Stretch isolated network between multiple ESXi servers
Setting up testing networks and lab networks have been very interesting to me the past few weeks.  When you are setting up Dev and Staging environments, the requirements may be to…
Category: Virtualization
Install EqualLogic Multipath Extension Module MEM in VMware ESXi
VMware vSphere provides the ability to leverage Pluggable Storage Architecture or PSA that enables using multipathing for HA as well as increased performance. Â This allows for third party plugins for…
Upgrading Veeam Backup and Replication 9.0 update 2
Veeam recently released 9.0 Update 2 of their Backup & Replication product. Â This is a pretty major release as it contains over 300 improvements and product enhancements. Â The list is…
ESXi 6.0 Install Can’t Have a Partition Outside the disk
This past week in working with a Supermicro lab host filled with 12 4TB drives, I ran into an issue with the ESXi 6.0 installer that was a bit peculiar…
Nakivo Backup & Replication 6.1 – powerful choice for VM backup
Just a quick blurb to spread the news about Nakivo Backup & Replication 6.1. Â It is now in GA release trim and it has improved on the already great interface…
Altaro Update Supports Hyper-V CBT
In case you haven’t heard as of yet, with the lastest round of releases from Altaro, i.e. version 6.5, the Altaro update supports Hyper-V CBT or change block tracking, which…
Use same domain login for production and lab
Labs are cool right? Â We can use them for many use cases when it comes to testing and proof of concept mock ups. Â If you have been tasked to spin…
Veeam the object has already been deleted or has not been completely created
A quick post here of an issue I ran into supporting a Veeam Backup job in a particular environment. Â After needing to restore a handful of VMs to rollback a…
P2V Windows Cluster Rapid Recovery
The last few days I have been involved with a project to P2V an old Windows 2003 (yes cringe, bang head against wall now) cluster running SQL 2005. Â The P2V…
Try Nakivo 6.1 Beta Download
Having used a lot of different backup products over the years in the enterprise and in the home lab environment, there are many qualities of a backup software that become…