A Switch from one hypervisor to another needs special tools to convert virtual disks and layouts. There is a Free Tool from StarWind called V2V Converter / P2V Migrator. It’s kinda 2-in-1 tool which can do the conversion job, and it can also, if you need, convert some physical machine you might have left non-virtualized. […]
5 Tips How to Secure Your Backups
In this post we’ll try to give you some simple guidelines and tips tips how to secure your backups, your backup infrastructure with your storage repositories, backup servers etc. Those tips can be applied to existing backup infrastructure or on a new deployment of backup software. We’re slightly biased towards Veeam Backup and Replication software, […]
Upgrade from ESXi 6.7 to 7.0 ESXi Free
I had this question in the comments on one of the posts on the blog and I thought that many users of ESXi Free version might be interested. In fact, yesterday someone asked on Twitter whether the ESXi 7.0 Free version will be available. I checked and it wasn’t. A 404 page at VMware made […]
Get to know ZFS With StarWind
A new upcoming webinar which took my attention and I think it’s useful for our readers. It’s tomorrow, 2nd of April, you can register here at this page at StarWind. ZFS is present in many OpenSource storage solutions and it is known for its resilience and reliability. It might be fun to learn some more […]
How to disable VMware ESXi complex passwords and why you should not do it
VMware ESXi hypervisor has a default password complexity turned on. It is to restrict admins using week passwords which is good. The ESXi password restrictions are set by the Linux PAM module pam_passwdqc, because VMware ESXi uses that module within the hypervisor. In this post, we will recap how to disable VMware ESXi complex passwords. […]
PerfOps Data Platform – Introducing FlexBalancer
PerfOps is a SaaS platform that offers a complete set of tools to optimize and analyze your internet infrastructure. It is a young startup which provides smart data and monitoring services via an innovative and cost-effective product. In this post, we will introduce PerfOps Data Platform and their new FlexBalancer. They have recently announced a […]
Appliance (OS) root password is expired – vSphere 6.7
I had this message on one of my vCenter server appliances when I was going to run an update. I’m running my vCenter server in a linked mode in the lab. The messages says that “Appliance (OS) root password is expired“. In fact, just today I noticed that VMware just released a new update – […]
How To SlipStream Latest VMware ESXi patches into an Installation ESXi ISO File
This comes back on a regular basis. Users asking how they can create an installation ISO with the latest VMware patches in it. In this post we’ll walk you through the process, we will learn How To SlipStream Latest VMware ESXi patches into an Installation ESXi ISO File. We have created a guide on this […]
VCP6.7-DCV Objective 4.6 – Deploy and configure VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA)
In this objective, we’ll show you how to set up the main piece of VMware infrastructure – a vCenter server running on Linux Photon OS – VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA). Since several years, VMware is trying to break out from Windows dependency and since 6.5 and now with 6.7 the feature set of VCSA […]
How To Migrate Shares and Files with ease by using Microsoft Storage Migration Service – Part 2
today we’ll go and see the steps which need to be done in order to migrate file shares from our old server to a new one. This post will teach you How To Migrate Shares and Files with ease by using Microsoft Storage Migration Service. This is part 2. Please read the Introduction post – How To […]