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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.
Sophos UTM setup public key authentication for root
Security

Sophos UTM setup public key authentication for root

A quick how to post on how to setup public key authentication for root in Sophos UTM 9.x.  If you want to enable root to have SSH access inside of…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 25, 2016January 11, 2021
Install Xenserver 6.5 in VMware Workstation 12
Virtualization

Install Xenserver 6.5 in VMware Workstation 12

Just a quick write up on how to install XenServer 6.5 in VMware Workstation 12 via nested virtualization.  First things first, we have to setup our nested virtual machine that will house…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 21, 2016January 11, 2021
Updating vCenter VCSA and update manager to 6.0 U1b
Computers

Updating vCenter VCSA and update manager to 6.0 U1b

Recently VMware released the U1b release of vSphere products.  I wanted to post some quick notes and steps used to update a vCenter 6.0 U1a release to U1b revision level.…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 21, 2016January 11, 2021
SQL Server Cannot generate SSPI context Multiple Domains
ActiveDirectory

SQL Server Cannot generate SSPI context Multiple Domains

Recently in working with a multi domain environment, I ran into an issue involving SQL connectivity from a handful of client computers to a certain SQL server.  The errors involved SSPI…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 14, 2016January 11, 2021
Add SMTP Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016

Add SMTP Windows Server 2016

Most may not realize that there is actually a free SMTP server builtin to Windows Server all the way back to Windows 2003 and is IIS 6 technology (I know,…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 13, 2016January 11, 2021
Windows Server 2016 Containers Basic Setup
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…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 6, 2016February 15, 2024
VMware vSphere 6 available memory resources in the parent resource pool are insufficient
Virtualization

VMware vSphere 6 available memory resources in the parent resource pool are insufficient

Recently, I ran into an odd issue with a VM that was configured in a three node VMware vSphere 6 cluster.  The cluster housed about 30 other VMs that were…

by Brandon LeeDecember 30, 2015January 11, 2021
Sophos UTM allow Internet access additional vlans
Networking

Sophos UTM allow Internet access additional vlans

Sophos UTM has plenty of features to protect your network, home network, or lab.  Most likely if you are like me you are running multiple VLANs in your environment.  If…

by Brandon LeeDecember 22, 2015January 11, 2021
Change an existing Windows static route to persistent
Networking

Change an existing Windows static route to persistent

So this is not something that you will find yourself doing terribly often – having to change an existing Windows static route to persistent.  However, if you have the need…

by Brandon LeeDecember 18, 2015January 11, 2021
Mikrotik Setup Multiple Virtual APs and VLANs
Networking

Mikrotik Setup Multiple Virtual APs and VLANs

Recently, I picked up a Mikrotik RB951G-2hnd for an additional AP to play around with in the lab and to eventually replace an aging Netgear SOHO router/AP that currently only…

by Brandon LeeDecember 16, 2015January 11, 2021

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