HP Array Configuration Utility in a Redhat Linux Server

To review the HP Drive Array Diagnostics in a Redhat Linux Server: Start the services: hp-health System Health Monitor and Command line Utility Package. hpsmhd    System Management Homepage server. Then start the "Array Configuration Utility": 
# sudo  /usr/sbin/cpqacuxe -R
Then browse to the URL on your server (in this example 10.2.2.1): https://10.2.2.1:2381
11 Jul 2011

Great Visio Resource

Greg Ferro has great ideas for representation of complex VLAN & routing layouts in Visio: http://etherealmind.com/category/network-diagrams/
24 Jun 2011

Mount an NTFS Filesystem in Linux

Under CentOS 5.6 OR Redhat Enterprise Linux RHEL 5.6 To mount NTFS file systems, you'll need to do this: mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /mnt
01 May 2011

Sprint EVO 4G data reset procedure

In order to get your data working again after an outage of 3G or 4G you need to do the following in sequence:
  1. Phone this number: ##3283#
  2. Hit "EDIT" - it will prompt for a password
  3. Hit 287804
  4. Hit "OK"
  5. Select "DATA PROFILE"
  6. Go to Menu --> Restore
  7. Hit "OK" [Twice]
It will reboot, and do stuff...
Then, once it has fully rebooted, go to: Menu/Settings/System Updates/Update Profile
Once that is done, your data connection via 3G or 4G should be repaired.
06 Apr 2011

Windows 7 Upgrade Clean Install - How to get it to accept the Upgrade Key

How to Install Windows 7 to a NEW Drive using an Upgrade DVD

I recently had to deal with Microsoft Support on this issue, and I can save you a great deal of time by passing on this procedure to you. Here's the scenario: you want to upgrade to a new monster SATA drive, and do a clean install of Windows 7 from an UPGRADE DVD, but the way the upgrade is setup, you need to first install the VISTA or XP version of windows so that the upgrade can run without activation errors. Well, I'm told by Microsoft Support that the following sequence will work:

  1. Boot up the PC with the Windows 7 Upgrade DVD disc media into DVD-ROM drive.
  2. Follow the Windows 7 Installer to install the new operating system onto the empty disk drive.
  3. During installation, when prompted for a product key, DO NOT enter the upgrade version product key - in other words, leave the box BLANK and proceed.
  4. DeSelect/untick the Automatically activate Windows when I’m online check box during the installation process.
  5. After Windows 7 is installed, boot up to the desktop, and re-insert the Upgrade DVD. Run the Installer from the DVD (don't BOOT to the DVD), just run it after having booted to the new (un-activated) version of Windows 7. When asked, run the UPGRADE option for the installer against the newly installed Windows 7. You will be asked at some point to key in your Product Key - you now can type in the Upgrade Product Key, and it should successfully activate (assuming that you are online as you do this step).
19 Nov 2010

Fixing the WEBMIN module for APCUPSD in Ubuntu Linux 10.04

I recently enabled the APC UPS monitor in my Ubuntu Linux 10.04 web server, and as a part of that, chose to use the webmin module available at: http://download.webmin.com/download/modules/apcupsd-0.81-2.wbm.gz And for the sake of complete disclosure, the APCUPSD module is available by a simple: sudo apt-get install apcupsd I then configured the "/etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf" to reflect the fact that I was using the USB connection: UPSCABLE usb UPSTYPE usb DEVICE yes - the DEVICE entry remains blank to auto-detect the USB connection. Once that is done, and you have started the daemon successfully: sudo /etc/init.d/apcupsd start There were errors in the configuration for the webmin module. To get it to work, I had to go to the webmin module page for APCUPSD, click on "Module Configuration" and update the setting to match those below:

Configurable options for APC UPS Daemon

Configuration file for apcupsd /etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf Time interval for update screens (in sec) 30 Path to multimon.cgi /usr/lib/cgi-bin/apcupsd/multimon.cgi Path to upsfstats.cgi /usr/lib/cgi-bin/apcupsd/upsfstats.cgi Path to upsstats.cgi /usr/lib/cgi-bin/apcupsd/upsstats.cgi Path to upsimage.cgi /usr/lib/cgi-bin/apcupsd/upsimage.cgi Start apcupsd command /etc/init.d/apcupsd start Stop apcupsd command /etc/init.d/apc
14 Nov 2010

Do you need to reboot your ubuntu ?

Just check for the existence of this file after an update: 
don@etiikka:~$ ls -al /var/run/reboot-required
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 32 Oct  9 15:17 /var/run/reboot-required
If it is there, you need to restart the machine -- at the command line, do this: 
don@etiikka:~$ sudo reboot
09 Oct 2010

Xmarks - There is hope...

It seems there was sufficient response to the shutdown announcement on the Xmarks site that thye have opened up a pledge database to see what the numbers are like. If they get 100,000 pledges of willingness to pay between $10 and $20 per YEAR, they will consider not shutting down the servers. Go to: http://www.xmarks.com/about/company And make a pledge if you too would like them to continue to offer their service...
07 Oct 2010

XMARKS to close down...

Foxmarks, which became "Xmarks" in 2009, have announced that they are closing their doors in January 2011. I have been a user of this service for several years now, and it is one of my favourite browser apps. See the blog entry announcing the closure here: http://blog.xmarks.com/?p=1886
28 Sep 2010
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