The VMware vRealize Suite Link-O-Rama Resource Page

This is an aggregation of resources for the VMware vRealize Suite.  If I have missed any other resources, reach out to me on Twitter and I will add them.  This page will continue to evolve over time and new content will be marked as “NEW!”.

Since vCloud Director is well and truly alive, I have included it as well.

Until I go through and list each individual blog post from an author, you can click on the author name to jump to their latest content.

Official VMware vRealize Suite Resources

• VMware vRealize Suite Overview
• VMware vRealize Suite Features
• VMware vRealize Suite Resources Page
• VMware vRealize Suite Documentation Center
• VMware vRealize Suite Support Center
• VMware Cloud Management TV
• VMware Product Interoperability Matrixes
• VMware Hands On Labs
• VMware Cloud Management Blog
• VMware vCloud Architecture Toolkit Blog
• VMware Education – vRealize Suite Training and Certification
• VMware SDDC on Twitter
• VMware vCloud on Twitter
• VMware on Facebook
• VMware Cloud Foundation
• VMware Validated Designs

VMware vRealize Automation

I have included vRA 7.x and vRA/vCAC 6.x posts. vCAC 5.x posts have been excluded as non-relevant.

vRA posts by Viktor van den Berg

• Automated DNS registration with vRA
• Exploring available filter properties in the vRA event broker
• Options for automating VMware vRealize Automation
• vRA 7: Event broker condition based on user-defined custom properties
• vRealize Automation: Blueprint limitations with vCloud Air VMs
• Now available: vRA management pack 2.0 for vRops
• Introducing the new “Cloud Management Platform” comparison at WhatMatrix.com
• Backup strategy for VMware vRealize CMP products
• vRealize Automation 7 sizing considerations
• How to configure location specific vRO servers in vRA
• How to remove a DEM Worker registration from vRA
• How to change vRA licenses/Unable to downgrade existing license edition
• vRA: Failed to validate user credentials because of FIPS
• An introduction to vRA Application Services – part 1
• Internet facing vRA: Some considerations
• vRA: The importance of input validation when creating advanced services
• vCAC 6: Limitations on concurrent VM provisioning activities
• Heads up! vCAC critical remote privilege escalation vulnerability
• Exploring the SRM vCO plugin and why you need it for vCAC DR
• vCAC 6.1 gotcha: IaaS installation fails with password >8 characters
• vCAC: The importance of vCO error handling in vCAC workflow stubs
• vCAC: Prevent tenants to become inaccessible due to expiring SSO internal password
• How to edit the vCAC 6 appliance database

vRA posts by Grant Orchard

• The Unofficial vRA Guide (learnvra.com)
• The Little Black Book of vCAC
• A Visual Guide to vRA7 Permissions
• vRA without Windows – The Business Group API
• vRA 6.1 API – Catalog Requests
• vRA Application Architecture: Introduction
• vCAC 6.1 API – Authentication
• Exploring the vCAC API – Part 1
• vCAC Custom Properties Order of Precedence
• A Visual Guide to vCAC 6.x Permissions
• vCAC Network Topology for vCNS or NSX Integration
• Navigating the vCAC 6.0 Logical Model
• More coming soon.

vRA posts by Jad El-Zein

• vRealize Automation 7 – Part 1, What’s New – Spotlight Features
• vRealize Automation 7 – Part 1.1, Spotlight Overview and Demo
• vRealize Automation 7 – Part 2, Deployment Architectures
• vRealize Automation 7 – Part 3, The Deployment Wizard
• vRealize Automation 7 – Part 3.1, Deployment Wizard Video
• vRealize Automation 7 – Part 4, Initial Config as-a-service
• vRealize Automation 7 – Part 5, Identity Management
• vRA and NSX – Intro to Network and Security Automation
• vRA and NSX – Part 1, vSphere Prep
• vRA and NSX – Part 2, Staging Logical Networks
• vRA and NSX – Part 3, Security Groups and Policies
• More coming soon.

vRA posts by VMGuru

• How to transfer vRealize Automation payload to Orchestrator
• vRealize Automation 7 – New Architecture & Installation
• vRealize Automation 7 – Improved Authentication
• vRealize Automation 7 – Converged Blueprints
• Setup a vCloud Air Endpoint in vRealize Automation
• Setup Postgres database high availability for vRealize Automation
• Setup vRealize Automation Cost profiles & currency
• More coming soon.

