VMware vSphere 6 Update Manager Installation
This is a basic step-by-step guide on how to install VMware vSphere 6 Update Manager. This setup may be more typical for smaller type of organizations with few hosts and small numbers of virtual machines.
VMware vSphere 6 Client Install
This is quick guide on how to install the VMware vSphere 6 Client. This is the Windows-based client which has been deprecated starting from vSphere 5.5. New features in vSphere 5.5 and later are only available in the vSphere Web Client.
VMware vCenter 6 Upgrade
This is a quick guide on how to perform an in-place upgrade of vCenter 5.x. This upgrade was performed on a vCenter installation which included its own SQL Express database running on the same server.
VMware vCenter 6 SQL Express Upgrade
This guide will assist you with the VMware vCenter 6 SQL Express Upgrade process instead of migrating to VMware vPostgres.
Citrix Command Center – NetScaler Syslog
Citrix Command Center can be configured as a Syslog server for NetScaler. You can always opt to forward syslog events to other servers and does not have to be a Command Center server, but Citrix Command Center syslog capabilities may be adequate for your needs.
Citrix Command Center – LDAP Authentication
Assuming that Citrix Command Center is implemented a number of devices, it may be best to configure central authentication such as Active Directory (LDAP) instead of creating local accounts. This post will guide you on how to configure LDAP Authentication for Citrix Command Center.
Citrix Command Center – NetScaler Backup
One of the coolest features of Citrix Command Center is NetScaler Backup. Not only you can perform a backup of NetScaler configuration, you can also perform a restore from within Citrix Command Center.
Citrix Command Center – Add NetScaler Device
Citrix Command Center performs discovery using device profiles in order to add devices for monitoring. In this guide, we will show how to create a NetScaler device profile and perform discovery. In this device profile, we will also configure SNMP settings.
Citrix Command Center – Add NetScaler User
In order to monitor a NetScaler device, you will need to connect the NetScaler with a device profile and specify a user. The default account is nsroot but you can create an additional account. For example, your organization’s security policies may require separate accounts for management.