ESXi syslog – A general system error occurred: Internal error
A long time ago, I talked about an internal error messages I received on ESXi. The workaround was to reboot the ESXi host, which is not the best outcome in my opinion. Recently, I hit this issue again,...
View ArticleHandy vSphere Queries in Log Insight
In case you missed it, William Lam recently put up a couple of excellent posts on how to configure some important vCenter Server alarms. As it turns out, the underlying VOB (VMkernel Observation)...
View ArticleESXi Remote Syslog – It’s All or Nothing
I frequently get questions around how to forward only certain log files from ESXi or how to collect a log file that is missing. I get the question so frequently that it warrants a quick post. The title...
View ArticleLog Insight RBAC: Configuration Example
Now that you know about the new RBAC feature available in Log Insight 2.5, I would like to walk you through an example on how to configure RBAC with real data. Before You Begin First, you need to...
View ArticlevSphere 6.0 Syslog Gotchas
If you are upgrading or have upgraded to vSphere 6.0, you should be aware of a couple syslog gotchas. These will be especially important if you are running a central logging system like vRealize Log...
View ArticleCreating a Bootable USB from ISO with UNetbootin
I cannot remember the last time I burned a CD or DVD. I can remember the last time I attempted to create a bootable USB device from an ISO. Unfortunately, I have memories of wasting time creating...
View ArticleSynology: Home Lab Architecture
In my home lab, I use Synology for my shared storage solution. In this post, I would like to talk about what Synology devices I use and how I have them configured. Background For the last several...
View ArticleLog Insight: ESXi Importer Manifest
In my last post, I explained how to convert Log Insight agent groups into importer manifests. This option works great if you have an agent group already defined (e.g. vCenter Server), however agent...
View ArticleLog Insight 4.0: vSphere Datastore ID to Name Aliasing
The Log Insight team takes customer experience seriously. As you know, there is a public community where you can submit and vote for features requests. The number one feature was vSphere datastore ID...
View ArticleLog Insight: Double or Triple Counted ESXi Hosts
As I covered in the past, Log can be licensed per OSI or CPU. If you are using OSI licensing for ESXi then you may notice the same hosts are counted more than once. In this post, I will cover how to...
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