# Virtual Dennis — Full Site Content

> Sharing Tips Learned the Hard Way — IT, virtualization, homelab, and tech tips by Dennis Laube.

## About

Virtual Dennis is a personal technology blog by Dennis Laube. It covers IT infrastructure, virtualization platforms (VMware ESXi, Nutanix AHV, Hyper-V), homelab setups, networking (Ubiquiti, pfSense), storage (NAS, SAN), macOS and Windows tips, developer tools, and more.

## Categories

- AI
- Apple
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Bourbon
- Calculators
- Cisco
- Claude
- Google Cloud
- HTML - CSS
- Karaoke
- Mac OS X
- Manuals & How-To's
- Microsoft
- NetBackup
- Networking
- Nutanix
- Palm Treo
- PowerShell
- SSH
- Security
- Storage
- Technology
- Tools
- Ubiquiti
- Uncategorized
- VMware
- Web Design
- iOS

## All Posts

### Fifth Wheel & RV Discount Calculator
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/fifth-wheel-rv-discount-calculator/
Date: 2026-08-29
Categories: Calculators
Description: Calculate the discount percentage on a fifth wheel, travel trailer, or RV offer—or turn a target discount into an offer price.

### How to Add a MacOS Finder Quick Action to Convert Images to WebP Easily
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-add-a-macos-finder-quick-action-to-convert-images-to-webp-easily/
Date: 2026-04-20
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Mac OS X
Description: Add a MacOS "Quick Action" to your finder so you can convert images to the "webp" format easily.

### Claude Code - Enable Remote Control on All Sessions by Default
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/Claude-Code-Enable-Remote-Control-on-All-Sessions-by-Default/
Date: 2026-04-09
Categories: AI, Claude
Description: Easily enable remote control on all claude code sessions by default

### Updated for iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4 -  Turn Off Liquid Glass and Stop Summarizing Messages
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/ios-26-ipados-26-turn-off-remove-liquid-glass-design-view/
Date: 2026-03-29
Categories: iOS, Manuals & How-To's
Description: Turn off (or better phrased "reduce") "Liquid Glass" and reduce transparency, and Turn off Messages "Summarization".

### Fix for cPanel DNS Error: The DNS zone file is invalid. (Line 55: <subdomain name="">: CNAME and other data)</subdomain>
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/fix-for-cpanel-dns-error-the-dns-zone-file-is-invalid-line-55-cname-and-other-data/
Date: 2026-02-21
Categories: Technology
Description: When trying to add a "base" (meaning just the subdomain) CNAME record to a newly added subdomain in cPanel, I received this error: Error: The DNS zone file is i

### New App! Whiskey and Bourbon: Should I buy this bottle?
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/bourbon-should-i-buy-this-bottle/
Date: 2026-02-19
Categories: Bourbon, Tools
Description: For the Bourbon fans out there 🥃, I made this app to answer the question "Should I buy this bottle?" based on the bottle, MSRP, your location, and the availabi

### New free app! Many Hands Task Tracker (Shared task tracking)
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/i-created-a-new-free-web-app-many-hands-task-tracker/
Date: 2025-12-04
Categories: Tools
Description: You create a task list, share one link, and people pick what they want to help with. No accounts for volunteers, no passwords, no ads, and it is completely free. 

### Make ChatGPT Sound Human: Proven Prompts and Tips for Authentic Writing
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/make-chatgpt-sound-human-proven-prompts-and-tips-for-authentic-writing/
Date: 2025-10-17
Categories: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Description: The writer shares a prompt that has improved their document creation process. They emphasize using simple language, avoiding specific phrases and punctuation, and maintaining a natural, direct tone. T

### Hey You - Update Your Passwords and Start Using a Password Tool (it's way easier than writing them down!)
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/hey-you-update-your-passwords-and-start-using-a-password-tool-its-way-easier-than-writing-them-down/
Date: 2024-12-18
Categories: Security
Description: I've known friends and family who have had their email account, social media account, bank account, online identity and numerous other things hacked because of 

### Simple Online Stopwatch
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/simple-online-stopwatch/
Date: 2024-03-27
Categories: Tools
Description: I use an online stopwatch quite a bit, and always end up googling it and landing on some strange website with a thousand ads everywhere. If you're like me and just need a simple stopwatch, here you go!

### Percentage Increase and Decrease Calculators
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/percentage-increase-and-decrease-calculators/
Date: 2024-01-04
Categories: Calculators
Description: I use percentage increase and percentage decrease quite a bit at work, and always end up googling it and landing on some strange website with a thousand ads everywhere. If you're like me and just need a simple increase or decrease calculator, here you go!

### Simple Asynchronous Replication Calculator
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/simple-asynchronous-replication-calculator/
Date: 2024-01-04
Categories: Calculators
Description: From time to time you might just need a simple, easy to use asynchronous replication calculator. Well, here you go!

