How to upgrade VMware Operations Manager VM Tools
In rolling out the latest vCenter and ESXi host updates that have come about in the last couple of days, the other part of that step is making sure that…
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Updating VMware vCenter Appliance 5.5 to 5.5 Update 2d
For smaller environments the vCenter Server appliance is a great and easy way to get up and running with vCenter. The update process to keep the appliance up to date…
How to Increase Home Network Security
Let’s face it, these days, our digital security is under attack just about anywhere we are and access our data. However, we may not think about security when we are…
SQL 2014 Setup there was an error generating XML document
A couple of days ago, a fellow colleague was setting up a VM with SQL and then Microsoft Dynamics or that was the plan. The VM was relatively clean with…
How to connect Shrew Soft VPN client to Sophos IPsec VPN
So far I have really been impressed with the features and power of the Sophos UTM appliance. I have ran it both in a software based applianced running on a…
Sophos UTM vs Untangle
UTM or Unified Threat Management devices are becoming more and more popular as businesses and corporations have realized in the past couple of years that a simple tradition firewall of…
Google 2 Step Verification Setup with Duo
Two step verification is quickly becoming the preferred means of authentication especially for the security minded out there who want that extra layer of security protecting their personal accounts or…
Keep from switching IPs back and forth
If you are a system administrator or someone who spends time configuring routers or other network devices, you may have the need to place your laptop or workstation on the…
Installing and configuring VMware Operations Manager 5.5
vCenter Operations Manager allows admins to monitor and manage the health, performance, and capacity planning of their current vSphere infrastructure environment. It provides a really nice graphical interface to help…
Setup iSCSI Napp-it Windows Server 2012 R2 Cluster
In playing around recently in my home VMware lab, I set about created a Windows Server 2012 R2 cluster with iSCSI storage. I have used many products over the years…