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VMware
Windows Server 2016 Install VMware Paravirtual SCSI controller
For best disk performance with virtual machines, it is advisable to use the VMware Paravirtual SCSI controller for the virtual disks. However, if you try to install Windows Server 2016 with the VMware Paravirtual SCSI adapter on a clean OS…
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home lab
Samsung 960 EVO M.2 1TB NVMe in VMware Home Lab
Recently, I made some welcomed additions to my lab environment (more to come), and one of these was the addition of a Samsung 960 EVO M.2 1TB NVMe in VMware Home Lab. I had high expectations of this drive and the…
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Security
Enhance Security with Backup Technology
Malware infections and particularly Ransomware, can account for some of the costliest disaster recovery scenarios that your enterprise environment today may face. When it comes to backup software, many organizations are considering backup software purchases as an investment in security…
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Backup Software
Veeam 9.5 Update 1 Released VMware vSphere 6.5 support
Veeam 9.5 Update 1 Released VMware vSphere 6.5 support – For those with a Veeam backup solution in place who were holding off on upgrading to vSphere 6.5 because of the lack of compatibility, wait no longer. The anticipated release…
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Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016 Lower Forest and Domain Functional Level
In my home lab environment, I had the need to change the functional levels of my forest and domain to do some testing work with Exchange 2010. I was running in native Windows Server 2016 mode in both the forest…
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vSphere 6.5
Remove Orphaned VM in VMware vCenter Web Client
Recently, I ran into an issue where I had a VM that was showing as orphaned in vCenter 6.5 web client. The VM was not showing on the host itself when logging in directly. When I right clicked on the…
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Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016 DNS Policy Deny Subnet Access to Zone
In the previous post, Controlling Home Lab DNS Resolution with Windows Server 2016, we looked briefly at the benefits of running Windows Server 2016 DNS server in a home lab environment and why you would want to do that. Looking a…
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home lab
Controlling Home Lab DNS Resolution with Windows Server 2016
Let’s face it, DNS is critical everywhere. Even in our home labs, DNS plays a major role in many services we may want or need to run as it does in production. At first, many in home labs may tend…
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Networking
Use Meraki MX Security Appliance to throttle bandwidth
As I detailed in a previous post, I was able to get my hands on a Meraki security appliance for home lab use. I am still liking the performance and cloud integrated features of the Meraki platform and the ease…
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Computers
Nakivo Backup and Replication V7 Announced Adds Hyper-V Support
Nakivo Backup and Replication V7 Announced Adds Hyper-V Support – Nakivo who is known for rock solid and cutting edge VMware and Amazon EC2 backups has extended their offering to include Microsoft’s Hyper-V virtualization platform. The Hyper-V backup capabilities use…
