Tag Archives: vSphere

vRealize Hyperic Agent - could not send plugin status to server.

Recently I have been doing a POC of vRealize Operations Manager. During the installation of Hyperic Agents on Windows Machines, I got problems with auto-discovery agents by Hyperic Server. In the agent.log I could find the following error: 21-04-2015 08:56:24,573 CEST INFO [autoinventory-scanner] [AutoinventoryCommandsServer@367] no resource is auto approved 21-04-2015 08:56:24,573 CEST ERROR [autoinventory-scanner] [AutoinventoryCommandsServer@280]… Read More »

How to upgrade ESXi host with Cisco VEM installed?

Recently I have shown how to upgrade Cisco Nexus 1000v components: VSM and VEM. The next step would be upgrading of ESXi host. As I will show in this post, the upgrade of ESXi host with VEM installed on it requires some additional steps. ESXi image does not contain VEM VIB so during upgrading ESXi… Read More »

NetBackup Self Service (NSS) - Overview.

At last! Symantec has "released" a very important NetBackup component - Self Service (NSS). In this post you will find answers for the following questions: What is NetBackup Self Service? Can we provide BaaS using NetBackup? What are prerequisites to install and configure it? Overview of NetBackup Self Service NetBackup Self Service is a solution… Read More »