https://cosmin.gq/tags/saltstack/Recent content in SaltStack on Cosmin.gqhttps://cosmin.gq/images/site-cover.pnghttps://cosmin.gq/images/site-cover.pngHugoen-usTue, 27 Jan 2026 18:40:15 +0000https://cosmin.gq/salt-vs-bigfix-the-speed-of-light-vs-the-heavyweight-champion/Tue, 27 Jan 2026 18:40:05 +0000https://cosmin.gq/salt-vs-bigfix-the-speed-of-light-vs-the-heavyweight-champion/In the world of infrastructure management, we are often forced to choose between the **legacy reliability of the past** and the **high-speed automation of.https://cosmin.gq/step-by-step-guide-to-deploying-salt-open-source/Wed, 09 Apr 2025 20:36:19 +0000https://cosmin.gq/step-by-step-guide-to-deploying-salt-open-source/Salt (SaltStack) is a powerful open-source configuration management and automation tool. Below is a step-by-step guide to deploying Salt Open Source for.https://cosmin.gq/saltstack-config-vs-ansible-tower-a-comprehensive-comparison-of-two-leading-configuration-management-tools/Thu, 27 Feb 2025 23:46:01 +0000https://cosmin.gq/saltstack-config-vs-ansible-tower-a-comprehensive-comparison-of-two-leading-configuration-management-tools/In today's fast-paced IT landscape, managing infrastructure efficiently is a top priority.https://cosmin.gq/understanding-the-differences-between-saltstack-and-terraform/Thu, 27 Feb 2025 22:07:09 +0000https://cosmin.gq/understanding-the-differences-between-saltstack-and-terraform/In the evolving landscape of infrastructure automation, two tools frequently stand out: SaltStack and Terraform.https://cosmin.gq/deploying-saltstack-config-8-17-via-lifecycle-manager-in-an-aria-automation-environment/Thu, 27 Feb 2025 18:18:29 +0000https://cosmin.gq/deploying-saltstack-config-8-17-via-lifecycle-manager-in-an-aria-automation-environment/Are you looking to streamline configuration management in your VMware by Broadcom Aria Automation environment?https://cosmin.gq/saltstack-vs-ansible-which-open-source-configuration-management-tool-is-best-for-your-needs/Thu, 27 Feb 2025 17:58:41 +0000https://cosmin.gq/saltstack-vs-ansible-which-open-source-configuration-management-tool-is-best-for-your-needs/When it comes to **configuration management**, **SaltStack** and **Ansible** stand out as two of the most popular **open-source tools** for automating.https://cosmin.gq/how-to-deploy-saltstack-config-8-17-standalone-using-vmware-aria-suite-lifecycle-manager/Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:13:01 +0000https://cosmin.gq/how-to-deploy-saltstack-config-8-17-standalone-using-vmware-aria-suite-lifecycle-manager/Want to harness the power of SaltStack Config for configuration management without tying it to an existing VMware Aria Automation setup?https://cosmin.gq/error-code-lcmvssc10013/Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:51:23 +0000https://cosmin.gq/error-code-lcmvssc10013/While trying to upgrade my SaltStack Config environment to 8.16.2 I encountered Error Code: LCMVSSC10013 in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.https://cosmin.gq/upgrading-vmware-aria-automation-config-to-8-16-2/Mon, 25 Mar 2024 02:02:03 +0000https://cosmin.gq/upgrading-vmware-aria-automation-config-to-8-16-2/In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x SSC appliance to 8.16.2.https://cosmin.gq/streamlining-vcenter-server-firewall-management-with-saltstack-config/Thu, 21 Mar 2024 18:19:51 +0000https://cosmin.gq/streamlining-vcenter-server-firewall-management-with-saltstack-config/In the realm of VMware vSphere management, securing your vCenter Server is critical to maintaining a robust and secure infrastructure. SaltStack Config.https://cosmin.gq/upgrading-vmware-aria-automation-config-to-8-14-1/Tue, 05 Dec 2023 21:41:18 +0000https://cosmin.gq/upgrading-vmware-aria-automation-config-to-8-14-1/In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x SSC appliance to 8.14.1.https://cosmin.gq/upgrading-vmware-aria-automation-config-to-8-14/Wed, 25 Oct 2023 13:35:32 +0000https://cosmin.gq/upgrading-vmware-aria-automation-config-to-8-14/In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x SSC appliance to 8.14.https://cosmin.gq/upgrading-ssc-saltstack-config-to-8-12-1-using-vrslcm/Tue, 20 Jun 2023 21:53:43 +0000https://cosmin.gq/upgrading-ssc-saltstack-config-to-8-12-1-using-vrslcm/In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x SSC appliance to 8.12.1.https://cosmin.gq/saltstack-config-vs-ansible-tower-a-comparison-of-two-powerful-configuration-management-solutions/Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:43:45 +0000https://cosmin.gq/saltstack-config-vs-ansible-tower-a-comparison-of-two-powerful-configuration-management-solutions/SaltStack Config and Ansible Tower are two powerful configuration management and infrastructure automation tools that cater to the needs of DevOps teams.https://cosmin.gq/saltstack-config-vs-ansible-open-source-a-technical-comparison/Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:42:53 +0000https://cosmin.gq/saltstack-config-vs-ansible-open-source-a-technical-comparison/SaltStack Config and Ansible Open Source are two popular configuration management and infrastructure automation