Welcome new Sponsor – VMTurbo

  Just after VMworld this year, VMTurbo signed up as a sponsor for this blog.  If you aren't familiar with VMTurbo, I highly recommend you try out some of their free tools to start! I will be adding some posts…

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EVO:RAIL – Installation

  Here at VMworld 2014, one of the hands on labs was the new EVO:Rail.  The lab walks through the process of the installation and then creating some VMs and managing them.  Installation Overview: Connect to the IP of the…

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VMware’s new product: EVO:RAIL

  At VMworld this morning, VMware announced it's latest product, EVO:RAIL. So just what is EVO:RAIL? EVO:RAIL is a hyper-converged solution for business of many sizes.  Partnering with multiple hardware vendors, and utilizing vSphere with VSAN, VMware is able to…

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Veeam rescues 1400 computer objects in AD

  *disclaimer* Veeam is a sponsor of this blog - but has not requested, or had any part in this entry. Working for a consulting firm, I work with many different backup solutions.  In this particular case, the client uses…

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vSphere 101 – NTP Settings

I come across a lot of virtual environments (and physical) that don't have NTP (Time Servers) setup properly.  If you've ever worked in Active Directory, you know how important synchronized time can be - let alone with so many other…

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VSAN Storage Profile Missing

  Recently, I was moving my lab away from the VSAN beta code, and onto the ESXi 5.5 update 1 bits.  I started fresh with my hosts, and simply upgraded my vCenter server.  However, I ran into an issue once…

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