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. Â You will notice there is a new “Backup” button over…
Month: November 2016
Upgrade Windows Server 2012 R2 Domain Controller to Windows Server 2016
For those who may be considering upgrading Windows Server 2012 R2 Domain Controller to Windows Server 2016, there are a few things to consider first. I have never liked the…
Veeam Object reference not set to an instance of an object
I wanted to share an issue recently I ran into with Veeam 9.5 running a restore job on a production VM into a test/development environment. Â I received the error in…
Vembu BDR Suite – The all-in-one backup solution at affordable cost for all
There are many options when it comes to backing up virtual infrastructure both in the VMware and Hyper-V space as well as protection cloud resources. Many may piece together solutions…
Snapshot The features supported by the processors in this machine are different
Recently, I ran into a catch 22 of sorts with a VM that was running a snapshot in a development environment. Â The VM had a snapshot created for a quick…
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. Â Veeam Backup &…
Upgrade VMware vCenter VCSA appliance 6.0 to 6.5
The core of all vSphere functionality is vCenter server. Â VMware has definitely embraced and chosen the VCSA appliance as the way forward in version 6.5. Â VCSA 6.5 has all of…
Upgrading VMware ESXi 6.0 to 6.5
With the release of vSphere 6.5, most will be thinking about upgrading hosts and vSphere infrastructure to 6.5. Â Let’s take a look at the process of upgrading VMware ESXi 6.0…
VMware ESXi 6.5 Install step by step
vSphere 6.5 has been released!  With the release yesterday of VMware vSphere 6.5, this is a quick post showing screenshots of the VMware ESXi 6.5 Install step by step and what…
Configure Veeam Backup and Replication for optimal performance
When setting up Veeam Backup and Replication there are a few settings that you want to tweak. The default settings out of the box aren’t really setup optimally for your…