→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x IMPORTANT The specific group of firewall ports listed below should never be changed, as they...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x Minerva Hypervisor Integration Manages integration with the hypervisors. It enables VM lifecycle management: Provisioning...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x Ensure the following prerequisites are met before starting: – Working Internet connection – VMware ESXi...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x Dashboard The “Dashboard” section contains multiple information about SynetoOS 5 services and status. For more...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x System Information The “System information” panel provides general system information about SynetoOS system. Compute...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.4.3 Symptom In some cases, the 5.4.4 update is not visible on Syneto systems. This...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x Step 1. Login to SynetoOS GUI Step 2. In the top-right corner, click on...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x From Web Interface Step 1. Login to SynetoOS GUI Step 2. Click on the question...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x → Applies to: VMware ESXi 6.5 and above IMPORTANT Step 2 and Step 5 are...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x From VMware ESXi Console Step 1. Login to VMware ESXi GUI Step 2. From the...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x By default, SynetoOS 5 is not automatically connected to the local VMware ESXi hypervisor. The...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x All commands in this article are intended to be executed via SynetoOS CLI. Step...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x Ensure the following prerequisites are met before starting: – SynetoOS must be connected to the...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x Replication targets configuration can only be performed between two SynetoOS 5 appliances and/or SynetoOS 5...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x A replica is a virtual machine where its recovery points are replicated from one SynetoOS...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x SLA policies are used to define the following parameters for VM protection: Frequency of snapshots...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x In SynetoOS 5, recovery points replication for protected VM are managed through SLA policies. To...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x The images repository is a datastore on Syneto storage used to store ISO files. ...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x Step 1. Login to SynetoOS GUI Step 2. From Virtualization menu, click on Virtual...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x Make sure to setup the correct parameters (frequency, replication and retention periods) within SLA policies...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x Each restore point created by a SLA policy in SynetoOS 5 is a stand-alone complete...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x Step 1. Login to SynetoOS GUI Step 2. From the System menu, click on...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x Step 1. Connect to SynetoOS appliance via SSH as admin ssh admin@<your_ip_address_or_hostname> Step...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x Step 1. Increase the disk size from 40GB to 80GB (" How to Increase...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x The first part of the migration will take place without shutting down the VM. When...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x The connection can be established from any Unix shell (e.g. bash, zsh, sh), or using...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x Verify NTP Step 1. Connect to SynetoOS appliance via SSH as admin ssh admin@<your_ip_address_or_hostname> ...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x Via Appliance Step 1. Check the label on the top of the Syneto appliance Via...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x All commands in this article are intended to be executed via SynetoOS CLI. Pods: Roles...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x From SynetoOS Web UI it's possible to retrieve drives details through an easy graphical interface....
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x Create the Token to Access the API Step 1. Login to SynetoOS GUI Step 2....
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.4.0 and above → Applies to: Zabbix 6.0 and above Ensure the following prerequisites are met...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x Access API Keys Step 1. Login to SynetoOS GUI Step 2. Click on the question...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x Some customers use transparent proxies that intercept SSL traffic to scan it for viruses and...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x Via GUI Step 1. Login to SynetoOS GUI https://<your_ip_address_or_hostname> Step 2. From System menu,...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x This article explains how enabling BitLocker on a VM can impact the Granular File Recovery...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x WARNING The delete operation will delete all data/snapshots present in the datastore and will no...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x It can happen in specific cases that, after removing some old VMs, residual entries remain...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x Step 1. Enter the Hosts section from the left menu of SynetoOS GUI ...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 4 and above, SynetoOS 5 and above → Applies to: VMware ESXi 6.5 and above IMPORTANT...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x All commands in this article are intended to be executed via SynetoOS CLI. Tracking Logins...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x The error “Cannot import storage pool. One or more devices is currently missing/unavailable. Exiting.” may...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x When deduplication is enabled in the guest operating system of a virtual machine, the file...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.4.0 and above → Applies to: PRTG Ensure the following prerequisites are met before starting: –...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x In some specific cases, it may happen that after restarting the entire system, the icon...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x This article summarizes the steps to perform a correct disk replacement in SynetoOS 5. IMPORTANT...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x This article summarizes the steps to perform an integrity check after replacing a disk in...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x Step 1. Login to SynetoOS GUI https://<your_ip_address_or_hostname> Step 2. From Virtualization menu, click...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x Step 1. Connect to SynetoOS appliance via SSH as admin (replace <your_ip_address_or_hostname> with the...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x PREREQUISITES To properly expand the pool, there must be free space available for adding new...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x IMPORTANT In this specific scenario, no new VMDK is added to the virtual machine. Instead,...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x Symptom After attempting to activate Teleport, some systems may fail with the error message: “Teleport...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x Step 1. Login to SynetoOS GUI (replace <your_ip_address_or_hostname> with the correct ip/hostname) https://<your_ip_address_or_hostname> ...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5 All commands in this article are intended to be executed via SynetoOS CLI. Step...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x Step 1. Login to SynetoOS GUI Step 2. From System menu, click on Security...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x IMPORTANT Each new Syneto system needs to be activated before it can be used. Login...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x From CLI Step 1. Connect to SynetoOS appliance via SSH as admin ssh admin@<your_ip_address_or_hostname>...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x IMPORTANT Perform this steps if snapshots still appear in GUI after deleting them via CLI....
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The installation requires the entire physical host to be rebooted PREREQUISITES ■ IPMI : ensure you have access to the...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x Symptom In some cases, when SynetoOS is unable to properly resolve hostnames via DNS,...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x IMPORTANT The following script creates 100 files simultaneously (each file will be 100MB) and it...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x WARNING The operation will cause a temporary service downtime. Step 1. Connect to SynetoOS...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x , SynetoOS 6.x and above htop command provides an interactive, real-time view of system processes...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 4.x , SynetoOS 5.x , SynetoOS 6.x This document describes the correct and recommended shutdown procedure...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x lshw -class disk command lists all the disk devices in the system, providing details such...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x Symptom When attempting to perform the "Convert to Original" operation, an error may occur...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x This guide explains how to configure SMTP2Graph to relay email through Microsoft 365 using Microsoft...
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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 4.x → Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x → Applies to: SynetoOS 6.x Step 1. Create a...
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