You can modify the default configurations of vRealize Business for Cloud, by using the configclient.py utility, which is located at /usr/ITFM-Cloud/va-tools/bin/.

Prerequisites

Enable the SSH service. See the Enable or Disable SSH Settings section in the Install Guide.

Procedure

  1. To view the existing configured values, perform the following steps:
    1. Log in to the Shell prompt by performing an SSH into IP address of vRealize Business for Cloud virtual appliance.
    2. View the values by running the command in the following format:
      configclient.py GET -k key
      For example, to see the stogare interval, run the following command on the shell prompt.
      configclient.py GET -k dc.job.interval.vc.storage
      You see the configured value. For example, 720.
  2. To modify the values, perform the following steps:
    1. Log in to the Shell prompt by performing an SSH into IP address of vRealize Business for Cloud virtual appliance.
    2. Navigate to the /usr/ITFM-Cloud/va-tools/bin/ directory.
      cd /usr/ITFM-Cloud/va-tools/bin/.
    3. Modify the value by running the command in the following format:
      configclient.py SET -k key -v Value
      configclient.py SET -k dc.job.interval.vc.tags -v 60
      Note: You can modify several configurations.
      Key Value
      Rate for Virtual Infrastructure Labor and Operating System Labor by default. See Add Additional Charges
      All data collection job intervals See View and Modify Default Job Intervals for Updating the System Status
      Statistics models for calculating the CPU, RAM and disk space See Configuring vRealize Operations Manager Statistics