May 27, 2021 Posted by newlife007

How To Update ESXi 6.x From CLI

How To Update ESXi 6.x From CLI Introduction Been setting up test VM’s on my ESXi 6.7 host and found several critical patches out there that needed to be applied. Since I have only one host I looked to the CLI. Process to Update ESXi Place the host in maintenance mode, enable SSH to your host, and log in. Right-click your host and select Enter Maintenance Mode. Select Manage > services. Select... read more

Apr 24, 2021 Posted by newlife007

How To Encrypt USB Drives on Windows 10 with Veracrypt

How To Encrypt USB Drives on Windows 10 with Veracrypt Introduction In continuing on with protecting your data and using encryption of USB external drives we will cover another open source program VeraCrypt. Install Download VeraCrypt 1.24 Update 7 from https://sourceforge.net/projects/veracrypt/. Click Next Click I accept and click Next Click Next Click Install Click Ok Click Finish. You may get a popup... read more

Mar 12, 2021 Posted by newlife007

How To Encrypt USB Flash Drives on Windows 10 with DiskCryptor

How To Encrypt USB Flash Drives on Windows 10 with DiskCryptor Introduction With the popularity of USB Flash drives and USB external storage for portability and ease of use there is also to ease to lose them and also lose your files. With the loss there is always the chance that someone will end up with your data. But, if you encrypt your drives it is no so easy to get to your data. In this post we will... read more

Jan 11, 2021 Posted by newlife007

Scanning 35MM Slides in Batch mode with VueScan 9 and Epson Perfection V700 Photo

Scanning 35MM Slides in Batch mode with VueScan 9 Introduction This post explains optimal settings that I use for Scanning Kodak Kodachrome and Extachrome 35 mm slides using VueScan with Epson Perfection V700 Photo scanner. This is an alternative to using Epson Scan application. There are several features of the V700 for dust removal and color correction that I will be using. It adds to scan time but well... read more

Nov 9, 2020 Posted by newlife007

Using EMC VPlex Batch Migration

Using EMC VPlex Batch Migration Introduction In a recent project I was tasked to bring a new EMC PowerMAX 2000 system and migrate from an EMC VMAX3 400K storage array. This was a new thing for me since my experience with VPlex was limited to only adding and create vvols (Virtual Volumes)  from different arrays and presenting to the target hosts being either Windows, AIX, Linux (RHEL) and ESXi. The task at... read more