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Windows
Add GUI file explorer to Windows PE environment
Recently, in working with a client who was using the Windows PE environment created with Windows 8.1 ADK, we had a server go down that had a corrupt Windows installation. Â It was decided to simply boot the server in a…
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Windows
How to fix BGINFO black background issue
BGINFO is a very useful utility in any server environment where you have many server desktops you may remote into at any given time. Â In this age of virtualized environments, oftentimes we may have literally hundreds of server desktops to…
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Virtualization
Create isolated test environment same ips and subnet with VMware
Recently, I had the need to setup a test/development environment that met the requirements of being able to keep the same IPs, subnet, and machine names as the production environment and still be able to get to these test machines…
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Virtualization
AppAssure export to free ESXi version error
For those of you out there using AppAssure as your backup and restore mechanism in your server environment, you may have ran into an issue with exporting a restore point to ESXi when it is in its free license state.…
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Deduplication Real World Test
Having been running Windows Server 2012 R2 in many environments for quite some time now, I still as of yet haven’t had a real world test of data deduplication to see how the storage savings would be shown after turning…
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Computers
Sophos UTM configuration for Obi
For those of you running the Sophos UTM appliance and who are interested in running an Obi device behind your Sophos UTM appliance, we have put together a selection of firewall rules and other configuration changes for Sophos UTM configuration…
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Security
How to configure Port Forwarding in Sophos UTM
There was a question in the comments on a recent blog post on how to configure port forwarding in Sophos UTM.  While a little less intuitive than other UTM firewalls such as Untangle, it is still very easy to figure out.…
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VMware
Updating VMware Operations Manager vApp
Recently with all of the bug fixes and security updates coming out from VMware and others due to Ghost vulnerability, etc, I decided among other VMware updates to update the Operations Manager vApp. Â Updating VMware Operations Manager vApp is relatively…
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Virtualization
VMware announces vSphere 6, vSAN 6
Below are notes I took during yesterday’s announcement from VMware in their live event: Vmware’s Announcement for Software defined Datacenter – OneCloud Four components: • vSphere • Network • Virtualized storage • Hybrid cloud It enables you to transform your…
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VOIP
OBiON softphone Busy Signal Fix
Recently, I purchased an Obi200 VOIP device for home. Â I have to say that I have been thoroughly impressed with this little VOIP box. Â I think for anyone who wants a potentially free house phone, and you have an Internet…
