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How to Install VMware vRealize Orchestrator 7.x

How to Install VMware vRealize Orchestrator 7.x

VMware vRealize Orchestrator is an automation tool that utilizes workflows to simplify complex IT tasks. vRealize Orchestrator is natively integrated into vRealize Automation or it can be deployed stand-alone as a Linux appliance. At first glance, the lines between vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) and vRealize Automation (vRA) may seem blurred. To clear up any confusion, vRO is a general-purpose run book tool to automate IT tasks. vRA, on the other hand, is cloud management tool that relies on policy based governance…

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Suspect Database upon Zerto Failover

Suspect Database upon Zerto Failover

Here is an issue more on the obscure side; nevertheless, it may prove beneficial to someone, somewhere, at some point. The issue pertains to a SQL database going Suspect after a Zerto Failover. To adequately explain the cause, we will first look at Microsoft SQL Server best practices for both VMware and Zerto. Let’s start with VMware best practices. Assuming the back-end storage is spinning disks and the virtual disks reside on VMFS volumes, VMware recommends separating SQL files. Meaning,…

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Online Upgrade to ESXi 6.5 Using ESXCLi

Online Upgrade to ESXi 6.5 Using ESXCLi

A few months back, we discussed how to upgrade ESXi hosts using VMware Update Manager. However, if you do not employ VUM, hosts can also be upgraded via ESXCLi commands using an online repository. In this tutorial, we will upgrade an ESXi host from 6.0 to 6.5 using VMware Online Depot. In addition, I will discuss how to differentiate image profiles within the depot.  If you are unfamiliar with the VMware Online Depot, it’s an online repository that provides access…

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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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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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