topic Re: VMware servers GSX System Type in Server Management - Systems Insight Manager

VMware servers GSX System Type

Ole Thomsen_1 — Tue, 27 Jul 2004 00:25:58 GMT

My virtual GSX servers used to display System Type (or Product name?) as "VMware virtual server" or something...

Now they are just "Unknown"? Product name and OS name is blank....

I think this happened when upgrading to GSX 3.0 but I'm not sure.

Regards,
Ole Thomsen

Re: VMware servers GSX System Type

David Claypool — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 13:23:25 GMT

I haven't seen it on GSX, but on ESX it comes back as "VMware Virtual Platform."

This information comes from WMI, so make sure that HP SIM has WBEM services enabled, has a valid password for it and that the WMI Mapper is installed and configured.

Re: VMware servers GSX System Type

Ole Thomsen_1 — Sat, 31 Jul 2004 04:08:25 GMT

Thanks a lot!

WBEM was enabled, but no user added.

After doing that and running a device identification, they show VMware Virtual Platform as productname and the correct OS.

System Type is still "unknown", but that may be discovered in another task i guess.

Regards,
Ole Thomsen

Re: VMware servers GSX System Type

David Claypool — Mon, 02 Aug 2004 09:36:43 GMT

Because VMware tries to appear as close to a physical system, I've yet to find information that could be used as a rule to classify the virtual machine...