Month: October 2017

vExpert Cloud 2017 Award Announcement

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vExpert Cloud 2017 Award Announcement

vExpert Cloud 2017 Award Announcement

Thank you to everyone who applied for vExpert Cloud. We had a lot of applications for this program and we are pleased to announce the list of 2017 vExperts who received the vExpert Cloud award. Each of these vExperts has demonstrated significant contributions to the community and a willingness to share their expertise with others. Contributing is […] The post vExpert Cloud 2017 Award Announcement appeared first on VMTN Blog .

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Kubernetes Introduction for VMware Users – Part…

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Kubernetes Introduction for VMware Users – Part 1: The Theory

Kubernetes Introduction for VMware Users – Part…

By Hany Michaels, Senior Staff Solutions Architect NSBU, VMware This is the second part of my “Kubernetes in the Enterprise” blog series. As I mentioned in my last article, it is important to get everyone to the same level of understanding about Kubernetes (K8s) before we can proceed to the design and implementation guides. I am The post Kubernetes Introduction for VMware Users – Part 1: The Theory appeared first on Cloud-Native Apps .

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Configuring Hybrid Linked Mode (HLM) for VMware…

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Configuring Hybrid Linked Mode (HLM) for VMware Cloud on AWS

Configuring Hybrid Linked Mode (HLM) for VMware…

Hybrid Linked Mode (HLM) is a brand new feature available only for VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC), which was announced during VMworld US in August 2017. HLM provides the ability to extend an administrator’s management view from on-premises to VMC. This may sound oddly familiar if you are using Enhanced Linked Mode (ELM) in your […] The post Configuring Hybrid Linked Mode (HLM) for VMware Cloud on AWS appeared first on emadyounis.com .

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Upgrade Existing vRealize Operations Manager Add-on/Solution Paks

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The following was recorded using a vRealize Operations Manager (VROps) 6.6 cluster, however older versions of VROps can be upgraded the same way.

  • Log into the vROps environment, go to the Administration tab, and select solutions in the left column.
  • Here you can see all of the add-on/solutions paks that I have installed in this environment.  To upgrade an existing solution, simply click the green plus button.
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  • Browse for the new pak.  In this example I have selected “Reset Default Content” option.  As the statement suggests, this can override policies, customized alerts, symptoms etc. that may have been customized by your organization, forcing that work to be re-created.  However, I like using this option because I get those new changes, and can adjust my monitoring accordingly.  Use at your own discretion

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  • Click ‘upload’
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  • Click ‘Next’
  • Read and accept the EULA if you so desire
  • Click ‘Next’

Now the installation process will begin.  This shouldn’t take longer than 5 minutes.

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  • Click Finish

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Now the latest version of the Add-on/solutions pak is installed and ready for use.  In most cases it will just pick up the config from older versions.
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Enabling shell access for Active Directory…

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Enabling shell access for Active Directory users via SSH to vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA)

Enabling shell access for Active Directory…

I had a question the other day on whether it was possible to enable shell access for Active Directory users when logging into the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) via SSH? The answer is yes and though this is documented here, it is not very clear whether this is only applicable to SSO-based users only. In any case, […]

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