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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide

VMware vCenter Operations Manager

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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide Custom User Interface vCenter Operations Manager 5.7 This document supports the version of each product listed and supports all subsequent versions until the document is replaced by a new edition. To check for more recent editions of this document, see http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide You can find the most up-to-date technical documentation on the VMware Web site at: http://www.vmware.com/support/ The VMware Web site also provides the latest product updates. If you have comments about this documentation, submit your feedback to: docfeedback@vmware.com Copyright © 2013 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved. This product is protected by U.S. and international copyright and intellectual property laws.
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Contents VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide 7 1 Configuring and Managing vCenter Operations Manager 9 Configuring vCenter Operations Manager 9 Managing vCenter Operations Manager 9 Log In as the admin User 10 Using the Custom User Interface 11 2 Configuring Adapters 13 How Adapters Collect and Process Data 13 Defining Adapter Instances 14 Modifying Adapter Instances 16 Customize an Adapter Kind Icon 17 Suppress No Data Receiving Alerts 17 3 Configuring Resources 19 Defining Resour
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide Use a Tag to Find an Application 62 Modifying Applications 63 Modifying Application Tags 64 6 Configuring and Managing Users 65 Create a User Account 65 Importing LDAP Users 66 Configuring User Groups and Access Rights 70 Set Password Policies 72 Maintaining Users and User Groups 73 Run the User Audit Report 75 7 Configuring Alert Notifications 77 Configuring and Modifying Alert Handler Instances 77 Configuring Email Alert Notifications 81 Modifyin
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Contents Replication MQ Sender Is Blocked 124 10 Backing Up and Recovering Data 125 Backing Up and Recovering Data Components 125 Backing Up and Recovering Processing Components 132 11 Configuring the Repository Adapter 137 Repository Adapter Requirements and Limitations 137 Repository Adapter Configuration Steps 139 Creating a Database User for the Repository Adapter 139 Configure the Source Database Connection for the Repository Adapter 139 Configure the Output Destination for the Repository Adapter
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide The VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide (Custom User Interface) describes how to configure ® and manage the VMware vCenter™ Operations Manager Custom user interface. Intended Audience The information in this document is intended for anyone who must configure or manage vCenter Operations Manager by using the Custom user interface. VMware, Inc.
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Configuring and Managing vCenter Operations Manager 1 Before vCenter Operations Manager can begin collecting and analyzing your data, you must configure it. After it is configured, you can manage vCenter Operations Manager by performing basic system administration tasks.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide n View system performance and status information and examine log messages. See Chapter 8, “Performing Basic System Administration Tasks,” on page 103. n View, respond to, and resolve administrative system alerts. See Chapter 9, “Resolving Administrative System Alerts,” on page 117. n Back up vCenter Operations Manager data and processing components. See Chapter 10, “Backing Up and Recovering Data,” on page 125.
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Chapter 1 Configuring and Managing vCenter Operations Manager Using the Custom User Interface When you log in to the Custom user interface, your Home page appears in the browser window. The Home page contains the following components. Dashboards The tabs near the top of the Home page are your dashboards. The user groups to which your account belongs determine which dashboards are available to you. You can switch to a different dashboard by clicking its tab or selecting it from the Dashboards menu.
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Configuring Adapters 2 vCenter Operations Manager uses adapters to exchange information with the data collection landscape. Configuring adapters involves defining and maintaining adapter instances and credentials.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide Embedded adapters create resources through manual or auto-discovery. A particular embedded adapter might support one or both resource creation methods. Manual discovery You send a request to the data source to return all available resources and select the resources to add. This method is often referred to as discovering resources or the discovery process.
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Chapter 2 Configuring Adapters Add a Credential You must define a credential for each adapter instance that provides data to vCenter Operations Manager. Adapter instances use credentials to sign on to data sources. The information that you provide depends on the adapter kind and credential kind combination. Prerequisites View the list of defined credentials for the adapter kind and credential kind combination. See “View the List of Defined Credentials,” on page 14.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide Modifying Adapter Instances To maintain adapter instances, you might need to edit or delete credentials or adapter instances. Edit a Credential When you edit a credential, you can change its user name or password. The information that you can modify depends on the adapter kind and credential kind combination. Prerequisites View the list of defined credentials for the adapter kind and credential kind combination.
