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Zerto Support for VMware Host Remediation

Zerto Support for VMware Host Remediation

In the past, I’ve discussed a few of my favorite features in Zerto; however, a recent feature that flew under my radar was the support for Host Remediation using VMware Virtual Update Manager. If you utilize Zerto in your VMware environment, you may have run into an issue using maintenance mode on hosts with Virtual Replication Appliances (VRA). First, a quick background. Zerto VRAs are virtual appliances deployed to handle the continuous replication between protected and recovery sites. These VRA’s…

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How to Change a VMware Network Adapter

How to Change a VMware Network Adapter

Recently, I ran into an alert on the E1000 network adapter of a Windows virtual machine. The alert stated, this type of network adapter is not supported by Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (64-bit). This didn’t come as a surprise since previous issues have been reported on Windows Server 2012 machines utilizing E1000 network adapters. These issues have prompted the switch to VMNXNET 3 adapters for many admins. In this post, we will discuss the process of changing a VMware network…

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Upgrade to vRealize Log Insight 4.5

Upgrade to vRealize Log Insight 4.5

VMware vRealize Log Insight is a log collection and analysis tool for troubleshooting across your VMware and accompanying environments. Yesterday, VMware released vRealize Log Insight 4.5. Most notably introduced in version 4.5, is a greater integration with VMware vRealize Operations. Admins can now access and interact with Log Insight within vRealize Operations. Also announced, are improvements to content packs, server features, GUI items and agent items. To get the full scope of release features, check out VMware’s announcement and release…

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Top vBlog 2017 Voting Now Open

Top vBlog 2017 Voting Now Open

Eric Siebert from vSphere-land has kicked off his annual Top vBlog voting! Voting is a great way to show support for your favorite blogs. This year, participants can rank their top 12 favorite blogs as well as select top blogs from specialized categories. Categories include: Favorite New Blog Favorite Storage Blog Favorite Independent Blogger Favorite Scripting/Automation Blog Favorite Non-English Blog Favorite Podcasts Favorite Female Blogger Favorite News/Information Site I have followed top vBlogs for years and am truly honored to be included in…

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Reset VMware vRealize Log Insight Root Password

Reset VMware vRealize Log Insight Root Password

Today I wanted to discuss the root password reset process for VMware vRealize Log Insight. Recently, I ran into an issue where console/SSH access was needed to Log Insight; however, the password for the root account was forgotten. Luckily, the reset process can be performed through the vSphere Client with relative ease. A little bit of background – By default, no password is set and SSH is disabled for the root account. To set the password, open the console, press…

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