StarWind VSAN ZFS and Linux VSA
There is no question that software-defined storage (SDS) is the way of the future. Traditional storage is not well-suited for many of the requirements of modern workloads that are needed…
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Find Guest OS Type ID using PowerCLI
Have you needed to find the Guest OS type IDs that are used in Terraform or other automation in provisioning VMware vSphere virtual machines? There is a really easy way…
See which VMs were powered on before ESXi host went down
Have you been in a situation before where you had a standalone host go down, maybe a lab host, and after bringing everything back up, you are not sure which…
Backup DNS Windows Server 2016 2019 and 2022
DNS or Domain Naming System is the heart of everything we do, on the LAN, and on the Internet. It is the phone book that maps names to IP addresses…
Hyper-V Critical remote code execution vulnerability in May 2021 patch Tuesday
The past few months from a security perspective have been a roller coaster of zero-day vulnerabilities and critical patches that have been needed to patch serious issues found across a…
Windows Server DHCP VLAN Configuration: Detailed Guide
Network segmentation is a great way to compartmentalize the various networks you need to run in your environment. This provides many benefits from both a management and security perspective. When…
Upgrade Windows Server 2019 Active Directory to Windows Server 2022
Windows Server Active Directory upgrades are a part of administering Windows Server Active Directory infrastructure on-premises. Currently, businesses may have a mix of Windows Server infrastructure and many are running…
Packer Build Ubuntu 21.04 for VMware vSphere
If you aren’t already using Hashicorp Packer for automating builds of the various operating systems you use in your environment, you are missing out. Packer is a great tool that…
StarWind HCI Evaluation Kit Released: Config Walkthrough
It is not often that you can fully try out an entire solution from a vendor in your own lab environment with all the management tools to get the full…
Terraform vSphere tutorial: Linux Virtual Machine Clone
Terraform is a great infrastructure as code (IaC) platform that allows easily spinning up and customizing infrastructure. The great thing is you can use it for many different environments, not…