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Chapter 2 Configuring Adapters Delete an Adapter Instance If an adapter instance is no longer needed, you can delete it. Procedure 1 Select Environment > Configuration > Adapter Instances. 2 (Optional) Filter the list of adapter instances. a Select the collector to use from the Collector drop-down menu. Unless you added additional collectors, the only available collector is vCenter Operations Server. You can change the name of this collector when you install vCenter Operations Manager Standalone.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide 2 Add the property disabledNoDataReceivingAlertIds = resourceID. resourceID is the resource ID of the adapter instance. 18 3 Save your changes and close the advanced.properties file. 4 Restart the Analytics service. VMware, Inc.
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Configuring Resources 3 A resource is any entity in your environment for which vCenter Operations Manager can collect data, such as a router, switch, firewall, database, application server, or TCP/IP-based application.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide Discover Resources You typically define resources to vCenter Operations Manager through the manual discovery process. Discovering resources is usually more efficient than adding resources individually. NOTE You use discovery to define resources for embedded adapters. Resources that use external adapters are already added to vCenter Operations Manager and do not need to be discovered.
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Chapter 3 Configuring Resources 10 11 Select options for each resource kind. Option Description Import Import the resources but do not start collecting data. Resources appear in the resource list as Not Collecting and data is not stored and analysis is not performed. Collect Import the resources and start collecting data. When you select the Collect check box, the Import check box is also selected.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide 6 Select an adapter instance from the Adapter instance drop-down menu, or click Add to add a new adapter instance. 7 Select a resource kind from the Resource kind drop-down menu. Additional configuration options might appear, depending on your selection. 8 Type the name of the resource that the adapter monitors in the Target to collect from text box. The name must be the name of the resource as it appears in the adapter's operating environment.
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Chapter 3 Configuring Resources Creating and Assigning Resource Tags A large enterprise can have thousands of resources defined in vCenter Operations Manager. Creating resource tags and tag values makes it easier to find resources and metrics in vCenter Operations Manager. With resource tags, you select the tag value assigned to a resource and view the list of resources that are associated with that tag value. A tag is a type of information, such as Application or GEO Location.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide Table 3-1. Predefined Tags Tag Description Collectors (Full Set) Each defined collector is a tag value. Each resource is assigned to the tag value for the collector that it uses when you add the resource to vCenter Operations Manager. The default collector is vCenter Operations Server. Application Each defined application is a tag value. When you add a tier to an application, the tier is assigned to that tag value.
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Chapter 3 Configuring Resources What to do next Add a value to the resource tag. See “Add a Value to a Resource Tag,” on page 25. Add a Value to a Resource Tag A resource tag is a type of information, and a tag value is an individual instance of that type of information. You can add multiple values to a resource tag. If a resource tag is locked, you cannot add values to it. vCenter Operations Manager maintains locked resource tags. Prerequisites Add a resource tag. See “Add a Resource Tag,” on page 24.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide Associate a Resource with a Tag Value You can assign any number of resources to each tag value, and you can assign a single resource to tag values under any number of tags. Prerequisites n Create a resource tag. See “Add a Resource Tag,” on page 24. n Add a value to the resource tag. See “Add a Value to a Resource Tag,” on page 25. Procedure 1 Select Environment > Environment Overview.
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Chapter 3 Configuring Resources 4 Select the resource from the list. Grouping Resources by Physical Location Depending on your environment, you might want to group some or all of your resources according to their physical location. When resources are grouped according to their physical location, you can see the health of all of the resources in a particular place.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide Create a GEO Location Tag Value Before you can assign resources to a location, you must create that location as a value of the GEO Location tag and define its position on the map. Create tag values for each of your office locations. Prerequisites Activate the geographical location feature in vCenter Operations Manager. See “Activate the Geographical Location Feature,” on page 27. Procedure 1 Select Environment > Environment Overview.
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Chapter 3 Configuring Resources View the Resource Map You can use the world map on the Geographical tab on the Environment Overview page to see the health of the resources at some or all of your defined locations. The GEO widget shows a map similar to the map on the Geographical tab. You can add the GEO widget to any dashboard. Prerequisites n Activate the geographical location feature in vCenter Operations Manager. See “Activate the Geographical Location Feature,” on page 27.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide 3 4 (Optional) If the list of resources is long, filter the list to find the child resource or resources. Option Description Navigate the resource tag list for a resource Expand the resource tag and select a tag value that contains the resource. The resources for the tag value appear in the top pane of the List column. If you select more than one value for the same tag, the list contains resources that have either value.
