Virtualization Manager (VMan) - Updated February 17, 2015

Start Using VMan v6.2

• How to Download Latest Version of VMan
• System Requirements
• VMan Licensing
• License Management in VMan v6.2
• Install VMan
• Virtualization Manager Upgrade Paths
• Updating Existing Virtual Application
• Migrate from Windows Installation to Virtual Application
• VMan Guided Tour | Video Tutorial
• VMan Overview | Video Tutorial
• Basics of Virtualization Management | Webcast

Latest Blogs

• The Cost of Monitoring (But Not Automating)
• A Look at Systems’ Role in the Appstack
• SME Weighs in on Solarwinds Appstack: Why It’s Useful
• The Stack Reconsidered (In Light of Some Really Bad Visualizations)
• A Lap Around Appstack
• SolarWinds at VMware Partner Exchange 2015: New Expectations for Virtualization
• Hybrid Cloud – Does It Even Matter to IT Admins?
• Microsoft Windows 10 and VMware VSphere Big Online Launch Event
• Is Hybrid Cloud a Compelling Story or Simply a Compelling Myth?
• Virtually Yours: Virtualization Manager, Virtualization Head Geek, Virtualization Field Day 4
• The Future of Startups in the New World Order
• The Cost of (Not) Monitoring
• One Tool to Hone & Own Your Virtualization Admin Skills
• Should Storage Still Be Managed with a Fine Tooth Comb?
• Reporting for IT Duty

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Make The Most Of VMan

• Customer Training Program - Changing and Growing in 2015!
• The Rumors are True...Our Free Customer Training Program is Expanding
• Virtual Classroom Training Program for Current Customers - It's Here!
• VMan Demo Server
• Understanding Successful VDI Implementation
• Hyper-V vs. vSphere: Understanding the Difference
• Putting the Reigns on VM Sprawl
• Capacity Planning in Virtual Environments
• Performance Management in a Virtual Environment
• Top 5 Things You Need In a Virtualization Management
• Integration Tips
• SolarWinds Events Calendar

Most Recent / Popular KBs

• How to Manually Register a SolarWinds License
• Updating glibc to a Version Which is Not Vulnerable to the GHOST Bug
• ESX Host Credentials are Not Tested When Changing an ESX Host To Be Polled Directly
• Discrepancy Between the File Sizes Represented in Virtualization Manager and the vSphere Client
• Degraded Network Connection on Hyper-V VMs Configured with Legacy Network Adapters
• Protecting Against the Poodle Vulnerability on Virtualization Manager
• Updating Bash to a Version Which is Not Vulnerable to the Shellshock Bug
• VMan v6.1 Properties
• Virtual Machines Indicate the Incorrect Node as Their Host Node
• The Federated Collector Fails to Upgrade Automatically
• A VM Node is Running, But Appears to be in an Error State
• Monitoring Detailed SNMP Information Using Virtualization Manager Appliance on Linux OS
• Calculating Memory Ballooning
• Configuring Virtualization Manager to Show Multiple STMs
• Hyper-V Virtual Machines: Latency Shown as Zero

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VMan How To Articles

• How to Customize VMan | Video Tutorial
  
• How to Pinpoint Virtualization Performance Bottlenecks with VMan | Video Tutorial
• How to Identify VM Capacity Bottlenecks | Video Tutorial
  
• How to Identify Zombie VMs | Video Tutorial
• How to Master Virtualization Capacity Planning with VMan | Video Tutorial
• How to Troubleshoot Historic Issues with Time Travel from VMan | Video Tutorial
  
• How to Conquer VM Sprawl with VMan | Video Tutorial
• 5 Complications of Virtualization and How to Avoid Them | Webcast
• How to Send Syslog Files from Virtualization Manager to a Remote Server
• Synchronizing Datasources Between VMan and Orion
• How to Configure Active Directory Users for Virtualization Manager
• How to Upgrade Virtualization Manager Manually
• Managing Nodes in Orion and in Virtualization Manager
• How to Discover Who Created a Virtual Machine
• How Solarwinds Products Fit Together | Video Tutorial

VMan Video Zone

• Thwack Videos
• VMan Video Training Playlist
• Three Skills to Become the Master of Your Virtualized Universe
• VMan v6.0 Integration with SAM and NPM
• VMan Installation on VMware
• VMan and SAM Integration
• Manage and Optimize Your Environment with VMan
• VMware Capacity Planning with VMan
• Monitoring all Aspects of Your Virtualized Data Center
• Storage Management for VMware and Hyper-V
• VMware Performance Monitoring and Reporting
  
• Performance Analysis with SolarWinds Virtualization Manager
• Showing VMan Widgets in SAM and NPM
• How to Park, Migrate and Upgrade a SolarWinds License
• How to Activate a SolarWinds Product License

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• Administrator Guide
• Online Administrator Guide
• Release Notes
• Port Requirements
• Windows 2012, SQL 2012 and SolarWinds Products

VMan Releases

• Release Candidate of VMan v6.2
• Beta 1 Release of VMan v6.2
• Service Release of VMan v6.1.1
• General Availability of VMan v6.1
• Release Candidate of VMan v6.1
• Beta 3 Release of VMan v6.1
• Beta Release of VMan v6.1
• VMan v6.0 Beta: Integration with SAM, NPM and More
• Release Candidate of VMan v5.1.1
• VMan v5.1 with Support for Virtual Desktops
• VMan Release Candidate Group
• VMan Beta Group

Troubleshoot VMan

• Cannot Import the VMan MIB File to an SNMP Manager
• Virtualization Manager Cannot be Upgraded Due to an Incompatible VMware Tools Version
• Data Collection Fails for Certain vCenter Servers After Upgrading to Virtualization Manager 6.1.1
• Problems Synchronizing VMan and VIM When Orion is Part of a Domain
• The Credentials Fields Are Blank after Successfully Running the Sync Virtualization Manager Wizard
• Data Sources Are Not Displayed in the Virtualization Manager Data Sources List
• Issue While Switching Host Polling Through VMAN/VIM
• Performance Statistics are Displayed with Incorrect Measurement Unit
• Cannot Validate VMware vCenter Credentials
• ESX Discovery Does Not Find VM IPs
• Valid LDAP User Cannot Login to STM Through VMan
• Static IP Address Option Unavailable
• Discovery Does Not Find Up VMs in a Hyper-V Environment
• VM Host I/O Latency Troubleshooting | Video Tutorial
• Troubleshoot VM Faults with Time Travel in VMan | Video Tutorial
  

What We Are Working On VMan

• What We Are Working On After VMan v6.1
• Suggest New Features for VMan

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