tl;dr: SSH to the switch. Enter unhide foscmd. If prompted for a password, the default is fibranne. Enter foscmd poweroff and the switch will begin the shutdown sequence. After a few minutes, power must be manually removed from the switch. My homelab has started growing at a pretty ridiculous pace as of late. I’ve recently… Read More
Veeam User Group Boston – 02/27/2020
Last week I had an opportunity to attend a Veeam User Group meeting at my local Veeam office. Having been involved with VMUG for so long, the VUG meetings feel familiar even if they’re in a different location with different topics. The meeting was scheduled from 11am – 3pm with time for networking and/or questions… Read More
Homelab – Enabling vSAN
I’ve had the lab online in its minimum viable configuration for about a week. I’ve ordered more and more parts of the puzzle and have patiently awaited their arrival. Maybe the Holiday Season wasn’t the best place to start playing with a #homelab… In my initial post, I said that I wanted to begin playing… Read More
Home(lab) for the Holidays!
A few years ago, I wanted a homelab to dig deeper into my virtualization journey and play with things that I wouldn’t normally do in Production. At one point, a fellow vExpert had given me their former lab when they upgraded. It consisted of three Shuttle boxes and some miscellaneous other gear. I attempted to… Read More