vRA posts by Eric Shanks

• Scaling in vRealize Automation
• Add Custom Items to vRealize Automation
• Ansible with vRealize Automation Quickstart
• Use vRealize Automation with Jenkins
• AWS Cloud Formation Templates in vRealize Automation
• vRealize Automation 7 – Deploy NSX Blueprints
• vRealize Automation 7 – NSX Initial Setup
• vRealize Automation 7 – XaaS Blueprints
• vRealize Automation 7 – Load Balancer Rules
• vRealize Automation 7 – Enterprise Install
• vRealize Automation 7 – Custom Actions
• vRealize Automation 7 – Custom Properties
• vRealize Automation 7 – Subscriptions
• vRealize Automation 7 – Manage Catalog Items
• vRealize Automation 7 – Entitlements
• vRealize Automation 7 – Blueprints
• More coming soon.

vRA posts by Sam McGeown

• Deploying to AWS with Software Components on vRealize Automation 7
• Creating an AWS Hardware VPN Connection with Ubiquiti EdgeRouterX
• Adding an AWS endpoint to vRealize Automation 7
• What’s in my vRA7 EBS Payloads?
• More coming soon.

vRA posts by Gregg Robertson

• vRA Enterprise Level Distributed Installation
• vRA 6.1 Entitlement Actions Missing
• vRealize Production Test Tool Configuration
• Requesting Certificates for vRealize Automation Components
• vRealize Automation 6.x Resources

vRA posts by Hany Michael (hypervizor.com)

• Coming soon.

vRA posts by Hany Michael (networkskyx.com)

• Coming soon.

vRA posts by Michael Rudloff

• Coming soon.

vRA posts by Ben King

• Coming soon.

vRA posts by Jonathan Frappier

• Adding Stand Alone Hyper-V – vRealize Automation Series Part 16
• Create a Logical Template – Application Services Series Part 3
• Create an Application Blueprint – Application Services Series Part 4
• Create a Deployment Environment – Application Services Series Part 2
• Create a New Cloud Provider – Application Services Series Part 1
• Creating Entitlements – vRealize Automation Series Part 15
• Adding Blueprints from vSphere Templates – vRealize Automation Series Part 14
• Preparing vSphere Templates – vRealize Automation Series Part 13
• Deploying Application Services – vRealize Automation Series Part 12
• Creating Reservations – vRealize Automation Series Part 11
• Adding Business Groups – vRealize Automation Series Part 10
• Configure Fabric Groups – vRealize Automation Series Part 9
• Add vCenter Endpoint – vRealize Automation Series Part 8
• Configure vRealize Permissions – vRealize Automation Series Part 7
• Install vRealize Automation IaaS SQL 2014 Installation – vRealize Automation Series Part 5
• Install vRealize Automation IaaS Installation – vRealize Automation Series Part 6
• Install vRealize Automation IaaS Preparation – vRealize Automation Series Part 4
• Configure the vRealize Automation Appliance – vRealize Automation Series Part 3
• Deploy the vRealize Automation Appliance – vRealize Automation Series Part 2
• vSphere SSO or vRA Identity Appliance – vRealize Automation Series Part 1
• VMware Workstation Home Lab Setup Part 9 – Importing VCSA via vSphere Client
• Configure rsyslog in vCAC vRA appliance to send to a syslog server
• vCAC vRA Tenant Identity Store – User and Group search DN base

