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Upgrading VMware EXSI Hosts using Vcenter Update Manager Baseline (6.5 to 6.7 Update 2)

July 3, 2019May 18, 2020
Upgrading VMware EXSI Hosts using Vcenter Update Manager Baseline (6.5 to 6.7 Update 2)

Update Manager is bundled in the vCenter Server Appliance since version 6.5, it’s a plug-in that runs on the vSphere Web Client.  we can use the component to patch/upgrade hostsdeploy…

“System logs on hosts are stored on non-persistent storage” message on VCenter

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019
“System logs on hosts are stored on non-persistent storage” message on VCenter

Ran into this pesky little error message recently, on a vcenter environment If the logs are stored on a local scratch disk, vCenter will display an alert stating –  “System…

Unable to upgrade vCenter 6.5/6.7 to U2: Root password expired

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019
Unable to upgrade vCenter 6.5/6.7 to U2: Root password expired

As a Part of my pre-flight check for Vcenter upgrades i like to mount the ISO and go through the first 3 steps, during this I noticed the installer cannot…

Guide – Secure UniFi Cloud Controller on AWS lightsail signed with Lets-encrypt SSL

February 18, 2019April 15, 2019
Guide – Secure UniFi Cloud Controller on AWS lightsail signed with Lets-encrypt SSL

Secure Unify controller on AWS using a free SSL certificate from LetsEncrypt, This guide will apply for any Debian based install,

ASIC’S in Cisco Catalyst switches

December 21, 2018November 3, 2019

ASIC technology used in Cisco Catalyst 2960 3750 3850 9200 9300 9400

MS Exchange 2016 [ERROR] Cannot find path ‘..\Exchange_Server_V15\UnifiedMessaging\grammars’ because it does not exist.

December 4, 2018December 27, 2018
MS Exchange 2016 [ERROR] Cannot find path ‘..\Exchange_Server_V15\UnifiedMessaging\grammars’ because it does not exist.

So recently I ran into this annoying error message with Exchange 2016 CU11 Update. Environment info- Exchange 2016 upgrade from CU8 to CU11 Exchange binaries are installed under D:\Microsoft\Exchange_Server_V15\.. Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetItemCommand.ProcessRecord()”….

IP version 6 with Dual-stack using a Tunnel broker 6in4 – PFSense/ASA -Part 01

December 3, 2018December 4, 2018
IP version 6 with Dual-stack using a Tunnel broker 6in4 – PFSense/ASA -Part 01

IP version 6 with Dual Stack via Hurricane Electric

Install OpenVPN on fireTV (no root required) for NORD (MAC, Windows, Linux)

June 2, 2017November 26, 2018
Install OpenVPN on fireTV (no root required) for NORD (MAC, Windows, Linux)

DISCLAIMER: No copyright infringement intended. This article is for entertainment and educational purposes only, Alright!! now that’s out of the way I’m going to keep this short and simple  Scope : – …

Server 2016 Data De-duplication Report – Powershell

October 8, 2016November 26, 2018
Server 2016 Data De-duplication Report – Powershell

I put together this crude little script to send out a report on a  daily basis it’s not that fancy but its functional  I’m working on the second revision with an…

Cisco ASA WAN Failover IP SLA- Guide

May 8, 2015November 26, 2018
Cisco ASA WAN Failover IP SLA- Guide

We will proceed assuming  you already configured the ASA with the primary link Configured the WAN2 on a port with the static IP or DHCP depending on the connection –…

Reducing Dell PowerEdge (PE) 2950/2900/2800 II/III fan noise – Fan mod + BMC firmware mod (Noob friendly guide)

August 8, 2014November 26, 2018
Reducing Dell PowerEdge (PE) 2950/2900/2800 II/III fan noise – Fan mod + BMC firmware mod (Noob friendly guide)

Dell 2950 III is one of the best bang for the buck servers you can find on Ebaym but there is one problem this server runs very loud by design….

Setting up Dell OMSA (Openmanage Server admin) on Vmware ESXI 5.x (Guide)

August 7, 2014November 26, 2018
Setting up Dell OMSA (Openmanage Server admin) on Vmware ESXI 5.x (Guide)

Hello internetz I recently bought a dell 2950 for my home lab and decided to slap esxi on it and this is a guide on how to install OSMA 7.4…

Powershell: simple script for port monitoring (SMTP, HTTP, FTP, etc) using “system.net.sockets.tcpclient” class

May 3, 2014November 26, 2018
Powershell: simple script for port monitoring (SMTP, HTTP, FTP, etc) using “system.net.sockets.tcpclient” class

Recently we had a requirement to check SMTP of two diffrent servers and run a script if both servers failed. i googled around for the tool but ended up putting…

Exchange 2010 Mailbox PST export – New-MailboxExportRequest

January 9, 2014November 26, 2018
Exchange 2010 Mailbox PST export – New-MailboxExportRequest

Remember the Export-Mailbox command on exchange 2007??? The main problem I personally had was the annoying outlook requirement.  With the exchange server 2010 service pack 1 release, M$ introduced a…

Hacking WatchGuard Firebox to Run pfsense- nanoBSD

August 28, 2013November 26, 2018
Hacking WatchGuard Firebox to Run pfsense- nanoBSD

Hi Internetz, its been a while… So we had an old Firebox X700 laying around in office gathering dust. I saw this forum post about running m0nowall on this device….

Recover Exchange Mail store Using Database portability feature in Exchange 2010

May 28, 2012November 26, 2018
Recover Exchange Mail store Using Database portability feature in Exchange 2010

“Mail server crashed” worst nightmare for a System admin. Followed by tight Dead lines, incident reports, load of complains you have to listen to, Its a full fledged disaster.In this…

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