{"id":50638,"date":"2021-08-31T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T07:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=50638"},"modified":"2021-08-30T19:28:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T17:28:38","slug":"runecast-analyzer-5-1-with-configuration-vault-and-remediation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/runecast-analyzer-5-1-with-configuration-vault-and-remediation\/","title":{"rendered":"Runecast Analyzer 5.1 with Configuration Vault and Remediation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50642 size-full\" title=\"runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-01.jpg\" alt=\"runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Runecast released few weeks ago the new <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/runecast-analyzer-4-2-with-sap-hana-best-practices\/\">Runecast Analyzer<\/a> 5.1 providing Configuration Vault and Remediation as new features.<\/p>\n<p>You can now keep track of\u00a0<strong>configuration changes<\/strong> in your environment and\u00a0<strong>remediating the problems<\/strong>\u00a0found during the Runecast Analyzer scans.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Runecast Analyzer 5.1 what's new<\/h2>\n<p>After introducing the support for Microsoft Azure and the Essential Eight security standard in <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/runecast-analyzer-5-0-with-azure-analysis\/\">version 5.0<\/a>\u00a0, Runecast made another step forward in the development of this amazing tool.<\/p>\n<p>The new version provides the following new features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Configuration Vault<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Remediation<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A <strong>what's new dialog box<\/strong> is shown in Runecast Analyzer's dashboard as soon as the new update has been installed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50653 size-full\" title=\"runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-02\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-02.jpg\" alt=\"runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-02\" width=\"322\" height=\"402\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Configuration Vault<\/h2>\n<p>To keep <strong>track of every change<\/strong> made in the infrastructure can be a challenge when changes are not always well documented or not documented at all. This problem can cause problems especially in large teams if <strong>changes are not written down<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The opportunity to have the visibility into how your environment is <strong>configured at any given time<\/strong>, it is a big help during the troubleshooting process. Troubleshooting why an application or a server is <strong>not performing as expected<\/strong> is a typical example where the Configuration Vault steps in.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>How Configuration Vault works<\/h4>\n<p>Configuration Vault allows <strong>comparing configurations between objects<\/strong> in your environment.\u00a0To check differences in a specific product, open the <strong>Configuration Vault<\/strong> and <strong>find the product<\/strong> you want to analyze.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50655 size-large\" title=\"runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-03\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-03-600x387.jpg\" alt=\"runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-03\" width=\"600\" height=\"387\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Find the object you want as your baseline and<strong> select the radio button<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50659 size-large\" title=\"runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-04\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-04-600x428.jpg\" alt=\"runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-04\" width=\"600\" height=\"428\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Changes<\/strong> to show the details.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50661 size-large\" title=\"runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-05\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-05-600x467.jpg\" alt=\"runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-05\" width=\"600\" height=\"467\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlighted in red<\/strong> you can now see all the differences recorded. Click <strong>Close Compare<\/strong> to exit the window.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50665 size-large\" title=\"runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-06\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-06-600x360.jpg\" alt=\"runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-06\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the Configuration Vault feature you can keep track of changes occurred in <strong>all supported products\/platforms<\/strong>: VMware vSphere, <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/runecast-analyzer-2-5-with-horizon-support\/\">VMware Horizon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/runecast-analyzer-4-0-with-aws-analysis\/\">AWS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/runecast-analyzer-4-5-with-kubernetes-analysis\/\">Kubernetes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/runecast-analyzer-1-8-with-nsx-v-support\/\">NSX<\/a>, vCD and <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/runecast-analyzer-5-0-with-azure-analysis\/\">Azure<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50667 size-large\" title=\"runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-07\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-07-600x293.jpg\" alt=\"runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-07\" width=\"600\" height=\"293\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Additional info about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.runecast.com\/blog\/runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-deep-dive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Configuration Vault<\/a> is available at Runecast website.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Remediation<\/h2>\n<p>Remediation is another new great feature that helps the administrators to <strong>remediate problems detected<\/strong> during Runecast scans. Although <strong>not all detected problems<\/strong> can be remediated, I expect upcoming updates will introduce the capabilities to address more issues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>vRealize Orchestrator<\/strong>, for example, is a plugin that can <strong>perform these kind of operations<\/strong> but it requires a specific skill and not all administrators deploy the plugin in their environments.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>How Remediation works<\/h4>\n<p>From Runecast's dashboard, go to <strong>All issues View<\/strong> area to see issues detected during Runecast scans.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50669 size-large\" title=\"runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-08\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-08-600x353.jpg\" alt=\"runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-08\" width=\"600\" height=\"353\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The little <strong>purple R<\/strong> shown in the <strong>Issue ID<\/strong> column means that the issue can be remediated.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50671 size-large\" title=\"runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-09\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-09-600x107.jpg\" alt=\"runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-09\" width=\"600\" height=\"107\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since not all issues can be remediated, enable the <strong>Show only remediable<\/strong> option to filter only remediable issues.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50675 size-large\" title=\"runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-10\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-10-600x420.jpg\" alt=\"runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-10\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Expand the issue marked with the Remediation flag and click the <strong>Remediate<\/strong> button to open the <strong>Remediate discovered issue<\/strong> page.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50677 size-large\" title=\"runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-11\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-11-600x268.jpg\" alt=\"runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-11\" width=\"600\" height=\"268\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this page are displayed <strong>objects to remediate<\/strong> and the summary of <strong>remediation actions<\/strong>. Click the <strong>Generate script<\/strong> button to create the script needed to remediate the detected issues.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50679 size-large\" title=\"runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-12\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-12-600x444.jpg\" alt=\"runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-12\" width=\"600\" height=\"444\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The script is generated and available for <strong>PowerCLI<\/strong> and <strong>Ansible<\/strong>. You can <strong>copy or download<\/strong> both scripts then execute them. Currently there is no way to <strong>run the script directly<\/strong> within Runecast Analyzer 5.1, you must download the script first then execute it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50681 size-large\" title=\"runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-13\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-13-600x444.jpg\" alt=\"runecast-analyzer-5-1-configuration-vault-remediation-13\" width=\"600\" height=\"444\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Additional info about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.runecast.com\/blog\/runecast-analyzer-5-1-remediation-deep-dive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Remediation<\/a> is available at Runecast website.<\/p>\n<p>Runecast Analyzer is a great tool that every IT administrator should consider for his infrastructure to keep the environment healthy, secure and compliant with best practices <strong>preventing proactively<\/strong> potential issues or services disruption.<\/p>\n<p>Runecast Analyzer 5.1 is available to download as <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.runecast.com\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">14-day free trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"signature\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/firma.jpg\" alt=\"signature\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Runecast released few weeks ago the new Runecast Analyzer 5.1 providing Configuration Vault and Remediation as new features. 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