vROps Webinar 2016 – Announcing Part 5 : Design & Deployment Considerations

Time to announce the next part of the year long webinar series on vRealize Operations Manager. This time around, Simon and I thought about discussing Architecture of vROps. To some, it might sound strange as for smaller deployments you might not have to worry about Sizing and Architecture much since it is pretty simple toContinue reading “vROps Webinar 2016 – Announcing Part 5 : Design & Deployment Considerations”

Remove "All vCenter Server" option from vROps Authentication Source

A quick post to share a handy option which is available on vROps version 6.1 and above. We all know that their are multiple methods to authenticate a user to login in vRealize Operations Manager. I have usually seen organizations starting with their vROps journey using the vCenter Authentication option which comes out of theContinue reading “Remove "All vCenter Server" option from vROps Authentication Source”

VMworld 2016 : Session Catalog is Live for Voting!

VMworld 2016 is around the corner and like every year, I have submitted a few sessions along with my colleagues and customers. If you want to see us presenting these sessions, then please vote for them on the Content Catalog on the VMworld’s Website. To vote, login to the VMworld site using your credentials. IfContinue reading “VMworld 2016 : Session Catalog is Live for Voting!”

Top vBlog 2016 – Time to Choose the Top Blogs in the Virtualization Space!

Eric Siebert just opened the Top vBlog 2016 voting on vSphere-Land. Like every year, it is important that we vote the best in business to keep the bloggers motivated. So let’s pay back from the community to the bloggers by showing some love for their content and efforts. Like every year, vXpress is nominated for voting as well.Continue reading “Top vBlog 2016 – Time to Choose the Top Blogs in the Virtualization Space!”

Configuring HP OneView Adapter with vRealize Operations Manager

While configuring the HP OneView Adapter 2.0 for vRealize Operations Manager 6.x, I faced an issue which is not documented appropriately in the HP documentation and hence I thought I will share my experience through this article. HP OneView Adapter 2.0 is a powerful management pack for vRealize Operations Manager. It provides you a lotContinue reading “Configuring HP OneView Adapter with vRealize Operations Manager”

vRealize LogInsight Upgrade Fails During /etc/hosts Pre-Upgrade Validation.

All this while I have been blogging about vRealize Operations Manager, however the more I work with LogInsight, the more I fall in love with the product and its fantastic capabilities. The good news for me is that both vROps and LogInsight work beautifully together and hence I have another area where I can exploreContinue reading “vRealize LogInsight Upgrade Fails During /etc/hosts Pre-Upgrade Validation.”

vRealize Operations Manager 6.2.1 is out. Go for it!

A few hours back VMware announced the release of vRealize Operations Manager 6.2.1. This is a maintenance release and is highly recommended for use cases such as: 1- Planning an upgrade to vROps 6.0, 6.1 or 6.2, instead plan for 6.2.1 2 – Having large vROps Cluster deployments with a number of nodes/remote collectors. YouContinue reading “vRealize Operations Manager 6.2.1 is out. Go for it!”

vROps Webinar 2016 : Part 4 – Contention Based Performance & Capacity Management

As promised, I am posting the recording for the 4th Session of vROps Webinar Series 2016. We successfully delivered the session on Contention Based Performance & Capacity Management using vRealize Operations Manager! Session Details:- With this installment of the series, we have a new speaker who will entertain us 🙂 He is no stranger toContinue reading “vROps Webinar 2016 : Part 4 – Contention Based Performance & Capacity Management”

vROps Webinar 2016 – Announcing Part 4 : Contention Based Performance & Capacity Management!

Hope you are having fun with the vROps Webinar Series and learning in the process!! If you have not reviewed the old sessions then you should go ahead and check out this page where you have all the recordings in one place.  With the next installment of this series, we have a new speaker whoContinue reading “vROps Webinar 2016 – Announcing Part 4 : Contention Based Performance & Capacity Management!”

Making the most out of your vRealize Operations Manager Investment!

Today’s article is being written by me, however the thought process behind the article comes from Murad Wagh who works as a Sr. Manager, Systems Engineering  at VMware. Murad is a great leader and a master in management products and his thought process is always aligned towards how customers can make full use of their investmentsContinue reading “Making the most out of your vRealize Operations Manager Investment!”