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
Month: March 2019
Newsletter: March 30, 2019
Hello all, I got home this week and have a week or two at home so that is pretty cool. I had an amazing time at the Disaster Recovery Journal Spring event. I recommend it if you are responsible for, or work in, BCDR. It was something dealing with people that get BCDR. Met some … Continue reading Newsletter: March 30, 2019
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 23, 2019
Hello all, I had a great week with a customer and helping them with BCDR and Veeam's DR orchestration tool VAO - it was fun, but it was also a great bunch of people to work with. I am also heading out to the Disaster Journal Show in Orlando that starts Sunday night. I will … Continue reading Newsletter: March 23, 2019
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
Newsletter: March 9, 2019
Hello all, I hope everyone had a great week, mine was pretty interesting and fun. Working on a couple of projects that are producing some very nice technical articles, but most are not finished yet. I heard this week that I was in the 2019 VMware vExpert program and that really made my day. This … Continue reading Newsletter: March 9, 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!