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Chapter 3 Configuring Resources Procedure 1 Select Environment > Environment Overview. 2 On the List tab, select the resource or resources to affect. You can press Ctrl+click to select multiple individual resources or Shift+click to select a range of resources. 3 Click the Perform Multi-Collecting icon. The Adapter Instance Resources window opens. The window lists all of the adapter instances that the selected resources use. 4 Click the adapter instance to start or stop metric collection.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide 6 Option Description Monthly Set the number of months between maintenance periods and either the day of the month or the week and day. Yearly Set to a specific date or a specific month, day, and week. Click OK to save the maintenance schedule. The new maintenance schedule appears in the list in the Manage Maintenance Schedules window and is available when you add or edit resources.
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Chapter 3 Configuring Resources Delete a Maintenance Schedule When you do not need a maintenance schedule, you can delete it. Procedure 1 Select Environment > Maintenance Schedules. 2 Select the maintenance schedule to delete and cilck the Delete Schedule icon. 3 Click Yes on the confirmation window to delete the schedule. Edit a Maintenance Schedule When you edit a maintenance schedule, you can change the schedule name, start time and end times, and recurrence pattern.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide Edit Multiple Resources You can change the same property for multiple resources at the same time. For example, you can assign a new attribute package to several resources, or to all resources of a given resource kind, at the same time. You can change one or more properties and leave other properties unchanged. Procedure 1 Select Environment > Environment Overview. 2 On the List tab, select the resources to edit.
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Chapter 3 Configuring Resources 2 Select the adapter kind that contains the resource kind for which you want to set defaults from the Adapter kind drop-down menu. 3 In the list on the left, select the resource kind. 4 Select the default attribute package from the Attribute package drop-down menu. 5 Select the default super metric package from the Super Metric package drop-down menu.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide Delete a Resource Tag or Tag Value If you do not need a resource tag or tag value, you can delete it. Procedure 1 Select Environment > Environment Overview. 2 Click the Manage Tags icon on the left side of the page. 3 Delete the tag or tag value. 4 Option Action Delete a tag Click the tag name and click the Remove Tag icon. Delete a tag value Expand the tag, select the value, and click the Remove Tag Value icon. Click OK.
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Chapter 3 Configuring Resources 3 (Optional) To upload your own icon to use, click the Upload Icon icon, browse to and select the file to use, and click Open. The icon appears in the icon list. 4 Assign the resource kind icon. Option Action Assign an icon or change an assigned icon Select the resource kind in the list, click the icon to assign, and click the Assign Icon icon. Return to the default icon Select the resource kind and click the Assign Default Icons icon.
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Configuring Attribute Packages 4 vCenter Operations Manager can collect several types of data for a single resource. For example, for a database server, it might receive data on free disk space, CPU use, and the average response time for a database request. Each type of data is called an attribute in vCenter Operations Manager. A vCenter Operations Manager administrator creates attribute packages to tell vCenter Operations Manager which attributes to track for your resources.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide Dynamic and Hard Threshold Calculations A threshold is a value that marks the boundary between normal and abnormal behavior for a metric. When a metric crosses one of its thresholds, vCenter Operations Manager generates an anomaly. vCenter Operations Manager can use dynamic and hard thresholds. It defines dynamic thresholds for a metric based on historical and incoming data. A dynamic threshold changes, and a hard threshold is static.
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Chapter 4 Configuring Attribute Packages Except for Self - Total, any metric that vCenter Operations Manager generates that begins with Self includes data only for the resource. Metrics that begin with Full Set include data for all of the resource's children, but do not include the resource itself. Table 4-1. vCenter Operations Generated Attribute Package Metrics Name Description Self - Health Score Health score of the resource. Self - Metric Count Number of metrics defined for the resource.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide n Set Hard Thresholds for an Attribute on page 43 By default, vCenter Operations Manager uses dynamic thresholding for attributes. You can override this behavior by setting hard thresholds for an attribute in an attribute package. n Metric Data Types on page 44 Most of the data that vCenter Operations Manager stores and analyzes is numeric, but it can also track other types of data and alert you if the values are unexpected.
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Chapter 4 Configuring Attribute Packages To make the attribute package the default package for resources of its resource kind, see “Change the Default Settings for a Resource Kind,” on page 34. Set Hard Thresholds for an Attribute By default, vCenter Operations Manager uses dynamic thresholding for attributes. You can override this behavior by setting hard thresholds for an attribute in an attribute package. A hard threshold is static. A hard threshold changes only when you change it.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide Metric Data Types Most of the data that vCenter Operations Manager stores and analyzes is numeric, but it can also track other types of data and alert you if the values are unexpected. For example, if a resource sends the string Good when operation is normal and Bad when a problem occurs, vCenter Operations Manager analytics can learn this information and generate an anomaly when it receives Bad. Table 4-2.
