• Installing ESXi on the NUC

    calendar Feb 12, 2016 · 2 min read · intel nuc vmware esxi  ·
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    Welcome to Part 2 of my Home Lab series (it’s now twice as long!) where I install the Hypervisor. The 6th Generation Intel NUC hardware is all assembled and working, so now it’s time to put some software into the mix. I’ve chosen to start with VMware vSphere ESXi 6- the VMware Hypervisor is the one I’m most hands-on …


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  • New NUC Based Home Lab

    calendar Feb 12, 2016 · 2 min read · intel nuc  ·
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    Inspired by the folks at the London VMUG, I finally got round to starting on a proper home-lab for the bits of hands-on IT learning that I can’t do with a Virtual Machine on my laptop, VMware Hands on Labs and the like. I’ve based this around the 6th Generation Intel NUC (“Next Unit of Computing”) platform. Hopefully …


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  • Intel Goes Turbo Again

    calendar Sep 20, 2008 · 1 min read · intel  ·
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    Intel Goes Turbo Again

    BBC News announced Intel’s new processors for 2009 onwards today- the Nehalem range. These processors will take Intel through to the next decade, balancing high performance and energy efficiency- two things that don’t usually go hand-in-hand. Amongst the features of the new range of chips, this one rang a bell: Nehalem …


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