The VMAX Content Pack v1.5 for VMware vCenter Log Insight v1.5

In August 2013 I wrote about the VMAX Content Pack for VMware’s newly released Log Insight product (v1.0). At the time of release VMware was pushing hard for content packs and rode me pretty ragged for 2 weeks to produce one. As a result much of the detail around items like widgets was minimal. This…

The VMAX Content Pack for VMware vCenter Log Insight

The new VMAX Content Pack for Log Insight can be found here in the VMware Cloud Marketplace: https://solutionexchange.vmware.com/store/products/emc-vmax-content-pack All the information that you need to use the VMAX content pack is included in the download so I’ll keep this blog entry short. There is also a demo you can view to get an overview of…

VMware vCenter Log Insight 2.0 GA

A real quick entry here to note that VMware has released the 2.0 version of Log Insight: Download: http://www.vmware.com/go/download-vcenter-log-insight Docs: http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/log-insight-pubs.html See my updated blog entry here for information on the VMAX Content Pack for LI.

VMAX Content Pack 2.0 for VMware Log Insight 2.0

VMware has announced the release of the 2.0 version of VMware Log Insight (LI).  Steve Flanders is the go-to guy at VMware for all things Log Insight so check out his blog on this – http://sflanders.net/2014/06/11/log-insight-2-0-now-available/ .  So another release of LI provides a chance for me to update the VMAX Content Pack (CP). I’m going…

Demo of EMC VMAX Content Pack for VMware Log Insight

This video demonstrates installing and using the EMC VMAX Content Pack for VMware Log Insight.  I presented this at EMC World 2014.  The demo was created using VMware Log Insight v1.5 and the EMC VMAX Content Pack 1.5.1 (includes auditing information).  Look for an update shortly on the 2.0 version of the EMC VMAX CP.

PowerMax 2021 Q1 Service Release

This is our Service Release for the GA PowerMaxOS that came out in September 2020. This is our standard practice after a major release so that we can both fix any issues that may have come up (though I should note we do have a recent service pack, too) and to include some new features…

Dell EMC VMAX and PowerMax Content Pack 1.2

I’ve updated the Dell EMC VMAX and PowerMax Content Pack for VMware Log Insight on the VMware Marketplace. The new version is 1.2. It does take a day or two for the new version to show up within your own Log Insight Marketplace instance, so if you would like the latest version now you’ll have…

Software Versions

In the table below I’ve listed the most common plug-ins and software solutions used in VMware environments and the current version and release date. I don’t always post a blog on every release so my last post on a plug-in may not cover the most recent release. The table is no particular order. Software/Plugin Version…

PowerMaxOS 5978 Q3 2020 release

Today we officially launched the latest PowerMaxOS (5978.669.669) which, along with accompanying software releases, offers some new VMware capabilities that have been in high demand from our customers. Most notably, these include support for replication with VMware Virtual Volumes (vVol) – vVols 2.0/VASA 3.0 support – and support for the SRM Appliance with our SRDF…

VMware Cloud Foundation with FC, vVols, and SRDF Metro

I’ve been meaning to talk about this topic for a while, but lack of lab resources and other pressing projects kept pushing it to the back burner. I’ve bundled a few things together in this post since they all center on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), and as I’ve used the same environment for everything, creating…