If you are upgrading or have upgraded to vSphere 6.0, you should be aware of a couple syslog gotchas. These will be especially important if…
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…
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 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…
Join Today: VMware vSphere Beta
As I am sure you have heard, VMware has opened a post vSphere 5.5 beta version and the best part is it does not require…
Handy vSphere Queries in Log Insight
In case you missed it, William Lam recently put up a couple of excellent posts on how to configure some important vCenter Server alarms. As it turns…
Adding Virtual Disks and “Operating System not found”
I ran into a frustrating issue the other day when attempting to add multiple new virtual disks to an existing VM. Upon doing so, I…
Log Insight: vSphere Integration
One of the great features of Log Insight is its tight integration with other VMware products. One of these integrations is with vSphere. I have…
vSphere 5.1 Update 1 Released!
As I am sure you have heard by now, VMware has released update 1 for their vSphere 5.1 products. Updates in the VMware model are…
Plug-ins are disabled in the vSphere Client
I recently connected to a vSphere 5.1 environment using an old Windows Fusion VM. I was attempting to check the hardware status and I noticed…