The following guide will show you how to use vRealize Automation 7’s guest agent to install applications, batch scripts, and powershell scripts on Windows VM. This is useful for those who want to automate installs and configurations of the guest operation system. Thanks to Jaime…
I’ve created a must-have Datastore Troubleshooting dashboard. This dashboard is similar to the VM Troubleshooting Dashboard, however it covers Datastore performance, capacity, and related VM issues. This is part of the Maximize IT series. Quickly Troubleshoot Datastore Issues Identify if there are any capacity bottlenecks…
In this guide we will show you how to install and configure vRealize Operations Compliance Pack for PCI. This guide can also be repeated for the HIPAA compliance as well. The vRealize Operations Compliance Pack for PCI provides Alerts, Policies, and Reports to validate the…
Based on request, I have created the ESXi Host Troubleshooting Dashboard. This dashboard is similar to the VM Troubleshooting Dashboard, however it covers Host performance, capacity, and related VMs and Datastore issues. I’ve also created a handy Host Troubleshooting Guide as well, make sure to…
In my next part of the Maximize IT series, I am sharing out some outstanding work done by one of my coworkers Peter Tymbel, Senior Consultant at VMware. You can visit his blog at http://www.vbulosity.com The whitepaper he wrote, walks you to all the steps…
Here is the first of many must-have dashboards to come: the VM Troubleshooting Dashboard. I am starting a new series called Maximize IT. The goal is simple, create must-haves dashboards that every company needs now to maximize IT operations. The latest version of vRealize Operation…
The following instructions will show you how to log and monitor any custom windows application as long as you know the directory of where the logs are stored. Use Case Scenario: My web application crashes every time Error 5015 occurs on my application. I would…
This dashboard will give you a high overview of all your vCenters (Capacity, Performance, Growth Trends, Alerts, and Oversized/Undersized). Compare this dashboard overview to your competitors and you can see why vRealize Operations can not only look better but also offers more powerful features. This…
In this example we will create an alert that sends out an alert and email notification every time a Virtual Machine is off when it is not supposed to be. This alert is customized to not alert on any Virtual Machine that is already powered…
Below are some vRealize Operations Manager configurations settings that I setup on a daily basis at customer’s sites. We cover all the basic settings and also optional settings that might come in handy based on a certain need. Adding a vCenter Instance Click on Administration…
