With the ESXi stick inserted, boot virtualization host. Make sure BIOS can boot from the USB device. This is the screen that will appear with a successful boot. Press <F2> to enter management screens.

Microsoft, among others, offers a product that addresses this need: Virtual Server 2005 R2 Standard Edition. In this Recipe, I'll discuss the ins and outs of server virtualization, and explain how to ...

Ansible is just the automation engine on its own, so it needs instructions detailing all the processes I wish to automate.

System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) started off as a solution you could use to manage all of your VMs across multiple hosts through a single pane. Over time, however, VMM has evolved into much ...

In the internet age we live in now, we face challenges in internet security and privacy. There are hackers and other malicious elements everywhere we turn on the internet. People who are intent on ...

One of the cooler announcements from Microsoft this year was the release of Windows Server 2008 SP1, which included several enhanced features for key components. One in particular that I am excited ...

This how-to shows how to use free Ansible software to automate configuration of Cisco routers and links to other Ansible modules that apply to other vendors' gear and support other functionality ...

The Host Guardian Service is a security feature that checks if the host can run highly protected virtual machines. It manages the keys used to start up shielded VMs, which are VMs that provide ...

First introduced in Windows Server 2012 as an easy-to-configure, virtualization-based disaster recovery (DR) solution, Hyper-V Replica is now an integral part of DR in many businesses, small and large ...

With one new product released, and one about to be, server virtualization is becoming a reality in the low-end server space. How can virtual servers help you? While the benefits of virtual machines on ...

Configure the iSCSI initiator in Windows Server Core or Hyper-V Server Your email has been sent Provisioning storage to the Windows Server Core can be a challenge. Rick Vanover describes how to ...

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