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Monitor disk i/o in linux

Wondering how much disk i/o is taking place on my linux server (Ubuntu). I decided it was time to install some tools to help me out. Here is what i am using: iostat iostat makes a snapshot of each available physical volume, and shows the current reads and writes of the volumes. dstat dstat is […]

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Convert thick disks to thin provisioning | ESX

Got Space? I don’t Seeing how it’s not possible to convert a VMWare Guest VM’s from ‘thick’ to ‘thin’. I will provide some simple info on how to clone the disk into a ‘thin’ disk. Once completed the original ‘thick’ disk can be deleted # remote into your ESX Server # service console can be […]

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How-To Software Technical

Install VMWare Tools Ubuntu Server

This is a little short on how to install the ESX VMWare Tools on Ubuntu Server If you are not running as the ‘root’ user you will need to change into super user Lets start —   # if not running as ‘root’ change into super user sudo su # update your sources apt-get update […]

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I/O Errors = Failing HD = ESX Server Issues

Hello All, Today I ran into some issues.  Merry Christmas! My Laptop/ESXi 5 Server started giving me issues with my guest systems.  After trying to work out the issues with web-server I noticed that other machine were also having the same issues.  Oh no!  My hard drive is on its way out.  I quickly jumped into action […]

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How-To Technical

SSH Server and Windows 7 w/ Cygwin

In order to install openssh server correctly for Windows 7, you will need to do the following: Install Cygwin in the normal way. Make sure you’ve got openssh and cygrunsrv as selected packages to install. Right-click the Cygwin shell icon, and Run as administrator. Run ssh-host-config. Follow the prompts carefully: if needed, it will tell you which permissions you need to […]

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Release DHCP lease on Verizon FiOS

FIOS DHCP leases are MAC bound between the router and the ONT. When swapping routers, it is imperative to release your DHCP lease, otherwise, the new router may not be able to obtain a DHCP lease. There are several ways to release your DHCP lease: Via router GUI. Verizon routers provide this function. Some, but […]