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Chapter 4 Configuring Attribute Packages 9 Click OK to return to the Manage Attribute Packages window. Creating Super Metric Packages You can combine different metrics by using mathematical formulas to define a super metric. Super metrics are useful when you need to track combinations of metrics, either from a single resource or, more commonly, from multiple resources. A super metric is a formula that contains a combination of one or more metrics for one or more resources.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide n Import a Super Metric on page 52 You can import a super metric that was exported from another instance of vCenter Operations Manager. Design a Super Metric Because super metric formulas can be complex, design a super metric before you use the vCenter Operations Manager user interface to create it. The key to creating a super metric that alerts you to the right situations is knowing your own enterprise and your data.
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Chapter 4 Configuring Attribute Packages Table 4-3. Looping Functions Function Description avg Average of the collected values. combine Combines all of the values of the metrics of the included resources into a single metric timeline. count Number of values collected. max Maximum of the collected values. min Minimum of the collected values. sum Total of the collected values. Looping Function Formats All looping functions have four possible formats. Table 4-4.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide Single Functions Single functions work on only a single value or a single pair of values. Table 4-5. Single Functions Function Format Description abs abs(x) Absolute value of x. x can be any floating point number. acos acos(x) Arccosine of x. asin asin(x) Arcsine of x. atan atan(x) Arctangent of x. ceil ceil(x) The smallest integer that is greater than or equal to x. cos cos(x) Cosine of x. cosh cosh(x) Hyperbolic cosine of x.
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Chapter 4 Configuring Attribute Packages n To select a resource and metric, click the resource in the Resource pane and double-click the metric in the Metrics pane. The database IDs of the resource and metric appear in the formula line at the top of the window. n Define a metric for the resource to which the super metric is assigned. a In the Resources pane, click any resource that contains the metric to use. b Click the This Resource icon or type $This on the formula line.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide Procedure 1 Select Environment > Super Metrics and click the Super Metric Editor tab. 2 Click the Add New Super Metric icon. 3 Type a name for the super metric in the Super Metric Name text box. 4 Define the formula for the super metric. Select, in order, each function or operator to use and the metrics or attribute kinds to use in each function or with each operator.
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Chapter 4 Configuring Attribute Packages 5 (Optional) To set the upper dynamic threshold violation for a super metric as a KPI, select the Violation of the Upper Dynamic threshold is a Key Indicator check box. 6 (Optional) To set the lower dynamic threshold violation for a super metric as a KPI, select the Violation of the Lower Dynamic threshold is a Key Indicator check box.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide Export a Super Metric You can export a super metric from one vCenter Operations Manager instance and import it to another vCenter Operations Manager instance. Procedure 1 Select Environment > Super Metrics and click the Super Metric Editor tab. 2 Select the super metric to export and click the Export icon. vCenter Operations Manager creates a super metric file, for example, SuperMetric.bin.
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Chapter 4 Configuring Attribute Packages Procedure 1 Select Environment > Configuration > Attribute Packages. 2 (Optional) Select the adapter kind of the attribute package to edit from the Adapter kind drop-down menu. 3 (Optional) Select the resource kind of the attribute package to edit from the Resource kind drop-down menu. 4 Select the attribute package to edit and click the Edit Selected Attribute Package icon. 5 Edit the attribute package.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide Modifying Super Metric Packages To maintain your super metric packages in vCenter Operations Manager, you might need to edit or remove a super metric package. Edit a Super Metric When you edit a super metric, you can change its name and edit the super metric formula.
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Chapter 4 Configuring Attribute Packages 6 (Optional) To set the upper dynamic threshold violation for a super metric as a KPI, select the Violation of the Upper Dynamic threshold is a Key Indicator check box. 7 (Optional) To set the lower dynamic threshold violation for a super metric as a KPI, select the Violation of the Lower Dynamic threshold is a Key Indicator check box.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide Super Metric Use Case Consider an application, such as a Web-based business, where all of the servers in a tier perform a similar activity, such as processing transactions. In this use case, it might be useful to know the average of a metric, such as CPU usage, for all of the servers. You can define a super metric to track this number and assign it to the tier. Prerequisites n Become familiar with creating or editing super metric packages.
