One of the(many) great things about VMware Cloud on AWS, is the operational consistency it provides between your on-prem and public cloud environments. Be sure to check out this recent blog post for some more! Top 10 coolest features of VMware Cloud on AWS For example, you can easily leverage tools such as PowerCLI to manage … Continue reading VMware Cloud on AWS Code Samples
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vRealize Lifecycle Manager – Marketplace Walkthrough
In this post, I'm going to walkthrough the new in product marketplace feature, that was added in vRSLCM v1.1. v1.2 is now GA, and I'm using that version for this walkthrough. If your new to vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager(vRSLCM), check out my previous posts vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager – Step by Step How to Install … Continue reading vRealize Lifecycle Manager – Marketplace Walkthrough
Solved – VCSA Management Interface Does Not Display Performance Data
One of my TAM customers contacted me recently, about an issue they were seeing in their environment(VCSA running 6.5 Update1 with the latest patches) When trying to view VCSA CPU, Memory and Database performance information via the Appliance Management Interface, no data was being displayed. Checking my lab I was also experiencing the same issue, … Continue reading Solved – VCSA Management Interface Does Not Display Performance Data
How to perform a simplified NSX Upgrade with the new Upgrade Coordinator feature
A new feature in NSX for vSphere v6.4 is the upgrade coordinator. In previous versions of NSX you would have to navigate to various distinct areas of the UI to facility an upgrade of your entire NSX environment. This new feature provides a single portal for planning and upgrading the entire NSX system, also providing … Continue reading How to perform a simplified NSX Upgrade with the new Upgrade Coordinator feature
Utilizing vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager to streamline a vR Ops upgrade
In a previous post I walked through installing the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager(vRSLCM) solution and importing existing vRealize components. For this post I'll show you how to use vRSLCM to upgrade vRealize components, specifically vRealize Operations. vRSLCM streamlines the upgrade process, simplifying the download and application of product updates. (e.g. in a typical vR Ops … Continue reading Utilizing vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager to streamline a vR Ops upgrade
NSX Recommended Configuration Maximums
VMware has recently published a Recommended Configuration Maximums document for NSX. Until now, this information had to be gleaned from various sections of the documentation. Nice to see it collated into one place. Document is based on NSX for vSphere 6.3, and you can download it here
vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager – Step by Step How to Install & Import Existing Environment
vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager is a new addition to the vRealize Suite. Announced at VMworld 2017 Europe, and v1.0 was released on September 19th 2017! The solution is designed to streamline and simplify the deployment and on-going Day 0 to Day 2 management of the vRealize Suite. Which includes Installation Initial Setup Health Monitoring/Configuration Management … Continue reading vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager – Step by Step How to Install & Import Existing Environment
Announcing Three New VMware NSX Guides!
Announcing Three New VMware NSX Guides!Announcing Three New VMware NSX Guides!VMware’s Networking and Security Business Unit is excited to announce THREE NSX Guides being released for VMworld U.S. 2017! Our Guides are authored and technically reviewed by VMware subject matter experts and serve to cover VMware network and security essentials. These new guides follow our … Continue reading Announcing Three New VMware NSX Guides!
NSX-V v6.3.3 Upgrade Notes
NSX-V v6.3.3 was released this week, but before you upgrade be sure to pay close attention to the release notes. Couple of things to note. NSX Controller OS change The underlying operating system for the NSX Controller is now Photon OS. See Controller Upgrade in the Upgrade Notes for NSX Components section for details on … Continue reading NSX-V v6.3.3 Upgrade Notes
VCSA Log Insight Agent Install & Configuration
If you don't already have Log Insight deployed in your environment, stop reading this immediately and go deploy it! I'll be here when you get back. A 25 OSI pack is even included with your vCenter license, see this FAQ. Log Insight is a simple install, and I won't cover that here. As there is … Continue reading VCSA Log Insight Agent Install & Configuration
