I’m currently in the process of integrating my HobbitCloud machines into Ansible AWX. After creating an inventory, establishing my groups and adding my hosts, I began to create an SCM-based project that connects to my internal GitLab server. Unfortunately, I ran straight into an error. Continue reading
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Wednesday Tidbit: Enable VIC-as-a-Service on vRealize Automation with custom SSL certificates
vRealize Automation brings a raft of benefits to an organisation. The biggest of these is the ability to enable users to consume complex services without having to rely on the corporate IT department. An example of this is the ability to provision a Docker endpoint, in the form of a vSphere Integrated Containers Virtual Container Host, for developers to deploy containers against. Continue reading
Deploying Kubernetes with vRealize Automation
A number of customers are very excited about the upcoming release of PKS. However, some are itching to get started with Kubernetes today, and are wondering how they can leverage VMware’s Cloud Management Platform, vRealize Automation, to do so. In this post I will show how you can design a blueprint which with two clicks can deploy a Kubernetes cluster for your users. Continue reading
Building containerized apps through vRealize Automation
As a cloud admin, you need a certain toolset to get the job done. Occasionally these tools are not readily available, or updated ones are released and you need to be able to consume them without too much fuss. Running these apps as containers are often a great way to achieve this, and by far the best way of provisioning them is though vRealize Automation. Continue reading
Vulnerability scanning with VMware Harbor 1.2 and Clair – Part 1: Building Harbor
At VMworld 2017 VMware announced the latest release of vSphere Integrated Containers, version 1.2. This release also included updated versions Admiral, VMware’s container management platform; and Harbor, their enterprise-class container registry. VMware makes all these products available to consume from a single OVA which can be Continue reading
Scottish VMUG – Keynote by Scott Lowe
It’s fantastic to see yet another “big-hitter” like Scott Lowe at the Scottish VMUG. I’ve been following his work (and blog) for a while now, and it was a pleasure to meet him in person. He kicked off the VMUG with his keynote address on current trends. Continue reading
Coming soon: Creating an OpenSSL Certificate Authority for distributing VMware certificates
In my current role I’m responsible for evanglelising a number of VMware solutions, from Horizon View to vRealize Automation and everything in between. A large number of these can be secured with genuine SSL certificates Continue reading
Wednesday Tidbit: Administering your Microsoft Azure account in Docker
The other day I was working with a developer friend (I know right… who knew developers had friends?) when we discussed moving his test app into my Azure Cloud. As this was a whistle-stop tour I didn’t have my MacBook with me…
Creating OpenSSL certificates for RADIUS using VMware AppCatalyst & Docker
Whilst on the road the other day a client contacted me saying they needed help creating some SSL certificates for a wi-fi/RADIUS proof of concept. They had all the hardware and configuration sorted, but to use EAP-TLS they effectively needed my help to spin up a Certificate Authority.
Oh, and they need it in an hour. Continue reading
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