RVTools Analyser - Version History




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Version Number Updates

3.6
(February 2024)
  • VM OS Level is now determinated using first the field "OS according to the VMware Tools"
    and then the field "OS according to the configuration file".

  • Some minor bugs corrections

3.5
(May 2023)
  • Updates to run the program with Windows 11.
  • Some minor bugs corrections

3.4
(October 2022)
  • New IP Address information for VMs.
  • Some minor bugs corrections

3.3
(May 2022)
  • Datastore Details Window
    Add Datastore Disk Space graph

  • New "Setup-Options" Window
  • Some minor bugs corrections

3.2
(August 2021)
  • New Fields
    Add new fields on ESX Table :
    - vHost : Vendor
    - vHost : Speed (MHz)
    - vHost : service_tag

  • Add new field on VM Table :
    - vInfo: Annotation

  • New Database Export function
    This new function allows you to export Database Tables in CSV files.
    Access : Menu "File-Database Export"

  • Some minor bugs corrections

3.1
(May 2021)
  • Adapt Excel file Import for new RVTools version 4.1.3.

3.0
(December 2020)
  • New function [VCenter Global Display]
    This new function allows you to display a complete VCenter in a single table :
    - All the Clusters, each column of the table displaying a Cluster
    - All ESX, Cluster by Cluster
    - All VMs, ESX by ESX

  • New Cluster Selection (Forum N°30)
    You can now select what are the Clusters to be displayed in each Report.

2.6
(November 2020)
  • You can now select the Excel version installed on your computer.
    Launch the command "Setup-Options" to define the Excel version to be used.

  • You can now select your personal logo to be displayed on HTML Reports.
    Launch the command "Setup-Options" to define your personal logo.

2.5
(August 2020)
  • Adapt import to new RVTools Excel Files
  • Some minor bugs corrections

2.4
(May 2020)
  • New column "Disk Size" in the view "ESX Summary"
  • You can now turn On / Off the password protection of the Access Database.
    Access : Setup-Options

  • You can reload at any time the OS Versions file from Ymsoft Server.
    Access : Setup-OS End of Support Dates

  • More Linux versions are managed : CentOS and Debian

2.3
(September 2019)
  • New RVTools File Structure
    You can now import RVTools Files generated with the option "-DBColumnNames".

2.2
(July 2019)
  • New function [ESX Summary]

  • Import an Excel File with a Command Line (Forum N°14)
    You can now launch RVTA with a Command Line in order to automatically import RVTools Excel Files :

    Rvta.exe CUST;VCE;DATE;FILE

    Where :
    CUST : Name of the Customer to be Imported
    VCE : Name of the VCenter to be Imported
    DATE : Date of Importation in DD/MM/YYYY Format. You obtain the calendar day leaving this parameter empty
    Filename : Full Name of the File to be imported

2.1
(April 2019)

2.0
(March 2019)
  • Vcenter Inventory - ESX Summary
    Display Total vCPU for VMs ON
    Display Total vCPU for VMs OFF
    Display Total vRAM for VMs ON
    Display Total vRAM for VMs OFF

  • Trends by VCenter
    The Tab [Cluster View] was updated to display graphic trends for each Cluster.
    Access : Trends by VCenter, Tab [Cluster View]

1.9
(February 2019)
  • Trends by VCenter
    New Tab [Storage View]
    This new tab displays evolution for Datastores : Total Capacity (GB), Total Used (GB) and Total Free (GB).
    Access : Trends by VCenter, Tab [Storage View]

  • Vcenter Inventory - Custom HTML Reports
    You can now select options to be displayed in the HTML Report.
    Access : VCenter Inventory, Button [HTML View]

  • Adapt Main Menu size to Notebook screen resolution

1.8
(January 2019)
  • System Information
    New Tab [Test Excel Import]
    This new tab is used to test Excel import files on RVTA.
    Access : Menu Help-System Information

1.7
(December 2018)
  • VCenter Inventory
    New filtering by VM Status :
    - All VMs (ON and OFF)
    - Only ON VMs
    - Only OFF VMs
    Access : [VCenter Inventory], VM Status list selection

  • Multi File Selection
    You can now import more than one VCenter at the same time.
    Access : File-Import RVTools Excel File-[Multi File Selection] button

1.6
(November 2018)
  • ESX Summary
    A new table displays global ESX Summary (total number of CPUs, Memory ...)
    Access : [VCenter Inventory], [ESX View]

1.5
(October 2018)
  • Database Backup
    This function allows you to save RVTools Database on an external storage unit (USB key for example)
    Access : Menu File-Database Backup

  • Introducing Microsoft Edge
    You can now select Microsoft Edge as HTML Viewer on Windows 10 platform.
    Access : Menu Setup-Options

  • ESX Names as IP Address
    ESX Host Names can be IP Address.

1.4
(September 2018)
  • VCenter Trends
    This new function displays the evolution of the number of Clusters, ESX, Datastores,
    VMs, vCPU, vRAM and Disks. 3 Views are available :
    - VCenter View
    - Cluster View
    - ESX View

  • RVTools Launch
    You can now launch RVTools program directly from RVTA.
    Access : Menu File-Launch RVTools

  • External Applications
    You can now launch External Applications like RVTools batches, Excel ...
    Access : Menu File-External Applications


1.3
(August 2018)
  • ESX and VM Statistics
    This function displays :
    - ESX Distribution by number of VMs
    - VM Distribution bu number of vCPU

  • Storage View : New Tab [Datastore View]

1.2
(July 2018)
  • Storage View
    This new function displays Number of Disks and Disk Sizes (in GB) :
    - By Clusters
    - By ESX
    - By Vms

  • Disaster Recovery can be done with more than one VCenter

1.1
(June 2018)
  • Disaster Recovery function is now available

  • A Forum is available.
    Access : Menu Help-RVTA Forum
1.0
(April 2018)		 First version of the program.

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