• DELLEMC,  DevOps

    REST APIs for DellEMC AppSync via Talend API Tester

    REST APIs for DellEMC AppSync via Talend API Tester. This blog introduces ‘DellEMC AppSync’ operations using RESTful API via ‘Talend API Tester’. The main goal of this blog is to provide handy examples for ‘DellEMC AppSync’ operations using API Calls. In past, I have posted following blogs which covers Postman API application for VxRail and vRealize Automation. RESTFul API for DellEMC VxRail via Postman vRealize Automation REST API – Deploy 3-Tier App with NSX Networks. Apparently, you could always use various API tools/extensions/applications available, however, after writing operations using Postman API, I am going to use Talend API Tester in this blog. A beginner level introduction to DellEMC AppSync. AppSync…

  • DELLEMC,  DevOps

    RESTFul API for DellEMC VxRail via Postman

    RESTFul API for DellEMC VxRail via Postman. In this blog, I will cover VxRail operations using RESTful API via Postman. The main goal of this blog is to provide handy example for VxRail operation using API’s. RESTful API reference guides can occasionally be long and yield significant effort to absorb therefore this blog gives some of the most common operational examples using Rest API’s. Before we go through step-by-step API examples, I would like to highlight some background on DellEMC VxRail platform & Postman. VxRail, powered by Dell EMC PowerEdge server platforms and VxRail HCI System Software, features next-generation technology to future proof your infrastructure and enable deep integration across…

  • DELLEMC,  VMWARE

    VxRail Manager Plugin (4.7.300) is not visible into the vCenter 6.7 U2 – Thumbprint error

    VxRail Manager Plugin (4.7.300) is not visible into the vCenter 6.7 U2. Recently I build my lab with VxRail 4.7.300 and deployed VCF 3.9 however, I noticed VxRail plugin was not loaded into the vCenter. Here is the solution that will help to fix the issue. The VxRail plugin will allow administrators to administer their VxRail clusters from the vCenter. VxRail Manger plugin will automatically be installed in your vCenter as part of VxRail Build process. Plugin also being used to update the VxRail system, Add new VxRail Nodes, support activities etc.. Below screenshot shows VxRail plugin is missing from vCenter. Further investigation showed VxRail HTML Client Plugin error as…

  • DELLEMC,  VMWARE

    VCF on VxRail Integration & Use-Cases Testing with VMC on AWS Blog Series – Part 5 (Last Part): Disaster Recovery (DR) to VMC on AWS

    VCF on VxRail Integration & Use-Cases Testing with VMC on AWS Blog Series – Part 5 (Last Part): Disaster Recovery (DR) to VMC on AWS In part 1 of 5 parts blog series, I provided you with an overview & configuration of Hybrid Linked Mode between VMC SDDC Cloud vCenter and On-Premises VCF on VxRail. In part 2 of 5 parts blog series, I provided you with step-by-step guide on Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) Deployment on ‘On-Premises’ & ‘VMC on AWS’ In part 3 of 5 parts blog series, I have gone through the Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) configuration. In part 4 of 5 parts blog series, I have covered…

  • DELLEMC,  VMWARE

    VCF on VxRail Integration & Use-Cases Testing with VMC on AWS Blog Series – Part 4: Live Migration to VMC on AWS

    VCF on VxRail Integration & Use-Cases Testing with VMC on AWS Blog Series – Part 4: Live Migration to VMC on AWS. In part 1 of 5 parts blog series, I provided you with an overview & configuration of Hybrid Linked Mode between VMC SDDC Cloud vCenter and On-Premises VCF on VxRail. In part 2 of 5 parts blog series, I provided you with step-by-step guide on Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) Deployment on ‘On-Premises’ & ‘VMC on AWS’ In part 3 of 5 parts blog series, I have gone through the Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) configuration. In this part 4 of 5 parts blog series, I will cover Live Migration…

  • DELLEMC,  VMWARE

    VMware vRealize Operations (vROPS) Management Pack for DellEMC VxRail by BlueMedora

