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ESX Cannot Find The Specified Host
by ashbaugh13 Feb 2010 at 6:58 pm
(These instructions are for an ESX host that can’t connect, but has connected in the past with no problems. If it’s your first time trying to connect a host, it’s probably a simple solution such as a DNS issue.)
If you can’t reconnect an ESX host, SSH into your service console and restart the following services:
service vmware-vpxa restart
service mgmt-vmware retart
servi
Dell Inspiron 1545 Review
by ashbaugh9 Dec 2009 at 3:56 am
I was recently looking for a budget friendly notebook to get as a Christmas gift for someone. In general, I’m usually pretty happy with Dell products and the support they provide. (I’m not just saying that either since I live in Austin) :) (Also, never skimp on a warranty for a laptop!)
I was really impressed and pleased with the notebook I received. Some of my favorite feature of thi
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DNS name does not exist. Error Code 0×8007232B. Windows 7
by ashbaugh9 Dec 2009 at 12:02 am
If you get this error message it’s a pretty simple fix.
1. Click the start windows icon.
2. Right click on the “computer” link.
3. Click on Properties
Down at the bottom you’ll see a section for Windows Activation.
4. Click on Change Product Key
5. Enter your given Product Key
6. Activate should work now.
VMware ESX Server Host Agent Hang
by ashbaugh3 Dec 2009 at 12:37 am
Sometimes when trying to restart the mgmt-vmware restart service it will hang like this:
To resolve this you can duplicate your SSH session in another window and kill the process.
Steps:
1. ps -ef | grep vmware-hostd
2. look for something like this: /usr/lib/vmware/hostd/vmware-hostd /etc/vmware/hostd/config.xm
3. kill -9 <PID>
After doing this, you should be able to start the service bac
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Apple Macbook Pro 13″ Review - Mid 2009 Unibody
by ashbaugh23 Nov 2009 at 1:21 pm
Recently I’ve been wanting to get a new notebook so I decided to get a 13″ Macbook Pro. I was pretty excited to get it, but after using it for a week have decided it’s not for me.
First let me say what I do like. Overall the notebook is beautiful, it’s definitely an eye catcher and looks great. I am also amazed with the screen, it is probably the best screen I’ve eve
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Remove Recycle Bin Windows 7
by ashbaugh21 Nov 2009 at 11:07 pm
1.Windows Key
2. Control Panel > Appearance & Personalization - > click Personalization
3. Click Change Desktop Icons
4. Uncheck Recycle Bin
5. Click OK
SQL Native Client Download
by ashbaugh16 Oct 2009 at 4:11 am
Just a quick post about the links to download the SQL Native Client:
SQL 2005:
X86: http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/4/D/44DBDE61-B385-4FC2-A67D-48053B8F9FAD/sqlncli.msi
X64: http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/4/D/44DBDE61-B385-4FC2-A67D-48053B8F9FAD/sqlncli_x64.msi
IA64: http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/4/D/44DBDE61-B385-4FC2-A67D-48053B8F9FAD/sqlncli_ia64.msi
SQL 2008:
X8
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Port Forward without Router Windows 2008 Server
by ashbaugh11 Oct 2009 at 5:47 pm
This is a quick how to to do port forwarding using Windows 2008 similar to using a router. This is useful if you’re running a private network inside your server.
First you’ll have to go to Server Manager -> Roles -> Add Role -> Network Policy and Access Servers. Within there you’ll see an option for Routing and Remote Access. Be sure to select that. After that’s installed
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An error occurred during configuration of the HA Agent on the host.
by ashbaugh8 Oct 2009 at 6:26 pm
VMware HA Troubleshooting:
Error Messages:
An error occurred during configuration of the HA Agent on the host.
Configuration Issues:
Insufficient resources to satisfy HA failover level on cluster [clustername] in [datacenter]
Unable to contact a primary HA agent in cluster [clustername] in [datacenter]
HA Logs are located in:
/var/log/vmware/aam
In my scenario I wasn’t able to add the ESX h
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The vmware virtualcenter server service terminated unexpectedly 7031
by ashbaugh28 Sep 2009 at 1:14 am
I was getting this error message when installing vCenter on SQL 2005. When I was setting up my DSN with the SQL Native client, I used used the SQL 2008 version because supposedly it was backwards compatible with earlier versions of SQL server. However, I fixed my problem by downloading and installing the SQL Native Client for SQL 2005. It can be downloaded here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads
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