VMware Services Software Solutions datasheet
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VMware View Planner datasheet
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VMware HealthAnalyzer datasheet
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VMware Migration Manager datasheet
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Configuring /etc/sudoers for VMware Capacity Planner
I work at an e-commerce business. We have an old data center with a bit more than 100 old physical Redhat Linux servers that are candidates for virtualization. The tool to use for assessing these machines is VMware Capacity Planner, which uses ssh to run commands on the candidate Linux machines. Three of those commands require root level access. With us being an e-commerce shop, we are not going to give blanket root access to an outside vendor.
I explained this to both the vendor and to VMware technicians, all of whom suggested that I configure /etc/sudoers on the candidate machines with the following entry (assuming that there is a defined user named "cpcollector"):
cpcollector ALL=(ALL) ALL, NOPASSWD: ALL
What this entry does in /etc/sudoers is to allow a user named "cpcollector" to run anything and everything it wants to as if it were the root user, and without it having to issue a password! This is beyond stupid.
I was informed by the vendor that Capacity Planner runs only three commands which actually require root permissions:
dmidecode
ethtool
mii-tool
With this information in hand, I came up with a suitable set of entries for /etc/sudoers that gives the necessary level of access for Capacity Planner without compromising security. That's what /etc/sudoers is for. Add these entries to the bottom of your /etc/sudoers file using the visudo command. Be sure to not just cut 'n paste this as you need to actually put your machine's hostname in the Host_Alias line.
###########VMware Capacity Planner sudo access ###########
Cmnd_Alias VCP = /usr/sbin/dmidecode, /sbin/ethtool, /sbin/mii-tool
Host_Alias MDC_VCP_LIST=<your client hostname here>
User_Alias MDC_VCP_USERS=cpcollector
MDC_VCP_USERS MDC_VCP_LIST = NOPASSWD: VCP
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VMware Services Software Solutions datasheet
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VMware View Planner datasheet
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VMware HealthAnalyzer datasheet
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VMware Migration Manager datasheet
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Configuring /etc/sudoers for VMware Capacity Planner
I work at an e-commerce business. We have an old data center with a bit more than 100 old physical Redhat Linux servers that are candidates for virtualization. The tool to use for assessing these machines is VMware Capacity Planner, which uses ssh to run commands on the candidate Linux machines. Three of those commands require root level access. With us being an e-commerce shop, we are not going to give blanket root access to an outside vendor.
I explained this to both the vendor and to VMware technicians, all of whom suggested that I configure /etc/sudoers on the candidate machines with the following entry (assuming that there is a defined user named "cpcollector"):
cpcollector ALL=(ALL) ALL, NOPASSWD: ALL
What this entry does in /etc/sudoers is to allow a user named "cpcollector" to run anything and everything it wants to as if it were the root user, and without it having to issue a password! This is beyond stupid.
I was informed by the vendor that Capacity Planner runs only three commands which actually require root permissions:
dmidecode
ethtool
mii-tool
With this information in hand, I came up with a suitable set of entries for /etc/sudoers that gives the necessary level of access for Capacity Planner without compromising security. That's what /etc/sudoers is for. Add these entries to the bottom of your /etc/sudoers file using the visudo command. Be sure to not just cut 'n paste this as you need to actually put your machine's hostname in the Host_Alias line.
###########VMware Capacity Planner sudo access ###########
Cmnd_Alias VCP = /usr/sbin/dmidecode, /sbin/ethtool, /sbin/mii-tool
Host_Alias MDC_VCP_LIST=<your client hostname here>
User_Alias MDC_VCP_USERS=cpcollector
MDC_VCP_USERS MDC_VCP_LIST = NOPASSWD: VCP
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Vmware authorization service is not running
Hello Friends ;
I am installing vmwre workstation version 7. when i rying to start up my vmware i am getting folowing error.
i want to install OEL 5.5. i could not strt my virtual machine.
Host OS : windows ultimate
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CP website and IE version 11 - go or no-go
I've been using the CP website for a few weeks and discovered, that the menus are not working properly in IE 11.
