Mount NGT on the Linux VM. The graphical Linux deployments auto-discover the CD-ROM and mount the CD-ROM appropriately. For non-graphical Linux deployments, use the following procedure. Prerequisites Python 2.6 or 2.7 has been installed python-setuptools has been installed Install Process Log into the Linux VM. Create a temporary folder and mount the content of the CD… Read More »
Linux VirtIO drivers for Linux Modern Linux Kernels have VirtIO drivers installed but they might not be registered if VM was originally created on ESXi. Login as root (or a sudo user) Run “dracut –add-drivers “virtio_pci virtio_blk virtio_scsi virtio_net” -f -v ” command Make sure the output does not show any errors. This applies to CentOS,… Read More »
In this blog post I will be upgrading and migrating a Windows vCenter 6.0 deployment to a vCenter Server 6.5 Appliance. Before you Start: You will need computer not counting your Windows vCenter server Ensure you have the SSO password for your Windows vCenter If you are going to deploy the VCSA on a ESXi server make… Read More »
Yes, you read the title correct. This is not officially supported. Here is what I experienced: Mount the CDrom > vcsa-ui-installer > mac > Installer I completed steps 1 through 5 I can across this error on step 6 Based on the message, I thought I might have downloaded a corrupt OVA file, however the MD5 checksum… Read More »
DoubleTake, Sureline, VMware Converter, Disk2vhd Over the last couple month I have been working on migration strategies for P2V and V2V into AHV (Nutanix Acropolis). During this time I found the following products: Double Take VMware Converter Disk2vhd(Hyper-V) Sureline So here is the current break down. Disk2vhd (Hyper-V) This software works great for Physical to… Read More »
DFS Replication is an effective way to replicate data between data centers across the building or somewhere on the other side of the world. DFS Replication uses remote differential compression (RDC) to replicate changes in a file on a block by block basis instead of replicating the entire file. This replication is very efficient even across limited bandwidth connections.… Read More »
This is part two of my DFS setup blog for Windows 2012. In this post we will cover folder creation and advanced folders. Create a Folder Highlight your namespace and select new folder I am creating a folder for Shared data Add the path to the folder target – in my case its \\DFS-1\Shares Creating an… Read More »
So what is DFS? The DFS acronym stands for Distributed File System. DFS is a collection of files and folders. Open up Server Manager Open up Server Manager Click Manage, Add Roles and Features Click Next Click Next Select your server and click Next Expand File and Storage Services Expand File and iSCSI Services Click DFS… Read More »
Last year about this time I design to completely rebuild my home lab. After ready about many home labs I decided to use the Wahl network Haswell Design. Processor I wanted the new 4th generation Haswell chip, which is the latest Tock release for Intel in the 22nm fabrication process. The Haswell chipset requires a motherboard… Read More »
Synology has just released version 6.1-15047 So I logged into my Synology this morning and saw this: So here are the release note: Release Notes for 1815+ New features: Self Healing Shared Folder encryption Storage Manager updates