How to install HyTrust KeyControl 5.1 in vSphere 6.7
In vSphere 6.7 VMware has added a new device called virtual TPM 2.0. Before you can use and add this device to virtual machines vSphere VM Encryption needs to be in place. Starting with vSphere 6.5, you can take advantage of Virtual Machine encryption. Encryption…
Unable to backup iSCSI volume with Veeam Agent for Windows
For creating a backup of a VMware VM with an iSCSI connected volume you can use a Veeam Agent for Windows (VAW). A specific case at a customer last week sparked my interest because they pinged me why they kept failing to do a proper…
Best Practices for Hardening the Veeam Backup Repository (Windows)
A good way of hardening the backup repository is by running it on a standalone Windows Server with storage attached to it. Create/Use a local account with administrative access and make sure only this (newly created) account has access rights to the location where the…