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Install VMware ESX

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Published: October 19, 2025 19:01

The first time you install VMware ESXi might feel a bit daunting. Once you’ve done it at least once, the process is very straightforward. In this post, I will show you step-by-step how to install VMware ESX. Prerequisites The Process I will select the NVMe…

VMware Home Lab Licensing

https://thedxt.ca/2025/09/vmware-home-lab-licensing/

Published: September 21, 2025 17:31

One of many advantages of passing the VCP-VCF (VMware Certified Professional – VMware Cloud Foundation) exam is that you can get access to home lab licensing. The license is valid for 365 days and can be used in non-production environments. An extra bonus…

Minisforum MS-A2 Disable TPM

https://thedxt.ca/2025/09/minisforum-ms-a2-disable-tpm/

Published: September 7, 2025 18:52

The Minisforum MS-A2 is an awesome system to use in a home lab. It does have one downside, and that is that even though it has a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) 2.0 chip, it is a TPM 2.0 CRB (Command-Response buffer) chip, which is likely useful for a lot of…

I Went to EUC World Amplify 2025

https://thedxt.ca/2025/08/i-went-to-euc-world-amplify-2025/

Published: August 10, 2025 22:18

This year I went to EUC World Amplify, which took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, from August 4th to August 7th. EUC World Amplify is the second time World of EUC has put on a conference. The first one was in 2024 and was called EUC World…

Intune Win32 Packaging

https://thedxt.ca/2025/07/intune-win32-packaging/

Published: July 28, 2025 01:00

A feature of Microsoft Intune is the ability to package and distribute applications to users. Before you can distribute applications to users, you need to package them. In this post, I will show you step-by-step how to package an application as a Win32…

Minisforum MS-A2 BIOS Options

https://thedxt.ca/2025/07/minisforum-ms-a2-bios-options/

Published: July 20, 2025 19:48

Recently, I acquired a Minisforum MS-A2 system and have been experimenting with it in my home lab. Something that’s been bothering me is the lack of documentation about all the different BIOS menus. I’ve also found myself forgetting which BIOS menu I saw…

HPE MSA 2040 iSCSI Configuration

https://thedxt.ca/2025/06/hpe-msa-2040-iscsi-configuration/

Published: June 14, 2025 23:13

I recently deployed an HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise) MSA (Modular Smart Array) 2040 SAN (Storage Area Network) Storage unit in my home lab. In this post, I will show you step-by-step how to set up the HPE MSA 2040 SAN Storage with iSCSI. The Process The…

Passing VCP-VCF Admin Exam

https://thedxt.ca/2025/05/passing-vcp-vcf-admin-exam/

Published: May 11, 2025 17:05

I recently passed the VCP-VCF Admin exam, specifically the 2V0-11.25 version, and I want to share my experience with the VMware Certified Professional – VMware Cloud Foundation Administrator exam. I typically don’t get certifications as I don’t really see…

I Went to VMUG Connect 2025

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Published: May 4, 2025 01:06

This year, I attended the first-ever VMUG Connect. VMUG Connect is a multiday VMUG (VMware User Group) conference in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, from April 23rd to April 25th. If you haven’t heard of VMUG. VMUG is a community of IT people who want to talk…

QSFP Splitting

https://thedxt.ca/2025/04/qsfp-splitting/

Published: April 19, 2025 15:26

A nice feature with QSFP (Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable) is that you can turn a single QSFP port into 2 or 4 independent ports using a breakout cable. In my home lab, I have an Nvidia/Mellanox SN2100 switch running Onyx (MLNX-OS), which I use for my…