ESX Virtualization https://www.vladan.fr/ VMware ESXi, vSphere, VMware Backup, Hyper-V... how-to, videos.... Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:03:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 XorMon 2.4.0 released – What’s New and Why You Should Care https://www.vladan.fr/xormon-2-4-0-released-whats-new-and-why-you-should-care/ https://www.vladan.fr/xormon-2-4-0-released-whats-new-and-why-you-should-care/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:03:22 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=235966 Monitoring of heterogeneous environments has always been difficult – or at least it was before tools like XorMon came along. If you manage VMware, Nutanix, IBM Power, storage from several vendors, Oracle databases, LAN/SAN, backups and more, you know the pain of jumping between five different consoles. XorMon from Xorux solves that by putting everything […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/xormon-2-4-0-released-whats-new-and-why-you-should-care/feed/ 0 ZSvirt.io – Open-Source KVM Virtualization That Actually Feels Enterprise (and Deploys in Minutes) https://www.vladan.fr/zsvirt-io-open-source-kvm-virtualization-that-actually-feels-enterprise-and-deploys-in-minutes/ https://www.vladan.fr/zsvirt-io-open-source-kvm-virtualization-that-actually-feels-enterprise-and-deploys-in-minutes/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:41:01 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=235947 Another VMware alternative dropped into the open-source world in August 2026, and this one is worth a serious look. In fact, ZSvirt (zsvirt.io / GitHub: ZSvirt/zsvirt) is the community edition of ZStack’s production-hardened ZSphere engine, released under GPL-3.0 with no limits on hosts, VMs, or features for production use. It manages KVM-based infrastructure through a […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/zsvirt-io-open-source-kvm-virtualization-that-actually-feels-enterprise-and-deploys-in-minutes/feed/ 1 Tiny11 Builder WinUI 0.1.1 is out – and it finally has a proper modern UI https://www.vladan.fr/tiny11-builder-winui-0-1-1-is-out-and-it-finally-has-a-proper-modern-ui/ https://www.vladan.fr/tiny11-builder-winui-0-1-1-is-out-and-it-finally-has-a-proper-modern-ui/#respond Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:01:26 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=235937 Hey folks, Vladan here from ESX Virtualization. If you’ve been reading the blog for a while you already know I’m always on the lookout for ways to keep Windows VMs small, in the lab. Back in November 2023 I wrote about the original Tiny11 project and how useful a stripped-down Windows 11 can be when […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/tiny11-builder-winui-0-1-1-is-out-and-it-finally-has-a-proper-modern-ui/feed/ 0 StarWind Under DataCore: How the Acquisition Strengthens HCI for Edge, ROBO, and Existing Users https://www.vladan.fr/starwind-under-datacore-how-the-acquisition-strengthens-hci-for-edge-robo-and-existing-users/ https://www.vladan.fr/starwind-under-datacore-how-the-acquisition-strengthens-hci-for-edge-robo-and-existing-users/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:49:29 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=235929 DataCore acquired StarWind Software in May 2025. For many of us who have followed StarWind Virtual SAN, their HCI appliances, Virtual Tape Library (VTL), and related tools over the years, the natural questions were immediate: What happens to the products we rely on? How do they fit into DataCore’s broader portfolio? And does this change […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/starwind-under-datacore-how-the-acquisition-strengthens-hci-for-edge-robo-and-existing-users/feed/ 0 NAKIVO Backup & Replication v11.2.2: Full vSphere 9.1 + Proxmox VE 9.1/9.2 Support (and the Practical Bits That Matter) https://www.vladan.fr/nakivo-backup-replication-v11-2-2-full-vsphere-9-1-proxmox-ve-9-1-9-2-support-and-the-practical-bits-that-matter/ https://www.vladan.fr/nakivo-backup-replication-v11-2-2-full-vsphere-9-1-proxmox-ve-9-1-9-2-support-and-the-practical-bits-that-matter/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:55:45 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=235918 Hey folks, Vladan here. If you follow my blog for a long time, you already know I keep a close eye on backup tools that stay current with the hypervisors we actually run — VMware, Proxmox, mixed environments, physical boxes, NAS appliances. NAKIVO has been on that list for years because it stays lean, agentless […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/nakivo-backup-replication-v11-2-2-full-vsphere-9-1-proxmox-ve-9-1-9-2-support-and-the-practical-bits-that-matter/feed/ 2 TMOG Task Manager – The Original Creator of Windows