Flow of capacity data - central VM Manager Tool
Central VM Manager Tool is installed on the same computer as the BigFix® server. Capacity data that is collected from VM managers is uploaded to the BigFix server. Then, it is imported to License Metric Tool.
| Number | Step | Frequency | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Changes in configuration of the VM Manager Tool and VM manager connections are sent to the central VM Manager Tool through BigFix. | After every change and reload of configuration | |
| 2. | VM manager data is collected from VM managers by the VM Manager Tool. | Every 30 minutes |
Restriction: In case of subcapacity reporting, it is
necessary to capture mobility of VMs. To ensure that it is captured, data from VM managers must be
collected every 30 minutes. You can change the frequency of collecting data only if you use License Metric Tool for purposes other than subcapacity
reporting.
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| 3. | VM manager data is uploaded from the VM Manager Tool to the BigFix server. | Every 12 hours | |
| 4. | The current infrastructure data from the clients and the VM Manager Tool is imported from the BigFix server to the License Metric Tool server. | Every 24 hours |
It might happen that the VM Managers panel does not display up-to-date information about your virtual systems. The delay might be caused by the fact that the data about your virtual environment and the configuration data goes through many infrastructure elements and depends on various scheduled tasks. As a result, the time that is needed for the complete virtualization data to reach License Metric Tool and be displayed in the interface might last up to two days depending on your specific configurations.