Microsoft dropped the first cumulative update for Windows 11 version 26H1 on February 10, 2026, via KB5077179, bringing the ...

Microsoft dropped the first cumulative update for Windows 11 version 26H1 on February 10, 2026, via KB5077179, bringing the OS build to 28000.1575. This version is quite unique—it’s not a broad ...

Managing virtualization, servers, storage, and backups can be a real headache with scattered tools and endless dashboards.

If you’ve been following my blog over the years, you know I’ve spent countless hours breaking down virtualization platforms. I invested a lot of time into VMware because it was the best virtualization ...

How to mount your VMDK hard disks easily? Vmware is using VMDK format for virtual disks. You might do not know that you can mount virtual disks (.VMDK) file directly to your windows explorer interface ...

Several folks asked me recently What is VMware Platform Service Controller. I've published few guides on VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA), the migration of vCenter to VCSA or in-place migration ...

Some basic CLI commands for configuring the network, vSwitches and portgroups from command line.. This is not an exhausted list of commands, just few of them. While working through putty session you ...

Today, we'll have a look at a StarWind Virtual Backup Appliance (VBA) Free, a great tool from StarWind that brings enterprise-grade backup storage capabilities with immutability, to your home lab, ...

Monitoring of heterogenous environments has always been difficult, or at least before XorMon. Check XorMon, which is a cutting-edge tool designed to provide comprehensive monitoring solutions for ...

VMware vFlash Read Cache was introduced in vSphere 5.5 and continue to be present in vSphere 6.x. It allows to leverage local SSD in each host as a cache. Note that no extra VIBs need to be installed ...

VMware has released recently their latest security patches for ESXi hypervisor. So ESXi 8.0 and ESXi 9.0 (don't know why they call it ESX now) needs to be patched. Whether you're using vSphere 8 with ...