Starting after Update 1 for VCenter 6.0 you are able to update your Vcenter from the Web Interface. Unfortunately for me, I have pre-version one installed so I need to update via SSH. First step is login via SSH to your VCenter as the Root User using your SSO Administrator User and password Next you …
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How to Install VSphere Appliance 6.0
There is only so many installations of a Windows or Linux box you can do before you ask yourself if there is any easier way to do this. In order to use templates and automate your VM building tasks, one of the choices is to use Vsphere with a variety of tools that plug in …
How to Install Plex on Centos 7 with NFS Mounts for Media
The first question you may ask is why on Linux? Simply, the Linux install of Plex uses less memory resources than a standard Windows Installation in my experience. With Windows I have also run into instances where the Plex Media Server fails to start on reboot. With Linux I never experienced this, and it just …
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How to Install kmttg on Windows 2012 R2
KMTTG is a great program to transfer TiVo recordings off of your TiVo to either save space or archive. Most channels support copying of recordings off, with the notable exception of channels like HBO, Cinemax and the like. So let’s start the install. Download kmttg from here Create a folder on your drive of choice, …
Installing NVIDIA Drivers on CentOS
For those who have every tried to get NVIDIA or AMD Drivers working in Linux, know that its a complete pain to do. Hopefully this guide will clear things up a bit. I have a base system with a Gigabyte Xeon D Motherboard along with a Gigabyte NVIDIA 1070 Card for us in ZCash Mining. …
How to Install and Configure Zabbix
One of the issues I have with Observium is how limited the Device Discovery is. Not all SNMP devices are recognized, and there is no way to customize the system with new Device MIB Files. Zabbix was recommended to me by a couple of former coworkers, so I decided to give it a shot. First …
How to Install SNMP on UnRAID6
One of the things I like to have in my lab environment is the ability to monitoring all OSes and keep an eye on such things as temperatures, disk space, and other sensors. I was disheartened to find that UnRAID 6 did not have SNMP installed or configured. After some searching I was able to figure …
No 10gbe NICs showing in VMware 6.X with X10SDV-7TP4F
When I started building my VMware ESXi server, I did not have a Switch that could handle 10Gbe SFP+. Now that I have a Dell X1052, I figured I would cable up a 10Gbe DAC and get moving. Much to my surprise, I received a link light on the switch, but not on the motherboard. …
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How To Setup a CentOS 7 Syslog Server
Today we learn how to build a syslog server. Having a couple SuperMicro Builds, Switches and Firewalls, I want to be able to know what is going on by looking at one central source. Easiest way to do this, and one that most Network Devices and SuperMicro Motherboards support is syslog. First step is …
PRTG Install Instructions
I am a bit of a Monitoring junky, and while I am mostly fluent Microsoft’s System Center Operations Manager, Observium, and Nagios/Opennms I do have a passing interest in PRTG For myself, my current Observium Install does not have the MIBs installed to monitor my Dell x1052 Switch, and I liked to see a little …
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