Upgrade VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 to 6.5A
Before proceeding I would advise you to create a Backup of your VMware vCenter Server Appliance encase of failure. I have created one using Veeam. You will initially need to browse to the VMware vSphere Appliance Management page and Login using your root credentials...
Installing and Configuring VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.5
You will initially need to download the VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 ISO, This can be found on the VMware website here (You will need to be logged in). Once you have completed the download of the ISO, you can mount this on your machine by right clicking and...
Unable to Install vCenter Server Appliance 6.5
I have been trying to Install vCenter Server Appliance in my Lab Environment but I kept receiving the following error when the services were trying to start. It kept stalling at 5% Starting VMware Identity Management Service. Encountered an internal error. Traceback...
Slow Local Disk Performance on VMware ESXI 6.5
While trying to install VMware VCSA 6.5 In my HomeLab I was experiencing issues with performance on my SSD's. This issue was not present before I recently updated to VMware ESXI 6.5. I Immediately thought this could be related so I started troubleshooting this issue....
What Is HTTPS?
What Is HTTPS? HTTPS (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure) is the secure version of HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol), this is the protocol that is used to send data between your web browser and the website that you are connected to. HTTPS is most commonly used on...
Veeam Backup and Replication Update 1 Released
Veeam have officially announced Veeam Backup and Replication Update 1! Veeam have added many features in this release such as the following - vSphere 6.5 Support Encrypted VM's Support VM Hardware Version 13 Support VMFS6 Support I'm very excited about these updates...
Restore SQL Backup Using Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer
Initially you will need to install the Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer or Login to a server that has this installed. You can download the product from here. You’ll need to follow the install wizard that runs when double clicking on the .exe file. When you have logged...
Teamviewer Enterprise Installation and Configuration
You will initially need the Teamviewer Host MSI. This can be found here (You will need to be logged in and also have a Teamviewer Enterprise Account for the MSI package). When you have obtained the MSI you will need to right click to install the software. Select Next...
Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Upgrade Guide
Veeam have now released version 9.5 of the Veeam Availability Suite. This consists of Veeam Backup and Replication and Veeam One. Here are the steps on upgrading from version 9 to version 9.5 of Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager and Veeam Backup and Replication. You...
Veeam Availability Suite 9.5 Is Now GA!
Veeam have now officially released Veeam Availability Suite 9.5! This was released on the 16th of November 2016. Veeam have always been at the cutting edge on releases, this version adds support for Windows Server 2016. As far as I can see this version does not yet...
VMware vSphere 6.5 Is Now GA!
VMware Officially released vSphere 6.5 on the 15th of November 2016! There are many features that I'm excited about using such as VM-Level Disk Encryption and Encrypted vMotion. These features can be enabled on any operating system which is a cool feature that VMware...
Moving /boot on Ubuntu 14.04
This guide will assume you already have a Ubuntu 14.04 machine running on VMware. I had an issue in my Home Lab with my Ubuntu machines, they had reached 100% on the /boot partition due to bad maintenance! I had to find a solution to move the /boot to another...
Force HTTP to HTTPS Using .htaccess File
I have recently upgraded my site to use a SSL certificate to make sure my blog uses https on all pages. I will be creating a guide on how to complete this shortly. After upgrading I noticed that my site was still allowing users to visit...
Windows Server 2016 Released!
Windows Server 2016 was officially released on the 1st of October and is available for evaluation. There are many new features in Windows Server 2016, Such as Nano Server and Shielded Virtual Machines. You can see the feature differences in the editions below as per...
