Gigabyte BRIX / Intel NUC Gen6/7 – ESXi shutdown issue fixed
I bought some month ago three Gigabyte BRIX GS-BSi3HAL-6100 boxes to run vSAN on top of it in my home lab. These boxes were running 24/7 for the last couple of month without doing...
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Upgrading to Veeam Availability Suite 9.5 Update 1
After Veeam releases Update 1 for their Availability Suite 9.5 in January 2017 I decided that it is about time to upgrade my complete Veeam Availability Suite environment in my homelab. Currently I’m running...
Exam Experience – VCAP6-DCV Deployment exam
Yesterday I finally sat my first VCAP exam after my paternity leave which was VCAP6-DCV deployment (3V0-623). General exam info The exam duration is with 190min shorter then the VCAP5-DCA (I think it was 240min) exam and there is...
vBrain.info – A short 2015 Review
Like last year I’m a little bit late for my 2015 review but it’s still January so I think a last year review is still valid! As every year I recap the highlights of...
Things you should know (TYSK) – Horizon View Direct Connect Plug-In & PCoIP
For my remote homelab access I’m using a virtual machine where the Horizon View Direct Connection plug-in is installed. I have chosen this configuration because a complete View environment only for remote accessing of...
VMworld EMEA 2015 – Day 4
Thursday (VMworld Day 4) is also known as the hang-over day and Andreas (@lessi001), Abdullah (@do0dzZZ) and I decided to do a final #vBreakfast therefor. Unfortunately we tweeted it on short-notice so it was only the...
Things you should know (TYSK) – vSphere 5.5 and VMDKs larger than 2TB
I had a recent conversation with one of my ex-colleague discussing about a problem he saw on a NFS datastore with VMDKs when he tries to extend it online beyond 2TB. I told him that...
VMworld 2014 Europe – Wrap-up Tuesday
My day at VMworld Day 2 started at 6:30 because we (Austrian “Gang”) wanted to participate in the vBreakfast. We found the Cafe near the Fira on time. Unfortunately we were the only one there....
HP MicroServer Gen8 – A short Overview
HP launched the MicroServer Gen8 at their Discover conference in Las Vegas. For me as a MicroServer N40L homelab user, I was very excited about the new features. Here the new design for the...
