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home lab
Optimize SSD and NVMe Storage for Virtualization in Your Home Lab
When building out your home lab, the storage layer is arguably one of the most important. Choosing the right storage solution is key to having a platform that can run virtual machines and containers effectively.…
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Backup Software
Vembu BDR Suite Consistent Application Aware Backup and Restore
Vembu BDR Suite allows for application aware backups and restoration of application/transactional resources such as Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server, etc. …
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Security
Sophos Home Edition Installation and Configuration
If you are looking for an enterprise class virus scan package for home for multiple pcs that is free, you…
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NSX
Upgrading VMware NSX Manager to 6.3.1
With the release of VMware NSX 6.3, we now have NSX compatibility with vSphere 6.5a and higher. Recently released was…
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Networking
How to add Cisco NX-OSv in GNS3
In provisioning a quick lab scenario inside of GNS3, I wanted to use the NX-OSv image to simulate some real…
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Backup Software
Restoring Hyper-V VMs with Nakivo Backup and Replication V7
Nakivo Backup & Replication V7 Beta introduced Hyper-V backups. I am very pleased with the initial showing of this feature…
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VMware PowerCLI
VMware PowerCLI Add Harddisk and Attach to Paravirtual Controller
There are certainly performance benefits to using the VMware ParaVirtual controller, especially in extreme load conditions. According to VMware’s own…
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Windows Server 2016
Enable Windows Server 2016 Active Directory Recycle Bin
In our last post, we talked about the Active Directory Administrative Center in Windows Server 2016. ADAC is a great…
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Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016 Active Directory Administrative Center
A lesser known feature in Windows Server beginning with Windows Server 2008 R2 is the Active Directory Administrative Center that…
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SQL
SQL Server 2016 Upgrade Error Valid Database compatibility level
In updating a few SQL Server 2014 servers recently, I ran into an error with a new SQL Server 2014…
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SQL
How to Upgrade SQL Server 2014 to SQL Server 2016
With SQL Server 2016 currently at SP1 as well as a CU1 under its belt, many may be thinking of…
