5.8.5

Set Properties for runvcopsServerConfiguration
runvcopsServerConfiguration uses values in the vcops_parameters.properties file to estimate the
maximum number of resources that the vCenter Operations Manager server host can support. The
vcops_server_configuration.properties file contains connection information for the
vCenter Operations Manager server on the host. runvcopsServerConfiguration uses the values in this file to
connect to a host.
Prerequisites
Become familiar with the properties in the vcops_parameters.properties and
vcops_server_configuration.properties files. See “vcops_parameters.properties File,” on page 152 and
“vcops_server_configuration.properties File,” on page 153.
Procedure
1 Open the vcops_parameters.properties file and set each property to the correct value, or the best
estimate of the correct value, for the vCenter Operations Manager server host.
2 Save your changes and close the vcops_parameters.properties file.
3 (Windows host only) Open the vcops_server_configuration.properties file and configure connection
information for the vCenter Operations Manager server host.
4 Save your changes and close the vcops_server_configuration.properties file.
What to do next
Run runvcopsServerConfiguration. See “Run runvcopsServerConfiguration,” on page 154.
Run runvcopsServerConfiguration
On a Windows host, you start runvcopsServerConfiguration by running a batch (.bat) file. On a Linux host,
you start runvcopsServerConfiguration by running a shell script.
Prerequisites
Configure runvcopsServerConfiguration. See “Configuring and Running runvcopsServerConfiguration,” on
page 152.
Procedure
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On a Windows host, open a command prompt and type the following command.
vcenter-ops\tools\vcopsServerConfiguration\runvcopsServerConfiguration.bat [-print | -test]
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On a Linux host, open a terminal window and type the following command.
vcenter-ops\tools\vcopsServerConfiguration\runvcopsServerConfiguration.sh [-print | -test ]
When you run runvcopsServerConfiguration in print mode using the -print option, it returns a summary
that shows the number of CPU cores, total physical memory, available free space on drives or file systems
where the vCenter Operations Manager FSDB is located, and the estimated number of resources that the
host can support.
When you run runvcopsServerConfiguration in test mode using the -test option, it returns the same
information, but it also runs a file I/O test. The file I/O test writes data to the defined FSDB home directory
and uses the measured speed of the writes in its estimation of the maximum number of resources. The value
of the NUMBER_FSDB_WRITE_CYCLES property in the vcops_parameters.properties file determines the number
of times to writes to the FSDB. For information on the NUMBER_FSDB_WRITE_CYCLES property, see
“vcops_parameters.properties File,” on page 152. Test mode takes longer than print mode, but it generally
returns a more accurate estimate.
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