Customize Operational Policies in vRealize…

Customize Operational Policies in vRealize Operations Manager

Customize Operational Policies in vRealize…

https://bit.ly/2yLKfH5 vRealize Operations allows administrators to control how data is collected, analyzed and presented. In this video, you will learn how to configure and customize policies to meet your operational and business intent.


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Capacity Planning with vRealize Operations

Capacity Planning with vRealize Operations

Capacity Planning with vRealize Operations

https://bit.ly/2yLKfH5 Plan for growth by using the What-If Analysis in vRealize Operations to model additional workloads, seasonal peak demand and more. Understand resource needs, placement recommendations and even public cloud costs for new workloads.


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What’s New in vRealize Operations 6.7 REST APIs

What’s New in vRealize Operations 6.7 REST APIs

What’s New in vRealize Operations 6.7 REST APIs

Calling all coders, scripters and automation nerds! With the release of vRealize Operations 6.7 we have quite a few updates to the REST APIs. The full list is attached at the bottom of this post, but I wanted to call out a few that are notable and helpful. I get questions from customers, partners and The post What’s New in vRealize Operations 6.7 REST APIs appeared first on VMware Cloud Management .


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Export settings from vRops – Michael Ryom

Export settings from vRops – Michael Ryom

Export settings from vRops – Michael Ryom

Have you ever wanted to export settings from vRops, either as a form of backup or to migrate to another installation? Then you know how cumbersome it can be to find all the settings and export them one by one and also remembering to get it all. To help me get this task done I have created this Powershell script which uses the vRops API to export the settings to xml files which can be easily be imported if or when needed. The list of settings being exported: ActionDefinitions AlertDefinitions…Read More


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vRealize Operations within vCenter Plugin

vRealize Operations within vCenter Plugin

vRealize Operations within vCenter Plugin

With the release of the latest version of vCenter 6.7 there is a new capability to help achieve self-driving operations from within your vCenter environment with vRealize Operations being at it’s core. This is the new vRealize Operations within vCenter plugin which provides 6 new dashboards directly in the vCenter UI. This plugin was added The post vRealize Operations within vCenter Plugin appeared first on VMware Cloud Management .


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Log Insight 4.6: Dormant Host Alert

Log Insight 4.6: Dormant Host Alert

Log Insight 4.6: Dormant Host Alert

Many requests have come in for a dormant host alert in Log Insight. I am happy to announce that the feature is available in Log Insight 4.6. Read on to learn more! What is a Dormant Host? The request is as follows — If I have a host that is logging to Log Insight and […] The post Log Insight 4.6: Dormant Host Alert appeared first on SFlanders.net .


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VMware vRealize Network Insight initial setup…

VMware vRealize Network Insight initial setup problem

VMware vRealize Network Insight initial setup…

VMware vRealize Network Insight initial setup problem Last week I was preparing POC vRealize Network Insight for my customer and I hit one problem which cause the problem with initial setup. When deploying vRNI from OVA file to ESXi host we are asked to provide some information before we can deploy our appliance, in case…Read More


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vRops vMotion Super Metric

vRops vMotion Super Metric – Michael Ryom

vRops vMotion Super Metric

Were onsite at a customer, and they were discussing if it was possible to see in vRops when a vMotion occurred. I told them that there were no such metric or property in vRops, but I knew a way to see when ever a vMotion had occurred. The way it works is by looking, on a virtual machine at the “OS Uptime” and “System Uptime” metrics. The rule is rather simple. If “OS uptime” is not below 300, ie. the OS has not been started/rebooted within the last 300 seconds and the “System uptime” is 300…Read More


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Assess Your Upgrade Readiness – vRealize…

Assess Your Upgrade Readiness – vRealize Operations 6.7

Assess Your Upgrade Readiness – vRealize…

We have seen many new capabilities and enhancements introduced in vRealize Operations over the last several releases. vRealize Operations 6.7 is no exception to this trend. Though this is only a dot release, it is packed full of new and exciting capabilities to make managing your private and public cloud easier, so you can achieve The post Assess Your Upgrade Readiness – vRealize Operations 6.7 appeared first on VMware Cloud Management .


