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Installing and Configuring VMware vCenter 6.5 (VCSA)
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 evaluation version of vCenter, which gives you up to 2 months of time to play…
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Installing VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5
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 drive? Creating a bootable USB drive with the VMware ESXi ISO image and Rufus Booting…
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VMware ESXi 6 crashes during install on Dell C2100, PF Exception 14 in world 32768
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 Looking up some basic information on this error pointed me in the direction of either…
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ELK Stack Pt. 1: Installing Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana (ELK) on Windows Server 2012 R2
An updated version of this post can be found here: Installing ELK 7 (Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana) โ Windows Server 2016 What is an ELK stack and why would you want one in your environment? Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana (ELK) is the combination of 3 separate pieces of software from the same vendor, Elastic. The…
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Free DEDICATED Minecraft 1.6.2 Multiplayer setup! Windows 7 (Video)
Running your own Minecraft server is a great way to share your games and connect with friends. In this video I cover some of the basics how to configure and get a Minecraft server up in no time. The server itself is small java applet that can run on Windows, Linux and Mac. Since the…
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Setting up Remote Desktop for easy access via PC or Android (Video)
Remotely access any Windows box I think anyone who has had multiple Windows pc’s let alone servers could appreciate the ability to remote in to and control a particular machine like you were sitting in front of it. In IT this is pretty much a standard practice, it saves time and simplifies troubleshooting. In this…
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Dell CS24-SC Using the on-board Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)& IPMIView (Video)
The Dell CS24-SC and on-board BMC The Dell CS24-SC is a unique piece of server hardware, packed with CPU and RAM but limited on bells and whistles. With no DRAC option available, the only way to remotely manage this server is the built-in Baseboard Management Controller or BMC. Now this isn’t necessarily a bad thing…
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