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Author Archives: brian.wuchner
Are my ESXi hosts sending syslog to Aria Operations for Logs?
I was recently working on an issue where a query in Aria Operations for Logs was not returning an event that I really expected to be present. After a bit of troubleshooting, I found that the ESXi host was sending … Continue reading
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Leveraging VMware Aria Operations for Power Consumption Tracking
I’ve been looking for a good reason to try out the Aria Operations Management Pack Builder, ever since a peer of mine built one for Pi-Hole back in early 2023. One thing that I thought would be of particular interest … Continue reading
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Exploring VM Security: How to Identify Encrypted Virtual Disks in vSphere
I was recently looking at some virtual machines in a lab and trying to determine which had encrypted virtual disks vs. encrypted configuration folders only. This data is visible in the vSphere UI. From the VM list view we can … Continue reading
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Unlocking the Power of VMware.vSphere.SsoAdmin: Automated Reporting and Management
I’ve recently had a couple of questions around automated reporting or changes to the vCenter Server SSO Domain. I’ve seen mention of the VMware.vSphere.SsoAdmin PowerCLI module, but haven’t had a need to dig into it. This post will explore a … Continue reading
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Step-by-Step: Installing Ubuntu 24.04 on a Raspberry Pi for DNS and NTP
In my home network, I have a Raspberry Pi4 which provides DNS (pi-hole) and NTP (chrony). Its a device that I don’t touch often and is a ‘production’ type service — in my lab I don’t mind blowing up / … Continue reading
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