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…)
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.
# 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…
Let’s Encrypt is a Certificate Authority (CA) that provides an easy way to obtain and install free TLS/SSL certificates, enabling encrypted HTTPS on web servers. It simplifies the process by providing a software client, Certbot, that attempts to automate most (if not all) of the required steps. Currently, the entire process of obtaining and installing a certificate is fully automated on both Apache and Nginx.
In this tutorial, you will use Certbot to obtain a free SSL certificate for Nginx on Debian 9 and set up your certificate to renew automatically.
Microsoft’s Azure AD Connect is a great tool that allows admins to sync Active Directory credentials from local domain environments with Microsoft’s cloud (Azure/Office 365), eliminating the need for users to maintain separate passwords for each.
While not a common occurrence, there may be reasons that you would need to remove Microsoft’s Azure AD Connect utility from your environment. This can be achieved in a few short steps and involves both removal from the local domain environment as well as deactivating the service in the cloud. (more…)
Download the latest (or the version you want) from the HPE software depot. A SAID is necesarry. https://h20575.www2.hpe.com/tsusbportal/index.do?lc=EN_US Connect to the ILO and mount the ISO. Power up the server…
53_1000114_02_FOS_Password_Recovery hpesanswitchmanualpdf Working JAVA for the management tool. (JAVA7u40 x86) https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/java-archive-downloads-javase7-521261.html#jre-7u40-oth-JPR Use the next URL: http://10.30.2.2/switchexplorer_installed.html (or HTTPS)
his is how I solved this issue: Go to run, type gpedit.msc Navigate to Computer Configurations--Administrative Templates--Windows Components--Windows Update In the right hand window select 'Configure Automatic Updates' -- Set it to…
We had a issue uploading larger files (100mb>) to our Synology NAS. After looking in the acces logs on the reverse proxy i found the next errors. a client request…
Replacing a failed disk in a 3PAR is pretty simple you just need to follow a few steps to make sure you do it safely. If you are new to 3PAR or would like to learn more a good place to start is our 3PAR beginners guide