When provisioning a new VMware host important things to configure1) NTP Server2) IP of Management with DNS Name3) Portgroup Names4) Syslog Server5) SNMP Trap for monitoring6) Renaming […]
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Adding Zoning to Brocade Silkworm Switch through CLI
As the Brocades GUI ( written in Java ) is bad , it’s easier to zone stuff through commands line To Add the Zoning To Remove the Alias and […]
Dell Compellent SC8000 CML Calculator
Calculator to work out disk space usage for a Dell Compellent SAN with SC8000 controllers based on tiered Raid (Read and Write ) CML Calculator
VMware PowerCLi Powershell Script to get VMWare Tools out of Date and Virtual Machine Hardware Versions
Reasons to Upgrade from 5.5 to vCentre 6 and Plan to Upgrade
The benefits of this upgrade for the client are as follows:· VM Component Protection – https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2015/06/vm-component-protection-vmcp.html and https://blogs.vmware.com/smb/2015/07/vmware-vsphere-6-ha-virtual-machine-component-protection-vmcp.html· Performance improvements in vCenter Server and vSphere Web Client […]
Hosts – No Heartbeat Solarwinds
Recently had a VMware host in Solarwinds Reporting – Hosts – No Heartbeat However everything was up on the host so a false positive.Checking the host , and the […]
Free License Upgrade from VMware Esxi 5.1\5.5 to 6.0 with Support Contract
If you have a support contract with Vmware there’s a few upgrade routes you can take without purchasing licenses per link : http://kb.vmware.com/kb/20599264.x> 5.0,5.1,5.55.1 -> 5.55.5 -> […]
MS\Microsoft VLSC ( Volume License ) open license consolidation
This may be required if a customer has been through multiple IT companies and the old companies were not forthcoming with licensing informationThe customer will be required […]
MSL2024 HP Autoloader : Mechanical Block 8D 07
A MSL2024 came up with the following error on the screen. It sounded like a tape had fallen out on the track. You will need to take the […]
Fortinet 60D\E\F Model with Telstra Sierra Wireless 320U
USB Compatibility can be found here http://docs.fortinet.com/uploaded/files/2440/fortigate-modem-compatibility-matrix.pdfA fortinet device does not recognise a Sierra Wireless 320U IMEI , you will need the following config Enable 4G/LTE:#config system global#set usb-lte […]