Veeam Repository: ReFS with 64 KB Block Popup
KB ID 0001452 Problem When adding a ‘Backup Repository’ to Veeam you may see one of the following; The file system on the specified volume does not support fast cloning. We recommend using ReFS volume formatted with 64 KB cluster size. Proceed anyway? The specified ReFS volume is formatted with 4 KB cluster size. We recommend formatting the volume with 64 KB cluster size. Proceed anyway? Solution Without going into what...
Safari Keeps Re-opening Compromised/Spammy Web Pages
KB ID 0001431 Problem To be honest it was my own fault, I was trying to get some software and was on a ‘dubious’ file sharing site, when ‘Boom’ loads of popup windows and scripts executing! Normally I’d just’ force quit’ Safari, and open it again then get on with my life, but Safari ‘Helpfully’ remembered which URL I was on, and reopened it as soon as it launched, and the whole...
VMware Workstation – Error – ” Virtualized Intel VT-x/EPT is disabled”
KB ID 0000540 Problem Seen on VMware Workstation, when attempting to virtualise a product that IS a virtualisation hypervisor (ESX for example). Error: Virtualized Intel VT-x/EPT is disabled for this ESX VM. You will only be able to run 32-bit nested VMs. At first I (wrongly) assumed that I needed to enable something in the BIOS on my laptop, and searched though every page to enable some virtualization setting that was turned off....
VMware ‘Virtual Machine MessageVirtualized Intel VT-x/EPT is not supported on this platform’
KB ID 0000777 Problem Everytime you go to power on a virtual machine you get asked the following question, Virtual Machine Message Virtualized Intel VT-x/EPT is not supported on this platform. Continue without virtualized Intel VT-x/EPT? And if you choose No it throws up an error. You need to choose Yes before it will let you power on the VM. Solution This is a problem of my own making, a while ago I was trying to enable Hyper-V on a...
vSphere Web Client – Options Greyed Out (Cannot install Client Integration Plug-in)
KB ID 0001064 Problem While working on the vSphere Web Client in Google Chrome, I was unable to ‘Open Console’, the option was on the right click menu, but disappeared and was then greyed out after a second or so. Essentially this happens because the plug-in has either not been installed, (from the login page) or a pop-up blocker is stopping the plug-in working. Solution 1. With Chrome there’s an extra hoop to jump...