Virtualization

  • nsxdomfeat

    VMware NSX Domain conflict with 1 existing domain

    Recently, I ran into a peculiar issue with VMware NSX trying to add domains for security grouping. ย Through the GUI the process is fairly straightforward. ย However, after adding a domain in testing, removing, and adding again, I ran into an…

  • linuxP2V04

    P2V Linux server network config

    I wanted to write up a quick post of a few hurdles I went through with P2V’ing a linux web server that was also running cPanel. ย The P2V process worked as expected, however upon the first boot of the VM,…

  • nakivofeat

    Nakivo Backup & Replication v6.0 Install and Impressions

    These days there are quite a few backup and replication products on the market for the virtual environments that may beย considered when choosing a way to protect critical VMs and data. ย However, there are a few that set themselves apart…

  • rrlinux01

    Installing Rapid Recovery agent Linux

    If you are using Rapid Recovery in your environment, you will most likely have a Linux box that you would like to add to your protected servers at some point. ย Recently I added a Linux box to Rapid Recovery and…

  • vcsaspace01

    Troubleshooting VMware VCSA 6 disk space issues

    Over the past weekend, I noticed via alerts that there were issues connecting to my vCenter environment. ย I have seen some false positives before with the alerts and vCenter connectivity, so I wasn’t too concerned at first. ย However, upon just…

  • networkname01

    PowerCLI change network label for all VMs in a folder

    Just a quick blurb and a useful one liner used to change all the Network labels for all virtual machines that existed in a vCenter folder. ย I had a situation in a lab where I imported numerous server VMs from…

  • altaro01

    Altaro VM Backup Install and configuration

    Lately, I have been doing a lot of testing with backup software and other POC’s related to DR plans, backups, replications, etc. ย With that said, I stumbled onto and pulled down a copy of the Altaro VM Backup software to…

  • exosvirt22

    Virtual Extreme EXOS install and configuration

    In today’s world of virtual servers and appliances, our network labs and simulations have easily become virtualized as well – case in point GNS3 and Cisco VIRL. ย Many vendors are supplying virtual appliances to be able to play around and…

  • zertoconfig14

    Zerto basic setup and configuration

    Zerto is a great product that allows for a DR solution that has extremely low RPO times and ease of not only failover but ALSO failback, which is a sore point in many other DR solutions – how do you…

  • rrexchange02

    Rapid Recovery no longer detects Exchange

    I had an issue recently with Rapid Recovery I wanted to detail for you guys in case you run into the same issue. ย I noticed that Exchange logs were not getting truncated appropriately on the Exchange server. ย Upon checking Rapid…