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HOW TO: Migrate physical, virtual and cloud based workloads with real-time replication to VMware vSphere (ESXi) or Microsoft Hyper-V using OpenText Migrate

Friday, August 23rd, 2024

In this video presentation which is part of the [url=”https://github.com/CodheadClub/AwesomeResources/blob/master/Virtualisation.md#andrewhancock”]Hancock’s VMware Half Hour[/url] I will show you HOW TO: Migrate physical, virtual and cloud based workloads with real-time replication to VMware vSphere (ESXi) or Microsoft Hyper-V using OpenText Migrate.

Ten years ago I wrote the following article about the product Double-Take MOVE by Vision Solutions. It’s been acquired in the last ten years, by Carbonite, and now is in the hand of OpenText, and is name going forward will be [url=”https://www.opentext.com/en-gb/products/migrate”]OpenText Migrate.[/url]

[url=”https://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/17312/HOW-TO-Migrate-physical-virtual-and-cloud-based-workloads-with-real-time-replication-to-VMware-vSphere-ESXi-using-Double-Take-MOVE.html”]HOW TO: Migrate physical, virtual and cloud based workloads with real-time replication to VMware vSphere (ESXi) using Double-Take MOVE[/url]

In these uncertain times, when you may be required to migrate workloads between platforms, such as VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V etc I can highly recommend [url=”https://www.opentext.com/en-gb/products/migrate”]OpenText Migrate.[/url] as one of the best products on the market for your Migration Project.

In this video I will demonstrate the migration of an Linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Server from Microsoft Hyper-V to VMware vSphere, and concurrently migrate a Microsoft Windows 2022 Server from VMware vSphere to Microsoft Hyper-V, with very little downtime.

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Time for a facelift and new branding – Hancock’s VMware Half Hour

Thursday, August 22nd, 2024
Hancock's VMware Half Hour

Hancock’s VMware Half Hour

It was time for a change! So from today, I’ll be using this new artwork, across the social channels, and for more VMware content to come. It encompasses three things in my life, which I hold true, which is VMware, Experts Exchange and #beekeeping. My Thanks to Devolutions and their graphic designer Stacy Bensa for all the hard work, in creating the design for me. Again Thank You.

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HOW NOT TO: Compromise your VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 5.1, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 6.7, 7.0, 8.0 by adding to Microsoft Active Directory

Thursday, August 22nd, 2024

In this video presentation which is part of the Hancock’s VMware Half Hour I will show you HOW NOT TO: Compromise your VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 5.1, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 6.7, 7.0, 8.0 by adding to Microsoft Active Directory. I will demonstrate the exposure, and discuss how to avoid it.

In this video demonstration the ESXi servers are ESXi ARM 7.0, but the same functionality has been built into ESXi since 5.1.

On the 29th July 2024, Microsoft  discovered a vulnerability in ESXi hypervisors being exploited by several ransomware operators to obtain full administrative permissions on domain-joined ESXi hypervisors.

this publication is here – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/07/29/ransomware-operators-exploit-esxi-hypervisor-vulnerability-for-mass-encryption/

VMware vExperts – Christian Mohn wrote about it here – VMware vSphere CVE-2024-37085 – A Nothing Burger

and Bob Plankers goes into more detail here – Thoughts on CVE-2024-37085 & VMSA-2024-0013

Please have a read of these publications.

Broadcom have issued updates and fixes to vSphere 7.0 and 8.0, and VCF 4.x and 5.x only. There is no security update for 6.7.

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24505

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He’s like a VMware Yoda! :)

Wednesday, August 21st, 2024

A recent testimonial on Experts Exchange

VMware Yoda

VMware Yoda

A VMware Yoda !

A VMware Yoda !

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HOW TO: Fix Synchronous Exception at 0x00000000XXXXXXX on VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0 ARM) on a Raspberry Pi 4

Tuesday, August 20th, 2024

In this video presentation which is part of the Hancock’s VMware Half Hour I will show you HOW TO: Fix Synchronous Exception at 0x00000000XXXXXXX on VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0 ARM) on a Raspberry Pi 4.

