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Virtualization
Install Xenserver 6.5 in VMware Workstation 12
Just a quick write up on how to install XenServer 6.5 in VMware Workstation 12 via nested virtualization. First things first, we have to setup our nested virtual machine that will house the Xenserver 6.5 hypervisor in VMware Workstation. For the Guest…
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Computers
Updating vCenter VCSA and update manager to 6.0 U1b
Recently VMware released the U1b release of vSphere products. I wanted to post some quick notes and steps used to update a vCenter 6.0 U1a release to U1b revision level. What is contained in this release? A few of the…
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ActiveDirectory
SQL Server Cannot generate SSPI context Multiple Domains
Recently in working with a multi domain environment, I ran into an issue involving SQL connectivity from a handful of client computers to a certain SQL server. The errors involved SSPI context errors. In fact the exact error when trying to…
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Windows Server 2016
Add SMTP Windows Server 2016
Most may not realize that there is actually a free SMTP server builtin to Windows Server all the way back to Windows 2003 and is IIS 6 technology (I know, try to suppress your nausea). The SMTP server is a feature that…
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Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016 Containers Basic Setup
If you would like to lab and play around with containers, there is a really great setup script and a few easy steps you can follow to get a copy of Windows Server 2016 TP 4 setup with containers working.…
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Virtualization
VMware vSphere 6 available memory resources in the parent resource pool are insufficient
Recently, I ran into an odd issue with a VM that was configured in a three node VMware vSphere 6 cluster. The cluster housed about 30 other VMs that were functioning properly and had no issues. After powering off one…
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Networking
Sophos UTM allow Internet access additional vlans
Sophos UTM has plenty of features to protect your network, home network, or lab. Most likely if you are like me you are running multiple VLANs in your environment. If you want these VLANs/subnets to also have Internet access, there…
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Networking
Change an existing Windows static route to persistent
So this is not something that you will find yourself doing terribly often – having to change an existing Windows static route to persistent. However, if you have the need to add a persistent route in Windows and you didn’t…
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Networking
Mikrotik Setup Multiple Virtual APs and VLANs
Recently, I picked up a Mikrotik RB951G-2hnd for an additional AP to play around with in the lab and to eventually replace an aging Netgear SOHO router/AP that currently only handles wireless access traffic and doesn’t do any routing. I…
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Software
Fix Office 2016 won’t launch
I decided to finally take the plunge and update my Office installation to Office 2016 Professional Plus. I have been running Office 2010 Professional Plus on my admin VM and haven’t updated to 2013, so decided to pull down 2016…
