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 …
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How to Verify Hard Disk Health from a Live CD
I’m in the process of selling a VMware Server Lab build that has outlived it’s usefulness. Priorities have changed, and when you can sell a parted out server for the cost of a home insulation job or a new heating system, it’s time to do that. I came across a unique situation, I needed to …
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Install WMIC on Debian Jessie for Observium
Modified from here to work with Debian Jessie Observium Turnkey VM Step 1 – Install Required Packages apt-get install autoconf bzip2 make build-essential Step 2 – Download the ‘wmic’ source to /tmp cd /tmp wget http://www.openvas.org/download/wmi/wmi-1.3.14.tar.bz2 Step 3 – Untar the source tar -jxvf wmi-1.3.14.tar.bz2 Step 4 – Go into the directory and add a line of text to …
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