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Containers
Top Docker Performance Tweaks on Low-Power Hardware
There are two things that I highly recommend for modern home lab environments, Docker and low-power mini PCs. Docker provides a much more efficient way to run apps compared to running full virtual machines. Also,…
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Backup Software
Vembu Quick VM Recovery Ensures Business Continuity with Minimal Downtime
When disaster strikes and business operations are interrupted by either software or infrastructure failure, the RTO (recovery time objective) or…
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Backup Software
Export Nakivo Backup and Replication configuration to another appliance
In looking at backup technologies available for virtual infrastructures today, Nakivo Backup and Replication is a leader and definitely one to…
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Backup Software
Veeam Restore Windows Server 2016 Active Directory Objects
When thinking about DR, Active Directory backup and restoration is CRITICAL! Period! If you can restore all of your important…
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Software
Great Free Linux Load Balancer
If you are looking to play around with load balancing for free, then check out the Kemp LoadMaster virtual Appliance.…
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Networking
GNS3 Beta Packet Capture between QEMU devices
One of the cool things that you can do with GNS3 is packet captures between devices. However, if you are…
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Security
Cisco Meraki Security Appliance Review
Recently, I have been looking to revamp my home lab network with something a little more power and newer technology.…
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Security
Configure Splunk for Meraki MX
In looking at firewall upgrades for home lab and network, I have been taking a look at a variety of…
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VMware
VMware ESXi 6.5 Can’t Add Existing iSCSI LUN
In playing around with adding an existing iSCSI LUN to a new VMware ESXi 6.5 host in a lab environment,…
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Backup Software
Veeam Linux Agent Installation and Configuration
Today, Veeam released the Linux agent for physical Linux workloads running in your environment. This helps to bridge the gap…
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vSphere 6.5
How to Create VMFS 6 Datastore in VMware vSphere 6.5
With all of the new storage enhancements that come with vSphere 6.5 using 4K aligned drives and the new unmap…
