NSX-T 3.2.x Manager – Sizing matters
In this post I just want to share with the community our experience with one issue that we faced recently in one of the new NSX-T projects that our team…
VCF – Delete Domain Failed
June 8, 2022 VCF – Delete Domain Failed Delete Domain Workflow Fails The Issue – Delete Domain Workflow Failed? Deleting a Workload Domain in SDDC Manager may result in the…
Broadcom finally listened on licensing // vSphere Standard and vSphere Enterprise Plus licenses back
Today, major news dropped from Broadcom with the expansion of the VMware Cloud Foundation portfolio of products. It seems that Broadom has finally listened to customers on VMware licensing to…
ASUS NUC 14 Pro Review // Best Intel NUC for Home Lab?
The Intel NUC started the mini PC craze across the world several years ago and the NUC brand is still synonymous with performance-driven mini PCs. However, now with Intel no…
VergeOS Might Be The VMware Alternative You’ve Been Looking For!
VergeIO and its UCI stack, #VergeOS, might not be familiar names to those in the world of enterprise virtualization, but their compelling virtualization stack has some pretty compelling reasons why…
Mini Gaming PC that Home Labs // GMKtec Nucbox M7 Pro Review
We take a powerful little mini PC for a spin, the GMKtec Nucbox M7 Pro. This is an interesting little mini PC that packs a punch for both gaming, with…
Share your Home Lab & Win a Mini PC
A quick video about a giveaway this week! I’m giving away the Beelink SEi14 Mini PC that I reviewed on last week’s video. It will make a great all-around home…
CPU C States for Massive Home Lab Power Efficieny // VMware ESXi and Proxmox
I have been on a quest to shrink the footprint of power consumption in the home lab as energy prices continue to go up around the world. There is a…
Beelink SEi14 Mini PC Review with Core Ultra Processor // MS-A1 Giveaway Winner announced!!!
We take a look at a really great mini PC with a lot of options and nice hardware, the Beelink SEi14. I look at it in the context of running…
Goodbye VMware, Hello Proxmox!
It’s taken a long time to get here. Perhaps longer than it should have to decide which direction to take my #homelab and 2GT’s infrastructure. Now the wait is over!…
NVMe NAS that is Tiny and FAST! // Terramaster F8 SSD Plus
I want to introduce you to a fantastic little NVMe NAS device that provides a high performance storage option for creators or home lab enthusiasts. Take a look at my…
Now Proxmox is ready for business! Meet the Proxinator from 45Drives!
If you’ve watched any of our recent content about open-source on-premise virtualization alternatives for #vmware, you’ve heard me say time and time again that the BIGGEST thing holding #Proxmox back…
Minisforum MS-A1 Mini PC Review Is it a AMD Ryzen MS-01 Home Server?
We look at the new Minisforum MS-A1 Ryzen 7 8700G mini PC workstation. Is this a Minisforum MS-01 with an AMD Ryzen processor? Well, sort of, but not really. We…
Life After VMware – A summary and comparison of hypervisors!
Welcome to the final-final video on evaluating your options if you’re coming from the world of VMware and ESXi, with this video being my opus, my coup de grâce, the…
Quadruple your Mini PC Memory with VMware NVMe Memory Tiering!
4x your Mini PC Memory // VMware NVMe Memory Tiering We take a deep dive look at VMware’s new NVMe memory tiering feature found in VMware vSphere 8.0 update 3….
What’s New in Infrastructure Virtualization – Late Spring 2024
After our ‘Life after VMware’ series, we received a bunch of comments from people asking us to regularly post videos about the ever-so rapidly changing infrastructure virtualization landscape. This video…
VMware Cloud Foundation Add Host and Cluster Failed – LAB2PROD
The Issue?: Can’t Add Hosts or Clusters to VCF Domains You’ve done everything right; built resilient data centers using VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Regions, patched both data centers, enabled NSX…
How to Configure VM Replication in vSphere Replication 8 Step by Step | Mastering VMware
VMware vSphere Replication protects virtual machines running in the vSphere Infrastructure by configuring replication. You can easily set up & configure VM replication of any VM in your vCenter. In…