virtualization

IntroductionAre you looking to install ESXi on your VMware Workstation? ESXi, a hypervisor used in virtualization, allows you to run multiple virtual machines on a single physical server. This can be a great solution for testing and…

VMware is the leader in virtualization in the enterprise. It has released VMware vSAN Max as the latest addition to their vSAN product lineup. vSAN Max is a hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solution providing maximum performance,…

In our daily work, we often encounter situations where migrating Hyper-V VMs to different storage is necessary, ideally without downtime. Starting with Windows Server 2012, Microsoft introduced storage live migration, a feature that…

There are a lot of times when I am working in the home lab and removing things and adding things, changing hardware, etc and you get things in a funky state when it comes to datastores and other configuration. I wanted to walk through with…

With VMware Workstation Pro now available for free for personal use, it provides an excellent opportunity to use the software as a home lab platform and explore various hypervisors. Installing Proxmox in VMware Workstation Pro offers…

VMware certainly made news yesterday with the announcement that VMware Workstation Pro is now free for all users even businesses and organizations. If you remember, in May of this year, they made the announcement that VMware Workstation…

One of the standout new features in Veeam Backup & Replication 12.2 is the addition of native, agentless Proxmox backup. This means you no longer need to install agents inside your guest virtual machines to back them up in Proxmox. The…

Mounting your NAS storage in Proxmox is an excellent way to expand your Proxmox VE server's storage capacity for tasks such as storing ISO images, running virtual machines, and more. Here's a useful guide on how to mount Synology Drive in…

Proxmox has seen significant growth in 2024, attracting interest from home lab enthusiasts, SMBs, and enterprise environments, especially in light of the fallout from VMware's acquisition by Broadcom. With each new release, Proxmox…

As more people adopt Proxmox for their home labs or even production environments, you might be curious about the options for running Kubernetes on it. How can Kubernetes be set up with Proxmox? There are several ways to configure a…