In my lab, I often need different types of storage to test various scenarios. For example, just last week someone asked about using New-Datastore with a specific version of VMFS and I needed to quickly perform a quick syntax check. I’ve found that having a nested storage appliance, like a…
In my lab, I leverage Aria Automation to deploy Linux, Windows, and nested ESXi VMs. This is my primary interface for requesting new systems and covers most of the common resources I need for testing. However, I sometimes deploy one off appliances and such, at a scale where automation hasn’t…
Someone recently asked me if there was an API to replace the Aria Operations for Logs SSL certificate programmatically. In this case, Aria Suite Lifecycle was already deployed and used to manage multiple Aria Operations for Logs clusters, primarily used in regional data centers to forward events to a centralized…
When managing a large, virtualized environment, finding objects in Aria Operations can be challenging, especially when you don’t know the object name. Metric-based search, a feature introduced in Aria Operations 8.12, allows you to search for objects based on their metrics or properties—empowering you to quickly identify issues, even without…
In this post, I’ll walk you through how I solved a growing CPU bottleneck issue in my homelab by upgrading the CPUs in my Dell Precision 7920. I’ll share the process, challenges, and cost-effective solution that allowed me to double my system’s CPU capacity. The primary system in my homelab…