### Keyboard Shortcuts for Emojis on Microsoft Teams
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/keyboard-shortcuts-for-emojis-on-microsoft-teams/
Date: 2023-11-17
Categories: Uncategorized
Description: We use Slack at work and I use a lot of keyboard shortcuts for emojis , etc.. on Slack you type in a colon : then start typing to get to all of the emojis.. I w

### Asustor Flashstor FS6712X 12 Bay Storage NAS Hands-On using TrueNAS Scale with VMware ESXi 8.0
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/asustor-flashstor-fs6712x-12-bay-storage-nas-hands-on-using-truenas-scale-with-vmware-esxi-8-0/
Date: 2023-09-01
Categories: Storage, VMware
Description: I recently "upgraded" my aging storage environment in my home lab with an all-flash Asustor Flashstor 12 Pro with 12 x 2TB NVMe M.2 Drives, with upgraded RAM to

### Adding a Static DNS Entry into the Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/adding-a-static-dns-entry-into-the-ubiquiti-unifi-dream-machine-pro/
Date: 2023-06-06
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Networking, Ubiquiti
Description: JUNE 2023 UPDATE: You can now enter static DNS entries under the "Client" settings in UniFi OS v3.0.20 (or above). Leaving Original Post Below for Reference: So

### How-to Make an iframe Responsive Using HTML Code
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-make-an-iframe-responsive-using-html-code/
Date: 2022-12-06
Categories: HTML - CSS, Manuals & How-To's, Web Design
Description: Sometimes you need to embed another website into the site you are using and a typical way of doing this is by using an &lt;iframe&gt;. However for modern websit

### Installing Google Cloud CLI via Homebrew on MacOS
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/installing-google-cloud-cli-via-homebrew-on-macos/
Date: 2022-11-30
Categories: Google Cloud, Mac OS X
Description: brew install --cask google-cloud-sdk This will install the following components: BigQuery Command Line Tool BigQuery Command Line Tool (Platform Specific) Cloud

### Migrating a Parallels Desktop Virtual Machine to vSphere ESXi 7.x on MacOS
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/migrating-a-parallels-desktop-virtual-machine-to-vsphere-esxi-7-x-on-macos/
Date: 2021-12-21
Categories: Mac OS X, Manuals & How-To's
Description: This how-to will describe how to convert and move a Parallels Desktop Virtual Machine (VM) to a VMware vSphere ESXi 7.x server utilizing VMware Fusion on MacOS.

### Don't Waste Your Time with the TP-Link TL-R600VPN WAN Load Balancer
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/dont-waste-your-time-with-the-tp-link-tl-r600vpn-wan-load-balancer/
Date: 2021-02-09
Categories: Networking, Ubiquiti
Description: I recently ordered the TP-Link TL-R600VPN router for the WAN load balancing capability. I saw several "reviews" and YouTube videos gushing over how amazing it w

### How-to Bypass Google Chrome ERR_CERT_INVALID Message
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-bypass-google-chrome-err_cert_invalid-message/
Date: 2020-07-14
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Technology
Description: Sometimes when developing applications, or when using self-signed SSL certs, when you browse to a site, Google Chrome will show an error message "ERR_CERT_INVAL

### How-To: Convert .qcow2 to .vmdk for VMware Using MacOS
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-convert-qcow2-to-vmdk-for-vmware-using-macos/
Date: 2020-02-10
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, VMware
Description: This How-To will show you how to convert a .qcow2 virtual machine file to a VMware based .vmdk, using your Mac running MacOS. Install "Homebrew" onto MacOS For 

### Migrate a Windows VM from VMware ESXi to Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV) Easily
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/migrate-a-windows-vm-from-vmware-esxi-to-acropolis-hypervisor-ahv-easily/
Date: 2019-02-22
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Nutanix
Description: With the release of Nutanix Move (used to be called Xtract), migrating VM's from VMware ESXi to AHV is now super simple and the best part of all, automated! Web

### Easily create a bootable USB installer for VMware ESXi / vSphere Hypervisor from a Mac
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/easily-create-a-bootable-usb-installer-for-vmware-esxi-vsphere-hypervisor-from-a-mac/
Date: 2018-09-14
Categories: VMware
Description: A huge thank you to Chris Bednarski (over at http://cbednarski.com/) for putting together a script that will make an installable ESXi boot device (via a Mac), s

### Using SFTP to Transfer Images and Other Files to a Nutanix Storage Container
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/using-sftp-to-transfer-images-and-other-files-to-a-nutanix-storage-container/
Date: 2018-03-19
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Nutanix
Description: Several customers have asked if they can post or upload files to the Nutanix storage container, especially when working with automation (like Nutanix Calm) wher

### How-to: Configuring and Using Prism Self Service in Prism Central on Nutanix AOS 5.5
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-configuring-and-using-prism-self-service-in-prism-central-on-nutanix-aos-5-5/
Date: 2017-12-27
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Nutanix
Description: The Prism Self Service (PSS) feature represents a special view within Prism Central. While Prism Central enables infrastructure management across clusters, PSS 

### How-to: Configure Prism Central Authentication with Active Directory on Nutanix AOS 5.5
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-configure-prism-central-authentication-with-active-directory-on-nutanix-aos-5-5/
Date: 2017-12-27
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Nutanix
Description: This lesson will show you how to setup Prism Central authentication using Active Directory on Nutanix AOS 5.5. Note, setting up authentication is a requirement 

### Deploying the VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 6.5 from Mac OS
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/deploying-the-vmware-vcenter-server-appliance-vcsa-6-5-from-mac-os/
Date: 2017-12-21
Categories: Mac OS X, Manuals & How-To's, VMware
Description: This article will show you how to deploy the VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 6.5 from the Mac OS, using the now native VCSA installer for Mac, which is l