Task Manager Is Back With Something Better https://www.vladan.fr/tmog-task-manager-the-original-creator-of-windows-task-manager-is-back-with-something-better/ https://www.vladan.fr/tmog-task-manager-the-original-creator-of-windows-task-manager-is-back-with-something-better/#respond Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:22:44 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=235903 Today's freebie is from a guy who 30 years ago designed the original Windows Task manager. If you’ve ever hit Ctrl+Shift+Esc on a Windows box and stared at the Task Manager wondering what’s eating your CPU or RAM, you’ve used Dave Plummer’s work. The same guy who wrote the original Windows Task Manager back in […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/tmog-task-manager-the-original-creator-of-windows-task-manager-is-back-with-something-better/feed/ 0 ScanPST Gave Up Again: Stellar repair for outlook (Desktop) vs. Online PST Repair Put to the Test https://www.vladan.fr/scanpst-gave-up-again-stellar-repair-for-outlook-desktop-vs-online-pst-repair-put-to-the-test/ https://www.vladan.fr/scanpst-gave-up-again-stellar-repair-for-outlook-desktop-vs-online-pst-repair-put-to-the-test/#respond Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:13:41 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=235889 Outlook PST files still cause plenty of headaches for admins and end users alike. Large files, sudden corruption after a crash, network sharing issues, or just the usual “Outlook can’t open this file” errors pop up regularly. The principal outlook data file, the PST, is a crucial piece for Outlook to function. Microsoft’s built-in ScanPST.exe […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/scanpst-gave-up-again-stellar-repair-for-outlook-desktop-vs-online-pst-repair-put-to-the-test/feed/ 0 Application Backup Repository in Veeam Backup & Replication 13.1 – The Smart NFS Target Many Overlook https://www.vladan.fr/application-backup-repository-in-veeam-backup-replication-13-1-the-smart-nfs-target-many-overlook/ https://www.vladan.fr/application-backup-repository-in-veeam-backup-replication-13-1-the-smart-nfs-target-many-overlook/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:46:05 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=235880 In my earlier post covering the general availability of Veeam Backup & Replication 13.1, I focused on the big picture: expanded hypervisor support, refinements to the Veeam Software Appliance, security posture improvements, and upgrade considerations. Today I want to zoom in on one of the more specialized (and still relatively under-discussed) capabilities introduced or matured […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/application-backup-repository-in-veeam-backup-replication-13-1-the-smart-nfs-target-many-overlook/feed/ 1 Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows 13.1.1.700 (Free Edition) – Technical Overview and What You Can Achieve https://www.vladan.fr/veeam-agent-for-microsoft-windows-13-1-1-700-free-edition-technical-overview-and-what-you-can-achieve/ https://www.vladan.fr/veeam-agent-for-microsoft-windows-13-1-1-700-free-edition-technical-overview-and-what-you-can-achieve/#respond Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:12:17 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=235867 The latest standalone Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is version 13.1.1.700 (released around mid-August 2026, included with Veeam Backup & Replication 13.1.1). It continues the solid line of free endpoint protection that started years ago as Veeam Endpoint Backup. For home users, small offices, or anyone protecting individual Windows desktops/laptops without needing central management, the […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/veeam-agent-for-microsoft-windows-13-1-1-700-free-edition-technical-overview-and-what-you-can-achieve/feed/ 0 Free Online EDB to PST Converter: Extract Mailbox Data Without Exchange Server https://www.vladan.fr/free-online-edb-to-pst-converter-by-stellar-a-practical-tool-for-extracting-exchange-mailboxes-without-a-live-exchange-server/ https://www.vladan.fr/free-online-edb-to-pst-converter-by-stellar-a-practical-tool-for-extracting-exchange-mailboxes-without-a-live-exchange-server/#respond Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:16:42 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=235854 If you have managed on-premises Exchange environments for any length of time, you have almost certainly run into situations where you need mailbox data out of an EDB file but the original Exchange server is no longer available, the database is offline, or native PowerShell cmdlets such as New-MailboxExportRequest simply fail. In such situations where […]

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