Dashboards and Reports in vRealize Operations…

Dashboards and Reports in vRealize Operations Manager 6.1

Dashboards and Reports in vRealize Operations…

By Troy Bailey, Blue Medora Dashboards are the primary visualization tool for users of VMware vRealize Operations Manager (vROps). This tool provides graphic representation of vROps data and displays overall infrastructure health. Reports are another great way for vROps consumers to use and leverage data collected from vSphere and third-party management packs. The data in […] The post Dashboards and Reports in vRealize Operations Manager 6.1 appeared first on VMware Cloud Management.


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Log Insight for Web Traffic

Log Insight for Web Traffic

Log Insight for Web Traffic

Happy New Year! You may have noticed in late December some new Log Insight content packs were published to the marketplace. In this post I would like to talk about which content packs were released and the value they provide. Background A total of 5 content packs were released: Apache – CLF Apache – HTTP […] The post Log Insight for Web Traffic appeared first on VMware Cloud Management .


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vRops: Beware of the filters

vRops: Beware of the filters

vRops: Beware of the filters

The other day we weremessing around with VMware vRealize Operations Manager a.k.a. vRops. Mycustomer wantedto have a clear overview of virtual machinesbeing over- or undersized. I like to use default views within vRops and adjust them to my needs. The same goes in this example using the predefined Virtual Machine Rightsizing CPU, Memory, and Disk The post vRops: Beware of the filters appeared first on Cloudfix.


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vRealize Operations Manager Tech Tips: Tip #1 –…

vRealize Operations Manager Tech Tips: Tip #1 – Custom Datacenter object

vRealize Operations Manager Tech Tips: Tip #1 –…

In vRealize Operations Manager 6.1 we introduced a new construct called Custom Datacenter (CDC). I wanted to describe how to create Custom Datacenter objects, and how you would leverage these objects. The Custom Datacenter object can be created in the vR Ops UI, and you can add one or more Cluster objects. Not only can […] The post vRealize Operations Manager Tech Tips: Tip #1 – Custom Datacenter object appeared first on VMware Cloud Management .


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Real-time Analytics for the Entire Stack:…

Real-time Analytics for the Entire Stack: vRealize Operations Now Supports Citrix XenApp / XenDesktop 7.6 https://t.co/tI0o4NEt22

Real-time Analytics for the Entire Stack:…

Real-time Analytics for the Entire Stack: vRealize Operations Now Supports Citrix XenApp / XenDesktop 7.6 https://t.co/tI0o4NEt22


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New vRealize Videos in the VMware Learning Zone

New vRealize Videos in the VMware Learning Zone

New vRealize Videos in the VMware Learning Zone

VMware Learning Zone subscribers get one year of unlimited access to our cloud-based video training library taught by top VMware experts, including all the new videos we release, like these: vRealize Operations Reporting: Distribution View – Ellis Paul shares specific details and options available to you in the “Distribution View”. vRealize Operations Reporting: Trend View – […] The post New vRealize Videos in the VMware Learning Zone appeared first on VMware Education and Certification Blog .


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NetFlow Logic Integrator for vRealize…

NetFlow Logic Integrator for vRealize Operations Insight

NetFlow Logic Integrator for vRealize…

NetFlow Logic extends both vRealize Operations and vRealize Log Insight capability. It is ananalytics engine for network flow data (NetFlow, IPFIX, sFlow, etc.). It has Log Insight Content Pack and vRealize Operations Management Pack. The installation has a few stages. Install and configure NetFlow Integrator. Configure vSphere, NSX & physical switch to send netflow, sFlow, […] The post NetFlow Logic Integrator for vRealize Operations Insight appeared first on virtual red dot.