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Chapter 4 Configuring Attribute Packages 2 To enable or disable weighted metric groups, set the useMetricGroupWeightingForHealth property to true or false. 3 Save your changes and close the analytics.properties file. 4 Restart the Analytics service to make your changes take effect. Prioritize Threshold Checking You can pause dynamic threshold calculation when the data queue size exceeds a certain value. This feature enables you to prioritize threshold checking over the dynamic threshold calculation.
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Configuring Applications 5 An application is a type of container resource that defines an interdependent set of hardware and software components that delivers a specific capability that supports your business. A vCenter Operations Manager administrator builds application topologies to determine how applications are affected when one or more of the resources that they contain experience problems.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide To maintain the highest possible server performance, vCenter Operations Manager tracks each captured fingerprint to determine if the set of conditions it represents recurs and if those conditions help to predict future problems. If a fingerprint is not useful in predicting problems, vCenter Operations Manager deactivates it and stops checking for its recurrence. Add an Application You build an application topology by adding an application.
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Chapter 5 Configuring Applications Creating and Assigning Application Tags You can use application tags to categorize and manage applications in your environment. Creating application tags and tag values makes it easier to find applications in vCenter Operations Manager. Rather than searching through thousands of applications in a long list, you can easily use tags to find the applications you want.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide What to do next Associate an application with the tag value. See “Associate an Application with a Tag Value,” on page 62. Associate an Application with a Tag Value When an application is associated with a tag value, you can use the application tag hierarchy to select it in vCenter Operations Manager. Prerequisites n Create an application tag. See “Add an Application Tag,” on page 61. n Add a value to the application tag.
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Chapter 5 Configuring Applications Modifying Applications To maintain your applications in vCenter Operations Manager, you might need to add or delete tiers, add or delete resources from tiers, change the names of tiers, or delete applications. Edit an Application When you edit an application, you can add and delete tiers, add and delete resources from tiers, and change the names of tiers. IMPORTANT Do not delete a tier that contains resources for which metrics are being collected.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide Modifying Application Tags To maintain application tags, you might need to remove an application from a tag value, edit or delete an application tag, or edit or delete a tag value. Edit an Application Tag When you edit an application tag, you can change the tag name and the names of its tag values. Procedure 1 Select Environment > Applications Overview. 2 Click the Manage Tags icon on the left side of the page. 3 Edit the application tag.
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Configuring and Managing Users 6 To use vCenter Operations Manager, a user must have a user account. If your organization uses an LDAP user database, a vCenter Operations Manager administrator can import some or all of the LDAP users to vCenter Operations Manager. vCenter Operations Manager provides user group-based security. You can place each user in one or more user groups, and you can assign access rights to user groups.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide 5 Select the Is Enabled check box to activate the user profile. If you do not select this check box, the user account is inactive and the user cannot log in to vCenter Operations Manager. 6 Deselect the Is Locked check box. If you select this check box, the user account is locked and the user cannot use vCenter Operations Manager. 7 Select Change Pswd At Next Login to force the user to change his or her password at the next login.
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Chapter 6 Configuring and Managing Users n Stop Importing LDAP Users on page 70 You can configure the autosynchronization feature to stop importing LDAP users to a vCenter Operations Manager group. Add or Modify an LDAP Host Definition To import LDAP users, you must define the LDAP host in vCenter Operations Manager. You can also modify existing LDAP host definitions. Procedure 1 Select Admin > Security. 2 In the User Accounts pane, click the Import From LDAP icon.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide 6 Option Description Member Match Field The attribute name of a User object to be matched with the Member entry from the Group object. If you do not specify an attribute name, vCenter Operations Manager treats the Member entry as a DN. LDAP Context Attributes Additional attributes to apply to the LDAP context environment. Type sets of key=value pairs separated by commas, for example, java.naming.referral=ignore,java.naming.ldap.deleteRDNfalse.
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Chapter 6 Configuring and Managing Users 3 Select the LDAP host from the Ldap Host drop-down menu. vCenter Operations Manager populates the user name and password text boxes by using values from the LDAP host definition. 4 Click Lookup. vCenter Operations Manager searches the LDAP data and lists all of the users that it finds. If the search returns a user who is already imported to vCenter Operations Manager, that row is dimmed and locked. You cannot reimport users. 5 Select the users to import.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide 9 Repeat Step 6 through Step 8 for each LDAP group to import. 10 Click OK to save your configuration. The next time that autosynchronization runs, vCenter Operations Manager retrieves the members of the LDAP groups that you selected and adds them to the mapped vCenter Operations Manager groups. Stop Importing LDAP Users You can configure the autosynchronization feature to stop importing LDAP users to a vCenter Operations Manager group.
