HomeLab: Active Directory Documentation using AsBuiltReport

Hello to all! Earlier I wrote about the NetApp.Ontap report that I helped develop through the AsBuildReport project created by Tim Carman @tpcarman (Here the link ). Well this time I will be talking about another report that I have been working on during these last months related to building documentation about the Active Directory (AD) infrastructure. For many years I have done several implementations and/or consultancies related to this service and I have always had the intention of creating a condensed report on how this service infrastructure was designed, which for statistical purposes runs in more than 95% of the world’s companies. ...

October 14, 2021 · 9 min · Jon Colon

HomeLab: vSphere 7 update 2 QuickBoot with Nested ESXi

In this bog, I will be validating if the “ESXi QuickBoot” feature works in Nested mode i.e. running ESXi in a VM. First you must know exactly how QuickBoot works and all the requirements it has. To do this I will use the VMWare portal documentation as a reference: Quick Boot is a vSphere feature that speeds up the upgrade process of an ESXi server. A regular reboot involves a full power cycle that requires firmware and device initialization. Quick Boot optimizes the reboot path to avoid this, saving considerable time from the upgrade process. ...

April 7, 2021 · 3 min · Jonathan Colon Feliciano