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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.
Update Supermicro BIOS using IPMI SUM
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.  One of the really cool things that…

by Brandon LeeOctober 26, 2016January 11, 2021
Setup Azure Linux Public Key Authentication
Azure

Setup Azure Linux Public Key Authentication

In working with Linux VMs in Azure, there are a couple of ways to setup authentication.  One being standard password authentication, and the other is Public Key Autentication.  With Public…

by Brandon LeeOctober 25, 2016January 11, 2021
Dell Openmanage Network Manager 6.2 Appliance Install and Configure
Networking

Dell Openmanage Network Manager 6.2 Appliance Install and Configure

For those not familiar, Dell has a neat network management tool that can manage network equipment and others.  This is available by way of an OVA appliance download as well…

by Brandon LeeOctober 24, 2016January 11, 2021
VMware vSphere 6.5 announced download
vSphere 6.5

VMware vSphere 6.5 announced download

Recently, at VMware World Barcelona 2016, the much anticipated announcement of the next version of vSphere was released.  Excitement certainly builds for the availability of this new version of vSphere…

by Brandon LeeOctober 21, 2016January 11, 2021
Vembu BDR Suite 3.6 Hands On Review
Backup Software

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…

by Brandon LeeOctober 20, 2016January 11, 2021
VMware PowerCLI Instant Clone Lab
VMware

VMware PowerCLI Instant Clone Lab

Most of you have probably already heard quite some time ago about VMware project Fargo which has now matured into VMware Instant Fork technology that allows rapid deployment via rapid…

by Brandon LeeOctober 17, 2016January 11, 2021
Nakivo Backup and Replication 6.2 Install Review
Backup Software

Nakivo Backup and Replication 6.2 Install Review

Nakivo Backup and Replication 6.2 released to the public!  It is better than ever with better performance and reliability built into the new version.  NBR 6.2 is the same solid…

by Brandon LeeOctober 17, 2016January 11, 2021
Lost access to volume due to connectivity issues
vSphere 6

Lost access to volume due to connectivity issues

Recently, I ran into an issue with a host where performance would tank from the client side.  VM consoles and RDP sessions would disconnect as well as the host would…

by Brandon LeeOctober 12, 2016January 11, 2021
Can you Install VMware ESXi on 4kn Drives
vSphere 6

Can you Install VMware ESXi on 4kn Drives

The answer to the question posed in the post title is – yes you can INSTALL ESXi on 4kn drives. However as I tested recently, the problem you will run…

by Brandon LeeOctober 10, 2016January 11, 2021
Prepare Active Directory Windows Server 2016 DC Adprep
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.  Let’s…

by Brandon LeeOctober 6, 2016November 22, 2023

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