I have used the same vim configuration since college and while it works well, it has become very dated. Recently, I decided to overhaul my…
VMware VM: Hot Add Virtual Disk
As many of you know, VMware has the ability to “hot-add” resources such as CPU, memory, and hard drives to a running VM. Some resources, such as hard drives, can be added to all modern operating systems and require no custom configurations. Other resources, such as CPU and memory, require specific OSs and specific settings to be enabled. In this blog post, I will be covering how to add resources to both Windows and Linux VMs.
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.
Log Insight Agent: Detecting Directories and Files
The Log Insight agent can be configured to monitor log files within specific directories. It is important to understand how and when the agent detects…
12 Reasons Why You Should Use The Log Insight Agent
When the Log Insight Windows agent was released in version 2.0, the decision to use the agent was easy because Windows does not natively support…
Log Insight Agent: Linux Configurations for Common Applications
In my previous post, I discussed how to configure vRA logging. In this post I would like to provide some Log Insight Linux agent configuration…
vRA Remote Logging
My post on vCAC logging has been quite popular since its release. With VMware’s release of new and updated management products at the end of…
Log Insight 2.5: Agent and Ingestion API Enhancements
For Log Insight 2.5, several enhancements have been made on both the agent and ingestion API sides. I would like to cover these enhancements in detail.
Log Insight Use Case: Authentication Logs
I have received a few comments that while I post a lot of technical information about Log Insight, I do not post a lot of…
Creating and Extending Logical Volumes
While I do not frequently have the need to create or extend logical volumes, I find that every time I do I need to lookup…