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Acronis Storage Gateway: how to replace a node for the Backup Service

Acronis Storage Gateway is the HCI solution from Acronis. The solution, which is provided to partners, allows to build a cluster of storage and computing nodes that can become both the target for the Acronis CyberProtect service, that is an on-premise storage solution for backups, but also an hyper-converged solution that allows to deploy a…

ByTSST StaffJanuary 12, 20230Comments

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Windows Server 2022: RDP error 0x11 and Users group

We have been fighting for months with a weird behaviour where Windows Server 2022 all of sudden was becoming no more accessible via RDP after a while. That was happening only on some VMs, not all of them. The symptom was simple: you were trying to connect to a Windows Server 2022 server hosted in…

ByTSST StaffSeptember 8, 20220Comments

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Windows Storage Replica: dealing with “WaitingForDestination” status

A few months ago we decided to change the configuration of some of our virtualization servers that were using Hyper-V replica to create replicas that could be used in case of a disaster. We used to replicate such machines so we could restore them quickly in case of issues or even start them on the…

ByTSST StaffJuly 30, 20220Comments

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How to clear Powershell history (done right!)

You might find youserlf in a situation where you need to clear Powershell command history. For example, for us it was needed because we needed to prepare templates for virtual machines deployment and we needed to activate a specific software before finalizing the template. Unfortunately you need to type a command to enter the code…

ByTSST StaffOctober 30, 20210Comments

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Windows Server 2022 and Azure Stack HCI: Microsoft is slowly attempting to murder Windows Server – part 1

Microsoft released Windows Server 2022 a few weeks ago. It did so earlier than expected, which is pretty odd, but it seems that the development of new features was already complete and mature so there was no point to wait a few months more. The last sentence pretty much explains the current status of Windows…

ByTSST StaffAugust 21, 20210Comments

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Acronis agent not registered, Windows Server core and SSL issues

[alert variation="alert-info"]We had previously identified what happened to those two boxes but that explanation is out of scope. This post is about how you can quickly recover form that situation.[/alert] A few days ago we had a weird issue on a couple of servers after upgrading Acronis agent. Console was unable to start any backup…

ByTSST StaffJune 16, 20200Comments

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The little virtual machine that is crashing Hyper-V on AMD

At VaiSulWeb virtualization is so pervasive that basically there aren't physical machines other than virtualization hosts or storage since about 2008 or 2009. That means about 10 years now. And counting. Microsoft Hyper-V served us very well and over time our reliance on that technology increased with happy results. It has been solid and consistent…

ByTSST StaffMarch 22, 20203Comments

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How to containerize Windows Admin Center

Microsoft is investing a lot into its new Server Manager though Redmond is not encouraging that parallelism and often says that Windows Admin Center is not a 1-to-1 replacement for Server Manager. That is true because Server Manager and its underlying technology has a deeper connection with the operating system and it can be considered…

ByTSST StaffNovember 2, 20191Comment

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Acronis Storage Gateway: how to replace a node for the Backup Service

Windows Server 2022: RDP error 0x11 and Users group

Windows Storage Replica: dealing with “WaitingForDestination” status

How to clear Powershell history (done right!)

Windows Server 2022 and Azure Stack HCI: Microsoft is slowly attempting to murder Windows Server – part 1

Acronis agent not registered, Windows Server core and SSL issues

The little virtual machine that is crashing Hyper-V on AMD

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