Zerto basic setup and configuration
Zerto is a great product that allows for a DR solution that has extremely low RPO times and ease of not only failover but ALSO failback, which is a sore…
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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.
Rapid Recovery no longer detects Exchange
I had an issue recently with Rapid Recovery I wanted to detail for you guys in case you run into the same issue. Â I noticed that Exchange logs were not…
Stretch layer 2 with OTV
Lately, in looking at different ways to stretch layer 2 with various technologies, I have been proof of concepting various ways to do this in router labs.  In a recent post…
Get notified of failed Windows login attempts
In tinkering a lot with security and other facets of security and notification lately with Windows workstations and servers, I am a big advocate of notications when it comes to…
Stretch VLANs across routers L2TPv3
Recently, I have been working a good bit with DR network connectivity and other DR DCI concerns. Â A typical scenario today has a virtual environment in one Site as production…
Securing RDP access to Home Lab
One of the cool things about having a home lab is being able to reach it from anywhere. Â Of course, when thinking about how you are going to make your…
Upgrade firmware Equallogic multiple member group
I put together just a few notes after going through a recent project of an upgrade firmware Equallogic multiple member group. Â Essentially the process is the same as upgrading a…
Remote Desktop Connection Manager Replacement
I don’t typically write up a lot of posts about admin software unless I find something that I feel is truly worthy of letting others know about. Â As many of…
Windows cannot be installed to this disk 4K drives
With the recent SuperMicro server build, I am utilizing Seagate ST8000NM0065 drives.  High density 4K drives are starting to come of age, however, there are still a few tricks required to…
Mount Virtual Media SuperMicro IPMI
In the previous post here, I walked through the SuperMicro IPMI management interface and a few of the options that are available to administrators there for management of their SuperMicro…