Synology

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...

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...

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....

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:...