari-able: New-H

Area Cmdlet Description Syntax Exampleing specified type (VirtualMachine, Host, Datastore,Cluster). The relatedtypes are the following:l 0: Virtual Ma

3SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Administrator Guide 18About SolarWinds 18Contacting SolarWinds 18Conventions 19SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Do

Chapter 2: Installing SolarWinds Virtualization ManagerPort Usage8983 Access from federated collectors to the master appliance during ini-tial setup.4

Appendix B: Using PowerCLIArea Cmdlet Description Syntax Example0 $hstRetrievingand man-aging usercontentGet-H9Con-tentRetrieves content itemsfrom Sol

Area Cmdlet Description Syntax Exampletent H9Content cmdlet, thiscommand makeschanges to content storedby SolarWinds Vir-tualization Manager.<Abstr

Appendix B: Using PowerCLIArea Cmdlet Description Syntax ExampleMachine, Host, Datastore,or Cluster) associatedwith a currently firingalert. The comma

Area Cmdlet Description Syntax Example[-ErrorVariable <String>][WarningVariable <String>] [-OutVariable <String>] [-OutBuffer <In

Appendix B: Using PowerCLIArea Cmdlet Description Syntax Examplefiguration documents,stored between the spe-cified dates.<DateTime>] [[-CiRef] &

Appendix C: Using Perl SDKIf you do not already have Perl, download and install it. For Windows systems, werecommend using ActiveState's ActivePe

Appendix C: Using Perl SDKUsing the Perl ClientThe Perl Client module (Hyper9::Client) contains some inline POD (plain olddocumentation). To view the

# Search for VMs configured with less than 1GB memory and retrievetheir total# memory and memory usage at the same timemy @results = $client->searc

Appendix C: Using Perl SDK6. Insert the following code into the script to log out:$client->logout();7. Save the searchMemory.pl file and run it usi

The search example used previously is also provided in the Perl SDK .zip file,where it is called searchExample.pl.309Using the provided example

Federated collectorConfigure the following inbound ports on the federated collector.Port Usage5480 HTTPS access to the federated collector.22 SSH acce

Chapter 2: Installing SolarWinds Virtualization ManagerPort Usage8983 Access from federated collectors to the master appliance during ini-tial setup.D

Memory requirementsSolarWinds Virtualization Manager has the following memory requirementsbased on the number of hosts and VMs.Number of ESX hosts Num

Chapter 2: Installing SolarWinds Virtualization Manager117 = 90 + 0.15 x 90 + 0.15 x 90The number of ESX hosts above is guidance only, and is based on

e. Increase the Provisioned Size to the size you want.f. Click OK.2. Restart the appliance virtual machine.To expand the disk on Microsoft Hyper-V, co

Chapter 2: Installing SolarWinds Virtualization ManagerSoftware/Hardware Requirementevaluation purposes only:Windows 7Windows 7 SP1Windows 8 (except S

the screens available within the vSphere, or Hyper-V client, but can differ slightlybased on version.The SolarWinds Virtualization Manager appliance i

Chapter 2: Installing SolarWinds Virtualization Managerfree, but you will eventually exhaust this. For more information, see Diskspace requirements.9.

Installing Virtualization Manager on Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008This topic outlines the installation of SolarWinds Virtualization Manager as aMicros

Uninstalling Virtualization Manager 43Installing the Integrated Virtual Infrastructure Monitor (IVIM) 43Preparing for the integration of Virtualizatio

Chapter 2: Installing SolarWinds Virtualization Manager11. Click OK.12. Start the VM.13. Right-click the virtual appliance in the inventory, and then

Installing Virtualization Manager on Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012This topic outlines the installation of SolarWinds Virtualization Manager as aMicros

Chapter 2: Installing SolarWinds Virtualization Manager14. Right-click the virtual appliance, and then select Settings.15. Select Network Adapter.Note

e. Enter the DNS Server 2.f. Enter a host name to use for the virtual appliance.g. Click Save Settings.26. Click Proxy and enter proxy server informat

Chapter 2: Installing SolarWinds Virtualization ManagerWeb Console for SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) or SolarWindsServer and Applicatio

