configuration
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Virtualization
Zerto basic setup and configuration
Zerto is a great product that allows for a DR solution that has extremely low RPO times and ease of not only failover but ALSO failback, which is a sore point in many other DR solutions – how do you…
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Virtualization
Rapid Recovery no longer detects Exchange
I had an issue recently with Rapid Recovery I wanted to detail for you guys in case you run into the same issue. Â I noticed that Exchange logs were not getting truncated appropriately on the Exchange server. Â Upon checking Rapid…
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Networking
Stretch layer 2 with OTV
Lately, in looking at different ways to stretch layer 2 with various technologies, I have been proof of concepting various ways to do this in router labs.  In a recent post Stretch VLANs across routers L2TPv3, we see how to utilize L2TPv3…
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home lab
Windows cannot be installed to this disk 4K drives
With the recent SuperMicro server build, I am utilizing Seagate ST8000NM0065 drives.  High density 4K drives are starting to come of age, however, there are still a few tricks required to get OS’es installed to boot from 4K.  Starting with Windows…
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Security
Windows 2012 R2 NPS log files location configuration
After a bit of frustration working on a project recently with a Windows 2012 R2 NPS RADIUS server, I had a bit of a refresher on Windows 2012 R2 NPS log files location configuration, administration and what I have experienced…
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Security
Untangle 12 Installation and configuration
I am constantly on a quest to keep finding the better or best firewall/UTM appliance for home/lab purposes as well as for small business use cases where installing a virtual appliance or other whitebox appliance makes sense. Â I have been…
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Security
Arpwatch SMTP configuration
One of the more obscure sources of information when configuring arpwatch is arpwatch SMTP configuration. Â There are so many flavors of linux and SMTP servers, how can you easily setup a vanilla SMTP mechanism to shoot out your arpwatch notifications?…
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Virtualization
Deploy Dell Virtual Storage Manager 4.5.2 in vCenter
For those of you who don’t know or haven’t seen the Dell Virtual Storage Manager (VSM) appliance, it is a virtual appliance provided by Dell which extends the functionality of vCenter to have better control and functionality over their EqualLogic environment.  Including…
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Software
Make Outlook 2016 unread messages easier to see
After recently upgrading to Office 2016, one of the first products that I wanted to test drive was Outlook 2016 as email is a crucial part of the day, every day. Â In general I like Outlook 2016 and some of…
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Networking
Meraki MS220-8P unboxing and initial setup
Recently, I was excited to get my hands on a new Meraki MS220-8P cloud switch. Â So I wanted to go through some of the unboxing highlights as well as some of the initial setup and configuration steps to get the…
