vRealize Automation - configuring vSphere endpoint

Hi again, You may have seen my long article on install and configure of vRealize Automation. It was pretty interesting stuff. I am working through this so that I can - eventually - demo how well Veeam Backup & Replication integrates with vRA. But the last article finished with vRA installed, and functional, but now … Continue reading vRealize Automation - configuring vSphere endpoint →

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Patches outstanding can slow recovery

I have seen this happen with Veeam Replication, as well as Zerto. Microsoft patches are downloaded, and some of them need to install at boot so that is scheduled. I have seen when Zerto replicated the VM when the patches were not quite finished being configured to install at boot. That impacted the start of … Continue reading Patches outstanding can slow recovery →

macOS 10.14.4 now GA

Hello all, I have just finished the update of my new MacBook Air to 10.14.4. It was as usual, not issues. Took almost an hour. And yes, I did do an image backup before. My collection of apps all worked fine - so the Office apps, Horizon View, Tweetbot, Skype, Evernote, Trend Anti-virus, SecureCRT, JumpDesktop, … Continue reading macOS 10.14.4 now GA →

iOS 12.2 now GA

Hello all, This is a big release of iOS and one I have been waiting for. It brings Apple News to Canada and I quite appreciate it. Apple News+ is also in Canada and that is pretty good too - it is the replacement of Texture I believe. You can learn more about this update … Continue reading iOS 12.2 now GA →

Newsletter: March 16, 2019

Hello all, A week on the road, but not with as many customer meetings as I hoped, but with a few and they were outstanding. I love helping people with the ability to not only survive IT outages, but to also change IT operations in positive ways like testing tier 1 app updates in test … Continue reading Newsletter: March 16, 2019 →

Installation and Configuration of vRealize Automation

Background This article will help you get vRA installed, and configured. I am doing this so that I can work with the SovLabs plug-in that connects Veeam Backup & Replication to vRA - I will detail that in another article in the near future. Getting vRA working first is enough work! This article will help … Continue reading Installation and Configuration of vRealize Automation →

Thank you VMware - vExpert 2019!

I am a very big fan of VMware. I cannot help it, I have helped military units, hospitals, schools, and a variety of business be better off in IT due to VMware. Truly it was a big deal when I introduced people to virtualization and later vMotion. In those days I was Professional Services so … Continue reading Thank you VMware - vExpert 2019! →