Dashboard locations

[stealthdave]

We had an issue with our VCOPS and had to re-import all our users from AD. Unfortunately when logging back in there dashboards are missing. Where does VCOPS save users dashboards to?

Thanks

[mark_j]

Typically it is suggested to have a primary user that is used for dashboard management/ownership. However, if you wish to forcefully change ownership of the dashboard, you can do this via the API here: vcenter-ops/tools/dbcli/dbcli.sh

Instructions to use this tools are outlined in the vC Ops Admin Guide for Custom UI, starting at page 155..

[stealthdave]

Thanks for replying. I have had a look at that document. Can I ask how you backup your dashboards?

Are they actually saved as files anywhere on the server or do you have to manually export them to back them up?

[mark_j]

You usually won't go SCP'ing data to/from the UI server, so the db-cli.sh export command won't really be of much value to you. If you want to backup a dashboard, "export" the dashboard using the Custom UI.