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 →

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’ →

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 →

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 →