Managing virtualization, servers, storage, and backups can be a real headache with scattered tools and endless dashboards.

If you're an IT admin dealing with the constant threat of ransomware, you know how crucial it is to have a solid backup strategy that goes beyond the ...

VCP6-DCV study guide which will help to study towards VMware VCP6-DCV certification exam. VCP6-DCV is something that is not easy to achieve, but with a help of this “unofficial study guide,” you'll ...

On this page, you'll find ESXi Monitoring tools as well as Free Tools for VMware, Microsoft. This is one of the best selections of Free Tools for VMware and Microsoft. Monitoring tools for virtual ...

A new lab since I left Reunion Island to move back to France (continental). I have sold all my 4 Supermicro servers where I run my VMware vSAN cluster. The lab was a great support for my table -:), ...

When I first built my homelab few years ago I never thought that one day I'll be using anything else than 1Gig NICs for storage network. I always thought that the FC or 10 gigs ethernet technology is ...

VMware VCSA (vCenter Server appliance) is more robust and more scalable. Details in my post which has the details of vCenter server 6.0 (Windows and Linux versions). While deployment of Windows based ...

PHD Virtual Backup 6.0 – Backup, Restore, Replication and Instant recovery. PHD Virtual has released their new version of backup software for VMware vSphere environments. PHD Virtual backup 6.0 comes ...

Several folks asked me recently What is VMware Platform Service Controller. I've published few guides on VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA), the migration of vCenter to VCSA or in-place migration ...

There is the time for upgrades and patches, again. Yes, again and again. New vulnerabilities that are discovered needs to be patched as soon as possible. Bugs that has been discovered, needs to be ...

ESXi Firewall – How to secure ESXi host by allowing only certain IP adresses or IP ranges. After a fresh installation of ESXi, the host's firewall isn't configured with the best possible security for ...

Some basic CLI commands for configuring the network, vSwitches and portgroups from command line.. This is not an exhausted list of commands, just few of them. While working through putty session you ...