Updating firmwares yet again… Shortly after the last time I posted on updating firmwares on Dell PowerEdge R610, I found out that Dell dropped support for all 11G servers from the SUU package along with the Lifecycle controller packages which Continue reading
In this video I show off my latest project – Upgrading the cooling system on my home lab in hopes of making it a little more efficient while quieting things down a bit. The original setup consisted of the following: Continue reading
The Error During a recent thunderstorm one of the ESXi 6.5 hosts in my lab environment that was not on a UPS, rebooted from a power fluctuation and when it rebooted I received the following error: Error loading /xorg.v00 Compressed Continue reading
One of the things I get the most questions about with my VMware ESXi posts/videos is about installing ESXi onto USB drives and booting it from there, and that question is usually followed by the concern of someone accidentally or Continue reading
One of the things I always find myself telling anyone wanting to build out a home lab, is that it does not have to be expensive. The Dell PowerEdge R610 is a prime example of this and in this case Continue reading
In this post and video I give a quick run down of my Home Lab – everything from the rack itself, to the hardware and the basics of what everything is being used for. I started this project towards the Continue reading
In this third and final part of my VMware series, I go over all of the basics of getting the VMware vCenter 6.5 Server Appliance up and running. Everything that I show in the video can be done with the Continue reading
In this video I go over all of the basics of getting up and running with my favorite hypervisor, VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5. Here is a quick run down of everything covered: Where to install ESXi, hard drive or USB Continue reading
In this video I give a quick break down of some of the key features and differences between VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5 and VMware vCenter 6.5. I also give a quick demonstration of what it looks like when both ESXi Continue reading
During the install of VMware ESXi 6 on my new Dell C2100 I ran into an issue where right before fully booting into the install it would consistently purple screen with the following error: PF Exception 14 in world 32768 Continue reading