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Monitor a Windows Service with Hyperic and vC Ops
A question appeared this morning on the vC Ops VMware Community forum that I thought would be a helpful blog post. “Is it possible to monitor the services on the VM’s?” The answer is “yes” and this is done through the wonderful integration of Hyperic and vC Ops. Another response to this question is “yes,…
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Hyperic 5.7 Released – vApp Upgrade Overview
Hyperic 5.7 went GA this week and while upgrading the vApp is pretty easy, there’s some info not included in the documentation that can help you get through this quickly. First, the vApp upgrade steps in the “Getting Started with vFabric Hyperic 5.7 Guide” don’t tell you which file (of the dozen or so available…
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vC Ops – How to Edit Your Balanced Metrics Profile
NOTE – adding metrics to the balanced profile can impact the sizing and performance of your vC Ops vApp. Be very conservative with the metrics you add and only add them as required. As always, I highly recommend you consult VMware support directly before making any changes to your vC Ops vApp. Beginning with version…
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The Truth
I try to stay away from marketing type stuff on my blog – I’m basically here to help and share what I’ve learned. But these videos are a lot of fun – enjoy! http://vimeo.com/channels/polygraphtest PS – my favorite part is when the MS guy freaks out at the mention of “Tuesday” – classic!
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vC Ops 5.7 Update – VCM Integration Fix
If you use the VCM/vC Ops integration, the 5.7 update may have caused a little problem for you. As you may know, vC Ops 5.7 introduced the “balanced profile” for limited metric collection and scale – basically, this setting (in the Admin UI) tells vC Ops to collect a subset of metrics from vCenter, which…
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Updating the AV Dashboard in vCM
Out of the box, vCM has the ability to detect if a managed system is running anti-virus software. The “Windows Anti-Virus Analysis Dashboard” looks for services installed from a list of products from CA, McAfee, Symantec and Trend Micro. I recently got involved with a customer who was frustrated that his versions of Trend Micro…
John Dias