Enabling UUID-based virtual machine filtering

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The uuid_filtering_enabled parameter is by default set to false. Before you can select virtual machines to be included in the final report, set the parameter to true. When enabling UUID-based virtual machine filtering, remember to specify in the vmmfilterconf.properties file the list of UUIDs of virtual machines from which you want to collect the capacity data.

Procedure

  • To enable UUID-based filtering for the local and central VM Manager Tool, perform the following steps.
    1. Log in to License Metric Tool, and go to Management > Advanced Server Settings.
    2. Change the value of the vmman_uuid_filtering_enabled parameter to true.
  • To enable UUID-based filtering for the distributed and disconnected VM Manager Tool, perform the following steps.
    1. On the computer where the VM Manager Tool is installed, go to the following directory.
      • For distributed VM Manager Tool
        • Linux /var/opt/BESClient/LMT/VMMAN/config
        • Windows C:\Program Files (x86)\BigFix Enterprise\BES Client\LMT\VMMAN\config
      • For disconnected VM Manager Tool
        • Linux VM Manager Tool install dir/config
        • Windows VM Manager Tool install dir\config
    2. Open the vmmmainconf.properties file.
    3. Set the value of the uuid_filtering_enabled parameter to true.

What to do next

Selecting virtual machines for UUID-based filtering.