Configuring vRealize Log Insight Agent on MS…

Configuring vRealize Log Insight Agent on MS SQL Server 2012

Configuring vRealize Log Insight Agent on MS…

There’s a lot of information available about the SQL Server Content Pack for Log Insight, but actually trying to use it reveals a lot of gaps. So, here’s what I’ve done to get my SQL Server 2012 R2 instances to correctly report their information to vRealize Log Insight and show up in the Content Pack […]


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Blue Medora Announces vRealize Operations…

Blue Medora Announces vRealize Operations Management Pack for KVM – Blue Medora

Blue Medora Announces vRealize Operations…

Blue Medora announces vRealize Operations Management Pack for KVM for organizations that need to manage, monitor, and troubleshoot their entire open-source virtualization environment Organizations that need to manage, monitor, and troubleshoot their entire open-source virtualization environment can consolidate and automate operations with a new management pack from Blue Medora, the leading innovator in enterprise cloud …Read More


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Troubleshooting Horizon View with Log Insight

Troubleshooting Horizon View with Log Insight

Troubleshooting Horizon View with Log Insight

VMware vRealize Log Insight provides out of the box content pack for Horizon View. I find the content pack useful for both monitoring and troubleshooting. Naturally, there are cases where you need to build your own custom field and dashboard. In this blog, I share one such example. The example I share is a Mass […] The post Troubleshooting Horizon View with Log Insight appeared first on virtual red dot.


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Everything you want to know about Instant Clone…

Everything you want to know about Instant Clone Technology for just-in-time desktops: https://t.co/pkVnjpWJYW https://t.co/fNZKEQjgXf

Everything you want to know about Instant Clone…

Everything you want to know about Instant Clone Technology for just-in-time desktops: https://t.co/pkVnjpWJYW https://t.co/fNZKEQjgXf


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VxRail First Impressions, Installation,…

VxRail First Impressions, Installation, Configuration (part 1)

VxRail First Impressions, Installation,…

Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) is the cool kid of the block at the moment, and proof of this is that big name companies like Cisco and EMC/VCE have recently announced their own solutions in this space to compete with market leader Nutanix.


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NSX Bytes: Host Preparation Errors Out or…

NSX Bytes: Host Preparation Errors Out or Doesn’t Complete…Spins In Progress

NSX Bytes: Host Preparation Errors Out or…

I’ve had this situation happen a couple of times in production where NSX Host Preparation Install or Upgrade seems to hang forever without timing out and spinning the In Progress message…most recently in one of the Zettagrid Labs where we run NSX-v in #NestedESXi environments we had the exact issue and I decided (with the help of @santinidaniel) to get The post NSX Bytes: Host Preparation Errors Out or Doesn’t Complete…Spins In Progress appeared first on VIRTUALIZATION IS LIFE! .


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VCAP-DCV Deploy – Objective 1.1 Perform…

VCAP-DCV Deploy – Objective 1.1 Perform Advanced ESXi Host Configuration – Part 2

VCAP-DCV Deploy – Objective 1.1 Perform…

In part 1, we covered using Auto Deploy to install ESXi onto our physical hosts. In part 2, we will cover unattended installations. Sometimes known as a scripted install, or a kickstart, this deployment method automates the install process, which in turn makes it easy to deploy multiple hosts quickly. Here’s a sample ks.cfg file […] The post VCAP-DCV Deploy – Objective 1.1 Perform Advanced ESXi Host Configuration – Part 2 appeared first on Tim’s IT Blog .


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Now available as Rough Cut – Essential Virtual…

Now available as Rough Cut – Essential Virtual SAN (VSAN): Administrator’s Guide to VMware Virtual SAN, Second Edition

Now available as Rough Cut – Essential Virtual…

Fully updated for the newest versions of VMware Virtual SAN, this guide show how to scale VMware’s fully distributed storage architecture to meet any enterprise storage requirement. World-class Virtual SAN experts Cormac Hogan and Duncan Epping thoroughly explain how Virtual SAN integrates into vSphere 6.x and enables the Software Defined Data Center (SDDC). You’ll learn how to take full advantage of Virtual SAN, and get up-to-the-minute insider guidance for architecture, implementation, and management.


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VSAN 6.2 Part 10 – Problematic Disk Handling

VSAN 6.2 Part 10 – Problematic Disk Handling

VSAN 6.2 Part 10 – Problematic Disk Handling

In this post, I want to talk about a feature called Problematic Disk Handling. Some history behind why we have such a feature can be found in this post. In VSAN 6.2/vSphere 6.0 U2, Problematic Disk Handling has been improved Continue reading → The post VSAN 6.2 Part 10 – Problematic Disk Handling appeared first on CormacHogan.com.


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Can I secure #vROps?

Can I secure #vROps?

Can I secure #vROps?

Those of you used to using vSphere on a regular basis will already be aware of the hardening guide for ESXi and vSphere but what about vROps? If the vROps appliance needs to be hardened there is already a VMware provided guide and tool to accommodate. Secure configuration guide – http://pubs.vmware.com/vrealizeoperationsmanager-61/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vrealize-operations-manager-61-secure-configuration-guide.pdf “The documentation for Secure […]


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Applying Custom Attributes beyond just Host &…

Applying Custom Attributes beyond just Host & Virtual Machine Objects

Applying Custom Attributes beyond just Host &…

I recently came to learn about a neat little tidbit from one of my readers, Ziad, regarding vSphere Custom Attributes. I had been a long time user of Custom Attributes when I was a customer and heavily used it in-conjunction with Automation. This is how many of our customers leveraged this capability, especially around provisioning and reporting use cases. Custom Attributes […]


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Cormac Hogan presents a sequence of events an…

Cormac Hogan presents a sequence of events an admin may have to run through when scaling 2-node #VSAN to 3-node or more: http://vmw.re/24Rc9Zq

Cormac Hogan presents a sequence of events an…

Cormac Hogan presents a sequence of events an admin may have to run through when scaling 2-node #VSAN to 3-node or more: http://vmw.re/24Rc9Zq


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Implementing a VMware Virtual Desktop…

Implementing a VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure with Horizon View 6.2 – Part 5: Pool configuration

Implementing a VMware Virtual Desktop…

So far in the series we have installed the VMware View Connections Servers and Composer, and built two RDSH servers, all in preparation for deploying our virtual desktops. In this part I show how to configure the desktop pools to provision full desktops, linked clones, and applications to remote users. Other posts in this series: Design […]


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