Software that runs on Protectli Hardware
ESXi 8 Overview This article describes how to install ESXi 8.0.0. standard edition on a protectli vault. The VP4600 series and other protectli vaults with i225 Network Interface Cards (NICs) are now standard in ESXi 8 OEM firmware and driver packages. Additionally, you can leverage protecli’s TPM 2.0 with the VP2410 and VP4600 series to […]
Overview Computers are a part of everyday life. We use them for planning our day, paying our bills, and reading our emails. As more of our lives become digital the risk of data falling into the wrong hands grows. Threat actors continue to employ ever more sophisticated methods of breaching networks and systems, but thankfully, […]
Overview The WAP01K WiFi Kit can be configured on OpenWrt with a compatible vault. Check out our KB article “WiFi on the Vault” to ensure compatibility. By default, OpenWrt does not download the required drivers, but they can be added via the GUI “LuCi” or the package manager “opkg.” The WAP01K WiFi Kit only works […]
Overview Vilfo is a VPN focused router application that is based on OpenWRT. Vilfo’s home page is at this link and the Vilfo OS is described at this link. Vilfo is a licensed application and licenses or free trials can be obtained at this link. Vilfo makes their own hardware, but they also make the […]
Overview The Vault is a network appliance and the most popular applications have been network-oriented, such as firewalls, routers, and hypervisors. However, the Vault can serve as a general-purpose PC as well. One of the security features of Windows 11 is that, by default, a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) must be present in order to […]
Overview Xen Orchestra (XOA) Community Edition allows users to manage XCP-ng and Xen Server (Citrix Hypervisor). Since XOA is open-sourced, all paid-to-use features are available through the Community Edition. While their community is active in helping each other solve paid feature questions, the official XCP-ng team does not support this edition of XOA. Use the […]
Overview By default, ESXi7 does not assign the physical NICs in order as presented on the vault. The graph below shows how ESXi7 recognizes the physical NICs and vice versa. Note: You cannot change the order on ESXi; instead, use ESXi7 Port Group features. To learn more about Port Groups, click here. Vaults Locate your […]
Overview All of our vaults support ESXi, but certain versions of ESXi may not include the device driver(s) to support our hardware. For example, the Protectli VP4630 uses Intel I225-V Ethernet Controllers (NICs). Although the I225 is not within the ESXi driver library, it can be added. This article will show how to install and […]
ESXi Overview ESXi is among the list of tested hypervisors installed on the vault. Protectli vaults can handle various operating systems and Hypervisors. This article describes how to install ESXi 7.0 on the vault. The same steps can be taken to install older versions of ESXi; however, we recommend using the most current version. See […]
Overview Proxmox Virtual Environment (Proxmox VE) is an open-source software server for virtualization management. On Proxmox VE, hardware devices are seen as “virtual” hardware and can be used by all the Virtual Machines (VM) and the host in a system. Proxmox provides “PCI Passthrough” which enables direct access via the PCI Express bus to physical […]