Home Lab Archives - ESX Virtualization https://www.vladan.fr/category/home-lab/ VMware ESXi, vSphere, VMware Backup, Hyper-V... how-to, videos.... Mon, 22 Dec 2025 08:57:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 StarWind Virtual Backup Appliance Free – Stay Protected With Immutable Backups https://www.vladan.fr/starwind-virtual-backup-appliance-free-stay-protected-with-immutable-backups/ https://www.vladan.fr/starwind-virtual-backup-appliance-free-stay-protected-with-immutable-backups/#respond Wed, 03 Sep 2025 06:03:53 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=234602 Today, we'll have a look at a StarWind Virtual Backup Appliance (VBA) Free, a great tool from StarWind that brings enterprise-grade backup storage capabilities with immutability, to your home lab, small business, or proof-of-concept (PoC) environment. In this post, we’ll explore its deployment options across various platforms, zoom in on its immutable backup capabilities, and […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/starwind-virtual-backup-appliance-free-stay-protected-with-immutable-backups/feed/ 0 Proxmox 9 (BETA 1) is out – What’s new? https://www.vladan.fr/proxmox-9-beta-is-out-whats-new/ https://www.vladan.fr/proxmox-9-beta-is-out-whats-new/#respond Fri, 25 Jul 2025 14:54:51 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=234196 Proxmox 9 BETA 1 is available since few days, and it is actually possible to upgrade from previous release. Not just clean install. I tried, and it works -:). But let's start first with what the version 9 brings. First of all, the new BETA 1 is based on the upcoming Debian 13 “Trixie.” If […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/proxmox-9-beta-is-out-whats-new/feed/ 0 Microsoft MVP, VMUG Advantage, VMware vExpert, Nutanix NTC, and Veeam Vanguard – FREE NFR Starter Pack from Devolutions! https://www.vladan.fr/microsoft-mvp-vmug-advantage-vmware-vexpert-nutanix-ntc-and-veeam-vanguard-free-nfr-starter-pack-from-devolutions/ https://www.vladan.fr/microsoft-mvp-vmug-advantage-vmware-vexpert-nutanix-ntc-and-veeam-vanguard-free-nfr-starter-pack-from-devolutions/#respond Tue, 22 Jul 2025 05:54:01 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=234184 Yes, this is a very good news for all my Microsoft MVP, VMUG Advantage, VMware vExpert, Nutanix NTC, and Veeam Vanguard collegues and peers. A FREE NFR license of a bundle from Devolutions which allows you to use those those in your lab for FREE. The bundle, called Starter Pack, covers Four products and it is […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/microsoft-mvp-vmug-advantage-vmware-vexpert-nutanix-ntc-and-veeam-vanguard-free-nfr-starter-pack-from-devolutions/feed/ 0 ESXi 8.0/9.0 updates for standalone and vCenter managed hosts https://www.vladan.fr/esxi-8-0-9-0-updates-for-standalone-and-vcenter-managed-hosts/ https://www.vladan.fr/esxi-8-0-9-0-updates-for-standalone-and-vcenter-managed-hosts/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2025 08:55:49 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=234166 VMware has released recently their latest security patches for ESXi hypervisor. So ESXi 8.0 and ESXi 9.0 (don't know why they call it ESX now) needs to be patched. Whether you're using vSphere 8 with vCenter, you'll probably use vSphere Update Manager (Lifecycle manager). If you're using VCF 9, then as well. However, if you're […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/esxi-8-0-9-0-updates-for-standalone-and-vcenter-managed-hosts/feed/ 2 Dream Lab with PCIe Gen 5.0 M.2 NVMe Storage https://www.vladan.fr/dream-lab-with-pcie-gen-5-0-m-2-nvme-storage/ https://www.vladan.fr/dream-lab-with-pcie-gen-5-0-m-2-nvme-storage/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:00:33 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=234132 There are many options when it comes to home lab. Recently I was starting to look for best lab setup with fast storage, and the choice obviously went to a mini PC format type of system, with PCIe M.2 Gen 5.0 slot for fast storage. The thing is, there are not a lot of them […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/dream-lab-with-pcie-gen-5-0-m-2-nvme-storage/feed/ 2 No more FREE licenses of VMware vSphere for vExperts – What’s your options? https://www.vladan.fr/no-more-free-licenses-of-vmware-vsphere-for-vexperts-whats-your-options/ https://www.vladan.fr/no-more-free-licenses-of-vmware-vsphere-for-vexperts-whats-your-options/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:52:42 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=233668 Another sad news for VMware vExpert community today. As you might know, VMware vExperts has always had access to most of VMware licenses through the vExpert program. This was always the case and either John Troyer or Corey Romero had always did their best,  so we can have those licenses for our labs so we […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/no-more-free-licenses-of-vmware-vsphere-for-vexperts-whats-your-options/feed/ 6 Tails – Your Private OS on USB Stick https://www.vladan.fr/tails-your-private-os-on-usb-stick/ Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:51:21 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=233654 I just stumbled through Tails and I thoughts that I'd share with you, my readers. Sorry about not much recent updates on the blog but I was sick with a flu and this was around for a while, so. But it's over now and I'm back. So what is Tails all about? It is a […]

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]]> XCP-NG FREE Hypervisor and XO Lite to deploy XOA https://www.vladan.fr/xcp-ng-free-hypervisor-and-xo-lite-to-deploy-xoa/ Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:29:25 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=233587 What are all those shortcuts Vladan? Hey everyone and welcome to my new blog post about alternative virtualization platforms. Yes, Free VMware has come to an end and millions of ESXi FREE users are looking for alternative solutions for their home labs, small business or even enterprises. So yes, the time has come to move […]

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]]> Friday Freebie – VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion https://www.vladan.fr/friday-freebie-vmware-workstation-and-vmware-fusion/ Sun, 19 May 2024 06:29:43 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=233120 Hmm, we're not really Friday, I know, but due to the luck of time, I wasn't able to write about the news earlier. My friends knows that atm I'm on a very important personal project (will be finished in 1-2 months). But here we go – Friday Freebie and VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion! My […]

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]]> View PSTs without Outlook with this FREEWARE called Outlook Viewer https://www.vladan.fr/view-psts-without-outlook-with-this-freeware-called-outlook-viewer/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 10:14:29 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=233013 Friday Freebie is here! There are times that you wand to open a PST file and you don't have Outlook configured and installed on your system. You might have some old PSTs that you have backed up and need to view what's inside. In this post we'll have a look at this FREEWARE called Outlook […]

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