topic How to make a test event from a ESX4i server to SIM-server. in Server Management - Systems Insight Manager https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/how-to-make-a-test-event-from-a-esx4i-server-to-sim-server/m-p/4733569#M42816 Hi!<BR /><BR />Is it some way to generate a test event from a ESX4i server without "breaking anything".<BR /><BR />Best Regards<BR />/Micke Ch Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:48:37 GMT Micke_Ch_1 2011-01-04T12:48:37Z How to make a test event from a ESX4i server to SIM-server. https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/how-to-make-a-test-event-from-a-esx4i-server-to-sim-server/m-p/4733569#M42816 Hi!<BR /><BR />Is it some way to generate a test event from a ESX4i server without "breaking anything".<BR /><BR />Best Regards<BR />/Micke Ch Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:48:37 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/how-to-make-a-test-event-from-a-esx4i-server-to-sim-server/m-p/4733569#M42816 Micke_Ch_1 2011-01-04T12:48:37Z Re: How to make a test event from a ESX4i server to SIM-server. https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/how-to-make-a-test-event-from-a-esx4i-server-to-sim-server/m-p/4733570#M42817 I think all I've ever done is to stop / start the management network. This should generate a wbem alert saying the wbem sub-agents have been restarted. <BR />I'm not aware of any way of triggering a wbem alert - but it would be very useful. Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:49:07 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/how-to-make-a-test-event-from-a-esx4i-server-to-sim-server/m-p/4733570#M42817 Rob Buxton 2011-01-04T19:49:07Z Re: How to make a test event from a ESX4i server to SIM-server. https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/how-to-make-a-test-event-from-a-esx4i-server-to-sim-server/m-p/4733571#M42818 Thanks Rob!<BR /><BR />I will check this and will give you some points if it correct.<BR /><BR />/Micke Ch Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:10:31 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/how-to-make-a-test-event-from-a-esx4i-server-to-sim-server/m-p/4733571#M42818 Micke_Ch_1 2011-01-05T08:10:31Z Re: How to make a test event from a ESX4i server to SIM-server. https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/how-to-make-a-test-event-from-a-esx4i-server-to-sim-server/m-p/4733572#M42819 Hi again.<BR />From where do you stop/start mgmt network?<BR />Is it from Vcenter?<BR />If the ESXi host is in a cluster this make a failover/vmotion of all vm:s doesn´t it??<BR /><BR />/Micke Ch Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:15:12 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/how-to-make-a-test-event-from-a-esx4i-server-to-sim-server/m-p/4733572#M42819 Micke_Ch_1 2011-01-05T08:15:12Z Re: How to make a test event from a ESX4i server to SIM-server. https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/how-to-make-a-test-event-from-a-esx4i-server-to-sim-server/m-p/4733573#M42820 Restart the management network on the ESXi server - it is one of the options from the yellow console UI. It doesn't affect the guests at all. Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:31:33 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/how-to-make-a-test-event-from-a-esx4i-server-to-sim-server/m-p/4733573#M42820 imidge 2011-01-05T09:31:33Z Re: How to make a test event from a ESX4i server to SIM-server. https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/how-to-make-a-test-event-from-a-esx4i-server-to-sim-server/m-p/4733574#M42821 As the above poster has said, get to the console, F2, login and it's one of the options there.<BR />It doesn't affect the operation of the guests.<BR />vCentre may lose it for a bit, so you may want to check no vMotions are happening when you do it. Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:38:29 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/how-to-make-a-test-event-from-a-esx4i-server-to-sim-server/m-p/4733574#M42821 Rob Buxton 2011-01-05T19:38:29Z