How to use an ISO with Supermicro iKVM

This seemed a little awkward to me so I am writing it down so I can get it done quicker next time. You need to change to the Virtual Media tab and fill in the blanks. What is important to know, is that you need to start with a \ and end with an .iso. … Continue reading How to use an ISO with Supermicro iKVM →

10 GB connection dropping on SYS-5028D-TN4T

I have four of the wonderful Supermicro mini - towers (details here). I really like them. But just recently I have had two incidents of the 10 GB port dropping. This would impact my storage and vMotion networks. The network is an Intel X552/X557-AT 10GBASE-T with a NetGear 10 GB 8 port switch (model 708 … Continue reading 10 GB connection dropping on SYS-5028D-TN4T →

VAO – Virtual Lab ‘X’ not found on server ‘y’

You might see this error one day in VAO. I have. It is pretty simple to see this. I had configured my replication on the production site, and I had created the virtual lab on the recovery site. I did that specifically since I had virtual labs on my production site for the SureBackup jobs … Continue reading VAO – Virtual Lab ‘X’ not found on server ‘y’ →

The Veeam HTML5 plug-in for vSphere Client

Hi there, This is something I have had to introduce to a variety of customers. So I figured today I should do a blog about it. This is not about how to install it but about how useful it is. When you are in the vSphere HTML5 client, and you use the Menu you will … Continue reading The Veeam HTML5 plug-in for vSphere Client →

Customization of the guest operating system ‘windows9Server64Guest’ is not supported …..

Hi all, An odd issue. I am trying to update my lab - to the new AD version, so that I can add things like Exchange in it, and also be more current. There are some things customers have mentioned to me I want to play with in Veeam. So I started by deploying two … Continue reading Customization of the guest operating system ‘windows9Server64Guest’ is not supported ….. →

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 →

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 →