Tech Feed — Jose’s Notes

Short insights, lessons, and observations from my work in IT, home labs, networking, virtualization, and everything in between. No long articles — just the things I learn, notice, or refine along the way.

Why I Prefer NFS for Home Labs

NFS is simple, predictable, and easy to grow. For home labs, the flexibility often beats the complexity of iSCSI unless you're specifically testing multipath or block‑level workflows.

A Quick Trick for ESXi Patching

In nested labs, snapshots before patching save you from a lot of pain. Rollback takes seconds and lets you test patch behavior safely without risking your environment.

Ubiquiti Alignment Tip

Always align at the center of the main lobe, not the side‑lobe peaks. It's the difference between a stable link and one that drops every time the wind blows.

Proxmox: Why vmbr0 Matters

vmbr0 is the heart of your networking. If it's misconfigured, everything breaks — VMs, storage, clustering. Treat it like your core switch.