    VMware vRealize Operations (vROPS) Management Pack for DellEMC VxRail by BlueMedora. In this blog post I am going to cover VMware vRealize Operations Manager integration with DellEMC VxRail. I will be using vROPS Management Pack for DellEMC VxRail made available by BlueMedora. In case you need more information BlueMedora Management Pack, please refer to the official documentation from BlueMedora. The VMware vRealize Operations Management Pack for DellEMC VxRail extend vRealize Operations to DellEMC VxRail environment. It exposes key DellEMC VxRail Performance Metrics for detail insights, Disks, Memory, Performance and Status. The Management pack support vRealize Operations Manager with Standard, Advanced, or Enterprise Editions.  You can download the BlueMedora VxRail Management…

  • DELLEMC,  VMWARE

    VCF on VxRail Integration & Use-Cases Testing with VMC on AWS Blog Series – Part 3: Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) Configuration Walkthrough

    VCF on VxRail Integration & Use-Cases Testing with VMC on AWS Blog Series – Part 3: Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) Configuration Walkthrough In part 1 of 5 parts blog series, I provided you with an overview & configuration of Hybrid Linked Mode between VMC SDDC Cloud vCenter and On-Premises VCF on VxRail.  In part 2 of 5 parts blog series, I provided you with step-by-step guide on Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) Deployment on ‘On-Premises’ & ‘VMC on AWS’ In this part 3 of 5 parts blog series, I will cover how to establish the state of hybridity. It is the foundation for Cross Cloud Mobility. HCX state of hybridity is made up…

  • DELLEMC,  VMWARE

    VCF on VxRail Integration & Use-Cases Testing with VMC on AWS Blog Series – Part 2: Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) Deployment on ‘On-Premises’ & ‘VMC on AWS’

    VCF on VxRail Integration & Use-Cases Testing with VMC on AWS Blog Series – Part 2: Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) Deployment on ‘On-Premises’ & ‘VMC on AWS’ In part 1 of 5 parts blog series, I provided you with an overview & configuration of Hybrid Linked Mode between VMC SDDC Cloud vCenter and On-Premises VCF on VxRail.  In this part 2 of 5 parts blog series, we will see how to Install & Configure Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) feature on VMC on AWS and On-Premises VCF running on VxRail. HCX will be used later in the blog series to perform Bi-Directional Migration & Disaster Recovery to VMware Cloud on AWS.…

  • DELLEMC,  VMWARE

    VCF on VxRail Integration & Use-Cases Testing with VMC on AWS Blog Series – Part 1: IPsec VPN & Hybrid Linked Mode (HLM)

    VCF on VxRail Integration & Use-Cases Testing with VMC on AWS Blog Series – Part 1: VPN & Hybrid Linked Mode (HLM) VMware Cloud Foundation on DellEMC VxRail has been acclaimed as the simplest and quickest path to a hybrid cloud. In this part 1 of 5 parts blog series, I will provide an overview of VMC integration with VCF on VxRail, walkthrough various Use-Cases and provide detail technical aspects that I captured during the testing. Before we discuss VMC Integration and Use-Cases, please go through Dell EMC VxRail and VMware Cloud Foundation solutions & offering. Having a good understanding of each of these respective offerings will be helpful throughout this blog series.  Let’s proceed with…

  • DELLEMC,  DevOps

    Automating the enterprise storage PowerMax using Ansible Modules

    Automating the enterprise storage PowerMax using Ansible Modules In this blog, I am going to cover Automating the enterprise storage PowerMax using Ansible Modules. It has become very successful the way you manage storage, my first experience with EMC storage arrays was back in 2004 where I was tasked to work on Symmetrix 8800. Now we are into the PowerMax generation with NvME thus the product came long way so do we. As we largely look at automation and orchestration as part of delivering modern infrastructure & application services, its an important to automate storage tasks that never going to get old-fashioned. These tasks are mainly creation and provisioning of a…