In this comprehensive guide, we demystify the process of cloning a Linux operating system (Ubuntu) and guide you through the intricacies of booting directly from an iSCSI LUN. We’ll walk you through the entire process, from selecting the right tools for cloning to configuring your system for iSCSI boot. Whether you’re a seasoned Linux administrator… Continue reading Cloning Linux: A Step-by-Step Guide to Booting from iSCSI LUN
This is the second post in a series about the new CCNA DevNet certification (Previous Post Here). In this post, we will look at how to manage in Python the three formats that we previously discussed. Example of XML parsing in Python from __future__ import print_function import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET def main(): # create element… Continue reading CCNA DevNet Study Guide – Describe parsing of common data format (XML, JSON, YAML) to Python data structures
I will start a series of posts on the new CCNA DevNet certification. I will keep my SOP of going through the curriculum and google the concepts for you. I will try to include Youtube videos of some of the topics that have more hands-on exercises. The certification name is Cisco Certified DevNet Associate. The… Continue reading CCNA DevNet Study Guide – Part 1
Recently I was upgrading a vCenter 6.0 U2 to 6.5, and after successfully upgrading the external PSC, the process failed at the vCenter. After some troubleshooting, I found out that I needed to add the user to the “Replace a Process Level Token” attribute under the Local Security Policy. You can find the Microsoft documentation… Continue reading vSphere Upgrade 6.0 to 6.5 Fails with Replace Process Level Token error.
With the release of Version 4.0, Vembu now extends support to Hyper-V cluster. Vembu already supports both physical and virtual environments, covering all your needs for backups and disaster recovery. Please check their website at https://www.vembu.com, and requested a demo to experience the different features here: https://www.vembu.com/vembu-product-demo/. There are a couple of new interesting features in… Continue reading Vembu now supports Hyper-V Cluster
VMware recently announced a new vSphere release, version 6.7. It includes new features like the Per-VM EVC and support for embedded PSC and vCenter in enhanced link mode (ELM). In this post, I will show a slideshow of the upgrade process in a topology with the Platform Service Controller separate from the vCenter server. Basically,… Continue reading vCenter 6.7 upgrade walkthrough
Vembu is a Backup and Disaster Recovery company which extends it support to both physical and virtual environments at affordable pricing thus ensuring high availability of resources to data centers. Vembu BDR Suite is their current software offering that provides free Backup & DR solutions for VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V Virtual Machines, Physical Servers, Workstations,… Continue reading Vembu
The time comes when you have to upgrade your system to add new features and functionality. Sometimes you find bugs and need to troubleshoot a little bit the situation. Precisely what happened to me when upgrading from VCSA 6.0 to VCSA 6.5 with embedded VMware Update Manager (VUM). It took me a little digging here… Continue reading How to re-register the embedded VMware Update Manager (VUM) to its vCenter (VCSA) 6.5
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has more than a thousand services, much of them are free to try and cost very little once you start paying. There are a few programs like pay as you go and reserve resources, in other words, it is incredibly convenient. In this post, I will provide a step by step… Continue reading How to spin up a Linux instance in AWS
I started the study guide for the first part of this certification last year. You can check it out here. After some great feedback, I’ve decided to start the Study Guide for the second part of the certification, Implementing Cisco Cybersecurity Operations (SECOPS). I also was accepted on cohort 7 for the scholarship. The scholarship… Continue reading CCNA Cyber Ops – SECOPS 1.0
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