Configuration Category - Page 2
Setting Up Backup Retention Policy in NAKIVO Backup & Replication
November 7, 2023
Today’s backup solutions allow you to automate backup creating schedules and configuring retention settings. You can configure a backup sche...
How to Set Up Network File Sharing in Windows
October 11, 2023
When having more than one computer in a local area network (LAN), you may need to make files stored on one computer accessible on another co...
How to Configure an ESXi vMotion Network
September 22, 2023
The vMotion feature in VMware vSphere enables the live migration of running virtual machines over the network between ESXi hosts without any...
Configuring ESXi Storage Networks in vSphere
September 22, 2023
ESXi hosts support storage connected via the network, such as NAS and SAN, as well as directly attached storage devices. Network-based stora...
Initial VMware ESXi Host Configuration
August 28, 2023
The initial ESXi configuration after installation is an important step in making sure the host is functional, that is ready to serve as a st...
How to Run macOS on VMware ESXi
July 5, 2023
VMware vSphere is a leading hardware virtualization platform that allows you to run virtual machines with various operating systems, includi...
The Ultimate Guide to Office 365 SMTP Settings
June 1, 2023
Microsoft Office 365 is a cloud solution that is becoming increasingly more popular. The advantage to using Office 365 applications is the p...
How to Add a Virtual Floppy Drive to Virtual Machines in VMware vSphere
June 1, 2023
While physical floppy drives have been obsolete for almost two decades, virtual floppy drives are very much alive and have proved to be a us...
How to Configure Hyper-V VMs in Windows Server 2016 and Newer
June 1, 2023
The point of setting up the Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V hypervisor is to host virtual machines. Once you have installed the Hyper-V role, th...
Configuring ESXi VM Networks
June 1, 2023
In the previous posts, we took a look at setting up VMkernel networks, including storage and vMotion. Now, we discuss configuring ESXi netwo...
How to Create a Fixed-Size Hard Disk for a Hyper-V VM
June 1, 2023
One of the topics mentioned that we want to take a closer look at here is how to create a fixed size hard disk on a guest Hyper-V VM. There...
How To Use Hyper-V Differencing Disks: A Complete Guide
June 1, 2023
Virtual hard disks are rightfully considered an essential part of a Hyper-V environment as they provide digital storage space for securing c...
How to Join vCenter to an Active Directory Domain
June 1, 2023
To integrate a vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) with Microsoft Active Directory as the identity source simplifies and improves the security o...
How to Configure HA in VMware vSphere
June 1, 2023
When you have critical virtual machines and critical services running on them, their availability must be ensured during your organization’s...
A Step-by-Step Guide to Setting Up Office 365 AD Sync
June 1, 2023
Organizations use Active Directory to centrally manage Windows computers and users. Configuring an Active Directory Domain Controller (ADDC)...
SCSI Controller and Other VMware Controller Types
June 1, 2023
Storage controllers connect disk drives to a computer. There are different standards and types of storage controllers such as IDE, SATA, and...
How to Create a Virtual Machine Using vSphere Client 7.0
June 1, 2023
VMware released vSphere 7 in April 2020. VMware ESXi 7 and VMware vSphere Client 7 are the key components of this updated virtualization pla...
How to Build PowerShell Tools to Setup SFTP
June 1, 2023
When you use multiple machines running Windows, you may need to access shared resources by using different protocols. When a file share is c...
Detailed Walkthrough: Install Ubuntu 20.04 on Hyper-V with Enhanced Session
June 1, 2023
Using the Enhanced session mode in Microsoft Hyper-V Manager is a more convenient way of managing VMs than the basic session mode in VMConne...
How to Run Linux on Hyper-V?
June 1, 2023
Hyper-V is a type 1 hypervisor developed by Microsoft that can be enabled on Windows machines or installed as a standalone operating system...