Administration Category

How to Migrate from VMware to Hyper-V

March 21, 2025
You may need to convert a VMware VM into a Hyper-V VM for different reasons. For example, you may have a multi-hypervisor environment, you m...

How to Disable Hyper-V in Windows

March 3, 2025
Microsoft Hyper-V is a type 1 hypervisor that you can install on Windows – including on Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019. In some scenario...

Top 10 Proxmox CLI Commands Every Admin Should Know

January 10, 2025
Proxmox virtual environment (VE) can be managed with a user-friendly graphical interface in a web browser. However, in specific scenarios, i...

Optimizing MSP Efficiency with the NAKIVO MSP Console

January 7, 2025
Managed service providers (MSPs) always aim to provide stable and reliable services to their customers. MSPs with a large number of customer...

Kubernetes Deployments: A Comprehensive Guide

December 18, 2024
Kubernetes, a favorite in the developer community, is a widely used platform for running Docker containers in clusters. This powerful platfo...

Common Office 365 Issues and How to Solve Them

December 10, 2024
You may encounter issues when using any application, and Office 365 is no exception. Not all issues are caused by bugs left unpatched by the...

Navigating SharePoint Online Central Administration: Your Essential Guide

July 25, 2024
As a collaboration platform, Microsoft SharePoint gives system administrators the tools they need to manage multiple users, the content in S...

How to Extend Windows VM Partitions

January 22, 2024
When a virtual disk on a virtual machine is full, you need to increase the virtual disk size. However, partitions located on the virtual dis...

How to Open VMDK Files in VMware and Extract Data

December 13, 2023
Understanding how to open VMDK files and extract content from VMDK files is useful when you encounter a problem with a virtual machine. You...

How to Expand Disk Partitions in Linux VMs

December 11, 2023
Insufficient virtual disk space can lead to issues, including poor performance. For example, you set up a virtual disk, create partitions, a...

NAKIVO Solution Licensing and Renewal Guide

November 29, 2023
NAKIVO Backup & Replication provides a flexible licensing model that includes perpetual and subscription-based types and five editions. Addi...

What Is VM Sprawl and How to Prevent It

November 20, 2023
Virtualization allows you to create a number of virtual machines on a single physical server. This technology provides several advantages, i...

No Bootable Medium Found in VirtualBox – Reasons and Fixes

November 17, 2023
Sometimes when you are creating a new VM in Virtualbox or when you are trying to start an existing VM, your VM cannot boot and you get the e...

How to Update NAKIVO Solution Components

November 14, 2023
It is recommended that you update NAKIVO Backup & Replication with every new release to get the latest security patches, enhancements an...

The Most Effective Ways to Transfer Files from a VM to a Host

November 6, 2023
Virtual machines provide many advantages, such as flexibility, rational use of resources and running in isolated environments. A common task...

VMware ESXi Networking Concepts

August 28, 2023
For connecting physical servers and computers to a network, you need physical network adapters, switches, and routers. With virtual machines...

Difference Between Single Tenant and Multi Tenant in AWS

August 8, 2023
There are different approaches to deploying software for multiple users in large organizations and public clouds. Selecting the approach or...

Hyper-V Nested Virtualization Explained

July 25, 2023
Hyper-V nested virtualization is a feature that was first released with Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10, and available on workstations as...

What is ReFS File System: Benefits and Best Practices

June 16, 2023
Windows Server 2019 offers many exciting benefits across the board. However, when thinking about storage features with this release and, mor...

Using Microsoft’s Volume Shadow Copy Technology for Consistent Backups

June 16, 2023
When creating a backup of a virtual or physical machine with running applications, especially applications that intensively write data to fi...