### Deploying and Registering Prism Central on Nutanix AOS 5.5
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/deploying-and-registering-prism-central-on-nutanix-aos-5-5/
Date: 2017-12-12
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Nutanix
Description: This article will show you how to deploy Prism Central (PC) on a Nutanix cluster running AOS 5.5 using the One-Click Prism Central deployment wizard. Prism Cent

### Upgrading Nutanix AOS When 1-Click Download Isn't Available
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/upgrading-nutanix-aos-when-1-click-download-isnt-available/
Date: 2017-12-11
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Nutanix
Description: This lesson will show you how to upgrade Nutanix AOS when the 1-click download option isn't available. This might be due to not having internet access to the Nu

### PowerShell Script to Automate Updating Nutanix Guest Tools (NGT)
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/powershell-script-to-automate-updating-nutanix-guest-tools-ngt/
Date: 2017-11-28
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Nutanix
Description: I was meeting with one of my local customers and they asked me, "hey! how do you automate upgrading Nutanix Guest Tools (NGT) with something like SCCM?" Well, t

### Expanding a Nutanix Cluster with a New Node from the Factory
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/expanding-a-nutanix-cluster-with-a-new-node-from-the-factory/
Date: 2017-10-12
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Nutanix
Description: This article will show you how to expand a Nutanix cluster with a new node received from the factory. This article will also highlight a few common warning aler

### Configuring Acropolis Container Services (ACS) on Nutanix CE
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/configuring-acropolis-container-services-acs-on-nutanix-ce/
Date: 2017-08-21
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Nutanix
Description: This lesson will describe how to enable Acropolis Container Services (ACS) on Nutanix Community Edition (CE). Make Sure You're On Latest Version To begin, make 

### Configuring the Self Service Portal (SSP) on Nutanix AHV and AOS 5.1
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/configuring-the-self-service-portal-ssp-on-nutanix-ahv-and-aos-5-1/
Date: 2017-06-23
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Nutanix
Description: This lesson will show how to configure the Self Service Portal (SSP) on Nutanix AHV running AOS 5.1.x. The Prism Self Service Portal (SSP) enables the consumers

### Nutanix AHV - Networking Commands How-To Super Post
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-ahv-networking-commands-how-to-super-post/
Date: 2017-06-13
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Nutanix
Description: This post is meant to be a &quot;quick reference&quot; guide for performing configuration with AHV networking, including Open vSwitch (OVS) configuration, setti

### Using PowerShell to Gather Quick and Easy ESXi Host Level Performance and Datastore Information
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/using-powershell-to-gather-quick-and-easy-esxi-host-level-performance-and-datastore-information/
Date: 2017-05-15
Categories: Nutanix, PowerShell
Description: Many times when working with customers, we need to gather some quick specs around their existing environment to begin a sizing conversation. While there are man

### Installing VMware PowerCLI Cmdlets from the PowerShell Gallery
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/installing-vmware-powercli-cmdlets-from-the-powershell-gallery/
Date: 2017-05-11
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, PowerShell, VMware
Description: A great writeup for this process with detailed information is located here: https://blogs.vmware.com/PowerCLI/2017/04/powercli-install-process-powershell-galler

### Easy Commands to Show BIOS and BMC Firmware Versions for All Hosts in the Nutanix Cluster
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/easy-commands-to-show-bios-and-bmc-firmware-versions-for-all-hosts-in-the-nutanix-cluster/
Date: 2017-04-27
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Nutanix
Description: # Shows BMC/IPMI version for all hosts in cluster- Run from one CVM in cluster [code language="bash"]for i in `hostips`; do echo AHV HOST $i ; ssh root@$i 'ipmi

### Configuring a VM to VM Anti-Affinity Rule on Nutanix AHV Running AOS 5.0
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/configuring-a-vm-to-vm-anti-affinity-rule-on-nutanix-ahv-running-aos-5-0/
Date: 2017-01-30
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Nutanix
Description: This how-to will show you how to configure a VM to VM anti-affinity rule on Nutanix AOS 5.0. For reference, the official documentation on this feature is found 

### Patching VMware ESXi via Nutanix One-Click Upgrade in Prism on AOS 5.0
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/patching-vmware-esxi-via-nutanix-one-click-upgrade-in-prism-on-aos-5-0/
Date: 2017-01-18
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Nutanix
Description: This lesson will show you how to patch VMware ESXi using the Nutanix one-click upgrade process in Prism. If you have additional questions not covered in this ho

### Registering vCenter with Prism on Nutanix AOS 5.0
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/registering-vcenter-with-prism-on-nutanix-aos-5-0/
Date: 2017-01-03
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Nutanix
Description: To perform core VM management operations directly from Prism without switching to vCenter Server, you need to register your cluster with the vCenter Server. Thi

### Setting Up and Using Acropolis File Services (AFS) on Nutanix AOS 5.0
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/setting-up-and-using-acropolis-file-services-afs-on-nutanix-aos-5-0/
Date: 2016-12-30
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Nutanix
Description: This article will show you the steps involved to setup Acropolis File Services (AFS) on a cluster running AOS 5.0. Acropolis File Services (AFS) uses a scale-ou

### Importing an OVF / OVA into Nutanix AHV using Prism
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/importing-an-ovf-ova-into-nutanix-ahv-using-prism/
Date: 2016-08-31
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Nutanix
Description: This article will show you how to import a virtual appliance that's in the OVF or OVA format into the Nutanix AHV hypervisor, via the Image Service in Prism. Ex

