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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 149
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“Check the FSDB and Repair Problems,” on page 150
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“Move the FSDB,” on page 151
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“Monitor vCenter Operations Manager Services in JConsole,” on page 152
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“Configuring and Running runvcopsServerConfiguration,” on page 152
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“Eliminating Linearly Correlated Metrics from the DT Calculation,” on page 155
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 157.
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 79.
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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