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Category: Operations
When you first deploy or configure VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Operations 9.0, you are presented with a seemingly simple radio button choice for licensing: Connected or Disconnected. It feels like a minor configuration detail—like choosing a time zone—but this single decision drastically changes your day-to-day life as an admin. In this article, let us break … Continue reading The Fork in the Road: Connected vs. Disconnected Mode in VCF Operations 9.0
If you have been managing VMware environments for the last decade, you likely remember VMware Skyline with a bit of nostalgia. For many of us in Operations, Skyline was a game-changer—specifically the Skyline Log Assist feature. The ability to automatically upload log bundles to Global Support Services (GSS) without spending hours wrestling with FTP servers … Continue reading Bringing “Skyline Magic” Back to the Private Cloud: Log Assist in VCF Operations 9.0
In the lifecycle of any IT Operations team, people move on. They change roles, leave the company, or simply switch teams. But while their Active Directory accounts might be disabled, the valuable content they built in VCF Operations ( or Aria Operations ) often remains behind. We call this "Orphaned Content." If you have ever … Continue reading The Case of the Missing Dashboard: Managing Orphaned Content in VCF Ops & Aria Ops
One of the most powerful features in VMware Aria Operations 8.18.x is the ability to break free from pre-defined compliance standards. While the out-of-the-box benchmarks for vSphere, vSAN, NSX and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) are excellent, they are often "all-or-nothing." You might find yourself in a situation where: You want to combine vSphere, vSAN, NSX … Continue reading Beyond the Defaults: Building a Custom Compliance Benchmark in VMware Aria Operations
