If you, like me, have quickly built a new server or VM using the Evaluation download from Microsoft, you will find that when you get your license key and try…
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Microsoft has announced the general availability of their new Dv3 VM sizes. Microsoft is also changing the naming for the high memory D sizes (D11-D14) to become the Ev3 family. These…
Here’s a quick pointer to remember when you create virtual switches in a VMware environment that is clustered with multiple hosts. Make sure that the Network Label for each vSwitch…
I want my data back! I recently encountered an unpleasant surprise when attempting to migrate a couple of Amazon Linux AMI instances from AWS. My goal was to download a…
Split brain in ESXi occurs when a member of an ESXi HA cluster is unable to determine their HA Master/Slave role. Basically, the HA Master election process fails. The most…
I recently read this blog from Rick Vanover from Veeam. I thought that rather than try to summarize this I would just share it. Very pertinent information for many organizations….
Patching VM Hosts without Update Manager In the unfortunate event that you have been tasked with updating VMware hosts without having or using Update Manager, here are the necessary steps…
