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vSphere 6.5
VMware VCSA 6.5 Appliance Restore
In the last post, we covered the process to backup the new VCSA 6.5 appliance.ย Let’s now take a look at the VMware VCSA 6.5 appliance restore process from the backup file set. As shown in the previous post, the…
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vSphere 6.5
New VMware VCSA 6.5 Appliance Backup
With the new VCSA 6.5 appliance, there is new functionality to backup the VCSA appliance builtin to the VAMI interface. ย You will notice there is a new “Backup” button over in the upper right hand corner. ย Let’s take a look…
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Backup Software
Upgrade Veeam Backup and Replication 9.0 to 9.5
Well, there have been so many awesome releases lately with VMware releasing vSphere 6.5 and now Veeam releasing Veeam Availability Suite 9.5 and B&R 9.5 as well. ย Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 contains some really exciting enhancements to the 9.X…
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Networking
Use VIRL Images in GNS3
In the first post of the GNS3 VM series, we looked at how to setup GNS3 VM VMware ESXi. ย One of the awesome features of the new GNS3 VMs is that you can actually use your VIRL images in GNS3…
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Networking
Setup GNS3 VM VMware ESXi
GNS3 has definitely matured as a product and offers tremendous functionality especially if you look at the cross vendor platform support that it offers. ย I definitely prefer the interface of GNS3 over other products such as VIRL. ย VIRL is maturing…
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home lab
Update Supermicro BIOS using IPMI SUM
I really like the Supermicro IPMI interface for remotely performing administrative tasks as well as monitoring the health of the Supermicro server hardware. ย One of the really cool things that you can do remotely is update the motherboard BIOS firmware…
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Windows Server 2016
Prepare Active Directory Windows Server 2016 DC Adprep
With the RTM release of Windows Server 2016, many will be thinking about and looking to introduce a Windows Server 2016 domain controller into their existing Active Directory environments. ย Let’s take a look at how to prepare Active Directory Windows…
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Networking
How to Upgrade Dell Nseries Firmware
A quick post on how to upgrade Dell Nseries Firmware and the process involved. ย What you will need is a TFTP utility of your choice running on the network as well as the latest firmware file for your Nseries switch,…
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Networking
Configure Dell Nseries switch stack
A quick little how to post on creating a stack between Dell Nseries switches. ย For the purposes of this post, the stack was created using (2) Dell Nseries 4032F 10G switches. There is just a small amount of configuration that…
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Virtualization
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. ย Let’s take a look at how to install KVM Ubuntu Server VMware Workstation. ย The VM used…
