9 Dashboard Tools to Manage Your Homelab Effectively
Smashing is a dashboard like no other. Formerly known as Dashing, it’s designed for those who want a widget-based experience with real-time updates. I host nearly all the services I…
Multisite Deployment of NSX-T Data Center Part 2| LAB2PROD
September 18, 2020 Multisite Deployment of NSX-T Data Center Part 2| LAB2PROD NSX-T Active-Active Multisite in a Single Region and Failover to a Secondary Region Part 2 This article will…
9 Major Annoyances With Linux That Look Like a Thing of the Past in 2025
Fortunately, that has changed since long, and if you have not tried Linux for a while, you would not know that. So, let me highlight some of those to help…
Step-by-Step NSX-V Upgrade from 6.3.4 to 6.3.5
Recently, I was engaged in a NSX deployment where we installed NSX for vSphere v6.3.4. However, couple of days later, VMware highlighted that there is a critical bug with this…
Isolated vCenter 6.5 HA nodes “Failed to ssh connect peer node x.y.z.w”
Introduction: Prior to vSphere 6.5, Windows Failover Cluster and Fault Tolerance (after it was improved to support 4 vCPU in vSphere 6.0) were two applicable methods to protect vCenter. These…
Use Zoom In and Out While Recording in OBS Studio
On the code page, click on the download button available on the top-right.This location may vary according to the OBS Studio installation method (deb, snap, flatpak etc_. Replace the location…
ARM64 vs X64 – Everything you need to know
Full support in major distros (Ubuntu, RHEL, etc.)Software compatibility between ARM and x86 architectures has significantly improved, with most modern programming languages and frameworks offering native support for both platforms…
VMware VSAN & Boot Devices considerations
Recently, I have been engaged in multiple VSAN HCI projects designs. One of the most interesting decisions to take was the kind of boot devices that will hold the ESXi…
10 Best WordPress Management Tools To Easily Manage Multiple Websites
If you’d prefer self-hosted WordPress management tools, MainWP is the most affordable tool (nothing beats free). It offers additional features via extensions, supports many popular WordPress plugins, and has good…
VSAN Considerations with PERC R730 RAID Controllers
I have been working on a VSAN design and deploy engagement for one of our customers, and we went up having some limitations and decisions that have to be taken…
ESXi 7.0 Update 1C VMware Tools Not Installing | LAB2PROD
February 2, 2021 ESXi 7.0 Update 1C VMware Tools Not Installing | LAB2PROD Workaround it like a champ! After upgrading to the latest build of ESXi, 7.0 Update 1c (VMware…
How to Reorder WordPress Dashboard Menu Items
Start by navigating to your WordPress dashboard and clicking on “Plugins” in the left-hand menu, then select “Add New“, and use the search bar to find “Admin Menu Editor” by searching…
6 Open-Source Tools for Windows to Enhance Your Frustrating Experience
I am sure, many users can relate to situations like this. But, there is something that you can still do — switching to open-source alternatives to software or using more…
VSAN Support for DELLEMC BOSS Controller
Greetings, Great news from DELLEMC for VSAN users today ! I have encountered several limitations in VSAN designs using DELLEMC Poweredge servers where using PERC H730 controllers will enable you…
What is Fail2Ban with Setup & Configuration? (Detailed Guide)
Fail2Ban traditionally uses iptables or similar firewall backends to implement its banning actions. RunCloud handles all the firewall configurations automatically, ensuring Fail2Ban works perfectly with your server’s firewall setup.sudo systemctl reload fail2ban Final…
Step-By-Step: Install and Configure NSX Manager 6.4.1
Introduction As NSX is driving the evolution of the next generation networking era, learning NSX is a must in my humble opinion. VMware does not consider NSX as a product…
Install raspi-config in Ubuntu on Raspberry Pi
Once installed, you can launch raspi-config by running:If you’re starting from scratch, you can download and install an official Ubuntu image onto your SD card using the Raspberry Pi Imager….