### Nutanix PowerShell and Other Scripting Resources
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-powershell-and-other-scripting-resources/
Date: 2016-08-23
Categories: Nutanix
Description: Here are some helpful resources for scripting to the Nutanix API via PowerShell or other languages. I'll continue to add more as I come across them. Feel free t

### Nutanix Prism Dashboard for Splunk
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-prism-dashboard-for-splunk/
Date: 2016-08-17
Categories: Nutanix
Description: The Nutanix App for Splunk allows customers of Splunk® Enterprise and Nutanix to visualize and view the state of their cluster from Splunk. In addition, the app

### Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV) - Create an Image Service Template from an Existing VM
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-acropolis-hypervisor-ahv-create-an-image-service-template-from-an-existing-vm/
Date: 2016-04-26
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Nutanix
Description: This lesson will show you how to create an image service template from an existing virtual machine, without having to export/import the VM. Setup a Template Vir

### Installing the Dell KACE 1000 Systems Management Appliance on Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV)
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/installing-the-dell-kace-1000-systems-management-appliance-on-nutanix-acropolis-hypervisor-ahv/
Date: 2016-04-06
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Nutanix
Description: A few of my customers have asked if the Dell KACE virtual appliance will work on the Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV). So I made a short video below showing t

### Nutanix - Register Prism with Prism Central
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-register-prism-with-prism-central/
Date: 2016-03-11
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Nutanix
Description: I've been asked a few times on how to register Prism with a Prism Central instance and I thought I would make a quick video to show the process. Here it is belo

### How-to Flush DNS on Mac OS X
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-flush-dns-on-mac-os-x/
Date: 2016-03-08
Categories: Mac OS X, Manuals & How-To's
Description: About the DNS cache OS X keeps a local cache of resolved DNS queries for a time defined by the DNS server. Sometimes it might be necessary to reset the cache im

### Nutanix Community Edition 4 Node Cluster Nested on ESXi 6.0
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-community-edition-4-node-cluster-nested-on-esxi-6-0/
Date: 2015-10-15
Categories: Nutanix
Description: A very helpful post by Michael Webster showing how to install the Nutanix Community Edition, nested onto ESXi 6.0, which would be perfect for customers who want

### Upgrading the VAAI Plugin for ESX vSphere in a Nutanix Environment
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/upgrading-the-vaai-plugin-for-esx-vsphere-in-a-nutanix-environment/
Date: 2015-07-21
Categories: Nutanix
Description: Usually the latest VAAI plugin version is installed/updated along with our Foundation or upgrade process, but if you need to update the VAAI plugin version, jus

### Nutanix Prism - Change or Disable Logout Timeout Setting
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-prism-change-or-disable-logout-timeout-setting/
Date: 2015-06-11
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Nutanix
Description: You can now set or disable the timeout for Prism within the GUI with NOS 4.1.3, which is now available via one-click upgrade. Prism Web Console/Prism Central Yo

### How to SSH into a Nutanix Controller Virtual Machine (CVM)
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-ssh-into-a-nutanix-controller-virtual-machine-cvm/
Date: 2015-03-04
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Nutanix
Description: This article will explain how to SSH into a Nutanix Controller Virtual Machine (CVM) which might be needed for advanced administration of a Nutanix cluster. SSH

### Change IPMI Passwords for all Nutanix Hosts via Script
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/change-ipmi-passwords-for-all-nutanix-hosts-via-script/
Date: 2014-12-29
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Nutanix
Description: Here's a simple script to help change all IPMI passwords for all Nutanix Hosts in a Cluster. Just make sure you update the Current Password and New Password in 

### How To Always Pop-Out an Email Window in Outlook 2013
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-always-pop-out-an-email-window-in-outlook-2013/
Date: 2014-12-19
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Microsoft
Description: Outlook 2013 introduced a new in-line compose method for email replies and forwarded messages, designed to make it easier for you to quickly write &amp; send an

### Fix for Evernote 6.0.x Mac Missing Notes, Delayed Syncing and Issues with Creating Notes
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/fix-for-evernote-6-0-x-mac-missing-notes-delayed-syncing-and-issues-with-creating-notes/
Date: 2014-12-10
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Technology
Description: I live and die by my notes in Evernote. For me, Evernote has become part of my standard workflow and is one of the apps that I constantly have open. I even paid

### Apple Mac Mavericks / Yosemite - Refresh Shared Computers in Finder
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/apple-mac-mavericks-yosemite-refresh-shared-computers-in-finder/
Date: 2014-12-08
Categories: Mac OS X
Description: Sometimes the list of shared computers on the network will not refresh within Finder. To fix this issue, re-launch the Finder, from the dock. You can do this by

### How-To Unlink a Phone Number from Apple ID, iMessage and Facetime
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-unlink-a-phone-number-from-apple-id-imessage-and-facetime/
Date: 2014-11-18
Categories: Apple, iOS, Manuals & How-To's
Description: I received a new iPhone with a new number so I wanted to cancel my previous iPhone and number. I wanted to remove this number from my Apple ID so that it was re

### Nutanix License Activation Process
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-license-activation-process/
Date: 2014-08-11
Categories: Nutanix
Description: In just 5 easy steps, you can license your Nutanix cluster! Check out this simple overview to help in licensing your cluster: Nutanix License Activation Custome

