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vRSLCM 8.0 – vROPs 7.5 upgrade fails due to Admin password expiry

When the vRealize 8 products dropped, I was like a kid in a sweet shop, upgrading everything as quick as possible before my customers tried to, so I could encounter any issues first, but also the new features, so I could show them off. The issue During the upgrade of vROPs, I hit an issue … Continue reading vRSLCM 8.0 – vROPs 7.5 upgrade fails due to Admin password expiry

vROPs – What is the “IsGreenForPlacement” Metric + Dashboard

A customer of mine queried the details of a metric available in vROPs “IsGreenForPlacement” You can find this by selecting a cluster in vROPs, go to All Metrics, and just search placement. And here is a screenshot of the Metric in a sparkline. The customer uses this metric to give a signal (Green/Red Button on … Continue reading vROPs – What is the “IsGreenForPlacement” Metric + Dashboard

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Using vROPs to track adoption – Such as VMware Tools upgrades

I had an interesting question from a customer recently; Can we track the adoption/upgrades of VMware tools to the latest version in a vROPs dashboard At first, I thought sure this is easy. But then looking at the various different default options, nothing would give me a graph which shows the increasing uptake or upgrades … Continue reading Using vROPs to track adoption – Such as VMware Tools upgrades

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Collect VM Notes in (Aria) vRealize Operations: A Step-by-Step Guide

One of the most common questions I’ve come across in previous years is how do I get the VM notes held in vCenter into vRealize (Aria) Operations? Great news, in vRealize Operations 8.10 and later, you can now collect those properties for the virtual machines simply by enabling the property to be collected in your … Continue reading Collect VM Notes in (Aria) vRealize Operations: A Step-by-Step Guide

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How to Add vSphere Tags to vRealize Operations Alert Emails using a Custom Payload

Wondering how to add the vSphere Tag for a virtual machine to emails sent out for alerts? I recently came across this Reddit post, so decided to try out the Custom Payload feature from vRealize (Aria) Operations and want to share the steps I took to achieve this setting. Here‘s how to configure a Payload … Continue reading How to Add vSphere Tags to vRealize Operations Alert Emails using a Custom Payload