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 […]
StarWind VTL allows fight ransomware by setting up Virtual Tape Library stored on Disk drive
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 […]
Nakivo Backup and Replication FREE Edition Features and Limitations
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 […]
How To Measure The Environmental Impact of Your Virtual Infrastructure
When your boss asks you to report about the environmental impact of your infrastructure. What would you tell him? Well, the answer isn’t simple. Most likely there is very little software out there that is able to analyze your virtual infrastructure and give you an overview of the environmental impact. Server virtualization reduced the environmental […]
VMware ESXi 7.0 U3a update released
There is a new patch update ESXi 7.0 U3a that has been released by VMware. This patch fixes a PSOD issue that had been reported after the release of the original U3. The release notes can be found here. Update: As you may be aware, we have identified critical issues following the vSphere 7.0 U3 […]
Infrastructure Modeller by Akasia shows you the savings before you migrate to the cloud – check it out
Today I’d like to write about a service from one of our partners which is providing a very cool service. A cloud modeling before migration. They are able to simulate costs based on your on-prem environment and they are neutral (not biased). I’m sure that all major software vendors such as VMware or Microsoft, or cloud […]
VCP-DCV Objective 4.14 Configure Different Network Stacks
One of the last topics we need to cover on the VCP-DCV study guide is a configuration of different networking stacks. You can create a custom TCP/IP stack on a host to forward networking traffic through a custom application. Once you set a TCP/IP stack for the VMkernel adapter, you cannot change it later. If […]
VCP-DCV Explain shares, limits, and reservations (resource management) – Objective 5.1.1
When you do over-provisioning on ESXi host, on memory, and CPU, you basically need a tool that makes sure that the VMs get the correct amount of resources. Let’s say we have a VM that needs to get 3500MHZ (Reservation) and make sure that another VM for testing never gets more than 1000MHZ (Limit). The […]
VCP7-DCV Objective 1.6.1 – Describe Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)
VMware vSphere has a Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) allowing automatic VM placement and vMotion. The purpose of DRS is to make VMs “happy” so they run smoother. DRS can be set to automatically move VMs based on its algorithms, or be set to manual and give recommendations for manually moving VMs. This post is part […]
How to Install and Configure Veeam Backup and Replication Community Edition
In this post, we will install and configure Veeam Backup and Replication 10 Community Edition, which is free and allow you to protect up to 10 VMs or up to 10 Workstations/laptops. This can be a good option for your home/small business. You’ll need a physical computer or server running Windows OS for the installation. […]
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