Educational Episodes: Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI)

Need to check your network status, tweak firewall rules, or configure WiFi settings? Netsh is a built-in Windows tool that lets you do all that and more from the command line.

Some admins prefer the Cluster updates to be done automatically. To do so, Microsoft designed a feature to facilitate patching of Windows Servers from 2012 to 2016 that are configured in a failover cluster. Cluster Aware Updating (CAU) does this automatically, thereby avoiding service disruption for clustered roles. In this article, we are going to take a look into how we can achieve this assuming that Cluster is built with hyperconverged scenario and VSAN from StarWind used as a shared storage. Before going in the steps to set the CAU, we will investigate this scenario.

Virtualization is evolving, and open-source solutions are gaining ground. We take a close look at Proxmox VE and XCPng in our latest guide, comparing their architecture, features, performance, storage options, and support cost. Which one is right for your business?

Microsoft continues to refine the Pluton security processor with new updates aimed at strengthening system protection. Curious about the latest improvements? 

If you’re running Windows Server 2025 or Windows 11, you can create a Dev Drive – an optimized volume designed for development workloads. Find out how to set it up and boost your build performance.

Downtime can be a nightmare for any business. Understanding failover and failback mechanisms is key to a strong disaster recovery plan. In this article, we explore expert insights on ensuring business continuity and rapid recovery.

Quantum computing is evolving fast, and traditional encryption won’t be enough to keep your data safe. Broadcom ’s Emulex Secure Fibre Channel HBA integrates post-quantum cryptography (PQC) to ensure end-to-end encryption without performance trade-offs. Learn how it protects your critical infrastructure in our latest article.

How does it work? Being triggered, the Node Fairness service determines the current workload on the cluster hosts. If needed, it automatically migrates VMs to the less loaded host. After the start, the cluster service checks the host for two factors: If the average host CPU load exceeds the tolerated threshold If the average host memory utilization is higher than the tolerated threshold In case either of these criteria is met, the VM gets live migrated to the less loaded host. Neither guest system nor services do experience any downtime.

Moving to Proxmox VE but don’t want to leave your Hyper V VMs behind? With PowerShell, you can easily export your VMs, transfer, and convert them to the right format.