With so many tools available in the "admin toolbox", overlooking the best tool for the job is easy, especially when it comes to restoring data. We all need to keep in mind that the process or tool used "because we've always done it this way" may not be the best one, especially when you have … Continue reading Knowing Your Veeam Restoration Toolbox
Category: DATA CENTER
An Introduction to AWS Security Hub
Just a link to a post I wrote about AWS Security Hub on the World Wide Technology digital platform...go check it out! An Introduction to AWS Security Hub
Quick Hit – View Composer Install Exits with Code 1603
Recently I was tasked with migrating View Composer from one VM to another. Typically, this is a fairly straightforward task, but on this day the installation of View Composer on the new server failed/rolled back almost as soon as I clicked the Install button. When doing a quick Event Viewer search, I saw an event … Continue reading Quick Hit – View Composer Install Exits with Code 1603
Thinking About Veeam Cloud Tier
For the last few weeks, I’ve been helping a customer migrate from one datacenter to another. The new datacenter contains a shiny new vBlock and as part of the deal, a Data Domain (DD) 6300 with 73TB of available capacity was installed to serve as a Veeam backup repository. This is a nice bonus as … Continue reading Thinking About Veeam Cloud Tier
“The network guy, the network guy wants to manage firewalls all day.”…An Introduction to NRE Labs
While attending a training class last week, I mused aloud, "Who wants to manage firewalls all day?" Though I wasn't necessarily wanting or expecting an answer, I heard one of the instructors say, "The network guy...the network guy wants to manage firewalls all day." I wanted to object, I really did but the instructor was … Continue reading “The network guy, the network guy wants to manage firewalls all day.”…An Introduction to NRE Labs
Syslog configuration from esxcli
So I install a lot of ESX on Cisco UCS booting off of internal SD cards and as you may know in the world of vSphere; SD cards, USB drives and boot from ISCSI LUNs are all considered non-persistent storage. So it's always been common practice to create a log directory on a shared datastore and … Continue reading Syslog configuration from esxcli
Tech Field Day Extra with Liqid and Kemp
I attended Dell Tech World 2019 earlier in the month, and was very excited when I found out that the Tech Field Day crew would be there as well for a Dell Tech World version of TFD Extra. While TFDx was planned for later in the week, I also learned that many of the delegates … Continue reading Tech Field Day Extra with Liqid and Kemp
Mist in the Machine
Much to my great joy, the X-Files is currently available on Amazon Prime and so to unwind a bit and relax, I'll periodically watch an episode, sometimes 2, after the young kids go to bed. The seventh episode of the first season is entitled, "Ghost in the Machine" and in this episode, a revolutionary computer … Continue reading Mist in the Machine
AWS Customer Questions – How do I Restore a VPC to Another Region?
Hello everyone! My name is David and I haven't posted in like 6 weeks. Helping a customer recover from ransomware can be a consuming and exhausting task. Additionally, I was fortunate to be selected as a delegate for Cloud Field Day 5 in Silicon Valley a couple weeks ago and it too can be a … Continue reading AWS Customer Questions – How do I Restore a VPC to Another Region?
Veeam Extract – Restoring Data When All Hope Is Lost
If you find yourself fighting to restore business operations after a ransomware attack, you may get discouraged and begin to wonder if anything will go your way if you try to restore from backups and see a "Storage version is not supported for read-only access" error. Now, me personally, I'm an experienced consultant...like an IT … Continue reading Veeam Extract – Restoring Data When All Hope Is Lost