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I'm not sure about closing - the issue (not being able to consume Sharepoint RSS) is still very real. Maybe you can edit it accordingly? If the feature request stays open, it could also be an easily discoverable page for people experiencing the same problem but not aware of its cause. There's also a possible workaround:…

The authentication mechanism is actually already implemented in the web browser. I hacked together a simple proof of concept - when the server requires authentication, this window pops up: Once you provide it with valid credentials, the feed loads just fine. The issue you're probably experiencing with Sharepoint is a…

Try to delete the Flash cache as described in other posts in this thread. After doing that, you will most likely not need to do the following procedure, but let me include it for the sake of completeness: You can still edit the settings, it's just not very user friendly. The settings are stored in a file called…

Yes, that's right. I'm happy to hear that you find the feature useful :-)

Unfortunately, this is not just a matter of replacing a file somewhere on the appliance. We are aware of this limitation and have it on a list of requested features.

Hi, trends aren't generated from historical data, new points on the graph appear as new data is collected by Virtualization Manager, so you will just have to wait a few days.

The datastore.local attribute is still the correct way to do this :-)

And if this does not work, it's worth checking whether the following URLs are not blocked by a firewall: http://fpdownload.adobe.com/crossdomain.xml http://fpdownload.adobe.com/pub/swz/crossdomain.xml Flash checks these files to see whether the server allows it to download other files from this location, namely components…

This actually helps even without applying the offline fix, at least in some cases. Let me just add that Chrome (and potentially other browsers) deploys a separate instance of the Flash plugin, so the cache is located elsewhere: C:\Users\[your_user_name]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Pepper Data\Shockwave…

Thank you for letting us know, this information could help a lot. However, one of the Support people at SolarWinds has been collecting data on system/browser/Flash versions and there seems to be no pattern whatsoever. Some people report problems with Flash 17.0.0.188, but this also happens to be a version I'm using and the…

Hello xtraspecialj, while this method of upgrading the appliance was used on Alert Central, it was actually never supported on Virtualization Manager, or if it was, it was in a distant past. This upgrade mechanism is a feature of VMware Studio. The way its' supposed to work is that the appliance vendor sets up an online…

Hi, this is caused by the fact that the application started collecting more data about non-local storage since the previous version. Unfortunately, there is currently no reliable information under host.vol. that would indicate whether the volume is local or not, so I'm afraid there are only heuristic solutions similar to…

That is not possible. However, Virtualization Manager can distribute it's polling work across multiple collector appliances, so it can handle fairly large environments. You then only have to integrate the master appliance with Orion.

To add to the previous post, automated security scanners usually do not test the vulnerability itself, just the versions of the packages installed on the system. As a result, they report vulnerabilities which cannot be exploited because the vulnerable feature was disabled, high-grade ciphers are enforced in the settings,…

Hi, The only difference between a Hyper-V and VMware package of Virtualization Manager is the hypervisor for which the virtual appliance is adapted. It has no influence on what you can monitor, so no matter which hypervisor you choose, you can monitor VMware and Hyper-V, even both at the same time. Jan

Hi Andy, the costs of using EC2 depend on multiple factors which are unique for each monitored environment, prices change with time and location of the servers etc. Covering that many possibilities is probably beyond the scope of the dashboard, so it is rather a template which you can adapt to your specific needs (the…

Hi narzsa, Virtualization Manager currently extrapolates the I/O capacity from the data collected in the past, but it sometimes doesn't really do a very good job at it. This is a known issue and while I can't promise that it will be fixed, stay tuned for the next release.

Hello Joern, Unfortunately, it's not really trivial, and I would advice against manipulating the database without contacting support anyway. One possible workaround would be to recreate the trend, but you would lose its history and possible connections to reports etc. If you don't care about the historical data on trends,…

Hi Rob, It might have something to do with this: SolarWinds Knowledge Base :: Data collection fails for certain vCenter Servers after upgrading to Virtualization Manager… However, I suspect that you're talking about a certificate on the virtual appliance, not on the vCenters. If this is correct, I suggest contacting the…

Hi, there is a built-in alert which can help you track those files down, it's called Datastore Excessive VM Log Files. It alerts you when there is a datastore with more than 1GB worth of log files. Unfortunately, it can't take you all the way to the VMs with large log files, but if you open the alert, there is a magnifying…

Hello, you should probably contact support to help you with this. It sounds quite serious. Regards, Jan

Hi, in fact, it is possible to modify the feed, it just won't work in most cases because Flash (used for Virtualization Manager's UI) won't load the feeds from websites without a proper crossdomain security settings. See my post here: Sharepoint RSS us-cert.gov lacks the file altogether and msisac.cisecurity.org only…

Hello, I suggest you check the data in vCenter. Click on the VM, switch to Performance tab in Advanced view, then switch the shown graph to Memory, go to the advanced settings and enable only the Usage counter. If the graph shows values similar to those in Virtualization Manager, everything is fine. If not, upgrading to…

I'm afraid the multi-user capabilities are currently limited to creating one's own content such as alerts, dashboards, etc, and having administrator privileges. All users can see the whole environment.

Hello aadkins, You can lower the following retention policies in the System Properties section of Advanced Setup: Days to retain performance data hourly rollups (default: 90) Days to retain raw performance data (default: 14) This will not decrease the database size because the database keeps the once occupied space, but it…

Hi Dunfraggin, I'm afraid this is not possible out of the box, but you can write a script to retrieve the hourly data in 7-day segments using VMan SDK. You may find this thread useful. Jan

Virtualization Manager is just another virtual machine, so I don't see any reason why you couldn't add more interfaces. Basically, if you can do this with any other VM, you should be able to do this with Virtualization Manager. Although, if you want to monitor networks that are geographically distant, it is better to…

Absolutely. You can do this by creating a new user inside the vCenter, which has limited cluster visibility. If you then supply Virtualization Manager with this special user's credentials, it will only will only take into account the clusters that this user is allowed to see.

I think this is a Flash security issue. Flash won't communicate with servers which do not have a correct crossdomain.xml file. This is so that server owners can restrict which Flash applications can communicate with the servers. And the RSS processing in Virtualization Manager is done on the UI, therefore I think that you…

Virtualization Manager does not require any special facilities on hosts or VMs, so nothing is being installed. There is an optional plug-in for vCenter that allows its user to view the contents of Virtualization Manager's UI in an embedded window, but that is probably not what you're asking about :-) Thanks, Jan