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Hyper-V
Hyper-V Failed to Change State Error Fix
If you have ran Hyper-V for any length of time, you know that encountering an issue that prevents you from starting your virtual machines is a “show stopper”. There is an error in particular that can prevent your Hyper-V VMs…
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vSAN
Rebuild Failed vSAN ESXi Host
Just within the last couple of days, I had the USB device that one of my home lab ESXi servers was booting from become corrupt. I had noticed an issue the last time I had attempted to run VMware updates…
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VMware PowerCLI
VMware PowerCLI Download and Install Connect to vCenter
If you are looking for THE way to automate VMware vSphere, VMware PowerCLI is the way to do it. PowerCLI is the defacto standard for interacting with VMware vSphere from an automation standpoint and is super easy to get installed…
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Windows Admin Center
Migrate Windows Server 2008 R2 to 2019 with Storage Migration
With the January 14, 2020 deadline rapidly approaching, getting off Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 should be a priority. The End of Life designation will now mean no more security updates or official support from Microsoft. You can migrate…
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NSX-T
NSX-T vs NSX-V Differences and Similarities
When it comes to network virtualization in the enterprise datacenter, there is no better solution on the market currently than VMware’s NSX network virtualization platform. VMware NSX has certainly changed over the past few years. One of the changes that…
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Windows
Windows Server 2008 R2 End of Life Near
If you run Windows Server 2008 R2 in your environment as well Server 2008 flat, you are in the “5 minutes til midnight” hour of getting a plan together to migrate off your Windows Server 2008 platform. Just like Server…
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Azure
Azure Hybrid Connection Configuration with Windows Admin Center
There is no question that you are most likely making use of the public cloud in some way, shape, or form these days. For most, there will be no full migration to public cloud environments, only migrations of selected services…
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VMware
ESXi vs vSphere vs vCenter
For this post, we are getting back to the basics of VMware and comparing the core essential terms that are associated with a VMware environment. These are ESXi vs vSphere vs vCenter. How do these terms relate? How do each…
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Backup Software
Vembu BDR Suite v4.1.0 GA with New Features
The backup space is certainly one that stays exciting among the various vendors contributing great products in this realm. Vembu BDR Suite is a very robust and unique backup solution that continues to provide really great capabilities to backing up…
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vSphere 6.7
VMware ESXi Free Download Configuration and License
We are certainly in the age of virtualization and the hypervisor is at the core of what makes virtualization possible. Both VMware and Microsoft have hypervisors they allow you to download for free. This allows anyone to get their hands…
