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February 17, 2024

Configuring vSphere Replication v8.8.0.3

The purpose of this blog post is to provide the guidance and the steps needed to configure vSphere Replication v8.8.0.3 after it’s been successfully installed (see installation blog post here). ** This guides applies to my personal home lab environment so please proceed with caution and take the appropriate steps including documentation to ensure you have a successful backup. ** Log into your VMware VRMS Appliance Management using the assigned hostname or IP address: VMware VRMS Appliance Management Select Launch vSphere Replication Appliance Management at the Getting Started page: Launch vSphere Replication Appliance Management At the Summary window, please select Configure...

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February 17, 2024

Installing vSphere Replication v8.8.0.3

The purpose of this blog post is to provide the guidance and the steps needed to install and configure vSphere Replication v8.8.0.3. Release notes can be found here. ** This guides applies to my personal home lab environment so please proceed with caution and take the appropriate steps including documentation to ensure you have a successful backup. ** In order to begin, the vSphere Replication Appliance must be downloaded from the VMware Customer Connect Portal in order to obtain the latest ISO. At the time of this post, v8.8.0.3 was available. VMware Customer Connect Portal Once the ISO has been...

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February 16, 2024

Synology Install Lidarr with Portainer

My previous guide for Lidarr involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Lidarr version via Portainer. Lidarr is a music collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent users. It can monitor multiple RSS feeds for new albums from your favorite artists and will interface with clients and indexers ... Read more about Synology Install Lidarr with Portainer
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February 16, 2024

How to Configure Port Forwarding to Remotely Access Your Synology NAS – DSM 7.0 | Synology

Ever need to access your Synology NAS while you’re away from home? This video shows you how to set up port forwarding on DSM or your router. This lets you establish a direct connection to devices on your local network, allowing remote access to your NAS whenever and wherever you need it. The post How to Configure Port Forwarding to Remotely Access Your Synology NAS – DSM 7.0 | Synology first appeared on Blue Chip Technologies Ltd.. <– Read More –>

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February 15, 2024

Synology Install Sonarr with Portainer

My previous guide for Sonarr involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Sonarr version via Portainer. Sonarr is a PVR (Personal video recorder) for usenet and bittorrent users. It can monitor multiple RSS feeds for new episodes of your favorite shows and will grab, sort and rename ... Read more about Synology Install Sonarr with Portainer
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February 15, 2024

Synology Install Radarr with Portainer

My previous guide for Radarr involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Radarr version via Portainer. Radarr is a movie collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent users. It can monitor multiple RSS feeds for new movies and will interface with clients and indexers to grab, sort, and ... Read more about Synology Install Radarr with Portainer
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February 15, 2024

Configuring Snapshot Alarms in vSphere

The purpose of this blog post is to provide the guidance and the steps needed to configure Snapshot Alarms in vSphere. ** This guides applies to my personal home lab environment so please proceed with caution and take the appropriate steps including documentation to ensure you have a successful backup. ** Log into your vSphere client. Select your vCenter Server object. Select Configure, Alarm Definitions, followed by Add. 4. Provide an Alarm Name, Description, and select Virtual Machine from the Target Type drop-down list. 5. Define your parameters (see below for an example): 6. Select Next: 7. Select Create: 8....

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February 15, 2024

Synology Virtual Machine Manager

As defined by Synology, Virtual Machine Manager (Synology VMM) lets you build a cost-effective and easily managed virtualization environment by combining computing, storage, and networking resources on a single hardware platform. The purpose of this blog post is to provide the guidance and the steps needed to install and configure the Synology Virtual Machine Manager application on my Synology DS723+. Log into your Synology NAS and then select Package Center from the Synology Desktop: The Synology apps currently installed on my Synology DS723+ include the following: Search for Virtual Machine Manager and double-click the shortcut to proceed with the installation:...

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February 13, 2024

How to Install Zabbix on Your Synology NAS

Zabbix is a software that monitors numerous parameters of a network and the health and integrity of servers. Zabbix uses a flexible notification mechanism that allows users to configure e-mail-based alerts for virtually any event. This allows a fast reaction to server problems. Zabbix offers excellent reporting and data visualization features based on the stored ... Read more about How to Install Zabbix on Your Synology NAS
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