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Using System Tools 11
vCenter Operations Manager includes several system tools. You can use these tools to manage and troubleshoot
the file system database (FSDB), monitor and troubleshoot vCenter Operations Manager performance, check
communication between the vCenter Operations Manager server host and remote or local collectors, configure
and run the Repository Adapter, and estimate how many resources a host can support.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Summary of System Tools,” on page 131
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“Check the FSDB and Repair Problems,” on page 132
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“Move the FSDB,” on page 133
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“View Resources in the FSDB,” on page 134
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“Remove System-Generated Metrics from the FSDB,” on page 135
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“Monitor vCenter Operations Manager Services in JConsole,” on page 136
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“Verify Server to Collector Communication,” on page 136
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“Configuring and Running the Repository Adapter,” on page 136
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“Configuring and Running runvcopsServerConfiguration,” on page 143
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“Managing Dashboards and Dashboard Templates,” on page 146
Summary of System Tools
For each system tool, vCenter Operations Manager provides a batch (.bat) file version for Windows hosts and
a shell script (.sh) file version for Linux hosts.
Table 11-1. Summary of System Tools
Tool Description
dbcli Creates, modifies, and maintains dashboards and dashboard templates
for multiple users and vCenter Operations Manager instances.
FSDBCheck Checks for and repairs problems, such as data corruption caused by a
power failure, in the vCenter Operations Manager FSDB.
FSDBHomeChanger Moves the vCenter Operations Manager FSDB to a new location and
updates all properties associated with its location.
FSDBJDBCDriver A driver that accesses metrics from the FSDB by using a standard JDBC
driver. See Chapter 12, “Using the FSDB JDBC Driver,” on page 153.
FSDBReader Takes a data file that contains metric information for a resource in
binary format and generates individual human-readable output files
that contain the data for each metric.
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