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  • VMwareesxistordriver

    Find storage driver version update VMware ESXi

    There may be times when you need to update a storage driver in VMware ESXi if you are troubleshooting or ruling out hardware issues. Especially if you install the general ESXi install from VMware without any vendor customizations, it may…

  • vSphere 6.5encrypt12

    VMware vSphere 6.5 Configure Encrypted VMs

    One of the new exciting features that was introduced with vSphere 6.5 is the encrypted VMs feature.  Security these days is on everyone’s mind and encryption provides a solution to many security concerns.  What happens if someone gets a copy…

  • Backup Softwarevbr36_feat1

    Vembu BDR Suite 3.6 Hands On Review

    Recently, Vembu announced the release of version 3.6 of their BDR product.  For those not familiar with Vembu BDR Suite, it is an all-in-one universal solution for backing up your VMware and Hyper-V environments as well as physical servers. Vembu BDR Suite products cover…

  • Virtualizationprereqs01

    Install KVM Ubuntu Server VMware Workstation

    If you want to play around with KVM virtualization inside of VMware Workstation, this is quick and easy to do with a few steps.  Let’s take a look at how to install KVM Ubuntu Server VMware Workstation.  The VM used…

  • Openstackdevstack03

    Install Devstack Openstack Ubuntu VM

    If you want to get your feet wet with Openstack, there is a great project available called Devstack which allows you to create a VM with an all in one installation of Openstack inside a virtual machine.  I decided to…

  • Securityemet55_09

    Install and configure EMET 5.5 Windows 10

    Recently, Microsoft released the official support version of Enhanced Mitigation and Experience Tookit or EMET version 5.5.  Per Microsoft: “The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) helps raise the bar against attackers gaining access to computer systems. EMET anticipates the most…

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    How to Setup Port Mirroring on Dell Nseries switch

    The ability to mirror a port is a very crucial part of troubleshooting especially when you need to see traffic that is ingressing and egressing from a specific port that a host is connected to.  The best way to see…

  • Networkingintervlan06

    Configure Inter VLAN Routing with Multiple Switches

    The question comes up often when talking about inter vlan routing and how this is done with multiple switches in a production environment.  Many examples only show inter vlan routing with a single switch.  The concept for multiple switches really…

  • Hyper-Vhyper-vcluster07

    Setup a Hyper-V Cluster Lab in VMware Workstation

    Setting up a Hyper-V cluster lab in VMware Workstation is not too difficult and can easily be accomplished in a couple of hours worth of work to get things configured and ready to go.  Basically the same requirements hold true…

  • Computerslsi_smis03

    Monitor LSI Megaraid RAID controller in VMware

    Last week in working with a “whitebox” ESXi server running a VMware lab that was running on an LSI 9280-16i4E controller, the need arose to monitor LSI Megaraid storage controller in VMware and see an initialization process that was running as…