Steps to troubleshoot when home server is down after power loss
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Connect a laptop to the router and check for internet connection
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Visit the ESXi UI to see if the server is up
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If ther server is not up
- Connect the server with monitor, keyboard and network cable
- Power on/Force restart of the server
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Start up the Firewall and PiHole VMs
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Check server 2 ESXi UI and restart it if needed
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Start up VM
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Bring up all docker services