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Stats Logging on an EMC VNX SAN

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Justin Paul | 11 Comments

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!

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Justin Paul | 1 Comment

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

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments

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

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments

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…

Power 101 for the IT Guy

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Justin Paul | 21 Comments

Power… it is the only thing that you will find more prevalent in a datacenter than racks, yet many times when discussing upgrades and new installations it’s the part that no one ever mentions. I assume this is for one of a few reasons:…

Upgrading unified VNX freezes; leaves Unisphere broken

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Justin Paul | 7 Comments

Last week I was upgrading a VNX5300 unified to FLARE 32, since FLARE 31 will be end of support soon, and ran into some issues. This is the first time I had ever had this happen to me, but apparently…

Justifying the Cost of Virtual Desktops: Take 2

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Justin Paul | 4 Comments

Two years ago I did a post on how was I trying to justify VDI for a customer who was refreshing 40 desktops. In the end I don’t know what happened with that sale as I changed jobs about a…

Join me, Zerto, and Lumenate for show and tell (and food)!

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments

Later this month I will be presenting at two events, the first is March 18th from 3-6pm in Cincinnati Ohio. We will all meet at the Firehouse Grill for a little vendor kool-aid party and some food and drinks! Of…

Some good Disaster Recovery Planning Templates

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments

Over the weekend I was doing some research and found some pretty cool documents / templates on the subject of disaster recovery planning. One thing I have found is that many companies don’t really have a formal DR plan, sure…

How to Seed VMDK’s for Zerto Replication

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Justin Paul | 7 Comments

Update: I have posted a newer article describing how to do preseeding in Zerto Virtual Replication 4.5. Check it out here http://www.jpaul.me/2016/05/zerto-preseeding-howto-4-5u1/ In January I talked about how to use SilverPeak WAN acceleration to boost Zerto Replication so that you could…

My Zerto Docs MCP Server: Ask Claude (or Copilot, or Cursor) Real Questions

Introducing Webhook Server: Windows-Native Webhooks for Zerto (and Anything Else)

Troubleshooting Keycloak Authentication

DIY Precision Agriculture: Fertilizer Monitor with Raspberry Pi Pico Part 2

DIY Precision Agriculture: Fertilizer Monitor with Raspberry Pi Pico Part 1

Automated Rotation of Keycloak LDAP Federation Password for Zerto

A Water Heater Breakdown Was the Best Thing for My Utility Bills!

DIY Stratum 1 NTP Server: Secure Time Sync with Raspberry Pi Under $200

Harnessing Zerto 10 API Enhancements for Superior Disaster Recovery

Converting REST API Scripts for ZVM Appliance v2