Quick byte today – Let’s talk about sending a test email alert from your Pure Storage FlashArray. Whether you leverage an SMTP relay in your environment or simply would like to ensure storage alerts are being sent, we can test e-mail notifications via CLI commands. For this example, we will assume the relay host and sender domain have been specified. If not, these can be set from the GUI under System > Configuration > Alerts. Test Email Alert from Pure…
As per Security Advisory VMSA-2018-0007, VMware has begun releasing virtual appliance updates to address side-channel analysis due to speculative execution vulnerabilities. One of the first virtual appliances VMware has patched is vCenter 6.5. The latest release, vCenter 6.5U1f, patches the VCSA’s Photon OS to address Spectre-1 (CVE-2018-5753) and Meltdown (CVE-2017-5754) vulnerabilities. Mitigations for Spectre-2 (CVE-2017-5715) are absent from the latest patch as Spectre-1 and Meltdown mitigations were ready to be released; whereas, Spectre-2 patches were still being prepared. UPDATE –…
On occasion, administrators may need to import and export Zerto Virtual Protection Group (VPG) settings. Whether you need to export settings prior to un-installing Zerto and import settings after re-install or simply need a settings backup, Zerto has a utility to perform this. Let’s walk through the process of exporting and importing Zerto VPGs. Export Virtual Protection Group (VPG) Settings To begin, launch the Zerto Diagnostics application. You can either search your Programs for Zerto Diagnostics or launch the program…
Administrators have a few different options for updating HPE infrastructure components. One popular way to update HPE firmware, drivers, and Smart Components is utilizing Service Pack for Proliant (SPP) and the HP SUM tool. What are SPP and SUM? SPP – Service Pack for Proliant is a collection of firmware, drivers and Smart Components that are deployed to your environment via the SUM tool. SPP is packaged as an ISO. SUM – HP Smart Update Manager is the tool utilized…
For the final chapter of our Zerto Replication install series, we will create a Virtual Protection Group (VPG) and start replicating virtual machines. As a recap, we have already installed the ZVM, paired the protected and recovery sites, and deployed VRAs. What is a Virtual Protection Group? Virtual Protection Groups essentially enable virtual machines to be affinity grouped. Meaning, you can define a group of vms that need to be recovered together. For example, an application that is comprised of…