Al Rasheed – A personal Blog about IT related subjects.
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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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
VeeamON 2021 for North America and EMEA is scheduled for May 25-26. Each day will begin with an Opening General Session followed by breakouts, exhibits, and live expert sessions. For more information including times for each please click here. Additionally you will find information about the EMEA and APAC events. VeeamON2021 To register, please go... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
Over the weekend, I decided to stand up a Windows DC (Domain Controller), install Veeam Backup & Replication (GA build 11.0.0.837) and test the concept of creating a new Physical Protection Infrastructure group in the v11 console. Windows Domain Controller: Windows 10 client: Veeam Backup & Replication (GA build 11.0.0.837) was used for this... Continue Reading →
Thank you Veeam, the Veeam Vanguard program and fellow 2021 Veeam Vanguards for allowing me to be a part of your community for the third year in row. If you're interested in learning more about the Veeam Vanguard Program, please click on each of the links below: Veeam Vanguard Program Overview (recorded at VMworld 2019... Continue Reading →
The Synology DS920+ package arrived in two separate boxes but in one delivery. Each of the boxes was packaged and sealed properly without any damage to report. The DS920+ includes a power adapter, power card, two ethernet cables, a bag of screws, two keys (used to lock the drives in the respective bays), and a... Continue Reading →
This demo is cool! Like SUPER cool! Melissa Palmer and Kirsten Stoner demoed Veeam ONE including an exclusive look into version 11. Will Monitoring be covered? YES! Will Intelligent Diagnostics be covered? YES! Is documentation included? YES! So you're probably asking yourself, another monitoring tool? Why is Veeam ONE any different from the others in... Continue Reading →
Veeam kicked off day two of Tech Field Day 22 and although I was not able to attend any of the sessions live, the feedback I've received from those that attended the sessions has been tremendous and positive. This includes Max Mortillaro (a trusted and well respected IT Industry Analyst) tweeted "The Veeam team is... Continue Reading →
Al Rasheed - A personal Blog about IT related subjects. 