It has been well documented that the Raspberry Pi 4 UEFI Firmware Image can cause this fault which renders the UEFI boot image corrupt. See here https://github.com/pftf/RPi4/issues/97

The UEFI firmware imaged used in the lab in this video is v1.37, it is debated as too whether this has been fixed in later releases v1.37, some suggest rolling back to v1.33 !

For the sake of continuity I’ve included previous EE Videos and Articles I’ve created here

Part 51. HOW TO: Update the VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 ARM Edition (ESXi 7.0 ARM edition) from v1.12 to v1.15 on a Raspberry Pi 4

Part 20: HOW TO: Install and Configure VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0 ARM) on a Raspberry Pi 4

Part 23: HOW TO: BOOT VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0 ARM) from an iSCSI LUN for the Raspberry Pi 4

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Honey jar labelling Sunday!

Monday, August 19th, 2024

So what did you do with your Sunday! I started to label this years (2024) Summer Honey.

The majority of this year’s summer honey which was extracted weeks ago was delivered to pre-paid Wedding Orders as Honey favours.

 

The next batch which was extracted was not ripe – the water content tested at above 20% – which according to the Honey Legislation Act 2015 is technically not honey so it cannot be sold , and there is a risk it can ferment in the jars – so it was all fed back to the bees for them to deal with it correctly and this will be removed and extracted at the end of August!

This is just one of many issues we’ve had this year, see my monthly notes!

January/February 2024 – Feeding fondant – winter far too warm bees too active and ate through their winter stores too quick.

March 2024 – All hives and nucleus colonies went through the winter well – still feeding fondant

April 2024 – Bees expanding very quickly forage available – good hawthorn, blossom on fruit trees although this year no canola in the area! had to start Demeree and putting honey boxes into hives as the bees were expanding very quickly!

May 2024 – Disaster weather turns cold – large colonies need feeding eating 2.5kg a fondant a week! Many reports across the UK of starvation, queens stop laying, failing , colonies that showed signs of swarming have stopped!Majority of reared queens have failed!

June/July 2024 – Weather continued to be poor and a wash out! A few late swarms around

August 2024 – Weather getting warmer – a few honey flows – there could be some summer honey! Extracted honey not ripe! Fed back to bees!

September 2024 – Remove all surplus honey, and feeding and treating for winter, and bringing hives home for winter.

 

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Action required: Enable multifactor authentication for your Microsoft Azure tenant by 15 October 2024

Sunday, August 18th, 2024

This arrived in my inbox, on Saturday, so better check with some Powershell. It produces a nice Excel spreadsheet of users enable for MFA or Single FA 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Install-Module MsIdentityTools -Scope CurrentUser

Connect-MgGraph -Scopes Directory.Read.All, AuditLog.Read.All, UserAuthenticationMethod.Read.All

Export-MsIdAzureMfaReport .\report.xlsx

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I’m still beekeeping – Andysworld! What else would I do?

Saturday, August 17th, 2024

It’s time to reboot Andysworld! Blog. I think some of you may have missed tales from Andysworld! Oh if your fedup of this email in you inbox, let me know and I’ll remove you from the list!

I just don’t get much time anymore to keep the Andysworld! blog updated, with all the other social channels, Experts Exchange, VMware vExpert programs and BEEKEEPING which takes up a lot of my time now, over 12 months ago I have up my allotment to spend more time with the bees!

So lets have some bee photographs from this afternoons check, this is a colony of bees, split last year, taken over winter in a small nucleus (6 frames) the nucleus was called N1, so this is H11 (hive 11) which has 11 frames of honey bees, the honey bees are pure Buckfast bees, if you look carefully you will see they are mostly yellow, compared to the native black bees, which has hybridize today with most local strains which are darker. (Hint if you look at the queen in the first photo marked green (for 2024!), you will notice she is yellow/orange/ginger in colour rather than a dark black/brown, this indicates the yellowish colour that the Buckfast strain has, kept because they are easy to work, and non-aggressive H11 is a lovely colony to work compare to those in H3 ! Double gloves for H3 !

