Tag : VMware
Written by Christopher Lewis on July 16, 2017 .
This is the third of three posts in which we look at how to deploy and configure the VMware NSX Manager.
The posts will cover the following topics:
- Deploying the VMware NSX Manager Appliance Appliance. ( HOWTO )
- Completing VMware NSX Manager Initial Configuration. ( HOWTO )
- Integrating VMware NSX Manager into VMware vCenter. (THIS POST)
Configuring VMware NSX Manager integration into vCenter Server
Using a browser, navigate to the VMware NSX Manager Virtual Appliance (https://nsx-manager.fqdn).
Written by Christopher Lewis on July 16, 2017 .
This is the second of three posts in which we look at how to deploy and configure the VMware NSX Manager.
The posts will cover the following topics:
- Deploying the VMware NSX Manager Appliance Appliance. ( HOWTO )
- Completing VMware NSX Manager Initial Configuration. (THIS POST)
- Integrating VMware NSX Manager into VMware vCenter. ( HOWTO )
VMware NSX Manager Initial Configuration
Using a browser, navigate to the VMware NSX Manager Virtual Appliance (https://nsx-manager.fqdn).
Written by Christopher Lewis on July 16, 2017 .
This is the first of three posts in which we look at how to deploy and configure the VMware NSX Manager.
The posts will cover the following topics:
- Deploying the VMware NSX Manager Appliance. (THIS POST)
- Completing VMware NSX Manager Initial Configuration. ( HOWTO
- Integrating VMware NSX Manager into VMware vCenter. ( HOWTO )
Deploying the VMware NSX Manager Appliance
Navigate to VMware vCenter Server (https://vcenter.fqdn) using your preferred web browser.
Written by Christopher Lewis on July 15, 2017 .
In this series of 3 articles, we’ll be looking at how to configure VMware NSX and VMware vRealize Log Insight together so we get the best possible logging.
In Part Two, we’ll be looking at how to configure the VMware NSX Manager to SYSLOG to VMware vRealize Log Insight.
Configuring the VMware NSX Manager to SYSLOG to Log Insight
Navigate to the VMware NSX Manager Virtual Appliance ( https://nsx-manager.fqdn ).
Written by Christopher Lewis on July 15, 2017 .
In this series of 3 articles, we’ll be looking at how to configure VMware NSX and vRealize Log Insight together so we get the best possible logging.
In Part One we’ll be looking at How to install the Content Pack for VMware NSX in VMware vRealize Log Insight.
Installing the vLI Content Pack for VMware NSX
Using your browser, navigate to the VMware vRealize Log Insight (https://vli-appliance.fqdn) page.
Enter the User name and Password and click Login.
Written by Christopher Lewis on July 15, 2017 .
VMware vRealize Log Insight is not only available as a standalone product.
The deployment of vRealize Log Insight can be completed in a few easy steps:
- Deploying the vRealize Log Insight Appliance
- Configuring the first vRealize Log Insight Appliance
- (optional) Configuring additional vRealize Log Insight Appliance(s)
- Configuring vSphere Integration
Deploying the vRealize Log Insight Appliance
Navigate to the VMware vCenter Server Web Client (https://vcenter.fqdn/vsphere-client/) and log in using appropriate credentials.
Written by Christopher Lewis on July 10, 2017 .
Anyone and everyone should know by now that vRealize Automation 7.3 came out within the last month. My lab was due for a refresh so I scraped the vRA7.2 lab I had previously created and started a fresh with vRA7.3. The installation is as smooth as it has been since its release (in a good way)!
Health Service
Once configured, the first thing that hit me was the new Health option under the Administration menu.
Written by Christopher Lewis on June 1, 2017 .
More important in the UK than the upcoming General Election, It is that time of year again when you can vote for your #TopvBlog2017 (created by Eric Siebert at vsphere-land.com and sponsored by turbonomic ).
A VOTE for me is… a vote for ME!
I made it onto the short list (albeit you do have to nominate your blog yourself!)As well as the general category, I threw my name in the hat for the following categories:
Written by Christopher Lewis on June 1, 2017 .
VMware vRealize Automation 7.x introduced a #awesome Installation Wizard. This was a #QuantumLeap forward from the vRA6 installation mechanism that can be best described as laborious.
The Installation/Configuration Wizard guides you through all of the stages of the installation and can even install all of the IaaS prerequisites for you. In my experience from vRA6, getting the prerequisites correct, was the place where most pain was caused. This was the reason @vBrianGraf created some powershell scripts to handle it.
Written by Christopher Lewis on May 26, 2017 .
Intro
I was drafted into a customer today to try and work out why, amongst other small niggles, their Windows Virtual Machines had suddenly started to hang during provisioning. The deployments were from a relatively standard IaaS Blueprint that was created 6 months ago. I thought I would share my thought process/steps (right or wrong) to solving the issue and also tell you what happened. I’m not really a “check the logs” kind of guy (unless its uber complicated).
- Operating a Private Cloud - Part 3: Creating a Pricing Card in VMware Aria Automation
- Operating a Private Cloud - Part 2: Creating a Pricing Card in VMware Aria Operations
- Operating a Private Cloud - Part 1: Understanding Pricing Cards in VMware Aria
- Zero2Hero - Using Aria Automation to Deploy Multiple Machines with Multiple Disks - Part 5
- Zero2Hero - Using Aria Automation to Deploy Multiple Machines with Multiple Disks - Part 4