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A vCenter Server resource is missing or invalid

I recently saw this error and it was while I was trying to deploy an OVA file from a vendor. This is one I have not seen before - not even a twinge of memory on it. Since this happened

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Not able to deploy Windows 7 from vSphere Template successfully - damnit!

Some time ago I had an issue where I needed to provide access to my boss into my lab.  No big deal - just entitle him to a View pool.  But it did not work. It ended up stuck forever

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Trouble with iDRAC7 booting to ISO

Hi all, This has been a weak of hardship.  Lots of frustration on making things work.  So when I say I will deal with it Monday in HQ, it is a load off.  Now I can catch up on something

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Redirected Folders

Hello again, This is our next step - after Home and Shared folders where now we redirect the local folders such as Documents to the network.  So it will look like it is still Documents and on the local hard

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Home Folders and Shared Folders

Hi all, I hope everyone is enjoying Thanksgiving if that is your thing, as while I already had my Thanksgiving, I am in fact enjoying the quiet and getting things done in the lab.  This is one of those articles

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Connecting to a Black Screen!

Hi there, I created a new pool recently to provide the ability to have my boss come into my lab to help with an interesting Veeam issue.  That failed because the VMs were not joining the domain.  So a problem

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My Notes on an NetApp Install

My Synology in one of my labs is being replaced by an NetApp.  Sort of interesting in that they both are connected to AD and provide NFS and SMB. So they are similar, and yet so different.  I have projects

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