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Install docker and debian on Synology

1. install docker 2. start docker, go to ‘image’, select ‘add’ -> ‘add from url’. in repository name put ‘debian’. When asked for variant – pick pretty much any you…

Get external ip from remote synology

ssh to DS. Run “curl icanhazip.com”.

HP desktop Windows 1803 update wdf violation bsod

Hey guys, to fix the WDF_VIOLATION BSOD, you will need to boot into the recovery enviroment, open CMD. Then you will need to ensure you know which partition your Windows…

View BIOS windows license key

Powershell: wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey Directly activate license: powershell "(Get-WmiObject -query ‘select * from SoftwareLicensingService’).OA3xOriginalProductKey"

FIXING ESXI 6.5 ON HPE G7 SERVERS3 MIN READ

So there I was, moving VMs off of my main host (DL380 G7, 2x x5690’s, 192GB RDIMM), getting ready to replace the 8x 300GB RAID10 array I’ve been using for a while now with some 1TB disks and SSDs, awesome, right?

So the host was powered down, ready for an upgrade, and being the logical guy I am I decided to do some software upgrades.

I used the latest SPP and ran that through, for some reason I was using a BIOS from 2010? Once that was done I had updated firmware, so I moved onto ESXi. I’ve been running 6.0.0U2 for the longest time and thought this would be the ideal time to upgrade.

I got the HPE official ISO, ran through the upgrade, waited for it to boot annnddd….

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Clonezilla to a smaller HDD ssd

As an open source free software, Clonezilla can be used to clone or backup hard drive. Since it works with most of the operating systems largely used in company or home, many people love to use Clonezilla, especially when they want to upgrade hard drive with a new one. In this case, you can use Clonezilla to clone a hard drive to another without reinstalling Windows or installed programs. (more…)

HPE ILO SERVICE PORT – HOW TO USE IT?

The HPE ProLiant Gen10 Server has iLO 5 which now has a new iLO USB port on the front. This new ILO 5 service port has some useful features and use cases which guest blogger Armin is Kerl going to be showing you how to use. Your can learn more about Armin in the guest blogger hall of fame. (more…)

Remove HP iLO License

In order to use the full features of HP’s Integerated Lights-Out system a license key needs to be added. The process of adding a license is as simple as connecting to the iLO web interface and following the steps in the license section. If for some reason you want to remove the license it’s not quite as simple as clicking a button. (more…)

WDS and Linux PXE Servers

PXE is a fast and easy way to install operating systems over the network; especially attractive compared to the painfully slow alternative of something like iLO remote media. Microsoft offers a PXE installation solution called Windows Deployment Services (WDS) and PXELINUX is an excellent utility for network installs of Linux or VMware ESXi, Firmware Maintenance DVDs, rescue CDs, and pretty much anything else.

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Change IP Debian 9

# Log in as root or su to root then nano /etc/network/interfaces # Should look like this: source /etc/network/interfaces.d/* # The loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback…