Disabling Smart Quotes in Mavericks
For those of you using a Mac and more specifically running Mavericks, you may have noticed that your quotes and quotations look a little different. The change is known as smart quotes and while they...
View ArticleTop vBlog 2015 – Please Vote!
It is that time of the year again: Voting for the Top vBlogs of 2015! What is it? It is a survey asking you to select what you believe are the top 10 VMware and virtualization blogs. I would like to...
View ArticleLog Insight: Converting from EPS to GB and Back
As many of you know, I have a calculator for Log Insight that makes it possible to properly size an environment as well as determined the network and storage utilization required to support the...
View ArticleHow to Mass Deploy the Log Insight Windows Agent
I have been asked a few time how to mass deploy the Log Insight Windows agent and thought I would share this documentation link, which provides all the relevant information. © 2015, Steve Flanders. All...
View ArticleLog Insight 3.0 Announced!
I am not sure if you caught the press release this morning, but Log Insight 3 (3.0 — was called 2.6 during the Tech Preview period) has been announced! Expect to here more this week at VMworld, but...
View ArticleLog Insight 3.0 Survey
The Log Insight team needs your input! They have a short survey where they would really appreciate your response to help improve Log Insight. Please take five minutes to fill out this quick survey....
View ArticleLog Insight 3.3.1 Available Now!
Today, Log Insight 3.3.1 was released. This minor maintenance release was primarily to address an agent instability found. An upgrade for the agent and server are provided. Anyone leveraging a Log...
View ArticleLog Insight 3.3 for vCenter Server
A major announcement with Log Insight 3.3 is that everyone with a supported vCenter Server Standard, Enterprise, or Enterprise Plus license gets an edition of Log Insight for free. If you own vCenter...
View ArticleTop vBlog 2016 Voting Now Open!
As you may have heard, the Top vBlog 2016 voting is now open thanks to Eric Siebert! Just like years past, the goal is to announce the top 50 VMware and virtualization blogs of 2016 based on the...
View ArticleTop vBlog 2016 Results Posted – Thank You!
As I am sure you heard by now, the Top vBlog 2016 results have been posted. Congratulations to everyone! I am honored to be featured at number 46 this year — thank you to everyone who voted. You can...
View ArticlevCenter Operations 5.x is End of Support
I have received multiple queries about Log Insight integration not working with vCenter Operations 5.8.5. Please note that except for vCenter Operations 5.8.5 Foundation, all vCenter Operations 5.x...
View ArticleApple VoiceOver + Triple-click Home
I recently purchased an iPad for my daughter and for whatever reason, it came with VoiceOver on. Unfortunately, I could not find a way to disable it before going through the initial configuration of...
View ArticleLog Insight Blogger Talk Show
VMware has recently started a blogger talk show series on YouTube. Basically, it is a moderator lead interview with a subject matter expert on a particular topic. I was recently asked to join and I am...
View ArticleLog Insight: ESXi Importer Manifest
In my last post, I explained how to convert Log Insight agent groups into importer manifests. This option works great if you have an agent group already defined (e.g. vCenter Server), however agent...
View ArticleLog Insight 4.0 Announced!
This morning, before the VMworld Barcelona General Session, Log Insight 4.0 was announced on the VMware Management blog! Sign up to be notified when the new release is available here. Also, be sure to...
View ArticleBlogger Talk: vRealize Webhooks
I am happy to announce that I have a new Blogger Talk posted! As I mentioned back in August, VMware started a blogger talk show. I was honored to participate and talk about Log Insight and they were...
View ArticleTop vBlog 2017 Voting Now Open!
It is that time of the year again — the Top vBlog voting is now open! Just like previous years, you are asked to vote based on criteria including longevity, length, frequency, and quality. Like the...
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