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Table Of Contents
- VMware vCenter Operations Manager Enterprise Administration Guide
- Contents
- VMware vCenter Operations Manager Enterprise Administration Guide
- Configuring and Managing vCenter Operations Manager
- Configuring Adapters
- Configuring Resources
- Configuring Attribute Packages
- Configuring Applications
- Configuring and Managing Users
- Configuring Alert Notifications
- Performing Basic System Administration Tasks
- View vCenter Operations Manager Performance Information
- View vCenter Operations Manager Status Information
- Start or StopvCenter Operations Manager Services
- Viewing and Managing System Log Files
- Delete Old Data in the File System Database
- Run the Audit Report
- Modify Global Settings
- Modify Global Settings for Virtual Environments
- Create a Support Bundle
- Resolving Administrative System Alerts
- Analytics FSDB Overloaded
- Analytics Threshold Checking Overloaded
- Collector Is Down
- Controller Is Unable to Connect to MQ
- DataQueue Is Filling Up
- Describe Failed
- Failed to Repair Corrupted FSDB Files
- File Queue Is Full
- FSDB Files Corrupted for Resources
- FSDB Storage Drive Free Space Is Less Than 10%
- No DT Processors Connected
- One or More Resources Were Not Started
- Outbound Alert Send Failed
- Replication MQ Sender Is Blocked
- Backing Up and Recovering Data
- Using System Tools
- Summary of vCenter Operations Manager System Tools
- Check the FSDB and Repair Problems
- Move the FSDB
- View Resources in the FSDB
- Remove System-Generated Metrics from the FSDB
- Monitor vCenter Operations Manager Services in JConsole
- Verify Server to Collector Communication
- Configuring and Running the Repository Adapter
- Configure Database Connections for the Repository Adapter
- Set the Repository Adapter Schedule
- Configure the Source and Destination Columns for the Repository Adapter
- Set Operation Options for the Repository Adapter
- Configure Data Export Values for the Repository Adapter
- Start the Repository Adapter
- conf.properties File
- Configuring and Running runvcopsServerConfiguration
- Using the FSDB JDBC Driver
- Index
Table 10-1. System File Backup Guidelines (Continued)
System File Directory Description Backup Guidelines
vcenter-
ops
\activemq\conf\log4j.proper
ties
ActiveMQ logging properties file. It
contains log4j parameters for
ActiveMQ logging.
The ActiveMQ logging properties file
is rarely updated after
vCenter Operations Manager is in
production. Back up this file after
installation. Ths file is overwritten
during vCenter Operations Manager
software upgrades.
vcenter-ops
\user\logs
vCenter Operations Manager log files,
which include the optional
vCenter Operations Manager Logs and
the vCenter Operations Manager
Collector Logs.
The files in the log files directory are
rolled over on a daily basis. By default,
vCenter Operations Manager is
configured to keep up to seven daily
log files of each type, but you can
adjust this limit. To retain a copy of
these files, you can back up this
directory regularly on the
vCenter Operations Manager server
and remote servers.
You can copy log files at any time
without stopping
vCenter Operations Manager services.
To restore these log files, you must
stop vCenter Operations Manager
services.
Recovering Data Components
No data components depend on other components, and they do not need to be absolutely in sync relative to
backup and recovery times. Keep the RDB and the vCenter Operations Manager system files as up-to-date as
possible because they contain the configuration of the vCenter Operations Manager system, integration
adapters, and monitored environment.
If you need to restore the RDB, follow the guidelines provided by your database administrator.
For information about how to recover the FSDB or vCenter Operations Manager system files, see “Recover the
FSDB or System Files,” on page 116.
Recover the FSDB or System Files
You can recover the FSDB or vCenter Operations Manager system files.
Procedure
1 Stop the vCenter Operations Manager processes.
vCenter Operations Manager processes lock some files, particularly log files. You cannot restore them
until the associated process stops. The vCenter Operations Manager processes include vcopsWebService,
AnalyticsServer, ActiveMQ, and CollectorService.
2 Copy and paste the backup files back to their live locations.
3 After restoring all files, restart the vCenter Operations Manager processes.
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