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Fix: VMRC Installation Windows 10 Pro error: failed to install the hcmon driver

I kept getting this error when I was installing the VMWare Remote Console: Failed to install the hcmon driver and then the installer would exit. To get around this, I launched an elevated command prompt and executed the installer through the shell. — Search for cmd in your start menu and Read more…

By Tyler Woods, 4 years ago
Networking

What ports (TCP and UDP) are required for remote access to ESXi with vSphere Client?

I manage a large number of ESXi hosts. These are at remote locations and it’s sometimes extremely difficult for me to gain access to the vSphere console unless we have a site-to-site VPN connection with the client. One of my recent challenges (hah) was remotely accessing and managing an ESXi Read more…

By Tyler Woods, 4 years4 years ago
File Services

Extending the size of an iSCSI based Cluster Shared Volume (CSV) in Windows Server 2012

I just had to expand the size of one of our CSV’s without much notice. I wasn’t prepared for this, but I knew two things: The iSCSI LUN had to grow The Virtual Disk inside Windows also had to grow. Our Hyper-V cluster contains three virtual disks: Volume1, Quorum Witness, Read more…

By Tyler Woods, 4 years4 years ago
Active Directory

Automatically force log off and terminate disconnected RDP sessions to free up system resources.

I’m working with a situation where all of the computers in a computer lab are actually zero-clients connecting to a dedicated Windows 7 VM on a server cluster. This environment has its complexities, and I’m working to improve the performance. That being said, I would get frequent notices from the Instructor that the Read more…

By Tyler Woods, 4 years4 years ago

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