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Saturday, 18 August 2018

  • Finally, a geek travel router I love!

    Finally, a geek travel router I love!

    Posted on August 13, 2018 by Justin Paul | 2 Comments
    My ideal travel router I’ve been kicking around the idea of building a small travel router out of a Raspberry Pi or an Asus Tinkerboard for a while. My ideal product would be something that can connect to an upstream ISP via wired or wifi connectivity, while also having the horsepower to host a few web…
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  • Serial Consoles FTW like its 1978!

    Serial Consoles FTW like its 1978!

    Posted on August 7, 2018 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
    A little history If you’re older than me I need not explain what a serial console is, but if you are younger than me then let me give you a little background information. Back in the day, they needed a way to make computers more user-friendly. switches and punch cards were all the rage, but there…
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  • The Secret Sauce Behind zPlanner

    The Secret Sauce Behind zPlanner

    Posted on July 16, 2018 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
    zPlanner is a replication planning tool that analyzes VMware virtual machine storage patterns and helps plan for replication to the public cloud (or other disaster recovery locations). If you want to learn more about what zPlanner is, then check out the first article I wrote about it here. In the beginning Finding a place to run the…
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  • Zerto Alert – The default Microsoft SAN Policy may …

    Zerto Alert – The default Microsoft SAN Policy may …

    Posted on July 13, 2018 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
    Have you seen this SAN Policy alert? If you use Zerto to replicate Microsoft Virtual machines that have multiple hard drives you have probably seen this warning in the GUI. Typically It occurs when you are replicating data to Azure or to HyperV. Here is the link to the full Zerto Alert Description. This alert…
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  • My Ubiquiti UniFi Appliance 3.0 – now even more super!

    My Ubiquiti UniFi Appliance 3.0 – now even more super!

    Posted on July 5, 2018 by Justin Paul | 6 Comments
    Out with the old My Ubiquiti Unifi 2.0 virtual appliance has gotten quite a few downloads. So I decided to revamp it for 2018. This version is easier to use, comes with the latest UniFi server (as of this post), and can be more easily updated in the future. I also created a post on…
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  • How to Create a UniFi Server on AWS in 6 Easy Steps

    How to Create a UniFi Server on AWS in 6 Easy Steps

    Posted on June 20, 2018 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
    If you are looking for an alternative to the Ubiquiti Enterprise Unifi service, hosting your UniFi server on AWS is a great alternative. Plus it’s super easy! If you have a VMware ESXi server I have created a virtual appliance that allows you to get up and running quickly too. Don’t have VMware at home?…
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  • Easy Automation with Zerto REST APIs

    Easy Automation with Zerto REST APIs

    Posted on May 22, 2018 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
    Zerto Virtual Replication has a pretty easy to use GUI, with a few clicks you are able to do everything from restore a file to move an entire datacenter. But even a few clicks can be a real pain in a large scale operation. To get around some of this issues you may want to consider…
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  • Zerto script: Quiesced MongoDB Journal Checkpoints!

    Posted on February 13, 2018 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
    Don’t let MongoDB get amnesia, quiesce it! If you are a MongoDB user that also has Zerto Virtual Replication you can now get quiesced Zerto journal checkpoints with a script I published this week over on the Zerto Tech Alliances Github page. (BTW if you are a Zerto customer you may want to bookmark that…
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  • Zerto Tip: Change your PowerShell API credentials

    Zerto Tip: Change your PowerShell API credentials

    Posted on February 13, 2018 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
    Quick tip for a little extra security with Zerto Let me start by saying that by default unless you have your Windows firewall wide open, no one who doesn’t already have access to your Zerto server can access the PowerShell API. Zerto listens for PowerShell requests on port 9080 by default and that port is normally…
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  • Magical Internet Money – Cryptocurrency

    Magical Internet Money – Cryptocurrency

    Posted on January 26, 2018 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
    Cryptocurrency Magical Internet Money (a.k.a. Cryptocurrency or crypto) has been gaining more and more attention lately so I thought maybe I should share some of my experiences and also how to make your own magic internet money! You might be saying “why write about it now, why at all”. Well, I’ve thought the same thing…
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Easy Automation with Zerto REST APIs

Easy Automation with Zerto REST APIs

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
Zerto Virtual Replication has a pretty easy to use GUI, with a few clicks you are able to do everything from restore a file to move an entire datacenter. But even a few clicks can be a real pain in a…
Read more »

Zerto script: Quiesced MongoDB Journal Checkpoints!

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
Don’t let MongoDB get amnesia, quiesce it! If you are a MongoDB user that also has Zerto Virtual Replication you can now get quiesced Zerto journal checkpoints with a script I published this week over on the Zerto Tech Alliances…
Read more »
Zerto Tip: Change your PowerShell API credentials

Zerto Tip: Change your PowerShell API credentials

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
Quick tip for a little extra security with Zerto Let me start by saying that by default unless you have your Windows firewall wide open, no one who doesn’t already have access to your Zerto server can access the PowerShell API.…
Read more »
Magical Internet Money – Cryptocurrency

Magical Internet Money – Cryptocurrency

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
Cryptocurrency Magical Internet Money (a.k.a. Cryptocurrency or crypto) has been gaining more and more attention lately so I thought maybe I should share some of my experiences and also how to make your own magic internet money! You might be…
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How to install VMware Tools for Easy Cross-Hypervisor Migrations

How to install VMware Tools for Easy Cross-Hypervisor Migrations

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
Overview This is a companion article to the Hyper-V Integration Services Installation article I did recently. If you are looking to move a non-VMware based machine to VMware with minimal headaches then this is the article for you. These steps…
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How to install Hyper-V Integration Services for Easy Cross-Hypervisor Migrations

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
Overview I.T. organizations are constantly looking for efficiencies and cost savings in their organization. Migrating VMware VMs to Microsoft Hyper-V is one way that some organizations are looking to save money (by reducing VMware license fees). Other organizations may be…
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Azure Quotas – How to request more Cloud

Azure Quotas – How to request more Cloud

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
Everyone loves cloud! Right? But what if you run out? If you aren’t sure where you are on the “About to run out scale”, check out my article on how to check usage and limits here. But if you need…
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Nakivo – A Flexible, Cost-Effective Backup Solution

Nakivo – A Flexible, Cost-Effective Backup Solution

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
Backup for more than just VMware! There has been a lot of transition in my geek lab in the last six months. I have been exploring public cloud, I no longer have a home lab, plus my colo was completely…
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Moving my Blog to Azure and back with Zerto!

Moving my Blog to Azure and back with Zerto!

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
To Azure and Back, while also replacing hardware! First, Let’s Recap! In case you haven’t been following along, my latest personal project has been to completely eliminate my home lab and opt to have everything at one location – the…
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Checking Azure Resource Quota Limits with PowerShell

Checking Azure Resource Quota Limits with PowerShell

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
The Cloud has Limits?!?! When migrating workloads into Azure one of the first things that people run into is the limit on the amount of resources they can initially consume. We are all told that “the cloud” is limitless, but…
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