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The return of the dark theme with vRealize…

The return of the dark theme with vRealize Operations 6.7

The return of the dark theme with vRealize…

With the recent release of vRealize Operations 6.7, one of a most awaited feature which has been re-introduced is the concept of themes. In the past releases of vROps, you could change the entire… Click on the title to continue reading the post..


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Using “Shrink Cluster” feature of vRealize…

Using “Shrink Cluster” feature of vRealize Operations 6.7

Using “Shrink Cluster” feature of vRealize…

vRealize Operations 6.7 comes with a new functionality which allows you to reduce the number of nodes in your vRealize Operations cluster. This feature of vRealize Operations is to meet the following… Click on the title to continue reading the post..


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Introducing vRealize Technical Guides

Introducing vRealize Technical Guides

Introducing vRealize Technical Guides

Quick! Bookmark this link – you’ll thank me later. What did you just bookmark? Only the best new repository for technical information on vRealize Operations. The vRealize Technical Guides provide videos, demos and more for you to learn about and get the most out of vRealize Operations 6.7 whether you are a new customer, considering The post Introducing vRealize Technical Guides appeared first on VMware Cloud Management .


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Log Insight 4.6 Available Now!

Log Insight 4.6 Available Now!

Log Insight 4.6 Available Now!

I am happy to announce the release of Log Insight 4.6. As always, this release has a ton of new features. Read on to learn more! What’s New General Enhancements Ability to be notified of dormant hosts Event forwarding supports sending in raw syslog format (basically unmodified) Authentication via VIDM local users is now supported […] The post Log Insight 4.6 Available Now! appeared first on SFlanders.net .


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VMware Cloud on AWS and vRealize Operations =…

VMware Cloud on AWS and vRealize Operations = Better Together! – David Davis on vRealize Operations Post #49

VMware Cloud on AWS and vRealize Operations =…

In my series of blog posts on VMware vRealize Operations and the vRealize Suite, I’ve talked a lot about running vROps but all of it has been on-premises…. up until now! I must admit that I’m excited about all that is possible with VMware Cloud on AWS and to manage the VMC infrastructure, the recommended


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VMware vROps 6.7 Upgrade Process

VMware vROps 6.7 Upgrade Process

VMware vROps 6.7 Upgrade Process

https://bit.ly/2GRIBqM In this video we will walk through the process of upgrading to vRealize Operations 6.7. This process is very similar to previous upgrades and consists of two parts which are quick and easy to get your environment to the most current and feature rich version of vRealize Operations.


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What’s new in vRealize Operations 6.7 Capacity…

What’s new in vRealize Operations 6.7 Capacity and Costing! What! Did you also say Costing???

What’s new in vRealize Operations 6.7 Capacity…

There are some great new capabilities and enhancements in vRealize Operations 6.7 (vROps). In this blog we would like to give you an overview of two really big changes to vRealize Operations 6.7. New Capacity Analytics Engine Private Cloud Costing Simplify, simplify, simplify! This has been one of the big drivers for the new The post What’s new in vRealize Operations 6.7 Capacity and Costing! What! Did you also say Costing??? appeared first on VMware Cloud Management .


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VMware vRealize Operations Manager: Design…

VMware vRealize Operations Manager: Design Introduction

VMware vRealize Operations Manager: Design…

Sizing a vRealize Operations Manager Environment VMware vRealize Operations Manager is the flagship monitoring suite for the entire VMware Software Defined Datacenter stack. The software is incredibly powerful, but it can be a bit daunting to a newcomer. Each update has improved out of the box functionality, however there is a lot to learn to master the software and truly make the most out of its features. Every successful environment starts with a strong design.


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