To use certificates within vRSLCM (i.e. assign them to products you are deploying from vRSLCM) they must be added under "Settings -> Certificate". When this is done each certificate added becomes visible from the product deployment wizards and could be used for one of the given products. There are a few options available to get … Continue reading vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager – Certificates
Month: Sep 2018
Log Insight – Authentication Case Sensitivity
This is an interesting problem I encountered last week with an environment configured with native AD authentication within Log Insight. The version was 4.6.1 but the same behaviour can be found in version 4.7. Adding domain users to Log Insight directly via the native authentication enabled the domain user to log into Log Insight without … Continue reading Log Insight – Authentication Case Sensitivity
Log Insight – Upgrading to 4.7
Upgrading to Log Insight 4.7 is a relatively straight forward process and is done by the application of a new pak file, downloadable from downloads.vmware.com or by leveraging vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager (version 2.0 if going this route). In this blog I will be going from version 4.6.1 to 4.7. Before attempting any upgrade, the … Continue reading Log Insight – Upgrading to 4.7
Log Insight – Replacing SSL Certificates
The following process has been illustrated using Log Insight version 4.6.1 however it is also the same for version 4.7. Log Insight comes configured out of the box with a self-signed certificate that is generated during the installation. For some customers this is fine however there normally comes a point when either the certificate expires … Continue reading Log Insight – Replacing SSL Certificates
vRealize Operations – Super Metrics
Super Metrics are often regarded in the same way as Dynamic Types are in vRO (i.e. too difficult to use). However if you are familiar with vROPs metrics and you can use excel then creating a Super Metric should be easy! The first question is why to use them? Lets take an example scenario. The … Continue reading vRealize Operations – Super Metrics
vRealize Operations – Security Compliance
For this blog post I am using a Pre-GA version of vROPs 7.0 with the vSphere Security Configuration Guide standards however the key concepts are the same for 6.x and 7.x. Security Compliance has been around in vROPs for some time however it is often overlooked. Sometimes I think customers would rather live with their … Continue reading vRealize Operations – Security Compliance
vRealize Operations 7.0 – Quick Overview
This is a quick post giving you an overview of vROPs 7.0. It's not intended to be in an in-depth post so if you need that then wait until 7.0 goes to GA and then check back here. All screenshots in this article have been taken from a Pre GA version and any changes I … Continue reading vRealize Operations 7.0 – Quick Overview
vRealize Automation 7.5 – Quick Overview
Now that VMworld 2018 has passed (at least for the US) screenshots of vRA 7.5 are out in the wild so I can take a few minutes here to cover some of the changes/additions since vRA 7.4. The UI VMware products are being aligned to the Clarity UI design to give a consistent look and … Continue reading vRealize Automation 7.5 – Quick Overview
vRealize Operations Upgrade to 6.7
This post will guide you through the process of upgrading to the latest (at the time of writing) version of vRealize Operations (vROPs). In our example upgrade scenario we will be starting with version 6.6.0 which has been configured for vCenter connectivity to a vSphere 6.5 platform. The installation consists of 2 x small nodes … Continue reading vRealize Operations Upgrade to 6.7
Dynamic Types
Dynamic Types have always seemed to be a mystery to alot of people who use vRealize Orchestrator (vRO). Sometimes people don't understand why you might need them and other times they just seem way to complex to figure out how they work and how to implement them. What and Why Dynamic Types enables you to … Continue reading Dynamic Types
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