Integrating Virtualization Manager for a VMware environmentIn getting Virtualization Manager data for a specific virtual machine, IVIM presentsVirtual

Chapter 2: Installing SolarWinds Virtualization ManagerFor information about installing NPM, see the SolarWinds Network PerformanceMonitor Administrat

3. Under Virtualization Discovery, click Discover My Network, and thencomplete the wizard.4. Click Settings > Virtualization Settings.5. Click Setu

Chapter 2: Installing SolarWinds Virtualization ManagerTo install the SolarWinds Integrated Virtual Infrastructure Monitor instandalone mode:1. Log on

8. Select the file system folder where you want to install SolarWinds IntegratedVirtual Infrastructure Monitor, and then click Next.9. Click Next on t

5License management in Virtualization Manager version 6.2 64Activating the license on a standalone Virtualization Manager installation 64Activating th

Chapter 2: Installing SolarWinds Virtualization Manager2. Click Submit.Possible issues during integrationDuring the integration process of Virtualizat

Error message ExplanationCould not use credentials from Vir-tualization Manager/Orion.This message indicates a general error.Check the error log for m

Chapter 2: Installing SolarWinds Virtualization ManagerError message ExplanationReconfiguring node to poll fromparent Virtual Center failed.If there i

Error message Explanationto node [NAME]([IP_ADDRESS]). +ERRORMESSAGEerror message returned by the Probe job provides moredetails.Managing nodes in the

Chapter 2: Installing SolarWinds Virtualization Managerl Leverage the Real-Time Event Log Viewer, the Real-Time ProcessExplorer, and the Service Contr

6. Open a browser to https://ip_address:5480 where ip_address is the IPaddress or name of the SolarWinds Virtualization Manager VM.7. Log in to the we

Chapter 2: Installing SolarWinds Virtualization Manager10. Log on to the website using your SolarWinds Virtualization Managercredentials.11. Click the

3. Select hyper9-config-jaas.conf, and then click Edit.4. Replace all of the existing content with the following, and then click Save.hyper9 {com.hype

Chapter 2: Installing SolarWinds Virtualization Managerin Activating a license key offline to manually upload your license, or contactSolarWinds Custo

Migrating from an existing virtual appliance to anew virtual applianceWith the migration tool you can move your data from an existing instance ofVirtu

Configuring HTTPS access only 80Enabling Dynamic Memory on Hyper-V 2008 servers 80Advanced setup 81User management 82Setting default dashboards for us

Chapter 2: Installing SolarWinds Virtualization Manager7. Enter the host name or IP address of the existing virtual appliance that youare migrating fr

Installing a federated collectorThe federated collector is distributed as a VMware virtual appliance OVFtemplate.To deploy and configure a federated c

Chapter 2: Installing SolarWinds Virtualization ManagerFor more information, see Configuring data sources.Updating a federated collectorAny federated

12. In the Collector Hostname field, enter the host name you want to use forthis collector.13. In the Collector Display Name field, enter the display

Chapter 2: Installing SolarWinds Virtualization ManagerThe section contains information about the following topics:l License management in Virtualizat

1. Install or upgrade the Virtualization Manager appliance. For installationinstructions, see Installing Virtualization Manager as a virtual appliance

Chapter 2: Installing SolarWinds Virtualization ManagerNote: You can also activate the primary license key on the SolarWinds IntegratedVirtual Infrast

3. Activate the primary license key on Virtualization Manager. For licenseactivation instructions, see Activating a license key online or Activating a

Chapter 2: Installing SolarWinds Virtualization ManagerUpgrade:1. Upgrade SolarWinds NPM or SolarWinds SAM. For upgrade instructions,see Upgrading Sol

To modify the default settings:1. Navigate to Setup > Advanced Setup.2. Click System Properties.3. To modify the default license update checking fr

7Data rollup 100Data retention 101Aggregation 102Infrastructure aging 102Chapter 4: Key features 103Dashboard 103Explore 103Capacity planning 104Searc

