Why does the VUM 3.6 need to log in to vCenter as Administrator?
Hi, I'm having trouble understanding why would VUM need an Administrator access to vcenter to READ usage data from it. Until v3.5 we used dedicated login "vum@vsphere.local" that has read-only access...
View ArticleUsage Meter 3.6 Released
Link to Usage Meter 3.6 page here:Usage Meter Released today - 13th July 2017. Name: vCloudUsageMeter-3.6.0.0-5967943_OVF10.ova Release Date: 2017-07-13Build Number: 5967943 Documentation for 3.6...
View ArticlevCloud Usage Meter 3.6 API Access
Hello All! I recently started building a backend for work to easily add customers as licensing is issued. After a support call it was realized that there was not a great deal of documentation...
View ArticleUM API call on v3.3.3 but missing on v3.5 / v3.6
on v3.3.3 have below report api call Operation GET /api/reports <report><link method="get" rel="Customer Summary Report"href="/api/reports/3" /></report> have any new api call for...
View ArticlevCloud Usage Meter Users Guide 3.6
Hello, So I´m installing Usage Meter 3.6 and the PDF seems a little mysterious (previous version was worse, it said "give read-only administrator privilege" go figure that one out...), but now this...
View ArticlevCloud Usage Meter cannot discover vRealize Operations Manager 6.6
Today i found out the hard way that apparently since vROPS 6.6 it is NOT possible to view vROPS health bars in the 6.5U1 web client. (I recently upgraded from windows vCenter 5.5 to 6.5U1 appliance)...
View ArticleWhen will vROPs 6.6 be supported
Hi In our environment we need to upgrade our 6.4 vROPs to 6.6 for security requirements. Looking at the support matrix for 3.6 this is not supported. Can you please confirm when it will be supported?...
View ArticleHow to delete vCenter server certificate from vCloud Usage Meter
Hi Folks, I am facing an issue with stats collection for one of my vcenter server in usage meter. The collection fails with error: On the Usage Meter at (x.x.x.x), a collection from vchostname.abc.com...
View ArticleLog Insight Reporting in Usage Meter
Hi there, I'd like to know when I can report Log Insight usage within Usage Meter? regards, Ronny
View Articlemail error & no production mode
Hi. I have just installed a completely new installation of the vCloud Usage Meter 3.6.0.1 Build 6552112, but by the first configuration I got the following error message: Unable to send an email...
View ArticleUsage meter SRM collection permissions
Hi, I have 2 vCenters in my platform that are using Site Recovery Manager between them to replicate data (VCS1 --> VCS2).VCenter usage collection fine, but site recovery manger is not getting info...
View ArticleHow does vCloud Usage Meter 3.6 automatically detect NSX editions based on...
Are there details about how this works available?Specifically what logic does the Usage Meter use, to determine if a VM should be licensed for which version of NSX.
View ArticleVMware Usage meter 3.6 NSX error
Hello,I've upgraded the usage meter to 3.6. After the upgrade I'm trying to add the NSX manager but I receive the following error.vCenter server is referenced by another NSX server I've checked on the...
View ArticleStopped VM RAM and snapshot VM with RAM
Hello, i would like to know how RAMs of stopped VM and snapshots are calculated by VUM ? Thanks Gwenael.
View ArticleReserved RAM vs actual used RAM
Having a brain freeze day. If I have no reservations set, and 5 VM's with 20GB RAM allocated each, I understand the 'minimum' points will be based on 5 x 10GB (50%). What if these VM's are all...
View ArticleVmware Usage meter
Hi All, I need to get license report for my VCenter using Vmware usage meter. Please note I am using this tool only for 1 VCenter please help. Also currently i am using free license for 60 days will...
View Articlethis error is displayed in the browser because your application is running in...
Hi. After installing the Usage Meter I get the error message (see attachment). Where can I set the system property run.mode=production? Thanks, best regards
View ArticleHow do you replace the certificate in Usage Meter?
The customer want to replace the self signed certificate in the usage meter appliance with one of their own. Whats the process to do that?
View ArticleVcenter and Operations manager VM Reports are off -- Causing Concern for...
I have a customer running the latest release of operations manager and the latest release of Usage Meter. In the past the Vcenter VM report and the Operations Manager Report numbers matched. Since the...
View ArticleUsage Meter 3.5 SOAPFaultException
Hi, if i add some vCenter Server Applicances (from VCSA 5.5 to 6.5) to my new usage meter 3.5 there seems to be everything ok - the vCenters are connected on Port 443 and i can browse the vCenter...
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