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Free V2V and P2V Converter from StarWind is a multi conversion utility

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: February 17, 2022

Readers of our blog know about StarWind software and particularly about their free solutions for virtualization. One of the free tools StarWind is maintaining is StarWind V2V Converter which is a multi-conversion utility allowing you to convert between public and private clouds and between hypervisors platforms. After VMware’s decision to discontinue VMware vCenter Server Converter […]

| Filed Under: Cloud, Featured, Free Stuff, Server Virtualization, Tips Tagged With: P2V conversion, StarWind V2V

Interesting Cyber Threat Report shows which procedures hackers use the most

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: March 5, 2022

Cyberthreats are on the rise. The trend won’t stop because hackers are able to make money by using ransomware, by threatening to damage brand reputations, by scamming individuals with “sextortion” or by stealing cryptocurrency from online exchanges or personal wallets. The techniques to get to those sensitive data are different but the tactics or the […]

| Filed Under: Featured, Free Stuff, Server Virtualization Tagged With: cyber threat

Protect 10 VMs for Free with Zerto

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: February 8, 2023

Today I’d like to talk about a Zerto which brings free protection for 10 VMs during a whole year. This is very good news for IT admins, enthusiasts, and VMware folks willing to protect their data. This not only allows you to do thorough testing within a POC environment but also gets a hand and learns this […]

| Filed Under: Backup, Free Stuff, Server Virtualization Tagged With: Zerto Free

VMware vCenter Converter Discontinued – what’s your options?

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: April 26, 2025

VMware Converter Setup

VMware has made unavailable vCenter Converter. Rest in peace, my friend. We spent a lot of time together, P2V ing some great physical servers…… Luckily, you can still download it left and right through file hosting and download services. What are the options of replacement for VMware Converter? So the options you have when willing […]

| Filed Under: Backup, Featured, Free Stuff Tagged With: VmWare Converter

How to upgrade VMware VCSA 7 Offline via patch ISO

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: April 26, 2025

There are many situations where your VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) cannot be updated via the Internet directly. In some cases, your VCSA simply does not have direct access to the internet for security reasons or due to your company security policy. In those cases, VMware has two other methods which you can use to […]

| Filed Under: Backup, Cloud, Server Virtualization Tagged With: Offline VCSA ISO, upgrade VMware VCSA 7 Offline, VMware VCSA offline upgrade ISO

vSphere 7.0 U3C Released

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: January 28, 2022

VMware has released a vSphere 7.0 U3c. This release is important because it fixes many bugs from the past releases that have been (as you’ll see in this post) taken off. It i a several weeks (months) since VMware were working on this relase. Newly, vCenter server 7.0 U3c adds a prechecks for upgrades. There […]

| Filed Under: Cloud, Featured Tagged With: vSphere 7.0 U3c

Windows Server 2022 – New Book (Spanish) by Xavier Genestos

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: November 15, 2022

Xavier Genestos is a book writer and author since 10 years! He started to write books with Windows Server 2021 where he covered in details features such as Active Directory Recycle bin whcih is still present in the latest version of Windows Server 2022. Those features were pillars to the Windows OS and AD. He […]

| Filed Under: Cloud, Server Virtualization, Windows Server 2022 Tagged With: Windows server 2022

Install latest Free Veeam Agent on your desktop/laptop via Chocolatey

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: December 21, 2023

This is a small tutorial for people willing to protect their Laptop/desktop with a Veeam Free Agent for Microsoft Windows. The latest release of Veeam Agent for Windows is available as a Chocolatey package. Thanks to Maurice Kevenaar for the latest info. Maurice is a fellow Veeam Vanguard from Holland. He is working as a […]

| Filed Under: Backup, Server Virtualization Tagged With: Install latest Free Veeam Agent

StarWind VTL allows fight ransomware by setting up Virtual Tape Library stored on Disk drive

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: January 12, 2022

For those of you who follow this blog long enough, you know that DR, backup, and recovery are topics that we cover quite often. With the ransomware war happening every single day, nobody wants to lose the battle. But are we prepared enough? One of the ultimate arms that you can get is multiple backup […]

| Filed Under: Backup, Cloud, Free Stuff, Server Virtualization, Tips Tagged With: StarWind Virtual Tape Library, StarWind VTL

Nakivo Backup and Replication FREE Edition Features and Limitations

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: January 3, 2022

If you think that every small business has virtualization, you’re wrong. There is no point to virtualize 1-2 physical servers with 5-6 desktop computers. Better stay on physical. If additionally, you have to deal with Internet connexions problems and low bandwidth, you better keep the data on-site only. Also, while security and integrity of data […]

| Filed Under: Backup, Cloud, Free Stuff, Server Virtualization, Tips Tagged With: Nakivo FREE Edition Details

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