VCOPS: Failed to get RMI connection
I'm in the process of re-registering my vCenter servers to VCOPS (with another username). Once in a while I have this error message: Unable to connect to vCenter Server. Details: Failed to get RMI...
View ArticleVCOPS: Cannot import LDAP users
When trying to import users from LDAP I'm getting: One or more users already exist and haven't been imported. This issue isn't new and in fact there are multiple blog post can be found (like Zsoldier's...
View ArticleVCOPS: Super Metrics, get them right!
Using Super Metrics in VCOPS is quite common and well documented. There are also nice blog posts (http://www.batchworks.de/using-super-metrics-to-monitor-cpu-ready-part1/ and...
View ArticleVCOPS: GA version 5.7.0 and Horizon View Adapter 1.5.0
I'm quite excited. Just found on the VMware website that VCOPS for Horizon View is GA. Together with this release there is also a new version for VCOPS -> 5.7.0. One of the cool things with this...
View ArticleVCOPS: Show all scheduled reports
The ability to schedule reports in VCOPS is quite cool. Taken from capacity IQ these reports can be run weekly or monthly on a specific time and day of week allowing you to show the report as CSV (to...
View ArticleVCOPS: UI session timeout
By default your session times out from the UI (both the vsphere ui as the custom ui) after 30 minutes of inactivity. This can be annoying when you're running a big screen display showing your favorite...
View ArticleVCOPS: Group your dashboards
I don't know how long this feature has been in the product, however I couldn't find any documentation around it. You can group your dashboards by naming the tab: [group]/[name]. Here is an example:...
View ArticleVCOPS: 5.7.1 fix for VIN (blacklist)
In the release notes for VCOPS 5.7.1 one of the fixed issues for VIN is: "vCenter Infrastructure Navigator adapter discovers too many resourcesThe vCenter Infrastructure Navigator adapter was...
View ArticleLog Insight: GA now (1.0.4)
Just learned through Twitter Log Insight is GA now version 1.0.4. Check out the full details on the VMware Product page. Scalable I've been running the beta for some time now and I like this product...
View ArticleVCOPS: Automatic dashboard switching
There was a nice question on the VCOPS forum today about having a big screen and rotating through custom dashboards automatically. Custom dashboards is a 'Advanced/Enterprise' feature, and I think you...
View ArticleVCOPS: Please select fault alert (workaround))
Just got back from my holiday - first thing to check is our VCOPS environment of course (and secondly, start writing these kind of posts ). One thing that always attracs my attentions, that...
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