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Post #24 – Creating Custom Policies in vROps 6.x

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Post #24 – Creating Custom Policies in vROps 6.x

Post #24 – Creating Custom Policies in vROps 6.x

A large part of the software-defined datacenter is policy-based management (heard of SPBM?) so how do you manage policies in vRealize Operations and how do you create your own custom policies? Let’s find out! Understanding Policies in vRealize Operations 6 Before you start creating custom policies in vRealize Operations 6.x, you should first understand how […]]> http://blogs.vmware.com/management/2015/07/post-24-creating-custom-policies-in-vrops-6-x.html/feed 0 California Natural Resources…Read More

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Installing VMware vROps for the First Time

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Installing VMware vROps for the First Time

Installing VMware vROps for the First Time

This is part of a series of posts sponsored by VMware. Read my disclosure statement here. What is it like to install vROps from scratch for the first time? Until this post series, I’d never done it, and while you can have a go atusing vROps as a Hands On … Continue reading Like this one? You might like these too: Installing VMware vRO on a Scale Computing Cluster How To Import OVA/OVF Into Ravello Configuring vRealize Operations on Ravello VMware vExpert for 2014 ModiPy update: Automated…Read More

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Integrating VMware NSX with VMware vRealize Log…

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Integrating #VMware #NSX with #vRealize Log Insight

Integrating VMware NSX with VMware vRealize Log…

VMware vRealize Log Insight is a log analyser with capabilities to receive logs from regular syslog (so every device that can send syslog over the network) and from agents for Windows and Linux. Mostly every device can be configured to send logs to it and it can be used for quick and easy operation tasks, giving one a full picture of their environment. Inside Log Insight, you can install (or create your own) content packs. These content packs are a way to create dashboards with filtered data. The filtered data is usually determined by queries to the Log Insight search engine and is targeted to a specific product of which the data you want to see, for example: DRS actions, storage alerts, virtual machine snapshotting, etc. If it is logged…Read More

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VMware vRealize Operations (vR Ops) Requirements

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Know which profile size to deploy for #VMware #vRealize Operations

VMware vRealize Operations (vR Ops) Requirements

Decided to fill up the missing information which was not listed in the documentation of vRealize Operations neither was it stated anywhere by anyone in any blog post that I tried to Google around. Was doing a vSphere Optimization Assessment (VOA) and wanted to advise customer on the resources required. Other than the documentation from here or from the vR Ops Installation Guide, it does not state what was provided e.g. the different profile sizes of the vApp is suited for which type of environment other than running the deployment wizard. This is not very helpful especially when you are doing planning and the only way to get that information is to deploy it. Upon deploying, you will get to know the disk size that vR Ops will use. Based…Read More

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True Visibility with Custom Reports in vRealize…

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True Visibility with Custom Reports in vRealize Operations: Great Blog

True Visibility with Custom Reports in vRealize…

I found a great blog from our friends at Blue Medora on custom reports in vRealize Operations. Definitely worth a read: By Mike Langdon: Last month, VMware’s Cloud Management blog post showed you how to integrate discrete management packs with custom dashboards. Another key tool in the vRealize Operations utility belt is the reports system. While the core […]

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The Top 5 Ways VMware vRealize Operations 6…

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5 different way #VMware #vRealize operations beat other monitoring tools

The Top 5 Ways VMware vRealize Operations 6…

VMware® vRealize™ Operations™ 6 is now included with Rackspace’s single-tenant service, Dedicated VMware® vCenter Server™ — check out the five reasons why it rises above the crowd of IT operations management tools.

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The vROps Management Pack for #VSAN Beta is now…

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The vROps Management Pack for #VSAN Beta is now open, including features such as visibility across Virtual SAN…

The vROps Management Pack for #VSAN Beta is now…

The vROps Management Pack for #VSAN Beta is now open, including features such as visibility across Virtual SAN… http://t.co/8cllBIJFv9

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