Veeam, Smart home and everything tech
Some Background Pi-Hole acts as a DNS sinkhole and is a great solution for blocking any unwanted content such as ads within your network. Some might argue that this can be achieved using browser plugins however this is application specific and only applies to network traffic within the browser and isn't supported across all devices.... Continue Reading →
I thought I'd quickly cover a change that has been made in version 7 of the Veeam Service Provider Console specifically involving the Company ID field used in version 6. I wouldn't normally dedicate a post to something so seemingly minor however this field is popular amongst service providers for linking with other business systems... Continue Reading →
V12 has been a hot topic in the Veeam community for quite a while now and today is the day it goes GA. V12 has so many great new features available that upgrading will no doubt be at the top of everyone's to do list. The upgrade path is actually possible from all the way... Continue Reading →
If you have been following my previous posts you'll know I've recently built a home lab environment with an Intel NUC running ESXi. I briefly mentioned in one of those posts that I have a few physical systems that I've been looking to virtualise since I now have a bunch of storage and compute available.... Continue Reading →
Now that the hardware part of the build is complete you would think at this point the next logical step is to start deploying some workloads. However having worked in the disaster recovery industry for many years, my subconscious defaults straight to backups. I think it is engrained into me by this point. You might... Continue Reading →
It's been a few weeks since I finished deploying the NUC and with Christmas right around the corner, setting up the NAS had to be pushed out a bit. Now Christmas is over, we're entered that period where things quieten down as everyone recovers from eating and drinking too much! A perfect time to get... Continue Reading →
NUCs are great little things. All the features of a modern day server (albeit less room for expansion) within a 5 x 5" footprint. Because it's so small, I don't have to find a dedicated place in the house (likely the garage!) to house this unit and what's more, it only uses around 50-70W of... Continue Reading →
Over the past 10+ years, I've been running a custom built PC at home which I must say has served me well. Although it still runs, it's old hardware and getting ready for retirement. For a while now I've been wanting to built my own home lab partly to consolidate and virtualise my hardware but... Continue Reading →
Some Background Since Veeam Backup & Replication version 10 we have been able to make use of Fast Clone, a technology which allows the referencing of existing data blocks on volumes instead of copying data blocks between files. Synthetic backups for example benefit massively from fast clone resulting in space savings on the backup repository... Continue Reading →
During the pandemic, lockdown took away the one thing that gave me the ability to function in a morning - coffee! For what seemed the longest time, cafes were closed and it was practically impossible to get a takeaway coffee anywhere. No longer could I be without a flat white so I decided to buy... Continue Reading →
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