2021
4 articlesHow to configure a proxy in CentOS, RHEL and Fedora
Command-line, shell and package-manager proxy configuration collected in one practical reference.
ESXi host TPM attestation alarm
A concise troubleshooting note for TPM 2.0 attestation and Secure Boot on VMware ESXi hosts.
SQL Server does not use all assigned CPUs on VM
Troubleshooting SQL Server CPU visibility when a virtual machine spans more virtual sockets than the edition supports.
Renaming a vSwitch in VMware ESXi
An archived console procedure for renaming a VMware ESXi virtual switch.
2017
15 articlesWindows 10 is Stealing your Internet Bandwidth
An archived Windows 10 note about Delivery Optimization and peer-to-peer update bandwidth.
SCOM 2016 Management Packs for Windows Server 2016
A brief archive note about the Windows Server 2016 management packs released for SCOM 2016.
VLAN, Trunk, NIC Teaming, Virtual Switch Configuration in Hyper-V Server
A detailed explanation of VLANs, switch trunks, NIC teaming and virtual networking in Hyper-V.
How to Migrate configured DHCP from Windows Server 2008 R2 to Server 2016
A compact export-and-import procedure for moving DHCP configuration to Windows Server 2016.
Nested Virtualized Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Cluster LAB - Scenario 2
A scripted nested Nano Server cluster lab built around Hyper-V and Storage Spaces Direct.
Nested Virtualized Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Cluster LAB - Scenario 1
A detailed nested Hyper-V cluster lab using Windows Server 2016, StarWind iSCSI storage and failover clustering.
Hyper Converged
A short introduction to converged and hyperconverged infrastructure designs.
Add Nano Server to Domain
How offline domain join was used to add a Windows Server 2016 Nano Server installation to Active Directory.
Nested Virtualized Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Cluster LAB
The architecture and prerequisites for a nested Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V cluster lab.
Windows Server 2016 Updates
Using SCONFIG to inspect and change Windows Server 2016 update and restart behavior.
Nano Server - Deployment
An archived Windows Server 2016 walkthrough for building and deploying a Nano Server virtual machine.
How to create a Hyper-V VM template
A step-by-step method for preparing and reusing a generalized Hyper-V virtual machine template.
Run Hyper-V in a Virtual Machine with Nested Virtualization
A Windows Server 2016 lab guide to nested Hyper-V, MAC spoofing and NAT networking.
Shared Nothing Live Migration
An archived overview of Hyper-V live migration, high availability, and virtual shared storage.
Upgrade the virtual machine configuration version
How to inspect and upgrade Hyper-V virtual machine configuration versions after moving to a newer host.
2016
2 articlesFailover Cluster Quorum
An explanation of cluster voting, witnesses, split-brain prevention and resilient Windows Server configurations.
How to Reseed a Failed Mailbox Database Copy in Exchange Server 2010
A practical procedure for suspending and reseeding a failed Exchange Server 2010 mailbox database copy.