With just under three weeks to go before VMware Explore comes to Barcelona, I thought it was about time I shared some of my top tips for attending any technology conference (with an obvious focus on VMware Explore Barcelona)!
Written by Christopher Lewis on October 18, 2023 .
In this post we will look at how and why we would use Advanced Workload Placement using allocation-based capacity metrics. In doing this we will review the basics of workload placement and Demand vs Allocation capacity metrics, look how to enable Advanced Workload Placement in VMware Aria Automation and how we can configure Advanced Workload Placement in Aria Operations to use allocation rather than demand-based metrics.
Written by Christopher Lewis on September 17, 2023 .
In this post, we will look at how we can use the VMware vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager (vRSLCM) API to deploy vRealize Automation SaltStack Config (vRASSC) in a single node deployment configuration into both a new and an existing vRSLCM environment.
Written by Christopher Lewis on January 5, 2023 .
From version 8.6, VMware Aria Automation (formerly vRealize Automation) introduced the capability to add a VMware Cloud Director (VCD) Organization as a Cloud Account. In this post, we will look at how we can use the Aria Automation (AA) Infrastructure as a Service API to configure a VMware Cloud Director Cloud Account without the need for the UI.
Written by Christopher Lewis on September 23, 2022 .
In this post, we will look at how we can use the VMware vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager (vRSLCM) API to deploy vRealize Operations (vROps) in a single node deployment configuration into both a new and an existing vRSLCM environment.
Written by Christopher Lewis on August 27, 2022 .
In this post, we will look at how we can use the VMware vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager (vRSLCM) API to deploy vRealize Automation (vRA) in a Cluster (three node) deployment configuration into an existing deployment of vRSLCM that has already been configured with a Global Environment that includes VMware Identity Manager (VIDM).
Written by Christopher Lewis on August 26, 2022 .
In this post, we will look at how we can use the VMware vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager (vRSLCM) API to deploy vRealize Automation (vRA) in a Standard (single node) deployment configuration into an existing deployment of vRSLCM that has already been configured with a Global Environment that includes VMware Identity Manager (VIDM).
Written by Christopher Lewis on August 25, 2022 .
In this post, we will look at how we can use the VMware vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager (vRSLCM) API to configure the Global Environment and install the VMware Identity Manager (VIDM) cluster. The Global Environment is required to install vRealize Automation and provides a Single Sign-On (SSO) Solution for the vRealize Suite.
Written by Christopher Lewis on August 24, 2022 .
In this post, we will look at how we can use the VMware vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager (vRSLCM) API to configure the Global Environment and install a single VMware Identity Manager (VIDM) Appliance. The Global Environment is required to install vRealize Automation and also provides a Single Sign-On (SSO) Solution for the vRealize Suite.
Written by Christopher Lewis on August 23, 2022 .
In this post, we will look at how we can use the VMware vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager (vRSLCM) API to complete Day 2 Operations for managing the creation and onboarding of SSL certificates in vRSLCM.
Written by Christopher Lewis on May 23, 2022 .