How to visualize Zerto metrics using Grafana
Monitoring Zerto with Open source tools like Grafana and Prometheus
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Configuring ZVM Appliance Multi-Factor Authentication
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Converting REST API Scripts for ZVM Appliance
This post will help you when converting REST API scripts for Windows ZVM for use with ZVM appliances. Spoiler alert – every script that uses the Windows ZVM REST API will need (some) modifications before it will work with the ZVM Appliance. What has changed? The ZVM Appliance, which is replacing the Windows-based ZVM, is… -
Introducing the Linux Zerto Virtual Manager
With the release of Zerto 9.5u1 comes something pretty exciting for Zerto customers. It’s been something that customers have been asking for – for a long time. Zerto Virtual Manager Linux Appliance or Linux ZVM for short. It’s been a huge project which started before I rejoined Zerto, but the first version is finally here!… -
I’m back at Zerto (now HPE) in a new role!
It’s hard to believe that it has taken me over 6 months to sit down and write this post. Late last year I decided that Nasuni wasn’t for me, it wasn’t the people (Jeff, Paul, and Will, you guys are the best), it just wasn’t the perfect role for me; at the same time, I… -
MayaData launches Kubera Propel and Kubera Chaos
Palo Alto, CA – November 16th MayaData, a leading developer of open-source software for using Kubernetes as a data layer, announces the commercial availability of Kubera Propel and Kubera Chaos. Kubera Propel is based on the most popular open-source Container Attached Storage project, OpenEBS, which MayaData started and continues to lead. Kubera Chaos is based… -
Harbor: How to Deploy a Private Container Registry
What a container registry does Even a single docker host machine has to get its images from somewhere. That somewhere is a container registry. A container registry is typically a public server that allows multiple people to share these images. Container images are sort of like a zip file with everything a particular application (or… -
How to use a Cloudflare API Token for LetsEncrypt Validation on Ubuntu 20.04
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How to: Azure Custom DNS, Private Endpoints, and Zerto
Disclaimer PRIVATE ENDPOINTS REQUIRE GPV2 STORAGE ACCOUNTS. ZERTO IS A HIGH IO REPLICATION ENGINE AND GPV2 STORAGE ACCOUNTS HAVE AN EXPONENTIALLY HIGHER IO COST. (GPV1 = $.0004 per 10,000 READ OR WRITE IO, GPV2 = $.004 per 10,000 READ IO and $.05 per 10,000 WRITE IO). REPLICATING TO A GPV2 STORAGE ACCOUNT WITH ZERTO WILL… -
The Ultimate Nerd Raspberry Pi Cluster case version 2.0!
How do you make the Ultimate Nerd Raspberry Pi cluster case better!?! I wrote this article sometime in late 2019 or early 2020… apparently I forgot to click publish. Woops! So basically this post is about how I made my Pi cluster even better! One way is to make it twice as big! If you…
EMC VNXe 3200; new firmware enables up to 150 drives
On Thursday EMC quietly released a firmware update for the VNXe3200 which allows the system to recognize up to 150 drives. The version number is 3.0.1.3513260 and again it was released July 31, 2014. Before this release the VNXe 3200 was…
Cisco UCS Mini Bundles
So I was doing some BOM’s for a customer project today and thought I’d share more information on what UCS Mini bundles are out there right now. As well as what your options are to add to those bundles. Starter…
UCS Mini: SMB Design Architecture
Update: In an attempt to get this post up quickly, I totally missed that I had the UCS chassis connected to the Nexus switches incorrectly, so I updated the design with the proper wiring as well as switched the stencil…
Introducing the Cisco UCS Mini
If you have been considering Cisco UCS blades for your upcoming server refresh, but know that you won’t ever need more than a single chassis of blades… then go grab some coffee or a red bull and read on! The…
50% Off Devolution Remote Desktop Manager
So apparently today is Sysadmin day? Well in honor of that Devolutions is offering a 50% off deal on their Remote Desktop Manager Product. So if you remember my review post about their product and you thought about getting a…
Veeam V7 Patch 4 – adds support for VSAN and SQL 2014
Just a heads up that Patch 4 for Veeam V7 was released the other day. Looks like it includes a bunch of patches and even a few new features too. New features include: VMware Virtual SAN (VSAN) support: Added full…
Stats Logging on an EMC VNX SAN
From time to time I get asked how to turn on the statistics logging functions on a VNX array so that a customer can see what is going on inside of the box. To go along with that same request…
Excited about Veeam V8 yet? If you’re a Data Domain customer you should be!
Well before you get too excited let me start by saying, I don’t have any screenshots or cool hands on stuff (yet!). But with that said I am pretty excited about the upcoming release and some of the cool new stuff…
Cisco grabs #1 spot on Blade Server list
I was introduced to Cisco servers with their C200 M1 box pretty shortly after it came out… Speaking of which March 16, 2009 is the day Cisco announced the UCS platform. So I’m sure it was sometime late 2009 that we…
Zerto 3.5 with Offsite Backup Feature goes GA
It’s been pretty well-known that Zerto had plans to implement an Offsite backup feature into their Replication/DR product. And well the day has come to announce that it, along with Zerto 3.5 is now ready for you to install. So…