Sunny Dua

Part 1 – vCOps Extensions – Managing Operations Beyond Virtual Infrastructure

This is a season of Multi-Part Series on vXpress, especially around vCenter Operations Manager and Architecting vSphere. Sometimes this can mean that you need to wait for the next post in the series & I apologize for that. Since blogging is not a part of my Job, it becomes difficult sometimes to get all theContinue reading “Part 1 – vCOps Extensions – Managing Operations Beyond Virtual Infrastructure”

#FeedForward – VMUG Initiative To Give Back to the Community..

Their can be no better time to kick start the India #VMUG Chapter, especially when the Gurus in the Virtualization arena are here to assist the VMUG members who have their success stories to present at the VMUG events, however might not have the experience or in some cases the confidence to come and talk about how theyContinue reading “#FeedForward – VMUG Initiative To Give Back to the Community..”

VMUG India – Session 1 – Preparation Tips for VCAP-DCD !

In my last post I informed you about a session which we were about to kickoff at the India VMUG Chapter. I am pleased to say that, this being the first VMUG webniar event in India there were close to 50 VMUG members from India who joined the session. The topic for this session wasContinue reading “VMUG India – Session 1 – Preparation Tips for VCAP-DCD !”

VMUG India Chapter Kick-starts – 1st Session – Preparation Tips for VCAP-DCD5

VMware User Group more popularly known as VMUG across the globe has finally taken turns to become an official chapter in India. Although the community has been out there for a while on the VMUG.COM India page, but there has been no real action for a while. As I write this post, I can confidentlyContinue reading “VMUG India Chapter Kick-starts – 1st Session – Preparation Tips for VCAP-DCD5”

vCenter Operations Manager 5.x – FAQ Repository!

With the amount of work I have been doing on vCOps, I do get a number of questions on various platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and on my posts around various things which people want to know. Although a great solution, it was not marketed the way it should have been and hence theContinue reading “vCenter Operations Manager 5.x – FAQ Repository!”

VMware vCenter Operations Manager 5.x- Back to Basics!

Last month I started a series on vCenter Operations Manager Back to Basics. This series has multiple articles which can help you deploy vCOps from scratch and then configure it to ensure that you can get the best results out of your deployment. I will update this page regularly as I do more parts inContinue reading “VMware vCenter Operations Manager 5.x- Back to Basics!”

Part 3 – vCOps Cluster Utilization Dashboard – Bringing it all together!

This is the last and final part of a 3 post series on creating a vCOps Cluster Utilization Dashboard. Before you read or implement this part on your instance of vCenter Operations Manager, you need to ensure that you follow the following articles:- Part 1 – Creating a Cluster Utilization Dashboard in vCOps Custom UserContinue reading “Part 3 – vCOps Cluster Utilization Dashboard – Bringing it all together!”

Part 2 – Creating Supermetrics for Cluster Utilization Dashboard in vCOps!

Continuing from the previous part where I gave you an overview of the Cluster Utilization Dashboard, in this post we will create all the 8 Supermetrics required for this dashboard. We will start with one example, wherein I will give you step by step instructions and you would need to repeat the steps for theContinue reading “Part 2 – Creating Supermetrics for Cluster Utilization Dashboard in vCOps!”

Moving to a New Role: A New Challenge – A New Opportunity!

I wanted to share the good news with all the readers of vXpress, my friends & colleagues across the globe about a change in my professional career which I think would be one of the most important step forward for the next decade of my career. It is time to unlock some new ideas andContinue reading “Moving to a New Role: A New Challenge – A New Opportunity!”