The vCenter Adapter in vRealize Operations publishes the Configuration|Creation Date Virtual Machine property as the number of milliseconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970.

vRealize Operations versions prior to 8.1 can only display the raw value as a long integer.
In vRealize Operations 8.1 and above, this property can be displayed in a human readable format to show the actual creation time of the Virtual Machine in vCenter.

Note: An vRealize Operations enterprise license is required for the following procedure

VMware vRealize Operations 8.1.x

To see the Configuration|Creation Date property in a human readable format, create a List View, and set the Transformation of Creation Date to Timestamp.
Absolute Timestamp format is selected by default, but you can switch to the Relative Timestamp format.

Example:

1. Log into the vRealize Operations UI as a user that has permission to create Views.
2. Navigate to Dashboards > Views.
3. Click New View to create a new custom View.
4. Set a Name for the View.
5. Set Presentation to List.
6. Set Subjects to Virtual Machine.
7. Under Data, set the drop down box from Metrics to Properties, then filter for Creation Date and add the Creation Date metric to the View.
8. In the Data list on the right, select Configuration|Creations Date.
9. On the right, under Configuration > Transformation, set the transformation down box to Timestamp:

• Absolute Timestamp

• Relative Timestamp

10. Save the View.