Configuration Category

How to Clone Virtual Machines on ESXi Hosts: 5 Methods

March 13, 2024
Virtualization allows for more efficient workflows and resource utilization thanks to features like VM templates or VM cloning, which allows...

How to Configure VMware Log Location on ESXi

March 1, 2024
VMware ESXi is a hypervisor that similarly, to other operating systems and software products, writes log files. We have covered the most use...

VMware Log Analysis for Troubleshooting

February 19, 2024
VMware server software products provide log files that record data about events of each software component with timestamps. VMware logs can...

How to Set Up VMware ESXi Lab – A Complete Guide

February 15, 2024
VMware is one of the best virtualization platforms in the world, popular among IT specialists for its ability to provide high-speed operatio...

6 Ways to Move a VMware VM from One EXSi Host to Another

February 6, 2024
When you have more than one ESXi host in your environment, you may need to migrate virtual machines from one host to another. The reason can...

How to Fix VMware vCenter Installation Issues

January 24, 2024
Installing vCenter Server is essential for any VMware virtual environment with multiple ESXi hosts for centralized management. A VMware home...

How to Convert OVA/OVF Files to Hyper-V VM

December 12, 2023
Microsoft’s Hyper-V is a native hypervisor for Windows, that is you can use it to run virtual machines (VMs) with different guest operating...

Setting the Number of VMware CPU Cores Per Socket: Best Practices

December 8, 2023
When configuring processor settings for a new virtual machine, there are several key concepts to understand: how to calculate the number of...

How to Mount Amazon S3 as a Drive for Cloud File Sharing

December 6, 2023
In Amazon S3, data is stored in “buckets”, the basic unit of data storage. You can configure permissions for users to access the buckets via...

How Hyper-V High Availability Works

December 4, 2023
Today’s organizations need to ensure the 24/7 availability of their services. If an organization experiences downtime, the consequences are...

Setting Up Backup Retention Policy in NAKIVO Backup & Replication

November 7, 2023
Today’s backup solutions allow you to automate backup creating schedules and configuring retention settings. You can configure a backup sche...

How to Set Up Network File Sharing in Windows

October 11, 2023
When having more than one computer in a local area network (LAN), you may need to make files stored on one computer accessible on another co...

How to Configure an ESXi vMotion Network

September 22, 2023
The vMotion feature in VMware vSphere enables the live migration of running virtual machines over the network between ESXi hosts without any...

Configuring ESXi Storage Networks in vSphere

September 22, 2023
ESXi hosts support storage connected via the network, such as NAS and SAN, as well as directly attached storage devices. Network-based stora...

Initial VMware ESXi Host Configuration

August 28, 2023
The initial ESXi configuration after installation is an important step in making sure the host is functional, that is ready to serve as a st...

How to Run macOS on VMware ESXi

July 5, 2023
VMware vSphere is a leading hardware virtualization platform that allows you to run virtual machines with various operating systems, includi...

Configuring ESXi VM Networks

June 1, 2023
In the previous posts, we took a look at setting up VMkernel networks, including storage and vMotion. Now, we discuss configuring ESXi netwo...

Configuring a VMware ESXi Cluster

June 1, 2023
In a VMware ESXi cluster configuration, multiple ESXi hosts provide the compute, memory, and network resources to the cluster environment as...

How to Configure a vSphere SSO Domain in vCenter

June 1, 2023
A key part of vSphere infrastructure administration is being able to assign roles and permissions for vSphere resources. Managing logins and...

How to Use VirtualBox: Quick Overview

June 1, 2023
When using a traditional you need to install the operating system on a physical machine for evaluating software that cannot be installed on...