Brandon Lee

Brandon Lee is the Senior Writer, Engineer and owner at Virtualizationhowto.com, and a 7-time VMware vExpert, with over two decades of experience in Information Technology. Having worked for numerous Fortune 500 companies as well as in various industries, He has extensive experience in various IT segments and is a strong advocate for open source technologies. Brandon holds many industry certifications, loves the outdoors and spending time with family. Also, he goes through the effort of testing and troubleshooting issues, so you don't have to.

VMware

Brandon LeeMay 19, 2022
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ESXi Auto Deploy add Driver to ESXi ISO Custom Image

One of the things you may find the need for from time to time is customizing an ESXi ISO image to add drivers for detecting storage, network adapters, and other components. This is especially true if you are running a…
Kubernetes

Brandon LeeMay 18, 2022
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Traefik Ingress Example YAML and setup in K3s

I have been playing around lately in my DevOps learning adventures with Traefik. Traefik is a great ingress controller that you will find used just about everywhere in Kubernetes deployments. However, it can be a bit challenging to deploy. There…
VMware

Brandon LeeMay 17, 2022
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VMware vCenter Server 7.0 Update 3e Update New Features

A few days ago, VMware released VMware vCenter Server 7.0 Update 3e. It is both an enhancement and fix release and contains a few enhancements and fixes. What are the new features found in VMware vCenter Server 7.0 Update 3e?…
Kubernetes

Brandon LeeMay 16, 2022
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K3s Traefik Dashboard Enable and Configuration

As organizations start to build modern applications and transition from traditional monolithic apps to microservices, many are using containerized workloads running on top of Kubernetes. However, Kubernetes is not a technology for the faint of heart. It can present challenges…
Linux

Brandon LeeMay 11, 2022
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Create a Linux Service Monitoring Script

You may have mission-critical workloads running on Linux Server such as Nginx that you want to monitor to ensure the service is healthy. Using a Bash script, we can easily create a piece of script code that can monitor a…
VDI

Brandon LeeMay 10, 2022
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Thin Client Cloud Management with Praim ThinMan

Today’s organizations are working in a more hybrid configuration than ever before and supporting a diverse hybrid workforce, working in corporate headquarters, remote branches, from their homes, and managing thin client cloud environments. It often includes continuous mobility or commuting.…
VMware

Brandon LeeMay 9, 2022
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Troubleshooting vCenter Appliance with vSphere Diagnostic Tool Fling

Have you found yourself troubleshooting vCenter Appliance VCSA with various commands, scripts, and tools? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a single utility to troubleshoot vCenter Appliance in the box without outside requirements? The vSphere Diagnostic Tool Fling is just…
Containers

Brandon LeeMay 6, 2022
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Best Docker Containers for Home Server

Many are delving into learning containers and Kubernetes. With this, having your own home lab environment is especially valuable in tinkering and setting up an environment for learning. This post will focus on the best Docker containers for home server…
Backup Software

Brandon LeeMay 5, 2022
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NAS Backup Strategy with NAKIVO Backup and Replication v10.6

Not long ago, I covered the beta release of NAKIVO Backup & Replication v10.6 with many new features. You can read my coverage of the beta release here. Now, NAKIVO Backup & Replication v10.6 has been released as GA. Let’s…
Software Defined Storage

Brandon LeeMay 4, 2022
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Hyperconverged Infrastructure Trends in 2022

Unquestionably, hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) is gaining tremendous momentum and adoption in the enterprise data center. In a recent study by the ISG (Information Services Group), in 2020, the HCI market was around $7 billion. The expected revenue will grow substantially…