 

 

 

 

 

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An Incredible 8-Month Journey with TryHackMe – Transformative Learning Experience!

Friday, August 16th, 2024

Over the last 8 months, I have thoroughly enjoyed using TryHackMe as my go-to platform for learning pentesting, hacking, and cybersecurity. The experience has been nothing short of trans formative, providing me with hands-on, practical skills that go far beyond theoretical knowledge.

TryHackMe offers an engaging and immersive learning environment, with a vast range of labs, challenges, and guided paths that cater to learners at all levels. Whether you’re just starting out or already have some experience, the platform provides a structured yet flexible approach that allows you to learn at your own pace.

One of the aspects I’ve appreciated the most is the way TryHackMe breaks down complex topics into manageable, easy-to-understand segments. The interactive labs have given me the confidence to apply what I’ve learned in real-world scenarios, which is invaluable for anyone serious about a career in cybersecurity.

The community and support on TryHackMe are also fantastic. With active discussions, helpful hints, and a supportive network of learners, I never felt stuck or overwhelmed. The team behind TryHackMe continuously updates and expands the content, ensuring that the learning experience stays fresh, relevant, and challenging.

In just 8 months, TryHackMe has significantly advanced my knowledge and skills in pentesting and cyber security. I can’t recommend it highly enough to anyone looking to dive into this field—it’s an indispensable resource that makes learning not just effective but genuinely enjoyable!

Einsteinagogo completes all current 13 TryHackMe Learning Paths Completed !

Finally after many many hours, which I started in January 2024, I have now completed all the TryHackMe Learning Paths, of which there are 13 in total to date, and I went back and completed SOC Level 1, which had been added to.

Also earned 60 badges out of a total of 74, although 74 I think is now impossible as some badges are legacy!

So here’s a timeline of how I did them

  1. Introduction fo Cyber Security – 9th April 2024
  2. Pre Security – 15th April 2024
  3. Complete Beginner – 25th April 2024
  4. Jr Penetration Tester – 15th May 2024
  5. CompTIA Pentest+ – 17th May 2024
  6. DevSecOps – 26th May 2024
  7. Cyber Defense – 17th June 2024
  8. SOC Level 1 – 23rd June 2024
  9. Offensive Pentesting – 26th June 2024
  10. Red Teaming – 30th June 2024
  11. Security Engineer – 11th July 2023 – Time to Complete 64 Hours and 30 minutes
  12. Web Fundamentals – 1st August 2024 – Time to Complete 16 hours 35 minutes
  13. SOC Level – 16th August 2024 – Time to Complete 68 hours 50 minutes

What next, A Rest! There are still some badges which elude me, and another 500+ rooms, I’ve not completed, and I’m not in the Top 500 yet!

 

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I unwrapped the long-awaited Fish album “Vigil in A Wilderness of Mirrors” “2024 REMIXED” Vinyl and CD/BLU-RAY

Friday, August 16th, 2024

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Today, my joy knew no bounds as I unwrapped the long-awaited Fish album “2024 REMIXED”, a masterpiece meticulously crafted by the exceptionally gifted Calum Malcolm. This latest offering from Fish is a true gem available in both vinyl and CD/DVD formats. The exclusive release of “Vigil in A Wilderness of Mirrors” brilliantly showcases Fish’s musical genius and Calum Malcolm’s unique artistic vision. This special edition allows fans to fully immerse themselves in the captivating world of the album through a variety of mediums, offering a diverse and enriching listening experience like no other. Whether you prefer the nostalgic crackle of vinyl or the pristine clarity of a CD/DVD, this album is sure to enthrall and fascinate listeners with its profound complexities. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to explore the intricate layers of sound and emotion expertly woven together by Fish and Calum Malcolm in this exceptional musical journey. Dive deep into their creativity and let yourself be transported to a realm of unparalleled musical beauty, where every note and rhythm tells a story that resonates deeply with the soul.

Available to exclusively order from https://fishmusic.scot/

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