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VMWare Node Details Resources

jonchill

Great addition to v9.1 but I'm struggling with getting them into a view.

I've tried adding them to the default Node details view and the Vmware resources then show in all node details.

Is it possible to change the default node details view for all our ESX boxes?

Thanks

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tdanner

Check your configuration for Views By Device Type. When you upgraded to 9.1 it should have set this so that your ESX nodes used the new ESX Details view. It sounds like maybe that didn't work in your case.

jonchill

When I look at one of our ESX server I get all the normal node details stuff + a list of VM's that are on that box in the bottom left corner.

What I don't get are the pretty looking graphs of VM mem, cpu usage, network usage etc.

gblessing

Check your configuration for Views By Device Type. When you upgraded to 9.1 it should have set this so that your ESX nodes used the new ESX Details view. It sounds like maybe that didn't work in your case.

Where is that configuration? My ESX nodes are identified as a machine type VMware ESX Server, but it does not use the ESX Server Details view.

tdanner

To configure views by device type, click Admin, then "Views by Device Type" in the Views box (top right).

jonchill

The correct view is selected but I'm still not seeing all the VM graphs etc.

FormerMember

What are you seeing? Screenshot?

jonchill

Apart from the ESX details table the only difference to normal node details view is whats in the screen capture.

I've also had a look at the ESX Nodes details view and it has the VM graph resources enabled but they just don't get displayed.

ESX.jpg

FormerMember

Jon,

We're not sure why you're not seeing it. Can you open a Support ticket?

BryanBecker

I just loaded 9.1 on my test server and added a ESX server but it's not seeing any of the VM hosts on it. The Device View is correct (ESX Server View) but all I see is the normal node detail stuff.

Not sure what I'm missing.

BB

BryanBecker

Update...I tried changing the Device View around but nothing helps. Now if I go an edit the ESX view and click preview then I see the VM details, nodes, etc. But if I select submit and go back to the main page and look at the VM server all the VM details are missing and I get a standard node view.

tdanner

Another possibility is that your Orion user account could have a specific node details view set rather than "By Device Type". You can check this under Admin > Account Views.

BryanBecker

That was it Tim. By default it is set for Node details. Any way to make the default going forward "By Device Type"? I think it's been "Node Details" for a very long time. We have alot of accounts and I would have to go in and manually update each one. Is there a way to update all the user accounts to use "By Device Type"?

BB

tdanner

This SQL will set all of your accounts to use the "By Device Type" view for nodes:

UPDATE Accounts SET NodeDetailsViewID=-1

jonchill

Changed my default view to by device type and it worked a treat.

If I want to setup further custom node views for other devices is there any criterea I need to follow or do I just need to create it as a node details view?

Thanks