VMware vRealize Operations

vROps posts by Sunny Dua

• Did You Know #5:Customizing Summary Pages on vRealize Operations Manager!
• Did You Know #4 – Restricting Virtual Machine Collection on vROps!!
• Did You Know #3 – Using Wait Cycles for Time Based Alerts in vROps!
• Did You Know #2 – Leveraging vROps Remote Collectors for Local Adapters!
• Did You Know #1 – Controlling Alerts Storms During Maintenance with vROps!
• vROps Webinar Series – Part 9 – What’s New with vRealize Operations 6.3
• vROps Webinar 2016 – Announcing Part 9 : What’s New with vRealize Operations Manager 6.3
• vRealize Operations 6.3 brings VMware SDDC Health Solution
• vROps Webinar 2016 – Part 8 : SDDC Operations with vROps Custom Dashboards
• vROps Webinar 2016 – Announcing Part 8 : SDDC Operations with vROps Custom Dashboards
• Exporting Content with vRealize Operations Manager Policies
• vROps Webinar 2016 – Part 7 : Working with Alerts & Symptoms
• vROps Webinar 2016 – Announcing Part 7 : Working with Alerts & Symptoms
• vROps Webinar Series decks available for download
• vROps Webinar 2016 – Part 6 : Understanding vROps SuperMetric & Views
• Scaling up vRealize Operations Manager Nodes!
• vROps Webinar 2016 – Announcing Part 6 : Understanding vROps SuperMetric & Views
• vROps Webinar 2016 : Part 5 – Design & Deployment Considerations
• vROps Webinar 2016 – Announcing Part 5 : Design & Deployment Considerations
• Remove “All vCenter Server” option from vROps Authentication Source
• Configuring HP OneView Adapter with vRealize Operations Manager
• vRealize LogInsight Upgrade Fails During /etc/hosts Pre-Upgrade Validation.
• vRealize Operations Manager 6.2.1 is out. Go for it!
• vROps Webinar 2016 : Part 4 – Contention Based Performance & Capacity Management
• vROps Webinar 2016 – Announcing Part 4 : Contention Based Performance & Capacity Management!
• Making the most out of your vRealize Operations Manager Investment!
• vROps Webinar 2016 : Part 3 – Capacity Planning De-Mystified!
• vROps Webinar Series 2016 Episodes
• vROps Webinar 2016 – Announcing Part 3 : Capacity Planning De-Mystified!
• An Overview of Blue Medora’s “Oracle on VMware” Solutions!
• vROps Backup – DO NOT quiese the nodes
• Session Timeout for vRealize Operations NOC Dashboard!
• vROps Webinar 2016 : Part 2 : Understanding vROps Policies
• Reset out-of-the-box content during vROps upgrade!
• vRealize Operations Manager Management Pack Compatibility Guide
• vROps Webinar 2016 – Announcing Part 2 : Understanding Policies.
• vROps Webinar 2016 : Part 1 : Building Self-Healing Environments with vROps
• Announcement : Welcome 2016 with a vROps Webinar Series
• vCenter / vRealize Operations Manager Dashboard Repository
• Creating a Capacity & Performance Management Dashboard in vRealize Operations 6.x
• Importing / Exporting Reports and Views in vRealize Operations Manager
• Using a Help Desk Dashboard to Simplify Operations With vRealize Operations Manager!
• Using Custom Reports To Publish Dashboards in vRealize Operations 6.1
• Virtual Machine Capacity Profiles in vRealize Operations 6.1
• Monitoring VSAN hardware using vRealize Operations Dashboard.
• Guest Post : vRealize Operations Manager Metric Guide!
• Monitor Datastores using the Datastore Usage Dashboard in vROps.
• Use vRealize Operations to Monitor the Health of VSAN.
• Part 13: The Power of Alert Definitions in vRealize Operations Manager 6.0!
• The return of the One Click Cluster Capacity Dashboard on vROps 6.0
• Catching up with World Cup Cricket 2015 using vRealize Operations Manager 6.0
• Part 12: Monitoring Goals in vRealize Operations Manager 6.0
• Part 11: Using vRealize Operations Manager to Monitor the Cluster Nodes
• Part 10 : Reviewing the Global Settings in vRealize Operations Manager!
• Part 9: Exporting & Importing Policies with vRealize Operations Manager 6.0
• Part 8 : Exploring Policies in vRealize Operations Manager 6.0.
• Part 7 : Recommendation Intelligence in vRealize Operations Manager 6.0
• Part 5 – What migrates from vCOps 5.x to vROps 6.0?
• Part 4 : vRealize Operations Manager Deployment Models
• Part 3: High Availability options with vRealize Operations Manager!
• Part 2 : vRealize Operations Manager Architecture Deep-dive
• Part 1 : vCOps 5.x to vROps 6.0 – Intelligent Operations from Apps to Storage!
• Creating a One Click Datacenter Capacity & Cluster Performance Dashboard!
• Recover Deleted Custom Dashboards from vCenter Operations Manager
• Building a VDI Custom Dashboard and Generic Scoreboard: Step-by-Step!
• Part 12 – Deleting Unwanted or Stale Resources from vCenter Operations Manager!
• Part 11 – Creating Policies & Configuring Badges in vCenter Operations Manager!
• Part 1 – vCOps Extensions – Managing Operations beyond Virtual Infrastructure
• VMware vCenter Operations Manager 5.x- Back to Basics!
• Part 3 – vCOps Cluster Utilization Dashboard – Bringing it all together!
• Part 2 – Creating Supermetrics for Cluster Utilization Dashboard in vCOps!
• Part 1 – Creating a Cluster Utilization Dashboard in vCOps Custom User Interface!
• Part 10 – vCOps Custom UI – Configuring User Authentication & Permissions!
• Part 9 – User Authentication in vCenter Operations Manager!
• Part 8 – Setting up vCOps Data Retention Policy
• Part 7 – Changing/Disabling the vCOps User Interface Timeout Values!
• Part 6 – Configuring vCenter Operations Manager Custom User Interface!
• Part 5 – Licensing vCenter Operations Manager!
• Part 4 – Configuring vCenter Operations Manager Post Deployment!
• Part 3 – Deploying vCenter Operations Manager vApp!
• Part 2 – vCOps Installation – Creating an IP Pool!
• Part 1 – Optimizing vCenter Operations Manager Deployment!
• Part 2 – Behind the Scenes – One Click Cluster Capacity Dashboard!
• Part 1 – Creating One-Click Cluster Capacity Dashboard Using vCOps!
• Creating vCenter Operations Manager Dashboards Using Customized Interactions Mode.
• Preview of Custom Dashboards Available With vCenter Operations Manager 5.7.x.
• Group your vCenter Operations Manager Custom Dashboards with 3 simple steps.
• How Does vCenter Operations Manager Collects Data from a vSphere Environment?
• Showcasing Virtual Datacenter Capacity using vCenter Operations Manager Dashboards.
• Part 2 – Using vCOps Super Metrics & Custom Dashboards to Display Datastore Usage % !!
• Part 1 – Using vCOps Super Metrics & Custom Dashboards to Display Datastore Usage % !!
• How to License vCenter Operations Manager (vCOPS) 5.6 !!
• Right Sizing vCenter Operations Manager vApp For Efficient Performance!!
• Reclaiming Waste Capacity using vCOPS – How to Calculate Waste & Usage Accurately!
• vCenter Operations Manager – Solving Performance, Capacity and Configuration Problems!!
• Part 15: Re-initiate Monitoring Goals Wizard in vRealize Operations 6.0!
• Part 14: Can I deploy Deploy vROps Cluster Nodes Across Two Sites?
• Part 6: vRealize Operations 6.0 – Am I missing the Badge Scores?

