Converting a Hyper-V vhdx for use with KVM or Proxmox VE
We show how you can convert a Hyper-V vhdx for use with KVM virtualization including the popular Proxmox VE virtualization solution The post Converting a Hyper-V vhdx for use with KVM or Proxmox VE...
View ArticleAMD Ryzen with VMware ESXi a Pink Screen of Death
Want to use AMD Ryzen with VMware ESXi 6.5 to make a low cost and powerful VMware virtualization system? We tried it and had unfortunate results The post AMD Ryzen with VMware ESXi a Pink Screen of...
View ArticleCritical VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2017-0004.3
A critical VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2017-0004.3 is out for a vulnerability allowing remote code execution and complete system compromise. Get patching! The post Critical VMware Security Advisory...
View ArticleProxmox VE 5.0 Beta Released – Major Changes!
The new Proxmox VE 5.0 Beta has been released and there are major changes to the underpinnings including an update to Debian Stretch and Ceph Luminous The post Proxmox VE 5.0 Beta Released – Major...
View ArticleAMD Ryzen “Working” With VMware ESXi 6.5
We show how you can get an AMD Ryzen system to install VMware ESXi 6.5 so that you can try running VMware on Zen. We do not recommend this configuration The post AMD Ryzen “Working” With VMware ESXi...
View ArticleCreate the Ultimate Virtualization and Container Setup (KVM, LXC, Docker)...
We have the guide to creating the ultimate virtualization and container setup, with management GUIs, using Proxmox VE 5.0, Docker and Portainer The post Create the Ultimate Virtualization and Container...
View ArticleProxmox VE 5.0 Released
Proxmox VE 5.0 has been released with upgrades to the underlying Debian (Stretch), Ceph (Luminous 12.1) and other technologies The post Proxmox VE 5.0 Released appeared first on ServeTheHome.
View ArticleVMware Cloud on AWS Initial Availability
At VMworld 2017 VMware Cloud on AWS initial availability has finally been announced in US West (Oregon) after being a technology preview for almost a year The post VMware Cloud on AWS Initial...
View ArticleIntel Xeon D-2100 with VMware ESXi and Ubuntu 16.04 on Supermicro X11SDV
We test VMware ESXi 6.5u1 and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS with the new Intel Xeon D-2100 series of embedded chips using a Supermicro X11SDV platform The post Intel Xeon D-2100 with VMware ESXi and Ubuntu 16.04 on...
View ArticleFixing the Proxmox VE Cannot Import rpool ZFS Boot Issue
We show how you can easily fix the Proxmox VE cannot import rpool no such pool available ZFS boot issue so you can use mirrored SSDs in a ZFS pool for boot The post Fixing the Proxmox VE Cannot Import...
View ArticleProxmox VE 5 Initial Installation Checklist
We share our tips for quickly getting a Proxmox VE 5 installation online with our initial installation checklist. Keep this guide handy to make Proxmox VE 5.x deployments a breeze. The post Proxmox VE...
View ArticleDirectly Download an ISO to Proxmox VE for VM Creation
We take one from the STH mailbag and show you how to download an ISO directly to Proxmox VE so that the ISO will show up at the VM creation drop down menu. The post Directly Download an ISO to Proxmox...
View ArticleVMware vSphere 6.7 and vSAN 6.7 Released New Features and CPU Support
We have a summary of key changes for VMware vSphere 6.7 the newest release. Both VMware vSphere and vSAN 6.7 have new capabilities but also drop support for a few generations of hardware and add...
View ArticleProxmox VE 5.2 Released with cloud-init and LE certificates
Proxmox VE 5.2 is now out based on Debian 9.4 and an upgraded 4.15 Linux kernel. For a dot release, it has great features like GUI cluster creation and joining, ACME Let's Encrypt certificate...
View ArticleProxmox VE 5.2 and AMD EPYC it Works Great
We put Proxmox VE 5.2 on a number of AMD EPYC test systems to see how the latest version of the open source virtualization and storage framework performs. The post Proxmox VE 5.2 and AMD EPYC it Works...
View ArticleAmazon Relational Database Service on VMware
At VMworld 2018, Amazon Relational Database Service on VMware was announced which will allow VMware customers to use RDS services on-premise or in the AWS cloud. The post Amazon Relational Database...
View ArticleVMware ESXi 64-bit Arm Support Announced
VMware ESXi 64-bit Arm support announced to help VMware customers manage edge deployments of virtualized workloads on non-x86 infrastructure The post VMware ESXi 64-bit Arm Support Announced appeared...
View ArticleOVH Cloud Pushes for US Penetration
We had the opportunity to sit down with the OVH team at VMworld 2018 and learned about their plans for US expansion and why they think they have a competitive advantage The post OVH Cloud Pushes for US...
View ArticleNew NVIDIA Quadro vDWS Up to 4 GPU VMs and vGPU Live Migration
At GTC Europe 2018, NVIDIA Quadro vDWS and GRID received some major new features. We highlight the big changes coming to the NVIDIA vGPU products The post New NVIDIA Quadro vDWS Up to 4 GPU VMs and...
View ArticleProxmox VE 5.3 Released CephFS Integration and Storage GUI
Proxmox VE 5.3 is out with some major new features. CephFS now has integration with Proxmox VE hyper-converged clusters. There is a new storage GUI for creating and adding ZFS to the cluster. PCIe...
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