Windows Create NFS Share
May30

Windows Create NFS Share

Windows Create NFS Share KB ID 0001869 Problem It has been a while since I mentioned this, but if you have a Windows server, and you would like to present an NFS Share, the process is pretty straight forward. The following procedure was carried out on Windows Server 2022, but the process is pretty much the same going all the way back to Server 2012. Solution : Windows Create NFS Share Install Server for NFS (GUI) You need to add the...

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Proxmox on VMware
May16

Proxmox on VMware

Proxmox on VMware KB ID 0001867 Problem In the wake of Broadcom doing its best to strangle VMware and its discontinuation of free ESX. I thought I’d look at the free alternatives. Previously I looked at Nutanix (and was not over enamoured.) So the next option is Proxmox. Proxmox Virtual Environment (Proxmox VE) is a robust open-source server virtualisation platform that merges two cutting-edge virtualisation technologies Linux...

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Nutanix on VMware vSphere ESX 8
May01

Nutanix on VMware vSphere ESX 8

Nutanix on VMware KB ID 0001866 Problem In the wake of Broadcom doing its best to strangle VMware and its discontinuation of free ESX. I thought I’d look at the free alternatives. The most obvious is Nutanix CE (Community Edition) which is both free, and lets you have up to 4 nodes – which is impressive, as Free ESX does not have clustering or access to vCenter. Honest Opinion: It’s very flaky, if you want a solution...

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Nutanix: Could Not Reach Next Server
Apr30

Nutanix: Could Not Reach Next Server

Could Not Reach Next Server KB ID 0001865 Problem Nutanix is very flaky! On a new (single host  cluster,) post setup whilst attempting to login to Prism for the first time, it wanted to link to my Nutanix account. Unknown host, could not reach NEXT server. Please configure name server Solution : Could Not Reach Next Server Why do I say it’s flaky, well I defined a DNS server when I created the cluster. However, If I fired up SSH...

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Camtasia Recording Quit Unexpectedly
Apr23

Camtasia Recording Quit Unexpectedly

Recording Quit Unexpectedly KB ID 0001864 Problem I use Camtasia every so often, both for sending screencasts to colleagues, and for making videos for my YouTube channel. Camtasia and Snagit are one of the few pieces of software I gladly pay for. After a recent update though every time I wanted to capture a recording, this happened. Recording Quit Unexpectedly Camtasia is unable to recover the recording. Solution: Recording Quit...

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