Monthly Archives: May 2024

MongoDB: Test data for performance monitoring

Posted on May 12, 2024 by brian.wuchner

This post will cover loading some test data into our MongoDB instance and generating some queries for performance monitoring. In previous posts we covered creating a MongoDB replica set (here) and configuring the Aria Operations Management Pack for MongoDB (here). … Continue reading →

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Optimizing Operations: Aria Operations Management Pack for MongoDB

Posted on May 12, 2024 by brian.wuchner

In a previous post (here), I covered how to setup a MongoDB replica set to be monitored by Aria Operations in a vSphere based lab. This article will cover the installation & configuration of the Aria Operations Management Pack for … Continue reading →

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Creating a MongoDB Replica Set

Posted on May 12, 2024 by brian.wuchner

I was recently looking at the Aria Operations Management Pack for MongoDB (https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Aria-Operations-for-Integrations/9.0/Management-Pack-for-MongoDB/GUID-73744E17-88DD-49A1-8B86-5BD896C874D8.html) and wanted to kick the tires in my vSphere-based lab. To be able to test this management pack, I wanted to deploy a three node MongoDB replica … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 24.04, Packer, and vCenter Server Customization Specifications

Posted on May 3, 2024 by brian.wuchner

I’ve heard from several people who have highly recommended Packer (https://packer.io) to create standardized images. I’ve been wanting to dig into this for some time, and with the recent release of Ubuntu 24.04 decided now would be a good time … Continue reading →

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