### Nutanix How-To Videos for 4.x
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-how-to-videos-for-4-x/
Date: 2014-08-01
Categories: Nutanix
Description: Check out the over 42 Prism UI how-to videos, which have been updated to NOS 4.0, and 23 of the videos have been updated to 4.0.1! http://download.nutanix.com/g

### How Much Detail Can You Get About a Virtual Machine (VM) from your Storage?
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/how-much-detail-can-you-get-about-a-virtual-machine-vm-from-your-storage/
Date: 2014-04-14
Categories: Nutanix
Description: Thanks to Jerome over at http://nutanix.blogspot.com/2013/08/how-much-of-detail-can-you-get-about-vm.html for the below post! Most storage vendors say that they

### Disable Video in Nutanix UI Login Screen
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/disable-video-in-nutanix-ui-login-screen/
Date: 2014-04-14
Categories: Nutanix
Description: Thanks to Jerome over at http://nutanix.blogspot.com/2014/03/disable-video-in-nutanix-ui-login-screen.html for the below how-to! Some of the customers who are i

### Nutanix Default Cluster Credentials
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-default-cluster-credentials/
Date: 2014-04-08
Categories: Nutanix
Description: Reference post - Default Cluster Credentials Interface Target Username Password Nutanix Prism Nutanix Controller VM (CVM) admin admin vSphere client ESXi host r

### Changing Nutanix Passwords
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/changing-nutanix-passwords/
Date: 2014-04-08
Categories: Nutanix
Description: To change passwords of the following cluster components, check out the below link to the user guide for a quick how-to on changing passwords: - Changing User Pa

### How-To Flush DNS on Mac OS X Mavericks
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-flush-dns-on-mac-os-x-mavericks/
Date: 2014-03-28
Categories: Mac OS X, Manuals & How-To's
Description: OS X Mavericks, Mountain Lion, and Lion Use the following Terminal command to reset the DNS cache in OS X v10.9.5 and earlier: sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

### How to Make a Bootable Mavericks Install Drive
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-make-a-bootable-mavericks-install-drive/
Date: 2014-03-28
Categories: Mac OS X, Manuals & How-To's
Description: I needed to make a bootable Mavericks install drive using a USB flash drive. I followed option 1 from the below site and it worked perfectly! http://www.macworl

### Outlook 2010 with Hotmail / Outlook.com Connector - Fix for Error 0x80048051
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/outlook-2010-with-hotmail-outlook-com-connector-fix-for-error-0x80048051/
Date: 2013-12-20
Categories: Microsoft
Description: I have a personal account that I use at Outlook.com along with some other accounts that connect via Exchange. So I use Outlook 2010 for my main email program. E

### Browser Change Could Impact all Cisco WebEx Customers
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/browser-change-could-impact-all-cisco-webex-customers/
Date: 2013-12-05
Categories: Cisco
Description: As you may or may not know Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox have been discussing disabling browser plugins by default. The WebEx client on both Windows and Mac

### VMware VSAN - Many SAS or Less SATA?
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/vmware-vsan-many-sas-or-less-sata/
Date: 2013-12-04
Categories: VMware
Description: Staying on the VSAN topic, another great topic of discussion is whether to use many higher speed SAS drives or less SATA drives that have a greater capacity? Th

### Great Resource for VMware NSX
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/great-resource-for-vmware-nsx/
Date: 2013-12-04
Categories: VMware
Description: Here is a great resource for NSX.&nbsp; The site Hypervizor.com by Hany Michael, a Consulting Architect at VMware.&nbsp; One of his recent posts covers the arch

### Celebrating 15 Years of VMware
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/celebrating-15-years-of-vmware/
Date: 2013-12-04
Categories: VMware
Description: You might know that VMware is the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter. You might even know that VMware now has over 13,

### VMware vSphere v5.5 Hardening Guide
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/vmware-vsphere-v5-5-hardening-guide/
Date: 2013-12-04
Categories: VMware
Description: The Hardening Guide for vSphere v5.5 has been released and is now available here. If you are not familiar with the vSphere Hardening Guides, they can be used to

### EMC - How to Start Analyzer in Unisphere
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/emc-how-to-start-analyzer-in-unisphere-2/
Date: 2013-11-12
Categories: Manuals & How-To's
Description: This lesson shows how to start EMC analyzer within Unisphere. Log into Unisphere, Select the System The IP of the CLARiiON storage processor (SP) must be used t

### Changing the Color Theme for Outlook 2013
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/changing-the-color-theme-for-outlook-2013/
Date: 2013-10-08
Categories: Microsoft
Description: Thanks to Steve Laskers' MSDN Blog for the below how-to! If you’ve upgraded to Outlook 2013 and are struggling with the new softer look, and missing the older h

### Using Powershell to get Microsoft Exchange Object Counts
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/using-powershell-to-get-microsoft-exchange-object-counts/
Date: 2013-06-18
Categories: Microsoft
Description: In case you might need to get an object count for your Microsoft Exchange environment, run this Powershell command, which will export the details to a CSV file 

### How Can I Get a Receipt for a Previous iTunes Purchase?
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/how-can-i-get-a-receipt-for-a-previous-itunes-purchase/
Date: 2013-05-15
Categories: Apple
Description: 1. Launch iTunes 2. Click on iTunes Store 3. Click on your email address on the upper left hand corner 4. Click Account from the drop-down menu 5. Enter your pa

