Log Insight 2.5 introduced an often requested forwarding feature. In this post, I will discuss how forwarding is implemented and how to configure forwarding.
Log Insight Agent: Automated Agent Configuration
I was recently asked if it was possible to automate the configuration of Log Insight agents. More specifically, the request was to modify an agent configuration…
Disabling Smart Quotes in Mavericks
For those of you using a Mac and more specifically running Mavericks, you may have noticed that your quotes and quotations look a little different.…
Log Insight 2.5: RBAC Configuration Example
Now that you know about the new RBAC feature available in Log Insight 2.5, I would like to walk you through an example on how…
Resize2fs fails with "Killed"
I recently attempted to extend a filesystem on my Ubuntu system and ran into an interesting problem I figured would be worth sharing.
Motivation and Fitness
When focusing on your fitness, it is important to set goals because goals help motivate you. Motivation is critical in many aspects of life and…
Log Insight 2.5: Role-Based Access Control
Log Insight has always been able to handle all the events within your environment, but now that it has Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) you can…
ESXi Remote Syslog – It's All or Nothing
I frequently get questions around how to forward only certain log files from ESXi or how to collect a log file that is missing. I…
Log Insight: Testing Integrated Load Balancer Failover
I received a question recently on how to test if the Integrated Load Balancer (ILB) master goes down that another node actually takes over the VIP…
Time is Hard: Proper NTP Configuration
If you have worked in software then you can probably relate to the fact that time is hard. In this post, I will provide some…