Docker as a Service in vRA/vCAC part 2 – InstallPullandRun

So you want to offer your developers an Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) that is beyond just traditional Physical, virtual or cloud servers right? Well look no further, vRealize Automation can quickly and easily be extended to accommodate containers as an IaaS offering . In this guide I will show Continue reading Docker as a Service in vRA/vCAC part 2 – InstallPullandRun

Automate Log Insight logging of new Windows VM’s Provisioned from vRA

So you just implemented the vRealize Suite and you want to make sure any Windows VM you deploy get’s added to Log Insight right? Well look no further you came to the right place.Let’s get started but first make sure you have the following in place: vCAC 6.0, 6.1 or Continue reading Automate Log Insight logging of new Windows VM’s Provisioned from vRA

Create your own private docker registry on vSphere

It seems that Docker is all the rage right now. One of the limitations I noticed when playing with Docker in my lab is that pulling images from the Docker Hub can be a bit slow and storing images on Dockr hub may not be desirable if your building applications Continue reading Create your own private docker registry on vSphere

Create your own private docker registry on vCloud Air

It seems that Docker is all the rage right now. One of the limitations I noticed when playing with Docker in my lab is that pulling images from the Docker Hub can be a bit slow and storing images on Dockr hub may not be desirable if your building applications Continue reading Create your own private docker registry on vCloud Air

Automate Log Insight logging of new Linux VM’s Provisioned from vRA

So you just implemented the vRealize Suite and you want to make sure any Linux VM you deploy get’s added to Log Insight right? Well look no further you came to the right place. Pre-Reqs you need in place for this integration to work: vCAC 6.0, 6.1 or vRA 6.2 Continue reading Automate Log Insight logging of new Linux VM’s Provisioned from vRA

vRealize Automation REST API with Curl

vRealize Autmation exposes a RESTful API to automate common tasks without having to access the GUI. Some common examples of why you would use this are: Request machines as part of a Continus Integratation process Integrate vRA provisioning into your build systems such as Jenkins Drive vRA requests from a Continue reading vRealize Automation REST API with Curl

How to integrate vROPS 6 badges in vRA 6.2

One of the new features of vRealize Automation is the ability to pull metrics from vRealize Operations. These metrics can be used to display the health bages ov VM’s in the vRA portal as well as povide information on what VM’s you may want to send a reclamation request for. Continue reading How to integrate vROPS 6 badges in vRA 6.2