Quick one from me today. I’ve had to fix this so many times I thought I may as well do a write up… If you’re like me and have no TPM but want to use BitLocker, or if you just see the security advantages to typing a password prior to unlocking your machine, then you’re… Continue reading Fixed: Windows BitLocker Password Screen Auto Powering Off
Category: Windows
Veeam Supported Products Reaching End of Life in 2022
After my last post highlighting the Veeam software that reaches end of support in 2022, I wanted to expand this further and discuss software that Veeam works with that will be approaching end of life in 2022. Why does this matter when I’m just trying to protect the data? Times change, and software changes with… Continue reading Veeam Supported Products Reaching End of Life in 2022
Veeam ONE Installation Error: Failed to Create Website
Hey everyone, Just a quick one from me here, I was playing about in my lab installing Veeam B&R and Veeam ONE v11a (because, why not?!), when I hit a strange issue. I’d snapshotted my VM prior to installing Veeam ONE so that I could revert back and try different methods (and play with automation).… Continue reading Veeam ONE Installation Error: Failed to Create Website
Database Considerations: Veeam Backup & Replication / Veeam ONE on Windows Server 2022 – Part One
Veeam v11a is now available in RTM, bringing support for Windows Server 2022 amongst its many other features. If you’re planning a new deployment however, you’ll want to read on…
Data Protection Best Practice: Encrypting Backups
Today I want to talk about backups, and the importance of encrypting them, everywhere. When people think of encrypted backups, the usual first thoughts are around portable backups such as tape and USB or backups outside of your trust domain such as cloud storage. This is a great starting point, and if you’re not currently… Continue reading Data Protection Best Practice: Encrypting Backups
VMware vCenter Server Appliance: Sequence Wrong Size for a Certificate when replacing SSL Certificates
Hi! Just a quick one today. I was replacing a certificate for a customer’s VCSA today with one from their internal CA when I hit the error “Sequence Wrong Size for a Certificate”. To clarify, I had generated a CSR from the VCSA, requested the certificate from the CA, downloaded this and the certificate chain… Continue reading VMware vCenter Server Appliance: Sequence Wrong Size for a Certificate when replacing SSL Certificates
Windows Server 2022 Released – What to remember before you start upgrading!
Microsoft dropped a surprise on us today by releasing Windows Server 2022 to no fanfare at all. It’s been released today 18th August 2021, it will have mainstream support until the 13th October 2026 and will be considered end of life on the 14th October 2031 (how are we talking about the 2030’s already?!). This… Continue reading Windows Server 2022 Released – What to remember before you start upgrading!
Workaround: KB5005043 / Security Update August 2021 Won’t Install on Windows Server 2016
I’ve found a lot of clients are having the same issue with their Windows Server 2016 servers and getting KB5005043 to install. It seems that Microsoft might not be identifying this patch correctly as it doesn’t show within Windows Update for most and then downloading the patch manually from the Microsoft Catalog results in the… Continue reading Workaround: KB5005043 / Security Update August 2021 Won’t Install on Windows Server 2016
Windows 11 Has Been Announced! Now, About Them System Requirements…
Microsoft made a lot of noise about Windows 11 when they announced it last week, however they were a bit more shy when it came to talking about what it’ll take to run Windows 11…