In previous post (here) I walked through how to build a Ubuntu template that was ready to be use in Cloud Automation Services. In this follow-up post I will walkthrough the process to make a Cloud Automation Service Ready CentOS template. This one is super easy!! Prerequisites: A downloaded copy of CentOS (I test this Read more...
Memory metrics for Virtual Machines have changed in recent releases of vRealize Operations to make managing your SDDC better. In this blog, I will explain these changes to help you understand how they help you. To start things off, let’s define a couple of important metrics. Active Memory By definition, Active Memory is the Read more...
Many of us dealing with vRA have at least once been stuck in the situation where they are not able to log in due to bad configuration of the access policies or an identity provider not working. The frustration is enormous, because you start thinking about different ways to overcome the nasty error and finally Read more...
One of the main drivers of a Cloud Management Platform (CMP) is to have the different solutions work together seamlessly. That means the business, automation, compliance, operations, optimization, capacity, etc… All these components need to work to provide you with a unified feel and flow. Without that its really not much of a CMP… its Read more...
Serverless Computing is an architectural approach for application development that emphasizes on the stateless function execution as a response of an event trigger. In order to take advantage of this approach one needs to actually make use of a runtime platform (a set of servers) to execute these stateless functions in (… and yes serverless Read more...
This was originally posted here. Visit VMGuru for more content from Dimitri de Swart and Erik Scholten. In my previous post I configured a vSphere blueprint which can be deployed to my on premises environment using Cloud Assembly. In this post I will walk you through how to integrate Puppet Enterprise with Cloud Assembly and use it in Read more...
By Aman Basotra and Alka Gupta This blog is a continuation from our previous blog where we had covered technical overview of project hatchway with pivotal container service (PKS) and shown how to create storage class, persistent volume claims, and other kubernetes storage constructs in PKS. In this blog, we will showcase how to deploy stateful Read more...
Every year at VMworld, we present our vision for the IT. This VMworld was no different. It just got bigger and better. With the Virtual Cloud Network launch, we laid down our vision for networking and security in a multi-cloud application-centric world. We are living in an increasingly hyper-connected environment. Applications are expanding beyond the Read more...
Previously, I showed how to perform What-If analysis for adding new servers with vRealize Operations 7.0. Today, I’ll show how you can perform What-If analysis for migration to VMware Cloud on AWS or native AWS. To begin planning, you can find Migration Planning after you click on Plan under the Optimize Capacity pillar on the Read more...
With the latest release of vRealize Operations 7.0 we introduced some new enhancements to many of the out-of-the-box widgets and views. Below is a quick description of several of the enhancements you can now use when creating cool new custom dashboards with the new dashboard creation canvas. Perform Actions from the Alert Widget: You Read more...