### How-To : Install Blat Command Line SMTP Mailer on Windows
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-install-blat-command-line-smtp-mailer-on-windows/
Date: 2013-02-05
Categories: Manuals & How-To's
Description: In order for NetBackup to email reports, alerts and other functions, you will need to install the free opensource utility called &quot;Blat&quot; and configure 

### How-To : Avoid the Windows MBR Disk 2TB Limit by Using GPT Type Disks
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-avoid-the-windows-mbr-disk-2tb-limit-by-using-gpt-type-disks/
Date: 2013-02-05
Categories: Manuals & How-To's
Description: If you want to use a disk larger than 2TB within Windows, it might look like you can't use all of the space. This is due to the type of initialization performed

### NetBackup 7 Configuration for VMware vStorage Backups
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/netbackup-7-configuration-for-vmware-vstorage-backups/
Date: 2013-02-05
Categories: Manuals & How-To's
Description: This lesson will describe how to configure NetBackup to perform VMware vStorage method backups. To use this feature, your environment will need to consist of Ne

### Custom NetBackup Daily Report Script for Windows
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/custom-netbackup-daily-report-script-for-windows/
Date: 2013-02-04
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, NetBackup
Description: I have created/modified some NetBackup scripts to be used for a Daily Status Report, which can be emailed to the NetBackup administrator every morning or whenev

### Custom NetBackup Daily Report Script for Unix/Linux
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/custom-netbackup-daily-report-script-for-unixlinux/
Date: 2013-02-04
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, NetBackup
Description: I have created/modified some NetBackup scripts to be used for a Daily Status Report, which can be emailed to the NetBackup administrator every morning or whenev

### How-To Flush DNS on Mac OS X Lion
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-flush-dns-on-mac-os-x-lion/
Date: 2013-02-04
Categories: Mac OS X
Description: Flushing the DNS on Mac OS X Lion is quite simple. Just follow the below steps: OS X Mavericks, Mountain Lion, and Lion Use the following Terminal command to re

### SAS vs. SATA Differences, Technology and Cost
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/sas-vs-sata-differences-technology-and-cost/
Date: 2013-02-04
Categories: Storage
Description: Here are the high-level differences between SAS and SATA disk drives which I thought it'd be a perfect post for the blog as it contains some useful information 

### Making a Bootable USB Stick on an Apple Mac OS X from an ISO
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/making-a-bootable-usb-stick-on-an-apple-mac-os-x-from-an-iso/
Date: 2013-02-04
Categories: Mac OS X
Description: This quick how-to will show you how to make a bootable USB stick from a downloaded ISO file using an Apple Mac OS X. Note: this procedure requires an .img file 

### Mac OS X Mountain Lion: Enable and disable the root user
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/mac-os-x-mountain-lion-enable-and-disable-the-root-user/
Date: 2013-02-04
Categories: Mac OS X
Description: Apple's KB article on how to setup the "root" user for OS X Mountain Lion. It's very similar to "Lion", but different ;-) http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11331?vi

### Microsoft Office 365 - Configure a User Password to Never Expire
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/microsoft-office-365-configure-a-user-password-to-never-expire/
Date: 2013-02-04
Categories: Microsoft
Description: This article will show you how to configure a user password to never expire on the Office 365 platform. Install the PowerShell cmdlets for Office 365 First you 

### Microsoft Word 2010 - Make Only 1 Page in Landscape Layout While Keeping Rest in Portrait Layout
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/microsoft-word-2010-make-only-1-page-in-landscape-layout-while-keeping-rest-in-portrait-layout/
Date: 2013-02-04
Categories: Microsoft
Description: I don't know why this was "new" for me, but it did take a google search to figure it out. Here's a great link that explains how to make only 1 page within Micro

### Using Private Keys with SSH login Without Password on Mac OS X
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/using-private-keys-with-ssh-login-without-password-on-mac-os-x/
Date: 2012-12-31
Categories: Mac OS X, SSH
Description: Here's an excellent write-up for setting up SSH access using private keys to connect to other Linux/Unix servers without having to enter a password. http://smbj

### Why Are More People Becoming Mac Fans?
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/why-are-more-people-becoming-mac-fans/
Date: 2012-12-18
Categories: Mac OS X
Description: I'm known at my job and with friends of being a Mac fan, which is true. It wasn't always like that however. I've spent the majority of my IT career behind a key

### Apps I use on my Mac
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/133/
Date: 2012-12-03
Categories: Apple
Description: An awesome (updated) list of apps for the Mac, many that I use myself. Have a favorite app that's not on the list? Leave it in our comments section!

### Karaoke - How to Play on your Computer, What Software to Use & Other Useful Info
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/karaoke-how-to-play-on-your-computer-what-software-to-use-other-useful-info/
Date: 2012-05-04
Categories: Karaoke
Description: My wife and I enjoy karaoke (she's the one with the good voice) and we have recently gone "all digital" (no more karaoke CD's to lug around). I also KJ (karaoke

### iTunes 10 on Windows Server 2003 or Home Server
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/itunes-10-on-windows-server-2003-or-home-server/
Date: 2012-02-07
Categories: Apple, Microsoft
Description: Wondering how to install iTunes 10 onto a Windows Home Server (which is based on Windows 2003)? I found this article very helpful and it worked for me! http://g

### How-To: Remove a deleted folder from Finder Sidebar on a Mac
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-remove-a-deleted-folder-from-finder-sidebar-on-a-mac/
Date: 2011-11-04
Categories: Apple
Description: I had a very stubborn folder that I had on my Finder sidebar, under "Favorites", because the actual folder on the my Mac was deleted. Because the folder was del

