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Use the following steps to upgrade your ESXi version to the latest version without download patches first! We are going to use Putty to talk against the command line 🙂 First step, put your ESXi server into maintenance mode : Now we are going to check the profile version we are running Or check the […]
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Follow these steps to create a bootable USB installer. Download Rufus here. You might also want to download the ESXi installer here. Now connect the USB drive to your computer and open rufus : Select your VMware ESXi ISO image : Leave all the default settings to default and click Start! Now you’re all done! […]
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If you have found yourself in a scenario where you would like to use Hyper-V as a test environment for your virtual machines, but you are using VMware ESXi Server,Citrix XenServer or VirtualBox then this tutorial is for you. Required software Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter 3.0 available here. WinRar (or any tool you prefer to extract .tar files) Your […]
I’ve noticed that when I’m running on some (high resolution) laptops I’m unable to see the whole console screen of a VM guest. Connecting those laptops to a docking resolves the problem. As you can see in the following example you don’t see only a quarter of the console session : After some investigation I […]
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The VMware OS Optimization Tool helps optimize Windows 7/8/2008/2012/10 systems for use with the VMware Hypervisor. The optimization tool includes customizable templates to enable or disable Windows system services and features, per VMware recommendations and best practices, across multiple systems. Since most Windows system services are enabled by default, the optimization tool can be used […]
Hereby my review of Vembu BDR version 3.6. Vembu BDR Suite is an all-in-one universal solution for backing up your VMware and Hyper-V environments as well as physical servers.  Vembu BDR Suite products cover backup & recovery of VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Physical Windows Servers Desktops/Laptops, File Servers, Applications like MS Exchange, Active Directory, SQL Server, […]
Veeam® is happy to provide a free NFR license (1 year, 2 sockets) to all VMware vExperts, MVPs, VTEC members, Certified Engineers and Trainers*. This license allows for non-production use of Veeam Availabilty Suite™ 9,5 in your home lab, without any feature limitations. The license works for both VMware and Hyper-V environments. Veeam Availability Suite 9.5 […]
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Backup is more and more important. That’s why there are several company’s proving great products for this. Nakivo has their Backup & Replication tool for VMware (and Amazon but that will not be covered right now) and in this blogpost you find my experiences. Nakivo backup & Replication (NBR from now..) comes in different distribution […]
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17 Maart is de NLVMUG UserCon 2016. Een aantal namen waren al bekend, maar nu is het officieel. Kijk snel voor de complete agenda op: http://www.nlvmug.com/agenda/ Zelf ben ik er ook, dus misschien zie ik je daar! […]
De NLVMUG UserCon 2016 zal plaatsvinden op donderdag 17 maart 2016. De NLVMUG UserCon 2016 is het grote jaarlijke usergroup evenement van de Nederlandse VMUG. Check hier voor meer informatie. […]
Use the following steps to configure Veeam Backup & Recovery to back-up the VM’s (Hyper-V and VMware) to Azure. You can sign up and use free trial licenses for Veeam (check out the banner on the right) and Azure. You only pay for the storage (3 ct for each Gigabyte and the network consumption for […]
On October 1st, VMware released a new delta exam to qualify recertification candidates for the VCP5-DCV Certification. The exam is offered to current VCP-DCVs who need to renew their VCP5-DCV credential. The exam will be available through March 10, 2015 (extended!) and offers some key advantages : Based on new material between the vSphere 5.0/5.1 […]
Great news this week! VMware is announcing Evaluation licenses for selected VMware products. This is great news for IT pros running whitebox enviroments at home for studying VMware technology! VMTN disappeared in 2011 but now it’s back! The following VMware products are included : VMware vCenter Server™ 5 Standalone for vSphere 5 VMware vSphere® with […]
Go through the following staps to configure the IP settings from the CLI prompt : Login with your credentials (default root/vmware) Enter the following command : /opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_config_net After changing the IP addresses you can login to the webinterface (at port 5480) […]
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After installing (check my post here) it’s now time to check out Veam ONE. There are 3 new icon’s, let’s use the first (Veeam ONE Monitor) Veeam ONE is starting.. When first starting Veeam, you are asked to give you mailserver credentials : Which user is going to get which notification mails? You are given […]
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I recently installed Veeam in my home environment. These are the steps I went through when installing Veeam ONE. We start with the Windows Metro style installation menu : The installation procedure is straight forward. There are 2 options, I’m using the full product. 🙂 I choose the typical installation, you might want to change […]
I’m very honored to be awarded vExpert 2014! A vExpert is an active member of the community who impacts his or her knowledge on others. VMware uses the following explanation : “ A vExpert is not a technical certification, VMware selected people who engaged with their community and who had developed a substantial personal platform […]
My experience is, in my whitebox environment to reboot the VMware vCenter virtual appliance from time to time. I used to do this manually but I decided to create a scheduled task. Hey we are IT people right? 🙂 First login to the console with your password (I hope you changed the default root/vmware password […]
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I recently reinstalled my VMware servers using USB sticks. After the first reboot I noticed an yellow warning. When highlighting the different servers I noticed the “System logs are stored on non-persistent storage” warning. This is how you can fix that : Select a persistent (SAN?) storage that you can use and go to Browse […]
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Do you want to demonstrate or test Veeam Backup and Recovery V7? When you are holding the vExpert/VCP/MCP/MCTS or MVP status then you’re entitled for a free 180-day NFR license for Veeam Backup & Recovery for the new 7 version. Check it out here. […]
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