SaltStack SecOps compliance checks with custom variables
This blog will cover how we can pass custom values into the SaltStack state that make up the security checks. Such customisation provides the ability to define SaltStack compliance policies with a custom variable value. It essentially supports applying certain checks with required variables using the out-of-the-box CIS benchmarks, e.g. [...]
Patching Linux VM using VMware SaltStack Config Management
This blog will cover VM workload configuration management by using SaltStack, which provides configuration management besides compliance and vulnerability capabilities for the workload. Before we dive into how to use SaltStack config management functionalities, I will quickly share a bit more on VMware SaltStack. SaltStack, by default, comes as SaltStack [...]
Enabling VMware SaltStack SecOps functionality for Compliance & Vulnerability Management.
This blog will cover enabling SecOps functionality on SaltStack, which provides compliance and vulnerability capabilities for the workload. Before we dive into how to enable the SecOPs feature, I will quickly share a bit more on VMware SaltStack. SaltStack, by default, comes as SaltStack Config, which helps maintain configuration and [...]
Provisioning Web Application using vRealize Automation 8.x REST API via Postman
In this blog, I will cover vRealize Automation 8.x operations using REST API via Postman. The main goal of this blog is to provide a handy example for vRA operation using API. The vRealize Automation REST API provides consumer, administrator, and provider-level access to the service catalog with the same [...]
Postman API Collections for Equinix Metal – Bare Metal As A Service
Why API functionality is one of the most sought after capabilities for infrastructure, software or application? Today’s DevOps processes and tools aim to achieve a model of continuous software development right from coding to deploying and maintaining the desired state of the infrastructure and applications. Besides, for Automation and DevOps [...]
vRealize Automation 8 Code Stream – Part 3 Continuous Integration & Deployment
vRealize Automation 8 Code Stream - Part 3 Continuous Integration & Deployment In part 1 of this blog series, I covered how to create vRealize Automation Code Stream Endpoint for Jenkins Server. In part 2 of this blog series, we went through how to create vRealize Automation Code Stream Pipeline [...]
vRealize Automation 8 Code Stream – Part 2 Create Pipeline for Jenkins CI/CD Job with Git.
vRealize Automation 8 Code Stream – Part 2 Create Pipeline for Jenkins CI/CD Job with Git. In part 1 of this blog series, I covered how to create vRealize Automation Code Stream Endpoint for Jenkins Server. In this 2nd part of the blog series, I will cover how to create [...]
vRealize Automation 8 Code Stream – Part 1 Create Endpoint for Jenkins CI/CD Job with Git.
vRealize Automation 8 Code Stream - Part 1 Create Endpoint for Jenkins CI/CD Job with Git. In this 1st part of the blog series, I will cover how to integrate vRA 8 Code Stream with Jenkins, Create a Code Stream Endpoint to run Jenkins Job for CI/CD with Git as [...]
vSphere 7 with Kubernetes Part 6 – Cloud Native Storage with vSphere CSI for Persistent Volumes
vSphere 7 with Kubernetes Part 6 - Cloud Native Storage with vSphere CSI for Persistent Volumes In part 1 of this blog series, I covered how to create Storage tag and Policy to be used for the Workload management. In part 2 of this blog series, I covered how to enable Workload [...]
vSphere 7 with Kubernetes Part 5 – Create Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Cluster
vSphere 7 with Kubernetes Part 5 - Create Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Cluster In part 1 of this blog series, I covered how to create Storage tag and Policy to be used for the Workload management. In part 2 of this blog series, I covered how to enable Workload Management on vSphere 7. In part [...]
vSphere 7 with Kubernetes Part 4 – Image Registry Configuration
vSphere 7 with Kubernetes Part 4 - Image Registry Configuration In part 1 of this blog series, I covered how to create Storage tag and Policy to be used for the Workload management. In part 2 of this blog series, I covered how to enable Workload Management on vSphere 7. In part 3 [...]
vSphere 7 with Kubernetes Part 3 – Configure Content Library
vSphere 7 with Kubernetes Part 3 – Configure Content Library In part 1 of this blog series, I covered how to create Storage tag and Policy to be used for the Workload management. In part 2 of this blog series, I covered how to enable Workload Management on vSphere 7. In [...]