ESXi

Utilizing Chatops for VMWare Support Cases

How Encore is Utilizing Chatops for VMWare Support Cases

Greg Perry

8 minute read

In this post we will be explaining how we have created a chatops workflow that enables us to upload VMWare ESXi log bundles directly to a VMWare support case from our chat client of choice. The code that makes all of this work is at the bottom of this article. Chatops Introduction For the those who have never heard of chatops before; To me, it means the ability to call automation workflows from your favorite chat client.

Changing iSCSI LoginTimeout with PowerCLI

Changing iSCSI LoginTimeout on VMware Hosts with PowerCLI

Greg Perry

5 minute read

In this blog post we will be explaining how we are changing the iSCSI LoginTimeout and the reasons why we are doing it in this method. Background Recently we were going through a code upgrade on our storage arrays and one of the recommendations from Pure support is to increase the iSCSI LoginTimeout prior to upgrading the code. For the uninitiated, VMware defines the LoginTimeout as “Time in seconds the initiator will wait for the login response to finish.