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 →

Upgrading vC Ops 5.8.3 to vRealize Ops 6.0

Hello, This is quite an upgrade - in fact it is not an upgrade but a migration. Meaning you install vRealize Operations 6.0 and then migrate your vC Ops data to vRealize Operations (vR Ops). This will not do vR Ops in an HA configuration. In other words it will be the same as vC … Continue reading Upgrading vC Ops 5.8.3 to vRealize Ops 6.0 →

Newsletter: December 14, 2014

Hello all, I hope that this finds everyone home - happy and safe. I just got home yesterday after a long time away and I am very happy to be home. I am home for about three weeks and that is just wonderful! You can expect to see a bunch of things from me over … Continue reading Newsletter: December 14, 2014 →

Newsletter: December 6, 2014

Hello all, Another hard week. I am looking forward to Christmas. Also looking forward to having an intern to help. Starting my third week in Nashua but on the 13th I head home for several weeks. Looking forward to that! I have a range of things for everyone today and as always I hope at … Continue reading Newsletter: December 6, 2014 →

Newsletter: November 16, 2014

Hello all, I am a little behind on my newsletters - that old excuse of life interrupts is true. I have been able to do some smaller articles recently so that has been good. But I have a lot of stuff to share today and as always I hope everyone finds something of interest. And … Continue reading Newsletter: November 16, 2014 →

Newsletter: October 26, 2014

Hello all, I am writing this while in Austin Texas. As I flew into it I saw an amazing city. However, I am out on the outskirts where it is mostly hot, sunny, and lonely. Although, next door to this hotel there was an amazing Oktoberfest celebration. I know a bit of that subject - even … Continue reading Newsletter: October 26, 2014 →

Newsletter: October 5, 2014

Hi all, I have missed the last couple of these things. Life interrupted! I had a nice trip with my wife to Niagara Falls - on the Canadian side. Very much fun. But I now have a big collection of things to share so lets get to it. The last week of this month I … Continue reading Newsletter: October 5, 2014 →

Newsletter: September 14, 2014

Hello all, For the first time in a long while I am writing this from home. Wow, do I ever appreciate that. A very busy week at work recovering from a lost lab. My lab was built on pretty darn good quality beta code, but due to doing something odd, and a power outage, I … Continue reading Newsletter: September 14, 2014 →

Newsletter: August 31, 2014

Hello everyone, I am recovering from hard work at VMworld, and catching up on email. Plus doing some blog catch-up too. I already wrote up some thoughts and suggested reading on VMworld. There is a lot out there. But this is a normal newsletter and I hope there is something for everyone! This week I … Continue reading Newsletter: August 31, 2014 →