HTTPS access to a Raritan Domminion PX Management console was not responding. I was still able to access the CLI via SSH albeit very sluggishly. To fix this I simply rebooted the management interface : clp:/-> reset /system1 This will not affect the power state of the outlets
Create SSL VPN-Plus Users in vShield Manager for vCloud Director Instance
As of vCloud Director 5.5 organisational users are still unable to create SSL VPN client connections. Instead this has to be done via vShield Manager by an Administrator. In this example the organisational network in the vDC is 192.168.5.0/24. I will give a static pool of 192.168.4.1 – 25 to the remote VPN users. The first Read More…
Connect to vCloud Director Instance using SSL VPN
This post follows on from how to create SSL VPN users for a vCloud Director deployment: http://www.jordansphere.co.uk/create-ssl-vpn…ector-instance/ To connect to your vShield Edge using an SSL VPN client you'll need to firstly login to the portal via https://{external-ip-of-edge-gateway}:8443 When logged in select the Full Access tab then click Default (which was created earlier) This brings up a download page. Read More…
IMAP Mail Not Received Unless Toggle Work Offline in Outlook 2013
Scenario: I recently started using Outlook 2013 to connect to my IMAP account. No mail was received unless I clicked Work Offline then Work Online. When I pressed Send/Receive All Folders nothing happened although it looks like it was just looping around synchronising. I tried creating a new profile, reparing Outlook 2013 and Read More…
Install and Enable SNMP on Centos 6
1) Check you have net-snmp-utils installed # yum list installed | grep net-snmp If not then install them: # yum install net-snmp-utils 2) Configure SNMP by editing the snmpd configuration file. Firstly take a backup of the current file # mv /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf /etc/snmp/OLD-snmpd.conf Now edit the new file. # vi /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf rocommunity public 172.17.19.100 Read More…
Increase pRDM size on ESXi 5.5 and QNAP
I have a physical RDM that I use for Veeam backups . This pRDM is located on a QNAP (firmware version 3.8.1) and connects as the B:/ drive on a windows 2008 R2 via iSCSI Please note the steps for expanding a vRDM are different. Please consult the VMware guides. First we need to expand the SAN storage. In Read More…
Upgrade vCenter Service Appliance (VCSA) 5.0 to 5.5
1) Deploy the appliance. In this case I am using the .ova download. You can also download it in .ovf with .vmdk format. I left all fields blank so my DHCP server would assign in. 2) Start the VM up (ensuring you have at least the same RAM and CPUs as the current VCSA) Read More…
Cannot Create Regular File : No Space Left on Device
Problem I started having an issue with FTP where users were unable to create new files in their FTP areas. The following error displayed in my Filezilla client when I tested: 553 Could not create file Troubleshooting I examined vsftpd and all permissions on the server but they looked fine. I then tried to copy Read More…
Unable to Add Local Storage with Dell PERC in ESXi 5.0
Scenario: I had a Dell R730 which I wanted to install ESXi 5.0 on and implement into an exising test environment. The server had local storage which was to be used as a VMFS-5. ESXI 5.0 installed successfully but no Perc (H730 Mini) driver showed up in Storage Adapters. Before I begin. ESXi 5.0 is NOT Read More…
Listing Largest Tables in vCenter Database
Components: vCenter 5.0 / Windows 2008 / SQL Standard Edition 2008 R2 Open SQL Server Management Studio and log in. Click New Query then ensure you have selected the relevant database in the drop down box below. Paste the following code into the right hand side window: select object_name(id) [Table Name],[Table Size] = convert (varchar, dpages Read More…
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