Hyperic HQ How to manage Groups and resources mapping stored

For easy CostCenters management I created two stored procedures for HQ which create groups and map resources to this groups:
http://forums.hyperic.com/jiveforums/thread.jspa?threadID=3764&tstart=0

How to change a hostname on NW Netweaver 2004S

I posted an article on SAP SDN with needed steps:
https://forums.sdn.sap.com/thread.jspa?threadID=602465&tstart=0

SQL VPX_HIST_STAT Table corruption

To check Virtual Center db for consistancy:
dbcc checkdb ('VCDB');

To repair soft:
alter database VCDB set SINGLE_USER;
dbcc checktable(VPX_HIST_STAT,REPAIR_REBUILD);
alter database VCDB set MULTI_USER;

if it doesn't help:
dbcc checktable(VPX_HIST_STAT,REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS);

updating db user on migrated VC DB

select 'exec sp_changeobjectowner ''' + 'DOMAIN\USER' + ''', ''dbo'''
from sysobjects
where uid = user_id('old_USER')

unlink NIC from ESX vSwitch

Remove vmnic1 from vSwitch0 with: esxcfg-vswitch -U vmnic1 vSwitch0

SUSE 10 SP1 on ESX

1. Stop/Disable zenworks management daemon
stop: rczmd stop
disable: insserv -r novell-zmd
2. RTC clock is running faster then needed -
add to /boot/grub/menu.lst ( 64bit - notsc)

[VpxdCert] Failed to decrypt password: applying private key to encrypted data failed (likely the wrong key)

Error: [VpxdCert] Failed to decrypt password: applying private key to encrypted data failed (likely the wrong key)
I solved the mystery about DB&VC migration. Migration of Virtual Center from one host to another requires not only DB Backup&Restore , but also the original certificates from the original host (C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\SSL\rui.*).

vswif0: transmit timed out.

NETDEV WATCHDOG: vswif0: transmit timed out.

In case and you running on HP server - there is a chance for a faulty network card - try to replace a card or a motherboard.

It caused by a faulty module - bnx2. In order to somehow return it to online state the following commands must be used: login to console: vmkload_mod -u bnx2
vmkload_mod bnx2
This issue affects on Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5708 and maybe on other cards too


Regards, Boris Mikhailovski

locate VM and related PID on ESX

grep -ir vmx /proc/vmware/vm/*