Hide esx.problem.hyperthreading.unmitigated message

Hi all, I have done all the patches, but I have not disabled hyperthreading. I have waited and listened. One person I know and trust has found that now when he buys three servers, he has to buy four. And that is due to disable of HypterThreading, and all the security patches we have been … Continue reading Hide esx.problem.hyperthreading.unmitigated message →

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Creating policy with exclusion of folders

I need to add Bitdefender protection to my Veeam Backup & Replication server so this article is going to help with that. But it is mostly going to talk about adjusting the policy that is applied to the Veeam server so that it doesn't impact the backups. Setup We need to have access to the … Continue reading Creating policy with exclusion of folders →

macOS Mojave now GA

Hi all, So around lunch today Mojave dropped (9/24/18). I had been using the public beta on an old MBA and it has grown into a solid release from my point of view. So here is the upgrade story. All outstanding app updates applied Backup Time Machine (for easy file restores) BackBlaze (for offsite backups) … Continue reading macOS Mojave now GA →

Veeam ONE Report - Custom - host firmware info

I recently showed a customer how to do a Veeam ONE report that showed the firmware of the VMware hosts, and the version / build of the VMware software. It was an interesting use of the custom reporting in ONE and I have since shown other people and since they liked it too I thought … Continue reading Veeam ONE Report - Custom - host firmware info →

Newsletter: September 22, 2018

Hello all, I had a week at home and it was pretty nice. Got a lot done in the lab too so that is always good. I hope everyone had a good week and is enjoying the weekend! We deserve it. I only did one article lately and it was on the iOS 12 release. … Continue reading Newsletter: September 22, 2018 →

iOS 12 now GA

Hi all, So my iPad, and my iPhone are definitely ready. All the updates have been applied, and a backup has been done. I do the encrypted backup so it backs up more stuff so this means I do an iTunes type backup. Normally, iOS updates seem to be available around 0900 Pacific but not … Continue reading iOS 12 now GA →

Newsletter: September 16, 2018

Hello all, Yes, I am doing this again in an airport. Looking out at planes of all different types. Some big like 747, and in front of me a very small CRJ I think. But I have had a very interesting week - visiting customers in New Orleans, Houston, Austin, and Dallas. Met some great … Continue reading Newsletter: September 16, 2018 →

As Built Report - working with it in my lab

Hi all, This tool is most excellent. It can produce detailed, or more detailed, or most detailed reports of your vSphere environment. I should mention that when I use setting 2 for detail I get a Word document that is 9 pages long but when I use the default of 3, I get a report … Continue reading As Built Report - working with it in my lab →

Install and configure of Bitdefender GravityZone v7 (6.5.3-70)

Hello all, I hope everyone is good today, and I have something interesting for you. I need something for my lab to protect against malware. I used to use Trend in my lab but they have not been able to provide me with a 1 year NFR so I need something new. At VMworld I … Continue reading Install and configure of Bitdefender GravityZone v7 (6.5.3-70) →