Chapter 2: Installing SolarWinds Virtualization ManagerActivating a license key onlineIf you can access the SolarWinds website from a computer that ca

8. Copy the Activation Key from the Customer Portal, and then paste it into theActivation Key field of the SolarWinds Virtualization Manager LicenseIn

Chapter 2: Installing SolarWinds Virtualization Manager12. Click Generate License File.13. Click the license download link to download the license fil

Chapter 3: Administration and setupThis topic contains information about administration and setup activities in twoparts:Basic setupBasic setup is the

Chapter 3: Administration and setupTo run the Configuration Wizard:1. Log on to SolarWinds Virtualization Manager.2. Click Setup.3. Click Configuratio

l Username: The login name or user ID of the account. This is usually root,administrator, or some domain administrator account.l Password: The passwor

Chapter 3: Administration and setupl Collector: If you have set up a federated data collector to use for thiscollection, select the federated collecto

Note: Configuration jobs should not occur more often than once per hour. For allpractical purposes, the default setting of collection once every 12 ho

Chapter 3: Administration and setupActive VMsVirtual machines which are accessible for data collection and are registeredwith their hosts or Virtual C

l Authentication Password: The password for the email account used tosend emails from this SMTP server.l From Address: Sent emails arrive from this em

Fitment widget 116Map widget 117Notes widget 118Performance Chart widget 119RSS Feed widget 119Top N widget 120Trend widget 121Customizing widgets 123

Chapter 3: Administration and setupAt the end of the Configuration Wizard, the Configuration Summary screen isdisplayed. This screen displays the data

5. Under Memory Management, click Dynamic.6. Set the amount of memory for Startup RAM and Maximum RAM.7. Turn on the virtual machine.8. If the guest o

Chapter 3: Administration and setupl Configuring a mail server to send email alertsl Configuring SNMP traps to integrate with a third party systems ma

l Email: The email address for the user.l Description: A brief description of the user.Click Save to finish the process.Click Edit to edit the full na

Chapter 3: Administration and setup3. Enter the Network address and Mask for your new inclusion list.4. Click Save.You can add as many filters as you

After saving a new Trap Host, click Send Test Trap to test the integration.SNMP trap receivers may need details of the Manager alert MIB (ManagementIn

Chapter 3: Administration and setup8. Optionally, to test the IP address of the server for connectivity, select theValidate Connections check box.9. I

8. Optionally, to test the IP address of the server for connectivity, select theValidate Connections check box.9. In the Search Filter field, type the

Chapter 3: Administration and setup4. Click Edit Configuration.5. Select ntp.conf, and then click Edit.6. Customize the NTP settings, and then click S

successive data collection jobs. The Active to Stale Interval defines thenumber of hours before a virtual machine goes from Active to Stale state.The

9Language syntax 141Terms 141Fields 141Using wildcard searches 141Using fuzzy searches 142Using proximity searches 142Using range searches 143Using da

Chapter 3: Administration and setupcollection.vmware.skip_storagepath_samplesIf the value of this property is set to true, the storagePath related sam

Perform DNS Resolution to Validate VMsDictates whether a reverse DNS lookup occurs before collecting data fromVM guests. This setting is deprecated.da

Chapter 3: Administration and setupThe following modules are available:l Add to Appl View Notesl Exportl Comparel Add to Chartl Mapl Labell Planl View

Configuring server loggingOn the Server Logging configuration page you can enable debug-level verboselogging for several categories of loggable events

Chapter 3: Administration and setupInexperienced users could cause serious damage to the system. When a userleaves the company, or otherwise should no

If you do not use the domain name for the name, you will continue to receivecertificate errors.7. Type yes when prompted to confirm your new key infor

Chapter 3: Administration and setupself-signed certificate. To preserve your configuration, create a backup ofthe server.xml file located in /usr/shar

l Your domain name instead of the first and last namel The name of your organizational unitl The name of your organizationl The name of your city or l

Chapter 3: Administration and setup16. Import the new certificate be entering the following command, wheremykeystore is the name of your new keystore

Configuration data includes properties such as CPU speed, CPU or networkinterface count, and host name. By default, configuration data is collected in