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Hyper-V
Hyper-V backups saved state vs child VM snapshots
When thinking about backing up Hyper-V workloads, we want to consider the mechanisms that can be used to perform the backup of the virtual machines. Hyper-V can use two means for backing up virtual machines – the “saved state method”…
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Backup Software
Vembu BDR Suite Unlimited Free Backups
Vembu is quickly becoming recognized in the industry as a software company offering a tremendously powerful suite of products all in one pane of glass for backing up virtual, physical, and cloud infrastructure. Vembu’s BDR Suite products allows functionality for…
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VDI
Manage Thin Clients between sites using ThinMan Repeater
We have already taken a look at the powerful automatic configuration and zero config capabilities of Praim ThinMan server as well as the manual management features that it provides. Such capabilities including automation of configuration using the ThinMan Profile Manager…
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vSphere Integrated Containers
Upgrade VMware vSphere Integrated Containers VIC Appliance
For those who are running the vSphere Integrated Containers appliance in your vSphere environment getting your feet wet with VIC, we saw the release of VIC 1.2 in conjunction with VMWorld 2017 and now just a couple of days ago…
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home lab
Change BBU and RAID Cache Settings with Avago LSI StorCLI
We have covered the functionality before of the Avago LSI StorCLI utility and its capabilities in controlling and interacting with Avago LSI RAID controllers. Just about anything you can do from the RAID BIOS can be done from the StorCLI.…
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vSphere 6.5
Monitor and Troubleshoot VMware vCenter Server VCSA Performance
At times we run into performance or other issues with VMware vCenter Server or we want to monitor system resources on the vCenter appliance itself. There are nice new tools built into the new VMware vCenter 6.5 Server VAMI interface…
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vSphere 6.5
Setup a FileZilla Server for VCSA backup
One of the great new features in VCSA 6.5 is the ability to backup your VCSA 6.5 configuration, events, tasks, etc. To perform a backup of the VCSA appliance, you need to target a server that is hosting a protocol…
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Workstation
VMware Workstation 14 Pro Released with New Features
It is official as of today, VMware Workstation 14 Pro and Workstation 14 Player have been released. VMware Workstation is the premier desktop virtualization tool allowing local virtualization on a workstation or laptop for those desiring to run multiple operating…
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vSphere 6.5
Install VMware VCSA vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Patches
As we have detailed on previous posts, VMware is committed to using Photon OS in just about all the appliances that are being deployed with various products now. The new vCenter Server appliance is a case in point to that. …
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Networking
Veeam Powered Network Overview and Installation
I had seen a couple of tweets from Anthony Spiteri around Veeam Powered Network or Veeam PN. Having only briefly heard a couple of blurbs about this after VeeamOn I wanted to get some first hand experience with the product.…
