Without any doubt configuring vRealize Operations to send log messages to a vRealize Log Insight instance is the best way to collect, parse and display structured and structured log information. In this post I will explain the major differences between CFAPI and Syslog as the protocol used to forward log messages to a log server …
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ESXi Cluster (non-HCI) Rightsizing using vRealize Operations
vRealize Operations with its four main pillars: Optimize Performance Optimize Capacity Troubleshoot Manage Configuration provides a perfect solution to manage complex SDDC environments. The “Optimize Performance” part of vRealize Operations provides a wide range of features like workload optimization to ensure consistent performance in your datacenters or VM rightsizing to reduce bottlenecks and ensure best …
How to Merge vROps Dashboards – Anatomy of the Content
Recently I was asked if it is possible to merge two, or generally speaking n different vRealize Operations Dashboards into one Dashboard. To answer that question and provide a procedure how to do it we need to inspect the internal structure of a vROps Dashboard. Anatomy of a vRealize Operations Dashboard As everyone knows vROps …
Adding custom objects to vRealize Operations with the REST API and vRealize Orchestrator workflows
In a recent blog post “Adding Custom Metrics and Properties to vRealize Operations Objects with the REST API” I have described how to add additional metrics and properties to existing objects in vRealize Operations using the REST API and Postman. But what if you would like to use the outstanding vRealize Operations engine to manage …