• vSphere 6.5vsphere65_01
    Brandon LeeOctober 21, 2016
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    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 which touts many new advancements in technology especially in the…

  • Backup Softwarevbr36_feat1
    Brandon LeeOctober 20, 2016
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    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 and Hyper-V environments as well as physical servers. Vembu BDR Suite products cover…

  • VMwareinstant02
    Brandon LeeOctober 17, 2016
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    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 cloning of an already running virtual machine.  This is especially…

  • Backup Softwarenbr62_feat
    Brandon LeeOctober 17, 2016
    0 267

    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 interface, look and feel that we have grown accustomed to…

  • vSphere 6volume02
    Brandon LeeOctober 12, 2016
    4 11,450

    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 become unresponsive to any types of commands within the vCenter…

  • vSphere 64kn02
    Brandon LeeOctober 10, 2016
    1 3,306

    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 into is being able to add a datastore. Let’s take…

  • Windows Server 2016adds2016_01
    Brandon LeeOctober 6, 2016
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    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 take a look at how to prepare Active Directory Windows…

  • Networkingswitchfirm05
    Brandon LeeOctober 4, 2016
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    How to Upgrade Dell Nseries Firmware

    A quick post on how to upgrade Dell Nseries Firmware and the process involved.  What you will need is a TFTP utility of your choice running on the network as well as the latest firmware file for your Nseries switch,…

  • Windows Server 2016ws201610
    Brandon LeeOctober 4, 2016
    1 6,032

    Windows Server 2016 RTM Installation and Configuration

    Well, with Windows Server 2016 now RTM, many administrators are gearing up to start looking at installing their first WS2016 server in their environments, myself included.  There is a whole range of new features especially with cloud capabilities that make…

  • Networkingdiffsub01
    Brandon LeeSeptember 28, 2016
    0 5,385

    What happens Same IP Range different subnet mask

    I had this question posed to me the other day and it is one of those curiosity questions that you may have asked before or perhaps had a situation that presented itself that gave cause to thinking about this question.…