Deploy the Runecast Analyzer on VMware vSphere 8

Runecast Analyzer is a powerful tool designed for proactive monitoring and management of VMware environments. It helps organizations ensure the health and compliance of their VMware vSphere infrastructure by scanning for configuration issues, security vulnerabilities, best practice violations, and hardware compatibility problems. With Runecast Analyzer, you can quickly identify and resolve potential risks before they impact your virtualized environment, making it an essential tool for VMware administrators. The tool can scan your VMware environment and provide real-time insights and recommendations to improve operational efficiency, minimize risk, and ensure compliance with industry standards.

Now we will show how to deploy the Runecast Analyzer on VMware vSphere environment.

Runecast Analyzer Release Updates: https://www.runecast.com/release-notes?_gl=1*15gwdw1*_ga*MTM2NTUyMDIyNC4xNjkxNTc2NTYy*_ga_8CMBJF9551*MTY5MTk0MTcxOC40LjEuMTY5MTk0MTc0Ny4zMS4wLjA.

The Runecast Analyzer OVA can be found and downloaded from the Runecast site.

Deploy OVF Template from vCenter Server and upload the OVA, click Next.

Specify the Name for Runecast Analyzer, click Next.

Select the target resource, click Next.

Click Next.

Accept the license agreements, click Next.

Select a deployment configuration, I select “Small” in this demo. Click Next.

Select the target storage, click Next.

Select the target networks, click Next.

Specify the network settings for Runecast Analyzer, click Next.

Review the summary, click Finish to deploy Runecast Analyzer.

When the deployment is completed, you can access the Runcase Analyzer portal with management IP.

The default username is rcuser and its password is Runecast!

Then select the vCenter for monitoring.

Input the vCenter Server and Username/Password. Click Continue.

Select the VMware SCG security profile, click Continue.

NOTE: Runecast Analyzer provides various security profiles. Activate relevant profiles to monitor your environment’s security compliance.

Click Continue.

Click Analyze now.

Add the required license into the portal.

You can see the analyze results for VMware environment after the analysis completed.

Conclusion

Runecast Analyzer is a comprehensive tool that streamlines the management of VMware environments by offering proactive health checks, compliance monitoring, security vulnerability scans, and hardware compatibility validation. By integrating Runecast Analyzer into your VMware infrastructure, you can improve the reliability, security, and efficiency of your virtualized environment while reducing operational risks and costs.