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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 147
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“Check the FSDB and Repair Problems,” on page 148
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“Move the FSDB,” on page 149
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“Monitor vCenter Operations Manager Services in JConsole,” on page 150
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“Configuring and Running runvcopsServerConfiguration,” on page 150
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“Eliminating Linearly Correlated Metrics from the DT Calculation,” on page 153
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 12-1. Summary of System Tools
Tool Description
dbcli Database command line interface. You can use this tool to perform
operations in the vCenter Operations Manager database, including
importing and exporting dashboards, dashboard templates, and super
metrics. See Chapter 13, “Using the Database Command Line
Interface,” on page 155.
FilterPluginConfEditor Configuration File editor. You can use the Configuration File editor to
edit the emailFilter.xml file. See Chapter 7, “Configuring Alert
Notifications,” on page 77.
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.
PCA Eliminates linearly correlated metrics from the dynamic threshold
calculation.
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