Fixing broken Thecus N8800PRO NAS or install Linux on Thecus N8880PRO NAS
A few days ago one of my old Thecus N8800PRO NAS storages stopped working. Instead of throwing it away i decided to take a closer look at it. First i…
Dell OpenManage (OMSA) 8.3 on XenServer 7
First step is to add the Dell OpenManage Repository: wget -q -O - http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/DSU_16.05.00/bootstrap.cgi | bash Befor we can start the installer we had to fix the centos repository from…
Upgrade to Citrix XenServer 6.5 to 7
First Download XenServer Installation ISO and the new Windows Management Console from: http://xenserver.org/overview-xenserver-open-source-virtualization/download.html Now upgrade your Management Console an reconnect to your XenServer Cluster. Now stop HA and move all…
Racktables Extension 0.3.3
Update of my racktables extension: Fixes and new features: - Fix: Fixes Bug in custom report for Racks, Rows and Locations - Fix: Changed directory structure - Feature: Added variable…
Simple Backup Script with logrotate
A simple backup script using logrotate to save multiple backups. I use a NFS storage mounted via autofs as backup location. Database Backup is optional. #!/bin/bash # Backup Target (Network…
Happy SysAdmin Day! 2015
July 31, 2015 – 16th Annual System Administrator Appreciation Day http://sysadminday.com http://www.sys-admin-day.de http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Administrator_Appreciation_Day
Backup VMs on Citrix XenServer
Hi, i published my backup solution for VMs running on a Citrix XenServer Host or Pool at GitHub. https://github.com/avarrish/xenbackup It creates snapshots of all VMs running and download it to…
Error when reading from SSL socket connection – Dell iDRAC 5 PE2900/PE1900
If you try to connect with java-6-openjdk or java-7-openjdk to an iDrac5 you probably get this message: Error when reading from SSL socket connection The iDrac 5 ( PE 1900,…
Install Graylog 2 with Puppet
1. Informations Graylog is a very good syslog server for Linux. It collecting, indexing, and analyzing a lot of data and can send notifications via mail. https://www.graylog.org/ Note:I only tested…
Dell OpenManage (OMSA) 7.4 on XenServer 6.5
Updated version !! Prerequirements You may need to disable the Citrix Yum Repository. Open "/etc/yum.repos.d/Citrix.repo" and change "enabled=1" to "enabled=0". More informations about the packages are available here: http://linux.dell.com/wiki/index.php/Repository/OMSA. 1.…