Synology

The purpose of this guide to provide the steps needed to backup your VMware vCenter Server Appliance. ** Please keep in mind, 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. ** Capture a Virtual Machine Snapshot. This includes providing a name for the snapshot and a description used to describe the snapshot. To do so, right-click the virtual machine (VM) in your vSphere Client (I’m currently running vSphere Client v8.0.1.00000) and select Snapshots, followed by Take Snapshot… Next, I logged...

The purpose of this blog post is to provide the guidance and the steps needed to update my VCSA 8 environment. Release notes for VMware vCenter Server 8 Update 1b can be found here. Below is a screenshot of my current environment and previous build numbers can be found here. VMware vCenter Server 8 Update 1a Log into your VCSA and then select Update. Select Stage and Install to proceed with the update: Stage and Install Accept the terms, followed by Next: End User License Agreement Pre-Update Checks will begin: Pre-Update Checks Ensure your backups are in place, then select Finish to proceed with the upgrade: The installation begins and can take...

The purpose of this blog post is to provide the guidance and the steps needed to update the DSM (DiskStation Manager) on my Synology DS723+. DSM is the operating system that powers every Synology NAS. It’s use cases includes Multimedia, File Management, Productivity, Data Protection, Virtualization, Surveillance, and much more! In order to determine which DSM version you’re currently running and what version is available for download, please log into your Synology NAS, select Control Panel, followed by Update & Restore. As you can see from the image below, I’m currently on v7.1.1-42962 Update 5 (released April 12, 2023) and Update 6 (released on June 5, 2023) for...