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TinkerTry's Xeon D-1540 fueled ESXi 6.0 home lab build begins LIVE!
Updates to this article below, including pictures, lots of pictures! Here's an archive of the event here, then click Q&A. Back in April 2015, you witnessed my enthusiasm over this new affordable...
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Supermicro SuperServer 5028D-TN4T first impressions
Since last night's live-streamed unboxing and power-up-ing, I've since spent a bit of quality time off camera with this little beast, installing and configuring and testing ESXi 6.0. While fresh in my...
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TinkerTry's .htaccess file for no www, no trailing slashes, and all https
I make no claims to be an expert in .htaccess syntax. Back on March 22, 2015, I quietly: changed from http to https (and dropped the www and trailing slashes) changed from WordPress CMS to Kirby...
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Supermicro SuperServer 5028D-TN4T accessories and aspirations
Updates to this article below in the Third Party Accessories section. JUN 30 2015 Update - New "deep dive inside" 38 minute video now available. The Supermicro SuperServer 5028D-TN4T motherboard and...
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Intel 10GbE X552/X557-AT 10GBASE-T support in ESXi 6.0?
10GbE interfaces circled I don't yet know if or when X552/X557 10GbE NIC support will arrive, but I did contact Supermicro recently, as did others apparently (see below). Yesterday, they promised me...
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Installing Windows on the Supermicro SuperServer 5028D-TN4T
Normally, you'd put a server OS on such a little beast. But you don't have to. In this video, I'll demonstrate what's needed right after you finish up a default install of Windows 10. It's highly...
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Supermicro SuperServer 5028D-TN4T Photo Gallery
Supermicro SuperServer 5028D-TN4T Picture at right courtesy of Supermicro Authorized Reseller Wiredzone. Perhaps you're "just looking." Well then, you've found the right page. The case, the...
View ArticleDeep dive inside video of the Supermicro SuperServer 5028D-TN4T including...
I'm pleased to announce a new video that takes you all around and inside this mini-tower server, with some constructive advice. During the course of this comprehensive look at the physical design, I...
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NAKIVO Backup & Replication 5.7 fully supports vSphere 6, VSAN, and VVol, an...
If you have: an industry certification (list above) an interest in a free way to automatically back up your home-lab VMs, using an easy-to-configure vSphere 6.0 appliance that takes well under 10...
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Easier way - Enabling EVC on a cluster when vCenter Server is running in a...
Let's say you add a second host (server) to your home lab. It has a newer CPU that's different enough that you're prevented from performing a vMotion. Specifically, when you try to vMotion vCenter...
View ArticleHow to safely patch your vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 (vCSA)
Great news, this article has already been written, it's good to go as-is! How to Update or Patch the vCenter 6 Appliance JUL 07 2015 by Simon Davies at Everything-Virtual How do I know? Because I...
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Virtualization Technology User Group Summer Slam 2015 - learning, lobster,...
Hey all, for my third straight year, I'm headed up to Maine for the VTUG Summer Slam! Hope to see some of you there. Come on back and re-visit this page for stories from the event, along with some...
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What fits in any home virtualization lab, has 8 Xeon cores, 8 drives, 128GB...
Imagine an efficient little server that can double as a workstation. I don't mean one or the other like that dual-boot nonsense. I mean both. A whole hog VMware vSphere 6.0 Datacenter, along with a...
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My ecobee3 HomeKit WiFi thermostat with remote motion/temperature sensors...
Updates to this article below. If you have multiple members of your household that are home at various times of the day, then you likely have some familiarity with inevitable temperature preference...
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VMworld 2015 Schedule Builder is now available, featuring my first VMworld...
Log in to the Schedule Builder here! For those of you attending VMworld 2015 San Francisco, as of July 21st, you can now pre-register for the sessions you plan to attend. Now that I've been asked to...
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VMworld 2015, hands-off labs? All hands-on labs completely full in under 23...
Log in to the Schedule Builder here! For those of you attending VMworld 2015 San Francisco, as of July 21st, you can now pre-register for the sessions you plan to attend. Well, some of the talks and...
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How to locate your triple monitor 4K PC 20 feet away for less noise and more joy
So, you found yourself a modern PC with 4K outputs, such as this little Supermicro Superserver / Workstation hybrid. Let's say you have 1 mDP (Mini DisplayPort) output, along with 2 full-size HDMI...
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How to configure vCSA timeout settings so your vSphere Web Client doesn't log...
Don't like it when your vSphere Web Client logs itself off after 2 hours? For your lab, you may want to adjust this time-out duration. Just edit a text file called webclient.properties that's already...
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How to create a Windows 10 (Build 10240) bootable USB drive by making your...
This draft article is intended for an IT Professional audience that already has an upgraded Windows 10 Preview Build 10240 (Pro), and knows their way around a BIOS boot order menu and the...
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My experience with the Samsung 850 EVO 2TB SSD, and how it fits into my...
Wow. 2TB SSDs. They're here at last! Samsung is first out of the chute, delivering their 850 EVO 2TB SSD models to consumers now, and the 850 PRO 2TB variant coming in early August. There is a...
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