Getting More Out of #vRealize Operations 6.x: Full Stack Application Monitoring
On May 25th, the Getting More Out Of webinar series will present a session on vRealize Operations Manager 6.x – Full Stack Application Monitoring. As a preview, here are some highlights from the session and what you can do to prepare and get the most out of this session.
#vRealize Log Insight: Part-2: Installation/Configuration
In last post Log Insight Introduction of this series we had a look on what is vRealize Log Insight and where did it came from. What is the advantage of using it and how it fit together with other VMware components.
4 Ways Views Can Improve Your #vROps Workflow
VMware vRealize Operations (vROps) offers a significant level of customization to the end user, from alerts to views to dashboards and more. This level of customization empowers the end user to mold the platform to their specific needs without making system-wide changes. A great example of this comes in the form of vROps views.
#vSphere audit trail with Log Insight – Michael Ryom
Had a talk with a former colleague of mine, a month or two ago, about a customer that wished to use Log Insight to do audit trail of there vSphere environment and if this was possible. My first reaction was I couldn’t see why it shouldn’t be possible to do audit trail with Log Insight. I mean it’s getting it’s logs from the different logs in a VMware environment so it should be pretty easy.
Getting the Log Insight agent – Michael Ryom
This is just a short post on how to get access to the Log Insight agent. I recently found out that there is a neat way of getting the agent directly from the Log Insight server. Instead of downloading from the Log Insight server and then uploading the agent to a new device. Now you can simply download it directly.
Using #PowerShell with the VMware Log Insight REST API
I have quite a few PowerShell scripts these days and I run a bunch of them quite often. All of my scripts log information to a file so I can see what happened but I decided I wanted to log them into something that could help me analyze or quickly review the data.
Adjusting #vRealize Operations Root Logging Levels
Root logging levels are primarily used for troubleshooting and diagnosing issues within VMware‘s various software and applications. Today we will focus on the root logging levels within VMware’s vRealize Operations Management software otherwise known as vROps. We will cover what the various logging levels do, as well as how to view and change these log levels. Please note: in order to access log files, you must have permission to access the “Administration” gear icon.
Remove “All vCenter Server” option from vROps Authentication Source (via vXpress)
A quick post to share a handy option which is available on vROps version 6.1 and above. We all know that their are multiple methods to authenticate a user to login in vRealize Operations Manager. I have usually seen organizations starting with their vROps journey using the vCenter Authentication option which comes out of the box with the product as soon as you integrate vROps with your vCenter server.
What if I want full metrics? in #vROps (via definit.co.uk)
vRealize-Operations-Manager-Logo.jpgIf you have used vCOps (previous version of vROPs) you will likely remember the option in the admin panel where you could change the number of metrics being collected from “balanced” to “full”.
#vRealize Operations Tech Tip: Building Interactive Dashboards
vRealize Operations ships with a number of predefined dashboards to help visualize the infrastructure from day one of deployment, but a powerful feature of vRealize Operations is the ability to build your own custom dashboards. Dashboards are built up from widgets, which are part of the product and can be used to display various types of different information in a variety of visual formats to help you manage your infrastructure the way you want to.
Understanding vROps 6.X Super Metrics (via Virtual Maestro)
A super metric is an administrator-created custom metric that contains a combination of one or more metrics for one or more objects. A super metric can be derived from either a single object or multiple objects across multiple environments.
Log Insight 3.3: Importer (via sflanders.net)
With Log Insight 3.3 a new Log Insight Importer utility was made available. In this post, I would like to talk about the Importer. Read on to learn more!
Log Insight + Netflow = Awesome part 2
In my first blog post Log Insight + Netflow = Awesome I show cased that Log Insight could be used to ingest netflows and showed some graphics and talked about possible extensions the data found into other products such as vRealize Operations or NSX. I got some comments from people who wanted to learn more, but instead of me keep answering the same questions, I have posted what and how on to github. This marks the first github project that I have created. So even though this is not even half baked, not thought through and very much just for showcasing the possibilities with Log Insight, I have made it publicly available, so that every one can have a go at it. Hopefully in time this will become much more useful.
Configuring HP OneView Adapter with #vRealize Operations Manager (via vXpress)
While configuring the HP OneView Adapter 2.0 for vRealize Operations Manager 6.x, I faced an issue which is not documented appropriately in the HP documentation and hence I thought I will share my experience through this article.
Troubleshooting with vRops part 4: Standard Deviation (via michaelryom.dk)
In the last blog post I showed you what Object level metrics are and how they could be used, to fast get an idea to of how a VM is behaving. In this one I’m going to focus on what metrics can be used to get a better understanding of how a VM is behaving.
Troubleshooting with vRops part 3: Object Level Metric (via michaelryom.dk)
In this part I am going to show you how to use object level metrics, to fast and easily assess if for example a VM is having problems. This is something that would give you a quick indication of this object is having problems that need to be address. This should be looked at before diving into the raw metrics, as this will help you and can guide you in the right direction.
Troubleshooting with vRops part 2: Summary and Symptoms (via michaelryom.dk)
In the first part of this series on vRops, I talked about vRops capabilities compared to the vRops edtion. In this part I will start to dig into how you should start looking at a problem the vRops way. I my self have fallen victim to, all too quickly jumping over to the “all metrics” tab, and start throwing graph up on screen to see if I can find the cause of the issue. The problem with that method is that it is highly inefficient and like looking for a needle in a haystack, it can take quite some time and the result may not have gotten you any closer to finding the problem… Why there are haystacks with needles in them ?
Troubleshooting with vRops part 1: vRops Capability (via michaelryom.dk)
vRops 6 have been out for a while now, and with that a lot of great things have come, depended on your vRops license that is.
#vRealize Operations Manager 6.2.1 is out. Go for it! (via vxpresss.blogspot.com)
A few hours back VMware announced the release of vRealize Operations Manager 6.2.1. This is a maintenance release and is highly recommended for use cases such as:
Forwarding Events from #vRealize Log Insight (via bkdatacentre.com)
I have so far written a few articles on vRLI, see the links at the bottom of this page for the links. This article goes in to forwarding events from vRealize Log Insight to a 3rd party Syslog Server and filtering them.
