Source: How to unmount a LUN or detach a datastore device from ESXi hosts (2004605) | VMware KB Umount Datastore LUN LUN removal checklist No virtual machine, template, snapshot or CD/DVD image resides on the datastore The datastore is not part of a Datastore Cluster Storage I/O Control is disabled for the datastore The datastore is not used… Read more →
Category: Technology
vSphere 6.0 Documentation Center
Source: vSphere 6.0 Documentation Center ESXi Log File Locations ESXi records host activity in log files, using a syslog facility. Component Location Purpose VMkernel /var/log/vmkernel.log Records activities related to virtual machines andESXi. VMkernel warnings /var/log/vmkwarning.log Records activities related to virtual machines. VMkernel summary /var/log/vmksummary.log Used to determine uptime and availability statistics for ESXi (comma separated). ESXi host agent log… Read more →
Working with ESX Log files
Source: http://www.simongreaves.co.uk/working-with-esxi-log-files/ Good article written by Simon Greaves. I grabbed things I really liked and pasted below: See his article for original content and some extra stuff. Working with ESX(i) log files is important when troubleshooting issues within the virtual environment. You can view and search log files in ESX(i) and in vCenter Server using a few different methods. Methods Using… Read more →
Excel and the F key
OK, so the title is click bait. But seriously the F key in Excel on a laptop with no number pad is something to be shared. Excel decided that the F keys, you know F1, F2, F3… and the function key on keyboards that have dual purpose F keys, that the F key functionality should be switched. This means if… Read more →
Virtualization of MS SQL server
Brent Ozar is to many a SQL god. I appreciate and value all of his internet posts. They have saved me more times that I can remember. So now that I am setting up a new vmware host which will hold our first virtualized SQL server, I turned to the internet to test out this host. First using VMware IO… Read more →
Source: HTML5 PDF Viewer for Ease of Viewing PDF Files on Websites
A way to display PDF documents in a web browser without using the build int PDF viewers that are built into Chrome or Firefox. So it works also in Edge and IE.
Build your Own Outdoor Theater
In this post I wanted to share with you all how I build my own outdoor theater. I had a couple pieces of criteria when getting into the project. The projects scope was the screen, and the stand for speakers, laptop, and projector. I already had all of that. Has to been cheap. Less that $100 Must be easy to… Read more →
Analyzing Data – TED Talk about statistics
Network scanning
This post will be focused mainly on tools and techniques that allow you to look at a network and see IP 4 characteristics like TCP open ports, responsive nodes on the network, OS searching. Some of the tools in the post will be things like nMap, Zenmap, Wireshark. Nmap Nmap can be found here https://nmap.org/ (Linux) or http://nmap.org/book/inst-windows.html (Windoows) Command… Read more →
Reaver Basics
Reaver can be ran on linux and does a linux based brute for hack (attempt) on an AP. If you have windows you can: Download kali image, download vmware player personal use version If you have linux you can: install aircrack, reaver and you are good to go References http://www.aircrack-ng.org/doku.php?id=airmon-ng http://www.kalitutorials.net/2014/04/hack-wpawpa2-wps-reaver-kali-linux.html http://www.howto-make.org/0nH5cMoneyDD5yWe/Step-by-step-reaver-and-Backtrack-5-WPA-WPA-2-crack-wireless.html Steps 1. Install Reaver (Google… Read more →