In this part of the NAKIVO Backup & Replication review the backup and recovery options will be highlighted. Backup To begin with backup and recovery we first need a backup job. Configuring a backup job contains the following five steps: 1. VMs: Select the VMs to backup from the inventory of the …
Continue ReadingIn this part of the NAKIVO Backup & Replication review I highlight the installation and basic configuration. For the installation of NAKIVO Backup & Replication you have several options. NAKIVO Backup & Replication can be installed as Windows or Linux installation package Virtual …
Continue ReadingNAKIVO announced today that NAKIVO Backup & Replication v7.5 is out of beta and available. This new version includes the following new features: Support for VMware vSphere 6.7: It’s now officially compatible with the latest version of VMware vSphere. Cross-Platform Recovery: With the …
Continue ReadingWhen trying to connect with PowerCLI to a vCenter Server Appliance the following error occurred: Connect-vIServer : 18-7-2018 13:20:10 Connect-VIServer Error: Invalid server certificate. Use Set-PowerCLIConfiguration to set the value for the InvalidCertificateAction option to Prompt if you’d …
Continue ReadingAfter putting my NAS in a separate storage VLAN I noticed that my network throughput was slow to and from the NAS. The throughput of a simple file copy from a windows laptop (wired at 1 GbE) to a SMB share on the NAS was only 17,7 MB. The Windows laptop was on a different VLAN then the NAS. After …
Continue ReadingFor a standalone ESXi host I manage the host with the ESXi Embedded Host Client (HTML client). So no vCenter Server is used to manage this host. The standalone ESXi host is 24×7 up and running and has some critical infrastructure VMs for my lab and home environment. The critical VMs are …
Continue ReadingLast week VMware launched vSphere 6.7. In this blog post I show how easy it is to upgrade a vCenter Server 6.x appliance to a new vCenter Server 6.7 appliance using the graphical interface (GUI) upgrade. The GUI upgrade uses a two stage process: Stage 1: Deploy a new vCenter Server 6.7 appliance …
Continue ReadingIn my homelab I use a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite 3-port and UniFi AC Access Points for some time now. After upgrading the Ubiquiti EdgeRouter to the latest firmware (EdgeOS 1.10.1) my WIFI devices where unable to get an IP address. I have different VLANs defined on the EdgeRouter for the WIFI …
Continue ReadingDuring the configuration and troubleshooting of vCenter Server Appliances (VCSA) I maintain a list of commands that I frequently use. This list contains my top configuration and troubleshooting VCSA commands: Enable access the Bash shell: shell.set –enabled true Permanently configure the default …
Continue ReadingI’ve got the opportunity to test Runecast Analyzer. Runecast Analyzer Proactively use VMware KBs, best practices and security hardening guidelines to identify problems in your VMware environment. In this review you find my own experiences of testing Runecast Analyzer. Deployment The deployment of …
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