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Chapter 6 Configuring and Managing Users n Configure Access Rights for a User Group on page 72 To enable users to perform certain actions in vCenter Operations Manager, you must assign access rights to each user group. You define which menus users within a user group can access and the actions that the users can perform. n Assign a User to a User Group on page 72 You can assign any number of users to a user group, and each user can belong to any number of groups.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide Configure Access Rights for a User Group To enable users to perform certain actions in vCenter Operations Manager, you must assign access rights to each user group. You define which menus users within a user group can access and the actions that the users can perform. Prerequisites Add user groups to vCenter Operations Manager. See “Add a User Group,” on page 71. Procedure 1 Select Admin > Security.
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Chapter 6 Configuring and Managing Users Procedure 1 Select Admin > Security. 2 Select the Password Policy tab. 3 In the Account Lockout Policy group, configure the account lockout settings. 4 5 6 Option Description Active Locks users out of vCenter Operations Manager after the number of failed login attempts specified in Allowed Login Attempts. Allowed Login Attempts The number of login attempts that a user can attempt before being locked out of vCenter Operations Manager.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide 4 5 Change the user account options to modify the behavior of the user account. Option Action Enable or disable the user account Select or deselect the Is Enabled check box. When a user account is disabled, it becomes inactive and the user cannot log in to vCenter Operations Manager. Lock or unlock the user account Select or deselect the Is Locked check box. When a user account is locked, the user cannot use vCenter Operations Manager.
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Chapter 6 Configuring and Managing Users Run the User Audit Report The User Audit report shows information about the users, groups, and access rights configuration of a vCenter Operations Manager system. For each user, it shows the groups that the user belongs to and the access rights that are granted to each group. The access rights are arranged by group. Procedure 1 Select Admin > User Audit Report. 2 Select the report format from the Report type drop-down menu. 3 Click Submit.
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Configuring Alert Notifications 7 vCenter Operations Manager generates an anomaly when a metric violates its threshold. If vCenter Operations Manager determines that the current combination of anomalies indicates a real problem, it generates an alert. An alert is a notification to inform you of an abnormal condition that might require attention. Alerts appear in the vCenter Operations Manager user interface on the Alerts Overview page, in the alert watch list, and in the Alerts widget.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide n Add or Edit a Log File Alert Handler Instance on page 79 A log file alert handler instance saves alert nominations to a log file on the vCenter Operations Manager server. n Add or Edit an EMC Smarts Alert Handler Instance on page 80 If you use vCenter Operations Manager with EMC Smarts, you can configure an alert handler instance to send alerts directly to the EMC Smarts SAM Global Console.
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Chapter 7 Configuring Alert Notifications Add or Edit an SNMP Trap Alert Handler Instance An SNMP trap alert handler instance sends all alerts, of all types, as SNMP traps to a destination host that you specify. Any filtering, by alert type or any other critieria, must be done on the destination host. The MIB file vcenter-ops\user\plugins\outbound\snmp_alertplugin\mibs\VMWARE-VCOPS-EVENT-MIB.mib contains the information that you need to enable the receiving party to interpret the traps.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide 3 4 Configure or modify the alert handler settings. Option Action Instance Name Type a name for the alert handler instance. Alert Output Folder Type the log file path. The path must be on the vCenter Operations Manager Server. The complete path must be no longer than 50 characters. If the path is too long, vCenter Operations Manager cannot update the alert instance. Click OK to save your configuration.
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Chapter 7 Configuring Alert Notifications 5 Click OK to save your configuration. vCenter Operations Manager starts the alert handler instance. Start or Stop an Alert Handler Instance You can start and stop alert handler instances from the vCenter Operations Manager user interface. NOTE When you create an alert handler instance, vCenter Operations Manager starts it for you. Procedure 1 Select Admin > Configure Outbound Alert. 2 Select the alert handler instance.
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VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide emailFilter.xml File emailFilter.xml is an XML file that defines the filtering rules and template files to use for email alert notifications. The file also contains general settings that apply to all email alert notifications. IMPORTANT Do not edit emailFilter.xml directly unless you are familiar with XML structure and syntax. A formatting mistake might prevent email alert notifications from working. If you edit emailFilter.
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Chapter 7 Configuring Alert Notifications 9495551212@vtext.com Element The first part of the emailFilter.xml file is a element, which contains a series of