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home lab
10 Home Lab Mistakes I Made (So You Don’t Have To)
They say that you learn more from mistakes than when things go successfully. I can definitely attest to that fact. I have had some horrible crash and burns in the home lab. But, when the…
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vSphere 6.5
VMware VCSA 6.5 error code 42500 joining Active Directory domain
Many VMware administrators by now are most likely looking at moving to vSphere 6.5. In doing so, moving to VCSA…
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Backup Software
Veeam Windows Agent Beta Install and Configuration
I received notice in the past couple of days of the availability for testing the latest Beta of the Veeam…
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Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016 Server Core the machine is already joined to the domain
In working a lot recently with Windows Server 2016 Core in a lab environment, I ran into an issue after…
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VMware
Windows Server 2016 Install VMware Paravirtual SCSI controller
For best disk performance with virtual machines, it is advisable to use the VMware Paravirtual SCSI controller for the virtual…
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home lab
Samsung 960 EVO M.2 1TB NVMe in VMware Home Lab
Recently, I made some welcomed additions to my lab environment (more to come), and one of these was the addition…
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Security
Enhance Security with Backup Technology
Malware infections and particularly Ransomware, can account for some of the costliest disaster recovery scenarios that your enterprise environment today…
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Backup Software
Veeam 9.5 Update 1 Released VMware vSphere 6.5 support
Veeam 9.5 Update 1 Released VMware vSphere 6.5 support – For those with a Veeam backup solution in place who…
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Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016 Lower Forest and Domain Functional Level
In my home lab environment, I had the need to change the functional levels of my forest and domain to…
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vSphere 6.5
Remove Orphaned VM in VMware vCenter Web Client
Recently, I ran into an issue where I had a VM that was showing as orphaned in vCenter 6.5 web…
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Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016 DNS Policy Deny Subnet Access to Zone
In the previous post, Controlling Home Lab DNS Resolution with Windows Server 2016, we looked briefly at the benefits of running…
