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Proxmox
Proxmox Replication Configuration Beginners Guide
Proxmox has some really great disaster recovery tools built into the solution, without any add-ons needed or licensing. For instance, it includes a replication feature that allows you to replicate VMs stored on local ZFS storage, to another target node,…
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Proxmox
Proxmox Subscription and Update Repositories Beginners Guide
As we take a further look at Proxmox and get familiar with the platform, we want to take a look at licensing and subscription solutions. Proxmox is free and open-source software. However, there are options for businesses looking for a…
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Proxmox
Proxmox Install Beginners Guide
Most IT admins are at least familiar with VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V in the enterprise. These have been staples in the enterprise data center for years now. Many are giving attention to KVM-based hypervisors like Proxmox due to the…
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Computers
Proxmox Cluster for Home Lab: Do you need one?
As you get into a home lab, running a virtualization host is the route most take to start experimenting with different technologies, and even using nested virtualization to test out hypervisors and other technologies. As you start self-hosting various services,…
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VMware
Cannot connect to host VMware storage Migration
In moving a lot of VMs around over the past couple of days trying to get my home lab resources situated so I could start consolidating down my server resources for the hot summer months, I ran into a problem…
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home lab
Shut Down Server Due to Heat: Consolidating My Home Lab
Here in the northern hemisphere, we are approaching the summer with rising temperatures and heat. In replying to a comment on a blog post for the Minisforum MS-01 and talking about summer temps and moving workloads to mini PCs, I…
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Proxmox
TrueNAS on Proxmox Installation and Configuration Steps
Combining TrueNAS with Proxmox is a great way for many to access virtualized storage environments. These integrations combine TrueNAS’s reliable storage capabilities and Proxmox’s virtualization features. Both of these are hugely popular. Let’s take a look at running a TrueNAS…
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Proxmox
Proxmox Passthrough Disk Configuration Steps
Many running Proxmox and self-hosting services will want to run TrueNAS on top of Proxmox. In doing this, a great way to ensure you have the best performance possible is passing physical HDD and SSDs through. Not only with solutions…
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Security
New Commvault Cloud Cleanroom Recovery Introduced
Commvault, a leader in the data protection space, has launched an innovative new cleanroom technology, Commvault® Cloud Cleanroom™ Recovery. Commvault hopes to transform recovery processes in the hybrid cloud landscape. Let’s take a look at the details of this new…
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Proxmox
Proxmox Packer Template for Ubuntu 24.04
I have been playing around with Packer and getting templates updated in the home lab. In moving more into Proxmox in the lab environment, I wanted to get similar templates in place as I have with VMware vSphere. Let’s look…