tools used by DevOps teams across the.https://cosmin.gq/differences-between-saltstack-and-terraform/Fri, 24 Feb 2023 14:49:35 +0000https://cosmin.gq/differences-between-saltstack-and-terraform/Infrastructure management has come a long way in recent years, with a variety of tools and frameworks available to help you provision, configure, and.https://cosmin.gq/upgrading-ssc-saltstack-config-to-8-11-1-using-vrslcm/Wed, 22 Feb 2023 03:19:42 +0000https://cosmin.gq/upgrading-ssc-saltstack-config-to-8-11-1-using-vrslcm/In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x SSC appliance to 8.11.1.https://cosmin.gq/saltstack-config-vs-terraform-a-comparison-of-two-leading-infrastructure-management-tools/Tue, 07 Feb 2023 17:17:27 +0000https://cosmin.gq/saltstack-config-vs-terraform-a-comparison-of-two-leading-infrastructure-management-tools/When it comes to automating and managing large-scale infrastructure, two popular tools are SaltStack Config and Terraform.https://cosmin.gq/saltstack-the-ultimate-tool-for-windows-patch-management/Tue, 31 Jan 2023 14:55:41 +0000https://cosmin.gq/saltstack-the-ultimate-tool-for-windows-patch-management/Windows systems are vulnerable to security threats and need to be regularly patched to protect against these threats.https://cosmin.gq/sddc-saltstack-modules-vra-edition/Tue, 15 Nov 2022 09:54:14 +0000https://cosmin.gq/sddc-saltstack-modules-vra-edition/In this blog post I will go over the steps I took in order to to be able to query my vRA components from SaltStack using the SDDC SaltStack Modules.https://cosmin.gq/sddc-saltstack-modules-vsphere-edition/Mon, 07 Nov 2022 21:58:51 +0000https://cosmin.gq/sddc-saltstack-modules-vsphere-edition/In this blog post I will go over the steps I took in order to to be able to query my vCenter components from SaltStack using the SDDC SaltStack Modules.https://cosmin.gq/upgrading-ssc-saltstack-config-to-8-10-using-vrslcm/Thu, 13 Oct 2022 10:51:37 +0000https://cosmin.gq/upgrading-ssc-saltstack-config-to-8-10-using-vrslcm/In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x SSC appliance to 8.10.https://cosmin.gq/upgrading-ssc-saltstack-config-to-8-9-using-vrslcm-2/Sat, 10 Sep 2022 13:56:55 +0000https://cosmin.gq/upgrading-ssc-saltstack-config-to-8-9-using-vrslcm-2/In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x SSC appliance to 8.9.1.https://cosmin.gq/upgrading-ssc-saltstack-config-to-8-8-2-using-vrslcm-2/Fri, 09 Sep 2022 03:52:14 +0000https://cosmin.gq/upgrading-ssc-saltstack-config-to-8-8-2-using-vrslcm-2/In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x SSC appliance to 8.9.https://cosmin.gq/upgrading-ssc-saltstack-config-to-8-9-using-vrslcm/Thu, 08 Sep 2022 20:43:33 +0000https://cosmin.gq/upgrading-ssc-saltstack-config-to-8-9-using-vrslcm/In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x SSC appliance to 8.9.https://cosmin.gq/ssc-8-8-authentication-failed-no-authorization-header/Sun, 17 Jul 2022 23:39:17 +0000https://cosmin.gq/ssc-8-8-authentication-failed-no-authorization-header/I recently upgraded my LCM deployed SSC server to 8.8.x. If you need a guide to go through the upgrade you can find my other post here.https://cosmin.gq/upgrading-ssc-saltstack-config-to-8-8-2-using-vrslcm/Wed, 13 Jul 2022 19:37:11 +0000https://cosmin.gq/upgrading-ssc-saltstack-config-to-8-8-2-using-vrslcm/In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x SSC appliance to 8.8.2.https://cosmin.gq/ssc-8-8-urllib3-1-25-11-or-chardet-4-0-0-doesnt-match-a-supported-version/Mon, 16 May 2022 03:57:16 +0000https://cosmin.gq/ssc-8-8-urllib3-1-25-11-or-chardet-4-0-0-doesnt-match-a-supported-version/I recently upgraded my LCM deployed SSC server to 8.8. If you need a guide to go through the upgrade you can find my other post here.https://cosmin.gq/ssc-8-8-sseapi_rpc_queue-could-not-connect-to-sse-server/Sun, 15 May 2022 20:12:42 +0000https://cosmin.gq/ssc-8-8-sseapi_rpc_queue-could-not-connect-to-sse-server/I recently upgraded my LCM deployed SSC server to 8.8. If you need a guide to go through the upgrade you can find my other post here.https://cosmin.gq/upgrading-ssc-saltstack-config-to-8-8/Sun, 15 May 2022 16:36:57 +0000https://cosmin.gq/upgrading-ssc-saltstack-config-to-8-8/In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x SSC appliance to 8.8.https://cosmin.gq/upgrading-ssc-saltstack-config-to-8-7/Wed, 23 Mar 2022 17:27:42 +0000https://cosmin.gq/upgrading-ssc-saltstack-config-to-8-7/In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x SSC appliance to 8.7.https://cosmin.gq/error-code-lcmvssc10018/Mon, 04 Oct 2021 18:26:41 +0000https://cosmin.gq/error-code-lcmvssc10018/If you like me deployed SSC (SaltStack Config) outside of LCM and are now trying to import it under LCM management you probably ran in to the following.https://cosmin.gq/deploying-saltstack-config-via-lifecycle-manager-in-a-vra-environment/Tue, 02 Feb 2021 23:52:29 +0000https://cosmin.gq/deploying-saltstack-config-via-lifecycle-manager-in-a-vra-environment/Assuming that you already downloaded the SaltStack Config binaries in this guide we will go over the deployment of SaltStack Config in an existing VRA 8.3.