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Latest vRealize Operations Management Packs…

Latest vRealize Operations Management Packs Release

Latest vRealize Operations Management Packs…

As a proof point to VMware’s SDDC operation management strategy, whereby customers have comprehensive visibility, health, performance and capacity management of compute, network and storage, six vRealize Operations Management Packs have been posted to VMware Solutions Exchange. Several of these are available through one of VMware’s premier management pack developer’s (Blue Medora) while the others […] The post Latest vRealize Operations Management Packs Release appeared first on VMware Cloud…Read More


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vRealize Operations upgrade path

vRealize Operations upgrade path

vRealize Operations upgrade path

vRealize Operations have 3 forms, which explains the 3 different downloads. Virtual Appliance. Linux installation Windows installation. The first one is what I recommend, hence I showed them as bold green line in the diagram below. The diagram shows the 3 choices of deployments. After you deploy 6.1, you should deploy the Hot Patch. Once […] The post vRealize Operations upgrade path appeared first on virtual red dot.


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vRealize Operations for Horizon View 6.2 upgrade

vRealize Operations for Horizon View 6.2 upgrade

vRealize Operations for Horizon View 6.2 upgrade

On 8 Dec, the Horizon team released an updated version of vRealize Operations for Horizon. I’ve worked with customers a few times on this product, and it certainly helps both the Horizon admin (EUC team) and vSphere admin (Platform team) to collaborate. That last one is important. Horizon is tied to vSphere, that you cannot […] The post vRealize Operations for Horizon View 6.2 upgrade appeared first on virtual red dot.


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VMware vRealize Operations Python Adapter – A…

VMware @vRealizeOps Python Adapter – A Hidden Treasure

VMware vRealize Operations Python Adapter – A…

True power comes out of VMware vRealize Operations when enabling the vRealize Operations Python Adapter, turning a basic monitoring tool into an intelligent monitoring and action tool, much like the third-party tool VMTurbo.


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How to Make a Super Useful Dashboard in…

How to Make a Super Useful Dashboard in vRealize Operations

How to Make a Super Useful Dashboard in…

By: Mike Langdon, Blue Medora vRealize Operations is phenomenally customizable. This customization can present a seemingly daunting learning curve. Once you start digging into the vRealize user interface, however, adding useful content becomes almost trivially easy. In this post I’ll walk you through making the dashboard in Figure 1 using vRealize Operations 6.1 and management […] The post How to Make a Super Useful Dashboard in vRealize Operations appeared first on VMware Cloud Management .


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vRealize Operations: Real-time Analytics for…

vRealize Operations: Real-time Analytics for the Entire Stack Now Supports Citrix XenApp / XenDesktop 7.6 https://t.co/ObWOiKKJYB

vRealize Operations: Real-time Analytics for…

vRealize Operations: Real-time Analytics for the Entire Stack Now Supports Citrix XenApp / XenDesktop 7.6 https://t.co/ObWOiKKJYB


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Installing the Windows agent for Log Insight

Installing the Windows agent for Log Insight

Installing the Windows agent for Log Insight

Log Insight can collect data from various sources as I explained earlier. All systems push their data to the central server, or by an agent in the operating system. There are two agentsavailable for deployment, a Linux agent and a Windows agent. Both agents can be downloaded right from the Log Insight interface. Got to the admin->Administration panel -> Agents. In this article I will be installing the Windows agent. In the screenshot on the rightyou can see that I already added one Linux…Read More


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A new vRealize Log Insight Content Pack for VSAN

A new vRealize Log Insight Content Pack for VSAN

A new vRealize Log Insight Content Pack for VSAN

Attention VSAN users. A new Log Insight content pack has just been released specifically for Virtual SAN. For those of you not familiar with Log Insight, this product does automated log management through log analytics, aggregation and search. It allows Continue reading → The post A new vRealize Log Insight Content Pack for VSAN appeared first on CormacHogan.com.


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Integrating vRealize Operations Manager and Log…

Integrating vRealize Operations Manager and Log Insight 3.0

Integrating vRealize Operations Manager and Log…

This post will cover Integrating vRealize Operations Manager and Log Insight 3.0. vRealize Log Insight has come a long way since I last wrote about it, the new integration with vRealize Operations …Read More


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