Year: 2022

  • How to install FreeBSD 13

    Reading Time: 6 minutesHow to install FreeBSD 13 is an article that explains how to install FreeBSD step-by-step in a lab environment. FreeBSD is a fantastic OS and it is used a lot around the world. A lot of systems are based on FreeBSD, such as TruenAS. To see more details about TrueNAS, click HERE.…

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  • How to enable the vSphere HA feature

    Reading Time: 6 minutesHow to enable the vSphere HA feature is an article that explains how to enable and configure the HA (High Availability) feature in a vSphere 7 cluster. It is a very important feature for improving the availability of the virtual machines running on the vSphere Cluster. How vSphere HA works vSphere HA…

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  • How to create VM/Host Rules

    Reading Time: 4 minutesHow to create VM/Host Rules is an article that will explain how creating DRS VM/Host Rules to satisfy some environmental requirements such as “pin” a specific Virtual Machine only to run on a specific ESXi host, avoid both Virtual Machines running on the same ESXi host or something like that. This rule…

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  • How to enable the vSphere DRS feature

    Reading Time: 4 minutesHow to enable the vSphere DRS feature is an article to explain how to enable and configure the DRS vSphere on the vSphere Cluster. The DRS is an acronym for Distributed Resource Scheduler and helps to maintain the cluster as balanced as possible related to the CPU, Memory, and network usage. DRS…

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  • Configure Time Sync by NTP for the vCenter

    Reading Time: 3 minutesConfigure Time Sync by NTP for the vCenter it is a simple article to configure the vCenter Server to acquire date and time settings by an NTP server. For all systems and network administrators, a very important task is to maintain all devices with the date and time configurations correct. For some…

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  • Managing the vCenter Server Services

    Reading Time: 2 minutesManaging the vCenter Server Services is a very important task for all vSphere Administrators. In this article, we will show how to see the status of all services and, if necessary, how to stop and start these services. Access the vCenter Server by SSH The first step for Managing the vCenter Server…

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  • Creating a Backup of vCenter Data

    Reading Time: 5 minutesCreating a Backup of vCenter Data is a way to create regular backups of the vCenter Data and, of course, create a possibility to recover the vCenter if necessary. I rarely see this resource configured, but, it is an excellent way to get regular backups of the vCenter. This backup is like…

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  • Creating a vSphere 7 Cluster – Part 3

    Reading Time: 9 minutesCreating a vSphere 7 Cluster is an article to show how to create a vSphere Cluster, step-by-step, using a lab environment for that. We split this article into 3 parts, where is the first part called “Creating a vSphere 7 Cluster – Part 3”. Also, If you want to read Part 1…

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  • Creating a vSphere 7 Cluster – Part 2

    Reading Time: 6 minutesCreating a vSphere 7 Cluster is an article to show how to create a vSphere Cluster, step-by-step, using a lab environment for that. We split this article into 3 parts, where is the first part called “Creating a vSphere 7 Cluster – Part 2”. This is Part 2 of the Creating a…

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  • Creating a vSphere 7 Cluster – Part 1

    Reading Time: 6 minutesCreating a vSphere 7 Cluster is an article to show how to create a vSphere Cluster, step-by-step, using a lab environment for that. We split this article into 3 parts, where is the first part called “Creating a vSphere 7 Cluster – Part 1”. I’m using VMware® Workstation 16 Pro version 16.1.2 build-17966106 installed…

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  • Installing TrueNAS CORE in Lab Environment

    Reading Time: 5 minutesInstalling TrueNAS CORE in Lab Environment is an article that describes how to install TrueNAS, step-by-step, in a lab environment using the VMware Workstation software. If you don’t use VMware Workstation, no problem, I believe that all concepts can be used in any way (physical or another virtual environment). I’m using VMware® Workstation…

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  • Installing Windows 11 as a Guest OS

    Reading Time: 5 minutesInstalling Windows 11 as a Guest OS on VMware Workstation Pro will help to install this new Windows version in a lab environment, step-by-step, with all details as needed 🙂 I’m using VMware® Workstation 16 Pro version 16.1.2 build-17966106 installed on Windows 10 Machine. Note: To get details about Windows 11, click on the link below:…

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