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Author: Brandon Lee

Brandon Lee is the Senior Writer, Engineer and owner at Virtualizationhowto.com, and a 7-time VMware vExpert, with over two decades of experience in Information Technology. Having worked for numerous Fortune 500 companies as well as in various industries, He has extensive experience in various IT segments and is a strong advocate for open source technologies. Brandon holds many industry certifications, loves the outdoors and spending time with family. Also, he goes through the effort of testing and troubleshooting issues, so you don't have to.
Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Cluster Not Enough Storage Space Available
ComputersWindows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Cluster Not Enough Storage Space Available

I wanted to write up a quick end of the week post that had me scratching my head for a bit in a Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V cluster lab I…

by Brandon LeeMarch 24, 2017January 11, 2021
Three lesser known ways to test SQL connectivity
ComputersSQL

Three lesser known ways to test SQL connectivity

In troubleshooting a SQL connectivity issue recently, I tried multiple tests in connecting to SQL to help troubleshoot the issue. In this post, let’s take a look at three lesser…

by Brandon LeeMarch 23, 2017January 11, 2021
Configure vCenter Operations Manager Gmail Email Alerts
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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…

by Brandon LeeMarch 22, 2017March 1, 2024
Add iSCSI target Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Core
Windows Server 2016

Add iSCSI target Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Core

Working with Windows Server 2016 Server Core is a bit more difficult than working with the GUI enabled version of Windows Server. Also, with Windows Server 2016 Microsoft has removed…

by Brandon LeeMarch 21, 2017January 11, 2021
Four ways to upload files to VMware vSphere datastore
VMware

Four ways to upload files to VMware vSphere datastore

Uploading files whether it be ISO’s, VMX config files, or VMDKs is a necessary task for most VMware administrators in various situations. When looking to upload files to your VMware…

by Brandon LeeMarch 20, 2017January 11, 2021
MSDN Visual Studio Enterprise subscription additional benefits
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MSDN Visual Studio Enterprise subscription additional benefits

If you are an MSDN, now Visual Studio Enterprise subscriber, there are a number of benefits outside of getting Microsoft products and licensing for development that are great benefits to…

by Brandon LeeMarch 17, 2017January 11, 2021
VMware Disk Consolidation unable to access file since it is locked
vSphere 6.5

VMware Disk Consolidation unable to access file since it is locked

I wanted to write up a quick post concerning an error I received recently with consolidating disks on a few VMs.  Disk consolidation is needed when snapshot disks fail to…

by Brandon LeeMarch 16, 2017January 11, 2021
Vembu BDR Suite Consistent Application Aware Backup and Restore
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Vembu BDR Suite Consistent Application Aware Backup and Restore

Vembu BDR Suite allows for application aware backups and restoration of application/transactional resources such as Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server, etc.  This is a key feature of modern backup solutions as…

by Brandon LeeMarch 15, 2017January 11, 2021
Sophos Home Edition Installation and Configuration
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.…

by Brandon LeeMarch 13, 2017January 11, 2021
Upgrading VMware NSX Manager to 6.3.1
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…

by Brandon LeeMarch 10, 2017January 11, 2021

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