Install Hyper-V on Windows Server 2025: Switches and First VM
Install the Hyper-V role on Windows Server 2025 with PowerShell or Server Manager, create virtual switches, set storage paths and build a first generation 2 VM.
October 6, 2026
Hyper-V Checkpoint Merge Failed: Fix Stuck AVHDX Chains Safely
Fix a Hyper-V checkpoint stuck merging or a merge failed error: find backup-created and orphaned AVHDX files, delete checkpoints safely, and merge offline as a last resort.
October 6, 2026
Hyper-V Export and Import VM: Move VMs with PowerShell
Export, import and move Hyper-V VMs with PowerShell: Export-VM, Compare-VM fixes, Import-VM -Copy -GenerateNewId, and Move-VM with Kerberos on Windows Server 2025.
October 6, 2026
Install VMware ESXi 9: Complete Step-by-Step Setup Guide
Check the hardware, build the install media, run the ESXi 9 installer, set the management network in the DCUI, then log in to the host client to add a datastore, NTP and the first VM.
September 30, 2026
Install Proxmox VE 9: Step-by-Step Setup on Bare Metal
A complete Proxmox VE 9 installation: prepare the hardware and USB stick, choose ZFS or ext4, set the management network, switch to the no-subscription repository, update, and create the first virtual machine.
September 30, 2026
Proxmox vs ESXi 9 for Hosting Providers: Best Choice in 2026
Compare Proxmox VE 9.2 and VMware ESXi 9.1 from a hosting provider's viewpoint, covering subscription and licensing models, storage and clustering options, built-in backup, tooling and automation, and what migrating VMs between the two actually involves.
September 29, 2026
Kill Unresponsive VM ESXi: 3 Methods (vim-cmd, esxcli, esxtop)
Power off a hung virtual machine on ESXi 7, 8 or 9 when vCenter cannot, escalating from vim-cmd power.off through esxcli vm process kill to killing the VMX world from esxtop, with the errors you will meet along the way.
September 29, 2026
Redo Log of VMDK Is Corrupt on ESXi: Recovery
Resolve the ESXi power-on failure "The redo log of -000001.vmdk is corrupt" for standard VMs and Horizon linked clones, including the VAAI DataMover workaround, orphaned delta files and rebuilding the replica.
September 29, 2026
vCenter Another Task Is Already in Progress: Stop Stuck Tasks
Clear the vCenter error "Another task is already in progress" by finding the stuck task on the ESXi host with vim-cmd, checking its real progress, cancelling it when safe, and restarting hostd and vpxa as a last resort.
September 29, 2026
Horizon Agent Unreachable and Pending Desktops: Fixes
Resolve Omnissa Horizon desktops reporting Agent Unreachable or stuck in Pending, Provisioning or Customizing by checking the Horizon Agent service, JMS pairing, DNS and time, firewall port 4001, instant-clone parent state and Connection Server logs.
September 29, 2026
ESXi APD PDL: Datastore Not Accessible, Safe Recovery Steps
Diagnose and recover from ESXi datastore inaccessibility caused by All Paths Down or Permanent Device Loss on ESXi 7, 8 and 9, using esxcli storage commands, vmkernel.log, path rescans, APD timeout settings and vSphere HA component protection.
September 29, 2026