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Deploy a Cisco UCS system – Part 1 – from scratch for VMware ESXi

Part 1 – Setting up Fabric Interconnect, and UCS Manager settings Part 2 – Configuring Connectivity & Setting up the policies and Service Profiles Part 3 – Deploying ESXi via KVM onto FlashFlex (SDCard) Part 4 – Upgrading the Firmware First off, huge thanks to the following posts by Rene Van Den Bedem and his Cisco UCS … Continue reading Deploy a Cisco UCS system – Part 1 – from scratch for VMware ESXi

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Veeam Endpoint – Connect to a Backup Repository

I am going to quickly detail how to connect Veeam Endpoint to an existing Veeam Backup and Replication Server to use a backup repository. Covered is; Pre-Reqs Setup the permissions on your Backup Repository Setting up the Backup Job Integration into Veeam Backup and Replication Server GUI Troubleshooting Resources Pre-Reqs First off, you need; Veeam … Continue reading Veeam Endpoint – Connect to a Backup Repository

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DCPromo Fails – The directory service is missing mandatory configuration information

On a Server 2008 R2 machine, I had an issue demoting from being a Domain Controller, after moving the FSMO roles onto a new machine. This was after a second domain controller died. I am not sure of the previous history of where the FSMO roles were for this client. Two new DC’s were created … Continue reading DCPromo Fails – The directory service is missing mandatory configuration information

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How to produce good documentation – Part 4 – Diagraming a network

Part 1 – The foundation of any IT infrastructure Part 2 – Rack and Server Diagrams Part 3 – Network IP’s & Interfaces Part 4 – Diagraming a network Part 5 – Diagraming your (Veeam) Backups So in my last post, I looked at how to record the logical information about your IP addresses and switchport … Continue reading How to produce good documentation – Part 4 – Diagraming a network