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 ...
This post will detail and explains some basic concept about ESXi memory reclamation technique called ballooning. What is VMware Memory Ballooning is the name of today's post. We'll put it again in our ...
Today, we'll have a look at a StarWind Virtual Backup Appliance (VBA) Free, a great tool from StarWind that brings enterprise-grade backup storage capabilities with immutability, to your home lab, ...
Exchange database may dismount after reboot if the logs were not committed to the database, low storage, corrupt logs or database, etc. In such a case, the database ...
Have you ever wondered what is Veeam backup proxy? Veeam proxy is one of the main components of Veeam Backup and replication. In small environments when installation is “All-In-one” machine, the Veeam ...
This post is a quick recap of different ways to change a hostname of an ESXi host. There are different ways we work and different tools we use. Not every time we have the chance to use the tools we ...
Many of our readers already know this FREE tool called StarWind V2V Converter (P2V Migrator), however not well known for all its capabilities. StarWind V2V Converter is a free-to-download tool that ...
pfSense is one of the most powerful open-source firewalls and routers available. Running it inside VMware Workstation Pro 17 (the current 2025 version) is an excellent way to build a lab or even ...
In case you were not aware, there is a completely FREE version of Virtual Backup Appliance from StarWind. The license to the software is perpetual and NOT time-bombed. The product can be used as a ...
New release of popular Veeam VHR ISO v2 made its apparition in the download section recently. Veeam VHR stands for Veeam Hardened Repository and it is basically a stripped down Linux distro which ...
VMware vSphere 7 has been announced. Make sure to check our vSphere 7.0 WordPress page where we centralize all the articles about vSphere 7. vCenter Server 7 Multihoming capability means that you will ...
Proxmox Datacenter Manager 1.0 has just been released. The product was officially released in stable version 1.0 on December 4, 2025, following an alpha release in December 2024 and a beta phase in ...