Avoiding the VMware Compliance Checker Headache – PowerCLI to the rescue. This is a guest post by Andy Grant. In Vladan’s post Free compilance checker for VMware vSphere he introduced one of VMware’s free audit and compliance tools. This can be a great way to kick-start a discussion with your Information Assurance (security) department regarding […]
VMware SRM & HP P4000 VSA Intricacies
VMware SRM & HP P4000 VSA Intricacies This is a guest post by Andy Grant. I have a bad habit of standing up a solution in my home lab, only to tear it down shortly afterwards to play with something new. I have been using EMC’s UBER line of virtual storage appliances (VSAs) for my […]
vMA + Splunk = Syslog Awesomeness
How to manage vMA logs with Splunk This is a guest post by Andy Grant. Managing syslog messages in nearly any size of environment can be daunting. Aside from the effort configuring every client to send syslog messages to your target server, searching for relevant data can be just as challenging. There are many articles online […]
VMware HA Slot sizes
HA Slot sizes – how do we get those numbers from vCenter? Info: This is a guest post by Andy Grant. He lives and works in Canada. Andy was a real help recently when I tried to configure a Cisco switch. You can read about my switch adventures here. This post is an extension of […]