### How-To Open Visio Diagrams and Drawings in Separate Windows
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-open-visio-diagrams-and-drawings-in-separate-windows/
Date: 2011-09-13
Categories: Microsoft
Description: Opening multiple Visio files and switching between them is a pain. I figured there had to be a way to make Visio to always open files in separate windows, so yo

### Using StreamBaby Application to Stream MP4/M4V Files to Tivo 3 HD (with No Conversion)
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/using-streambaby-application-to-stream-mp4m4v-files-to-tivo-3-hd-with-no-conversion/
Date: 2010-01-05
Categories: Technology
Description: This how-to lesson describes how to view MP4/M4V (Quicktime/Apple formatted) movies on your Tivo 3 HD and above (including Tivo Premiere) with no conversion nee

### Great Links for Working with and Making Cat 5e or 6 Network Cable
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/great-links-for-working-with-and-making-cat-5e-or-6-network-cable/
Date: 2009-12-29
Categories: Technology
Description: I finished a little household project which was running Cat5e cable from my living room and master bedroom to the switch in my office. This was to connect two T

### VMware - Fixing "Invalid" Virtual Machines
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/vmware-fixing-invalid-virtual-machines/
Date: 2009-12-23
Categories: VMware
Description: In either ESX 3.x or vSphere, if there are disk array or networking issues, some Virtual Machines may appear in the vSphere Client as being "Invalid" and they a

### VMware vSphere - Using VMware Converter to Import VM's or VMDK's From Other VMware Products
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/vmware-vsphere-using-vmware-converter-to-import-vms-or-vmdks-from-other-vmware-products/
Date: 2009-12-22
Categories: VMware
Description: When using Virtual Machines (VM's) from other VMware products, the easiest way to get these VM's into ESX/vSphere is to use VMware's product called vCenter Conv

### Windows 7 - Another Area for Program Data that isn't under Program Files
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/windows-7-another-area-for-program-data-that-isnt-under-program-files/
Date: 2009-12-05
Categories: Technology
Description: I have a small program that keeps some of it's files (which happen to be data files) where the program resides, typically under C:Program FilesName of Program. 

### Simple But Effective Backup For Your Data
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/simple-but-effective-backup-for-your-data/
Date: 2009-11-13
Categories: Technology
Description: Backups! Most people don't think about them until it's too late. Well, here are my two favorite options for performing a backup of your data. http://www3.crashp

### Snow Leopard OS X 10.6.1 Released
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/snow-leopard-os-x-10-6-1-released/
Date: 2009-09-11
Categories: Apple
Description: A number of bug fixes and tweaks have been released in OS X 10.6.1 update, now available. A great write up on this update can be found here: http://www.tuaw.com

### Scanning and Getting Things from Your iTunes iPhone Backup (Mac)
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/scanning-and-getting-things-from-your-itunes-iphone-backup-mac/
Date: 2009-08-13
Categories: Apple, Technology
Description: I was having some performance issues with my iPhone and I wanted to clear it out and did a "factory restore" from within iTunes and then just sync back my apps 

### Making an ISO (Image) File from a CD/DVD on a Mac for Free
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/making-an-iso-image-file-from-a-cddvd-on-a-mac-for-free/
Date: 2009-07-11
Categories: Apple
Description: There are several ways to make an ISO (or an image) file from a CD/DVD but here is a FREE and pretty simple way to do so on your Mac. Yes it means using the com

### Merging Two AVI Files into One File on a Mac
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/merging-two-avi-files-into-one-file-on-a-mac/
Date: 2009-07-10
Categories: Technology
Description: This is one successful way that I've found to merge 2 AVI files into 1 AVI file using a Mac. Get D-Vision 3 Software (Free) Download the D-Vision 3 software fro

### Saving YouTube Video or Audio on a Mac
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/saving-youtube-video-or-audio-on-a-mac/
Date: 2009-07-09
Categories: Apple
Description: I found a YouTube video that I wanted to save just the audio from as a MP3. Well the program called "Get Tube" does just that but it can also save the YouTube v

### How To Collect Data From a Fibre Channel (FC) Switch
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-collect-data-from-a-fibre-channel-fc-switch/
Date: 2009-06-15
Categories: Manuals & How-To's, Storage
Description: Sometimes you will be asked by either the manufacturers support or perhaps by Lewan for data from your Fibre Channel switch. Here is how you can gather that inf

### Useful Mac Links (for Switchers)!
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/useful-mac-links-for-switchers/
Date: 2009-05-15
Categories: Apple
Description: Here’s some cool ones I’ve found since I’ve become a “switcher”. Thought you might enjoy. http://bestmacsoftware.org/ = A list of “best” Mac software. http://ww

### Forget Dropbox - Use Zumodrive for Online Storage!
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/forget-dropbox-use-zumodrive-for-online-storage/
Date: 2009-04-21
Categories: Storage, Technology
Description: I posted awhile back about DropBox which allows you to store things online while having a local "drive" on your computer to use. Here's a link to that post: htt

### Reset and Power Off Windows XP or Vista in VMware Fusion
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/reset-and-power-off-windows-xp-or-vista-in-vmware-fusion/
Date: 2009-03-24
Categories: Technology, VMware
Description: By default in VMware Fusion, the Virtual Machine Menu Option lists the “Soft” Power Commands and you need to hold down the Alt/Option Key to display the “Hard” 

