Linux SSH Key Login
Aug22

Linux SSH Key Login

Linux SSH Key KB ID 0001928 Problem Having a comms background, SSH connecting to something is a procedure I’m very familiar with. You SSH to something, it asks you for a username and password, and providing that they are correct, you’re connected. Also, because the client and server negotiate the encryption of the password, the information sent over SSH is protected from being sniffed or captured. Which is great until an...

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VMware Alternatives
Aug18

VMware Alternatives

VMware Alternatives KB ID 0001927 Problem With uncertainty surrounding VMware’s future, many IT teams are actively reassessing their virtualisation strategies. On platforms like Spiceworks and Reddit, professionals are sharing their experiences and recommendations as they explore alternatives. VMware Alternatives What the Community Is Saying Proxmox VE is gaining serious traction. One user noted: “Already upskilling in Proxmox and...

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Denial of Service & DDoS Attacks
Aug06

Denial of Service & DDoS Attacks

 DDoS KB ID 0001926 DDoS Problem If you’ve ever had a website grind to a halt or watched a critical service vanish mid-operation, chances are you’ve felt the sting of a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. In today’s hyper-connected world, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are not just a nuisance, they’re a strategic weapon used to cripple infrastructure, extort businesses, and disrupt entire economies. Having spent three...

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Cross Hypervisor Migrations Using Veeam
Jul30

Cross Hypervisor Migrations Using Veeam

Cross Hypervisor Migrations KB ID 0001925 Problem At a time where a large slice of the community is moving away from VMware, my employer finds itself with a situation where it needs to migrate TO VMware (from Openstack KVM. We need to retire this platform and the customers we have on it, we are hoping will move to our VMware/NSX based IaaS platform. In recent years we have faced challenges with potential customers who were on...

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Veeam Invalid NFS Path
Jul29

Veeam Invalid NFS Path

Invalid NFS Path KB ID 0001924 Problem When trying to setup a Veeam repository that is an NFS Share, I got the following error. After about 35 minutes of trying different combinations and back slashes and forward slashes I gave up. Solution : Invalid NFS Path I knew I’d seen this before, and annoyingly I’d not written anything down! Turns out I’m old (and blind), the answer is staring me in the face. THERE SHOULD BE...

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