vSphere…Synology…NFS v4.1
Welcome, and thanks for visiting my blog! In this post, I am going to cover how to enable NFS v4.1 on a Synology device and then mount and NFS v4.1 datastore in VMware vSphere 6.5. By default, Synology devices support …
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Achievement Unlocked! VCP6-DCV!
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Home Lab 2017 – Part 1 (Network and Lab Overhaul)
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Achievement Unlocked! vExpert 2017!
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