Category Archives: Vurtualization

Installing Fedora 21 and ESXi 5.5 on my new Shuttle DS81

Posted on 7 March 2015 by Chris

As I previously wrote, I recently assembled a new workstation for the home lab that I will be using as both a Linux and ESXi host. I’ll be using it as an admin workstation while not traveling (Linux) and then … Continue reading →

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Repair a vCenter SQL Express Database

Posted on 27 May 2014 by Chris

The day before yesterday the power flickered at our house and because I had procrastinated installing a UPS in my home lab, my systems all powered off unexpectedly. Yesterday I went out and bought the UPS and powered everything back … Continue reading →

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Linux Desktop for VMware Administration

Posted on 23 April 2014 by Chris

I recently replaced my daughters aging Toshiba laptop with a used MacBook Pro. The MacBook Pro was much faster and she reallylikes working in OS X so it was a great fit for her needs. With the freeing up of … Continue reading →

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VSAN in the home lab

Posted on 17 April 2014 by Chris

Today I received the 3 mSATA drives I bought from eBay with some NCAA tournament winnings. I got the cheapest mSATA drives I could find which ended up being 32 GB Samsung disks for $25 each with free shipping. I … Continue reading →

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Home Lab Updated

Posted on 14 April 2014 by Chris

Since starting my new job at VMware I thought it would be a good idea to beef up my home lab a bit so I can test as much as possible at home. My lab had previously contained the following: … Continue reading →

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