### DropBox - Online Sync, Backup for Multiple Computers
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/dropbox-online-sync-backup-for-multiple-computers/
Date: 2009-02-18
Categories: Technology
Description: I posted this over on my company's blog, but wanted to link to it from here too. It's a great program that allows you to sync files across multiple PC's, plus a

### Editing Your Published Website with MS Expression
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/editing-your-published-website-with-ms-expression/
Date: 2009-01-19
Categories: Technology
Description: This lesson will describe how to edit your website that has already been published with Microsoft Expression Web. Start MS Expression Web Start MS Expression We

### Watch and Use Hulu, iTunes and TV Networks Outside the US
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/watch-and-use-hulu-itunes-and-tv-networks-outside-the-us/
Date: 2009-01-12
Categories: Apple, Technology
Description: Here's a free program/service that I found off "A New Mac Tip Everyday" Blog to help everyone who's ever tried to watch iTunes, Hulu or the websites from the TV

### Mint.com - Free Personal Finance Service
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/mintcom-free-personal-finance-service/
Date: 2009-01-08
Categories: Technology
Description: With everyone probably watching their $$$ a little more closely these days, I thought I'd share this helpful website. I signed up (for free) at www.mint.com, no

### iTunes Now DRM Free - Convert Your Songs Without the Cost
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/itunes-now-drm-free/
Date: 2009-01-08
Categories: Apple, Technology
Description: Apple (at Macworld this week) announced that iTunes will no longer "protect" their music with Digital Rights Management (DRM). Now they even give you an option 

### Google Picasa Released for Mac!
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/google-picasa-released-for-mac/
Date: 2009-01-06
Categories: Apple, Technology
Description: Ask any of my family or friends, and they'll tell you that I always recommend Picasa to help manage pictures and Picasa Web Albums to help share them. Only prob

### How-To: Print to a Shared Vista (or XP) Printer from Mac
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/13/
Date: 2008-12-29
Categories: Apple, Microsoft, Technology
Description: I found an awesome How-To for printing to a Vista (or XP) machine from my Mac (running Leopard). I've always wondered why I couldn't get my printer on my XP mac

### Screenshot Program for Mac, Awesome Manual Creation Program
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/screenshot-program-for-mac-awesome-manual-creation-program/
Date: 2008-12-08
Categories: Apple, Microsoft
Description: Here's a great freeware program for taking screenshots on your Mac (and from the few that I've done so far, it works better than the built in screen capture inc

### Using a Network Share for Apple Time Machine
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/using-a-network-share-for-apple-time-machine/
Date: 2008-12-08
Categories: Apple, Technology
Description: I found these useful articles about using a network share with Apple Time Machine (Apples built-in backup feature).http://rajeev.name/blog/2007/11/03/time-machi

### Celerra Virtual Storage Appliance (VSA) for VMware
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/celerra-virtual-storage-appliance-vsa-for-vmware/
Date: 2008-12-08
Categories: Storage, Technology, VMware
Description: I have used the Lefthand Networks Virtual Storage Appliance (VSA) in the past (which can be found here: http://www.lefthandnetworks.com/vsa.aspx) which presents

### Outlook 2007 versus Entourage 2008
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/outlook-2007-versus-entourage-2008/
Date: 2008-11-10
Categories: Apple, Microsoft, VMware
Description: I do like Entourage 2008. It has a "Mac Feel" to it which fits in nice with other programs. It's very easy to use. I also like that you don't have to VPN into w

### Entourage: Put Signature on Most Recent Reply Email
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/entourage-put-signature-on-most-recent-reply-email/
Date: 2008-11-04
Categories: Apple, Technology
Description: I'm still learning Microsoft Entourage for the Mac and I'm still liking it. The main thing is that it is a little different than Outlook and to keep that in min

### Nice Wallpaper Sites
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/nice-wallpaper-sites/
Date: 2008-10-29
Categories: Technology
Description: I started looking for Mac Wallpapers, then got sidetracked on "Windows 7" (codename for new Windows version that will follow Vista) and wallpapers for it, and t

### Treo 755p Error with Exchange
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/treo-755p-error-with-exchange/
Date: 2008-10-24
Categories: Palm Treo, Technology
Description: I have a Palm Treo 755p with Sprint service. It was setup with my work email and a couple of IMAP personal accounts. I then started to get the error "SSL Error:

### I'm a Mac... and I'm a PC
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/im-a-mac-and-im-a-pc/
Date: 2008-10-22
Categories: Apple, Technology
Description: I found this post over at Market Circle's Blog, who are the creators of my current favorite Mac program called Billings 3. It is an awesome time billing and inv

### Replacing Dependency on WinXP with Mac Software!
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/replacing-dependency-on-winxp-with-mac-software/
Date: 2008-10-07
Categories: Apple, Microsoft, Technology, VMware
Description: The more and more I use my new Mac, the more software I seem to find that replaces the software that I was using on WinXP that I thought I could never live with

### Start of Blog - Received new Mac!
URL: https://virtualdennis.com/start-of-blog-received-new-mac/
Date: 2008-10-02
Categories: Apple, Technology
Description: Well, who would have thought. Especially after years of being a "PC user", I'm now a Mac user. I received my MacBook Pro today that I bought off of ebay. So far