0012fbf7_mediumSo I was planning on blogging about this process simply because I keep forgetting it. Being that I am in the middle of building out my lab, and have a ton of old cisco hardware with ancient images, I have found myself going through the process of updating firmware quite a bit as I tinker with different IOS images.
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Ubuntu Linux- Locate Failed Dimms without Pain
So I have recently made the switch to Kubuntu 12.10 on my new desktop. Basically I am building a monster workstation and I ran into issue running Fedora 18. Since I wanted Steam support too I decided not to try to move to an earlier Fedora version, but rather, I chose to give Ubuntu another try (its been years since I have run Ubuntu).
How Not to Assign KVM IP Addresses Via Cisco UCS Manager
After a few hours poking around a newly deployed UCS cluster trying to get some basic profiles created and assigned. I realized that I had actually no idea how the KVM is actually supposed to work inside the UCS cluster. Which is funny as this was a subject that we touched on during my DCUDC class. Apparently we did not touch on it enough.
Removing a Virtual Disk from CentOS/RHEL via vSphere Client
When you right click on a VM via the vSphere client and click edit setting you will see your hard disk enumerated as follows
Installing Dell OpenManage Server Administrator on Linux
Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Administrator is Dell's version of the HP System Management Homepage, as it allows you to log into a web interface to view system configuration, health, and performance statistics. Its availible for free and runs in Windows and Linux. Dell makes the install easy on Linux due via a public rpm repo. The … Continue reading Installing Dell OpenManage Server Administrator on Linux
Using hpacucli to Manage Disks on HP Servers Running Linux
Hpacucli is the a command line Array Configuration Utility program for Smart Array Controllers and RAID Array Controllers. The command can be installed in one of two ways; either by standalone rpm, or as part of the Proliant Support Pack. The utility is useful as it allows you to create and delete raid configs without having to reboot.
First run the hpacucli command to start the utility. Once the utility is started run the command below to show your arrays and disks.