Hello all, I hope all is well with everyone that reads this. There is much to worry about in the world recently, and I know many of you that read my blog are in places that are in the thick of things. I hope that everyone and their families are doing well. I recently updated … Continue reading Newsletter: January 10, 2015
Month: January 2015
Alert: My Computer is not sick!
This is an odd one. I mistyped http://www.fedex.ca and typed http://www.fedx.ca and got an odd site, and a woman talking at me - fierce voice - about how my computer was sick and I needed to call for help - immediately. I actually saw a McAfee logo flash by and it finished on this. I … Continue reading Alert: My Computer is not sick!
Installing the VMware Management Packs for vR Operations v6.0
Hello again, There are three Management Packs - Log Insight (LI), VMware Infrastructure Navigator (VIN) and Storage that I think most or all of us will install. This article will help you get them installed and configured. BTW, these MPs are downloaded from the same place the vR Ops is downloaded. vRealize Log Insight I … Continue reading Installing the VMware Management Packs for vR Operations v6.0
vSphere Web Client Health State Widget has errors after vR Ops Migration?
Hi all, Mine did. Turns out you can find out more about this buried in the depths of a manual but I missed it. After you upgrade your vC Ops to vR Ops you need to do something unexpected to get your Health State widgets working again. They should look like this (or something like … Continue reading vSphere Web Client Health State Widget has errors after vR Ops Migration?
Newsletter: January 4, 2015
Hello all, I hope everyone is doing well - and remembering to write or type 2015? It was nice to have some time off lately and I even actually took it off in the mountains. But home early and lots of work in the lab. I have some co-workers who have not used vC Ops, … Continue reading Newsletter: January 4, 2015
Add a Read Only account to vRealize Operations v6
I think that I will be needing a read only type account in my vRealize environment soon so here is how to do it. First you need to have Active Directory (if that is your thing) configured which you can find help for in this. Start in Home, Administration, and Access Controls. We will use … Continue reading Add a Read Only account to vRealize Operations v6
Adding your own (admin) accounts to vR Operations v6
It is not very good to always log in as Admin and in fact many of the customers I have worked with over the years have not allowed that sort of work. Everyone needs a named account. So here we go. First we need to enable this capability. LDAP Integration You should be logged in … Continue reading Adding your own (admin) accounts to vR Operations v6
