I’ve been playing with IPv6 around the lab recently, doing a bit of OCD IPv4 style subnetting except with, ya know, stupidly long addresses. Off I’d went to the GUI to configure static addressing as
Read moreCategory: Microsoft Windows
Deploy Additional Embedded vCSAs with CLI Installer
I’ve been toying with automated and scripted deployments of vCSAs and ESXi recently so thought I’d do a quick run through deploying an additional embedded vCSA in Enhanced Linked Mode via CLI. This topology is
Read moreDeploy VMware vCSA with CLI Installer
The whole point of a homelab is having an environment that’s detached from production and can be broken without consequence. Recently though, my homelab has become a bit more prod/DC/darling, why is the internet not
Read moreFixing “The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed.”
Top tip when using Active Directory: always keep the credentials for a local administrator in a password manager somewhere disconnected from your main environment. When the day comes (and it will come) that you’re greeted
Read moreDeploy OVAs to vCenter with VMware OVF Tool
Try to deploy an OVA in vCenter 6.5 and you’ll likely see the following helpful little number- After some mucking about, I found a supported solution- VMware OVF Tool.
Read moreHow to Fix Windows Error: ‘Selected port cannot be deleted…’
Whilst mapping network printers today I came across an issue where printers had previously been mapped to the machine and print ports were being duplicated. Normally to delete ports you could follow these steps: Go
Read more