A Treasure Trove of Technology Tidbits
So, last week, I was in a quandary. I needed to email a diverse set of folks a Powerpoint presentation and I did not want them to be able to see the speaker notes that were embedded in the file. So, of course, I printed the Powerpoint to a PDF file. The next issue was […]
I have noticed a problem when I remotely configure Linux/Unix machines using the VMware console. The problem is duplicate unwanted keystrokes (aka dupe keys) that cause me to backspace too often, as I enter command line commands. This is particularly an issue with passwords, since you cannot see exactly what you are typing into the […]
Today, I needed to upgrade HP’s Integrated Lights Out (iLO) management software. The servers I needed for upgrading iLO were running VMware 5.1 and sitting in HP’s c7000 chassis. I wanted to proceed with a rolling upgrade, where I put a server into maintenance mode, upgraded it, and then placed it back into production. Here’s […]
This post shows the steps to perform a VMware host upgrade for VMware ESXi 5.0 to ESXi 5.1 using Update Manager. Before you begin, you need to follow these steps to import the new ESXi image into Update Manager. These steps were documented in post ABC. Put your host in Maintenance Mode: Open the iSphere […]
VMware vCenter 5.1 can manage both VMware 5.1 ESXi hosts and VMware 5.0 ESXi hosts. But, VMware vCenter 5.0 cannot manage VMware 5.1 ESXi hosts. This means that if you are upgrading VMware in your infrastructure, you need to first upgrade vCenter and then upgrade your hosts. There are two approaches to upgrading the VMware […]
I have a customer who is upgrading users to Windows 8. As you must already know, Windows 8 removed the Start button in order to make the GUI “cleaner”. Well, many users are finding that “clean,” in Microsoft’s case, means unusable, and so they are asking for the missing functionality. Although you can hover on […]
All the SQL Server services were starting fine. The database was responsive to user queries, yet in the event logs we were getting event ID = 120, complaining that “The report server cannot decrypt the symmetric key. Most likely, the service account or password has changed. To continue, run rsconfig.exe to update the report server […]
So, as many of you know, I am taking managerial classes. As part of those I needed to download and analyze a corporate annual statement. So, the first question was, where do I go to get the annual report? And, it occurred to me that other people might want this information as well. For instance, […]
So, I was trying to open the HP iLO (integrated Lights Out) remove console from Internet Explorer (IE). Normally, this results in a new web browser window, a warning that the certificate installed on the HP server is “unsafe”, and then a nice window showing me the server. Not this time. This time, I received […]