The dropdown menus are not being shown using IE 11.
If I use Firefox, the menus are shown, but the text within the menus are only partly shown
Which browser should be used for the most optimal performance for this website?
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VMware vHA 5.0.1 Java App is not start on windows 7
Hello,
I'm stuck on installing VMware HealthAnalyzer 5.0.1 (Java APP) to my Window7 labtop.
I changed APP Server port to 8090, 81 instead of 8080(default), because of port conflict.
However, it could not start.
Database Server is running, but App Server is suspended on "Starting..."
What shall I do ?
Please refer the below and give me your advice.
Thanks in advance.
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Auto populate Workflow Group multiQD field after populating a Service QD field
Hi Guys,
We want to populate a Workflow group multiQD field with stakeholders of a service, after the Service QD field has been populated. This is on a Request Screen. So far I have the following Javascript:
Is in the Custom_InRequestDetails.js file.
function AfterQDSetValue(QDElement, ItemRef, SourceData)
{
if (QDElement.ID == 'EXTFLDV_500090') //primary service
{
var primaryservref = document.getElementById('EXTFLDV_500090').value; //get primary service value
da.DB.ClearParam();
da.DB.AddParam("PRIMSERV", primaryservref);
r = da.DB.GetRecordset("GET CHANGE APPROVAL GROUP"); // run query to retrieve group
var changeapprover = GetString(r.Fields("NAME").Value);
SearchFilter = new QDSearchFilter("NAME", changeapprover, true);
SetValueFromQuickSearchResult(GetQDElement('EXTFLDV_500027'), ShowWorkflowGroupQuickSearch(GetQDElement('EXTFLDV_500027'), false, SearchFilter));
}
}
So I can retrieve the stakeholder group from the Service then pass the value to the Workflowgroup quick search, but I have no idea how populate the multiQD value in the Workflow group field (EXTFLDV_500027).
Any ideas? Anyone tried this? or something similar?
Cheers
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How to populate a Request Customer from a Calls Customer field
Hi,
When viewing a call, if we click on the “Log New Request” icon, then the “New Request” popup appears and we can select a new request to be created. When the request is then displayed, everything in it is blank. Is there any way of getting the Customer on the Call, populated on the Request that is created?
I’ve had a look in “InCallDetails.js” and can see the NewRequest() function is:
function NewRequest()
{
nav.focus();
nav.NewRequest(da.CALL_NUMBER.value, 0);
}
Is there any way of modifying the parameters so the Customer Ref gets passed through as well and the new Request picks it up?
Thanks,
Ian
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VSM Mods :: CI related Calls & Requests
Other simple mods to make your life a little bit easier. If you are using VSM CMDB Management features of course.
* When you open CI Details window it's good to know if there are any Calls or Requests related to that Configuration Item. So you may run an extra query and highlight explorer items when required:
* Besides, it is possible to change the behaviour of these explorer items to open a list of all related Calls/Requests items (including closed ones).
Regards, Gytis
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Integration with SCCM 2012?
Does anyone have any experience in integrating SCCM 2012 with VSM? Any documents or learnings from an asset management standpoint so that the CMDB can be populated?
Thanks in advance.
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Customer Portal CI Search by Physical Status
Hey All,
Any ideas as to whether it's feasible to add an additional search parameter to the portal CI search to allow for search by, for example, CI physical status?
I've had a quick nose around and didn't see an obvious way to do this. Have I missed something or is it really not that feasible to build?
Cheers,
Dan
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VSM is now vFire Core 9.2.0 :)
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Change Person template applied to new customers created via incoming email
Hi,
Has anyone ever tried to change what Person template is used when a Customer is created via incoming email?
Up to now we’ve just had one “Customer” Person template and this is applied to new customers created via incoming email and via AD synchronisation.
What I want to happen is for Customers created via AD sync to continue picking up the existing Person template, but I want Customers created via incoming email to pick up a different Person template. This template has various fields set to different defaults (e.g. it’s Organisation set to “External”, Customer Profile set as “External”).
If anyone can point me in the right direction it would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Ian
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