configuration
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vSAN
VMware vSAN 6.6 Configuration and new features
With the recent release of the vSphere 6.5d update, VMware vSAN 6.6 is added as part of the update. VMware vSAN 6.6 includes many enhancements to the technology as each iteration brings maturity to the technology. VMware’s vSAN is one…
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Backup Software
Configure Nakivo Backup and Replication v7 Active Directory Integration
In today’s enterprise environments, most organizations use a central identity source to simplify authentication between various systems and platforms. For the majority, Microsoft’s Active Directory is by far the most widely used identity source to provide authentication mechanisms and security…
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Horizon View
VMware Horizon View 7.1 Composer Install
In the second of our series in the VMware Horizon View 7.1 series, we want to take a look at installing Horizon View 7.1 Composer into our Horizon View 7.1 environment. Horizon View Composer 7.1 allows us to take advantage…
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home lab
Configure vCenter Operations Manager Gmail Email Alerts
For those running a Home Lab at their house on commodity consumer Internet connections, many ISPs block port 25 outbound for obvious reasons. However, what if you are running vSphere Operations Manager in your home lab environment and would like…
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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 may want to take a look at Sophos Home edition. With Sophos Home, you can secure 10 MAC & Windows…
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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 the upgrade patch to upgrade to NSX 6.3.1 which is mostly a bug fix release with specific customer bugs. In…
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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 hardware. For those that may not know, as I wrote about, you can take images downloaded via the Cisco VIRL…
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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 Server running the upgrade to SQL Server 2016. It was a SQL Server 2016 upgrade error valid database compatibility level.…
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Hyper-V
Setup Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V VM Replication
Setting up Hyper-V replication allows you to replicate a virtual machine from one Hyper-V environment over to another. The nice things about replication in the Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisor world is that there is no appliance to have to setup or…
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Windows Server 2016
Install Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Nano Server in VMware ESXi
One of the exciting features of Windows Server 2016 is Nano Server which is basically a headless operating system that really does strip out just about everything but the necessary components to run a server operating system. There is of…