vROps posts by Iwan Rahabok

• Coming soon.

vROps posts by Viktor van den Berg

• vRops: Virtual machine is experiencing a high number of received packet drops
• vRops: How to create and use a metric XML configuration file
• vRops: Introduction to super metrics
• vRops 6.1 – Installation, configuration and licensing tips
• vCops: Building a custom dashboard using the vCops NetApp adapter

vROps posts by Sam McGeown

• Coming soon.

VMware vRealize Log Insight

Coming soon.

VMware vRealize Network Insight

Coming soon.

VMware vRealize Orchestrator

vRO posts by Viktor van den Berg

• vRealize Orchestrator log message considerations
• More coming soon.

vRO posts by Sam McGeown

• Coming soon.

vRO posts by Eric Shanks

• Execute vRO Workflow from AWS Lambda

VMware vRealize Business

• Coming soon.

VMware vCloud Director

vCD posts by Tomas Fojta

• Configure Active Directory Federation for vCloud Director Organization
• vCloud Availability – Orchestration with PowerCLI
• vCloud Availability PowerCLI Monitoring Cmdlets
• Gathering Health Status of vCloud Director Edge Gateways
• Edge Gateway Deployment Speed in vCloud Director 8.10
• vCloud Networking and Security Upgrade to NSX in vCloud Director Environments – Update
• vCenter Chargeback Manager Notes
• vCloud Director Fundamentals E-learning Course
• Limit Maximum Size of Disk in vCloud Director
• Organization VDC Permissions in vCloud Director
• More coming soon.

vCD posts by Anthony Spiteri

• Coming soon.

Publications

• Mastering vRealize Automation 6.2 by J.Powell
• Learning VMware vRealize Automation by Sriram Rajendran
• VMware vRealize Automation Handbook by Guido, Jens-Henrik & Constantin Soeldner
• VMware vRealize Operations Essentials by Matthew Steiner
• VMware vRealize Operations Performance and Capacity Management by Iwan Rahabok
• Mastering vRealize Operations Manager by Scott Norris and Christian Slater
• VMware vRealize Orchestrator Cookbook by Daniel Lengenhan