SQL Server 2016 Upgrade Error Valid Database compatibility level
In updating a few SQL Server 2014 servers recently, I ran into an error with a new SQL Server 2014 Server running the upgrade to SQL Server 2016. It was…
How to Upgrade SQL Server 2014 to SQL Server 2016
With SQL Server 2016 currently at SP1 as well as a CU1 under its belt, many may be thinking of upgrading existing SQL Server 2014 installations to SQL Server 2016.…
Failed to prepare guest Veeam Guest Agent is not started
If you run into the error in Veeam “Failed to prepare guest Veeam Guest AGent is not started”, often there is an issue with the VMware Tools service. If VMware…
How to Signup for VMUG Advantage EVALExperience
VMUG EVALExperience is a great way to have access to the core VMware vSphere technologies as well as licensing and many other benefits for a very reasonable price. If you…
Install Veeam 9.5 Backup and Replication Remote Console with PowerShell Snapin
Installing Veeam Backup & Replication Console remotely is a great way to have the Veeam Console tools available on an administrative workstation where one does not have to login to…
Vembu BDR Suite 3.7 Quick Overview of New Features
Vembu Technologies recently released their flagship offering, Vembu BDR Suite v3.7 which provides many enhancements over the previous versions. Vembu BDR Suite v3.7 is an all encompassing product that allows…
VMware vSphere 6.5 Change vmkernel MTU size
When dealing with VMkernel ports in vSphere 6.5 for most use cases for performance, we want to enable jumbo frames on the vmkernel ports to allow for less fragmentation of…
Automatically add corresponding Veeam backup copy and replication jobs with Powershell
I had written just a few days ago about a PowerShell script to compare Veeam copy or replication jobs to the regular backup jobs you have setup and see which…
VMware PowerCLI quickly add multiple VM vmnics
PowerCLI is a powerful tool that can be utilized to quickly perform tasks in a VMware environment. One of the overly painful tasks that you encounter when configuring or reconfiguring…
Veeam Windows Agent Bare Metal Restore to VM
A few days ago I wrote a post about the Veeam Windows Agent Beta Install and Configuration which showed the installation and config of the new Beta 2 of the…