virtualization
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Computers
Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Versions
Microsoft’s Hyper-V hypervisor has definitely seen an uptick in adoption with more enterprise ready features with each version. Windows Server 2016 is the most capable and fully featured release to date and it certainly has matured from the early days…
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VDI
Automate and Repurpose Old PCs into Thin Client VDI
In many enterprise environments that may have aging desktop hardware and who are looking to transition to a VDI solution for end users, there are often difficult fiscal decisions that come to light when thinking of replacing hardware across the…
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Backup Software
Veeam 9.5 Update 1 Released VMware vSphere 6.5 support
Veeam 9.5 Update 1 Released VMware vSphere 6.5 support – For those with a Veeam backup solution in place who were holding off on upgrading to vSphere 6.5 because of the lack of compatibility, wait no longer. The anticipated release…
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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. Let’s take a look at how to install KVM Ubuntu Server VMware Workstation. The VM used…
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Virtualization
Simulate latency virtualization test lab
One of the coolest parts of having a virtualization environment is that you can setup as many labs as you want or as many as you have the hardware resources for I might say. As a current project setting up…
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Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016 Containers Basic Setup
If you would like to lab and play around with containers, there is a really great setup script and a few easy steps you can follow to get a copy of Windows Server 2016 TP 4 setup with containers working.…
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Virtualization
Best Practices using VLANs with iSCSI and vMotion
So many times, the discussion comes up with using vlans , how to use them, and when they need to be implemented, especially in best practices using vlans with iscsci and vmotion. Do you always use vlans with iscsi and…
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Virtualization
Check Equalogic SAN hard drives for errors
Many use and love Equalogic SANs in their virtual environments. I wanted to write up a quick post on how to see if any of your hard drives inside your Equalogic have experienced or are experiencing drive errors. This can…
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Virtualization
VMTurbo Free Virtual Environment Monitoring and Operations Management
Many may be looking for free virtual environment monitoring and operations management. There is a great solution out there in VMTurbo which is a free signup and download. It provides an amazing set of functionality especially for free. Once you…
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Virtualization
Updating VMware vCenter Appliance 5.5 to 5.5 Update 2d
For smaller environments the vCenter Server appliance is a great and easy way to get up and running with vCenter. The update process to keep the appliance up to date is rather painless as well. With the recent release of…
