Modifying Backup Settings for a Backup Job in Veeam Backup and Replication

I recently converted my physical hosts (three laptops) at home into virtual machines. I understood the benefits at the time but didn't consider other areas that may be affected by the change. However, this is a good thing! Why you ask? It's because this will serve as a learning opportunity but it will also allow...

Creating A Zerto Virtual Protection Group

The purpose of this blog post is to provide the guidance and the steps needed to create a Virtual Protection Group (VPG) in Zerto. The purpose of a VPG is to protect virtual machines (VMs) and additional VMs can be added to a VPG at any time. Log into the Zerto Manager Web Client with...

How to Install Zerto’s Virtual Replication Package (v8.5U3P1) for VMware

The purpose of this blog post is to provide the guidance and the steps needed to install Zerto’s Virtual Replication Package (v8.5U3P1) for VMware. This application can be found and downloaded from the Zerto site. Please keep in mind you will need a Zerto account (free) to access this software. Double click the installer and...

How to Add VMware vSphere Servers to Veeam Backup and Replication

The purpose of this blog post is to provide the guidance and the steps needed to add a VMware vSphere server to Veeam Backup and Replication. For the purpose of this demo, I am currently using v11 of Veeam Backup and Replication (VBR). Once VBR has been successfully launched, please select the Backup Infrastructure view...

How to Recover a VMware Virtual Machine (VM) with a Synology DS920+

The purpose of this blog post is to provide the guidance and the steps needed to recover a VMware Virtual Machine (VM) using Active Backup for Business on my Synology DS920+. This VM is currently found on a physical server (Dell PowerEdge R720). To demonstrate the recovery process, the VM was previously deleted from vSphere. As you can see from...

How to Backup a VMware Virtual Machine (VM) with a Synology DS920+

The purpose of this blog post is to provide the guidance and the steps needed to backup a VMware Virtual Machine (VM) using Active Backup for Business on my Synology DS920+. This VM is currently found on a physical server (Dell PowerEdge R720). The Active for Business software can be installed from the Synology Package...

Synology DS920+ (Installing NVMe Drives)

The purpose of this blog post (the fifth in my Synology series) is to provide the guidance and the steps needed to install two Synology SNV3400-800G NVMe drives for the Synology DS920+. - I powered OFF the Synology DS920+ and removed the covers from the bottom of the unit. Next, I installed the two Synology SNV3400-800G NVMe...

Setting Up a Nested ESXi Environment with VMware Workstation Pro

One of the many advantages of the vExpert program includes 365-day evaluation licenses for most products for home lab/cloud providers and for more information about the program, please review this blog post. In my current home lab environment, I use older laptops that meet the minimum requirements which allow me to install, configure and test...

Creating a Backup Repository in Veeam Backup & Replication v11

Following up to my previous blog post, I decided to now focus on creating a Backup Repository in Veeam Backup & Replication (v11) using my Synology DS920+. If you're interested in learning more about this unit, I touched on the hardware in this post and if you'd like to learn more about the initial setup...

Synology DS920+ (Initial Setup)

The purpose of this blog post (the second in my Synology series) is to provide the guidance and the steps needed to go through the initial setup process for the Synology DS920+. Once the hardware has been installed in the NAS, please follow the steps below to proceed: Before turning the unit on, it is...