Say Hello to vmware 6.41!

For CA Unified Infrastructure Management

Say hello to version 6.41, the latest release of the VMware Monitoring (vmware) probe!

The ability to set up monitoring access to a single vCenter for multiple users with different credentials is one new feature we think you’ll like.

To do this, you copy and modify an existing resource; then assign vCenter users access to the resource.

Copy an Existing Resource
Follow these steps:

1. In Admin Console, select the probe.
2. Click Deactivate.
   The probe is deactivated and the green check box icon becomes a gray circle.
3. Select the probe again.
4. On your PC, navigate to the vmware.cfg file.
5. In the vmware.cfg file, go to “resource.”
6. Select and copy/paste an existing resource.
7. Give this new resource a new title, ID, and name; but keep the same port number, host, and administrative credentials as the resource it was copied from.
   Note: The resource title must match the resource ID.
   Example:

Save and close the configuration file.
The resource is added.

Assign a vCenter User to the Resource
Follow these steps:

1. In Admin Console, select the probe.
2. Click Activate.
3. Click Configure.
4. In the left-hand navigation tree, select the resource that you added in the procedure above.
5. In the Resource Setup dialog, edit the credentials so that the username and password are that of the user you want to add.
6. Select Actions>Verify Selection.
   A Success or Failure dialog appears. If necessary, re-enter the credentials correctly.
7. Save changes.
   The user is assigned to the resource.

For more information about the latest version of vmware and other probes, visit the CA Technologies Product Documentation wiki and use the drop-down menu, here, to navigate to the CA UIM Probes wiki.

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