New Year, New Certifications

December is normally a quieter time at work with customers change freezes kicking in and I like to use this time to get in the training I don’t find time to do the rest of …

Posted by James Tiffany on 11 Jan 2024

Visualising Aria Operations for Logs Data in Aria Operations

Its been a weird couple of years since I joined VMware. I have taken a step back from hands on, but with working with customers from such a diverse background I have had access to …

Posted by James Tiffany on 21 Dec 2023

Upgrading VMTools with PowerCLI

I recently got asked if it is possible to upgrade the VMTools on a VM at the VM level and target a group of them, but not at a host or cluster level. The answer is yes. There are …

Posted by Stephan McTighe on 6 Dec 2023

VCF - Exploring Your Operational Toolbox - VMUG UK UserCon 2023

This last week I had the opportunity to present a session at the VMUG UK UserCon with friend and colleague, James T. The session built on a previous session we did, diving deeper …

Posted by Stephan McTighe on 27 Nov 2023

Exporting Aria Operations Content via the API and PowerShell

I recently spent some time creating custom dashboards in Aria Operations and realised very quickly that I would not want to lose them! So I looked at exporting the content using …

Posted by Stephan McTighe on 11 Nov 2023

Upgrading VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5 to 4.5.1

For anyone looking to begin an upgrade or process that they have never done before, it can be daunting. Being able to see the process before attempting it can give you some level …

Posted by Stephan McTighe on 26 Sep 2023

Changing the vSAN Storage Policy for a VM using PowerCLI

I recently had a query regarding changing the storage policy on a significant number of virtual machines using PowerCLI. Here is a quick script that can be leveraged to do this: In …

Posted by Stephan McTighe on 11 Sep 2023

Authentication failed for User VCFUI during VCF upgrade

During a recent VCF upgrade from version 4.5 to 4.5.1, I was faced with the following error: 'Session middleware wrapper failed to initial and all retry attempts. Cannot continue. …

Posted by Stephan McTighe on 3 Aug 2023

Upgrading vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager to Aria Suite Lifecycle

In April 2023, VMware vRealize Suite became VMware Aria. As part of this all the products moved to the new name and had new capabilities included. This includes, vRealize Suite …

Posted by Stephan McTighe on 23 May 2023

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