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Insider Preview Builds
Installing Windows 10 Insider Preview 18317 New Features No ISO
In case you are not familiar with the Insider Preview build of Windows, it is a great way to preview features and functionality that are coming in future releases of Windows that are stable major releases. Microsoft has made it…
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Computers
Boot ESXi Virtual Machine From Passthrough USB
Recently, in playing around with the home lab environment, I had the need to boot a virtual machine from a USB thumbdrive that was attached to one of my ESXi hosts in the lab. Using a devie that is attached…
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VMware Monitoring
Troubleshooting VMware vSphere Performance with Opvizor Performance Analyzer 5.0.2 New Release
Troubleshooting performance of any system can be one of the most challenging tasks that administrators face on a daily basis. When it comes to virtualized environments, there is added complexity in troubleshooting since you are dealing with layers of abstraction…
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Backup Software
Cloud Computing Trends in 2019
There is no question that interest in and investment by organizations today in the cloud is continuing with fierce momentum with no one expecting this to slow down anytime soon. In fact, most organizations are designing and fitting cloud into…
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Backup Software
Automate Network Changes in DR for Replicated VMs with NAKIVO
There is certainly more to disaster recovery than simply backing up your data. Backups are the integral part of ensuring your data is safe. However, backups are only a small portion of an overall disaster recovery strategy. Thinking about disaster…
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NSX
VMware NSX Layer 2 Bridge Configuration
I have been playing around a lot with NSX in the home lab lately and decided to revisit the NSX Layer 2 Bridge functionality especially since now much of the configuration can be done in the HTML 5 interface. The…
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NSX
Failed to add a vSphere Distributed Switch VMkernel adapter on ESXi Host
In working with a distributed switch configuration applied to a 3-node nested vSAN cluster in the home lab, I had an issue with the initial installation of a particular vSphere Distributed Switch VMkernel adapter on a particular ESXi host that…
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NSX
Create VMware vSphere Distributed Switch VDS for NSX Data Center
In deploying a VMware NSX environment, one of the first things that you will want to do is create vSphere Distributed Switches for the hosts in the environment to use with NSX. In fact, the NSX vSwitch is based on…
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Cloud Software
Office 2019 vs Office 365 Differences and Installation
There is no doubt that today’s software companies are moving to a “software-as-a-service” model instead of a perpetual licensing model for locally installed software. Microsoft is now delivering their Office line of products via the Office 365 subscription model. In…
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Horizon View
Connect VMware Horizon 7.7 Connection Server to vCenter Server
As we have already covered, configuring the Horizon Connection Server and the Horizon Composer server (if using Linked Clones) are two of the first essential steps in configuring a VMware Horizon environment. However, getting the Connection Server connected to your…
