The dmidecode command reads the system DMI table to display hardware and BIOS information of the server. Apart from getting current configuration of the system, you can also get information about maximum supported configuration of the system using dmidecode. For example, dmidecode gives both the current RAM on the system and the maximum RAM supported […]
“bump” root@websvr:~# lvm version LVM version: 2.02.66(2) (2010-05-20) Library version: 1.02.48 (2010-05-20) Driver version: 4.22.0 And that is my filler post for the day. — more info — Logical Volume Manager (Linux) LVM is a logical volume manager for the Linux kernel; it manages disk drives and similar mass-storage devices. The term “volume” refers to […]
I was asked to disable hyper-threading on one of our Dell PowerEdge R720XD servers. Looking in the BIOS it doesn’t stand out as an option however it does exist. You simply need to select the logical processor setting and set its value to disable and this will in turn disable hyper-threading, because it will only report one logical […]
Boredom is just the reverse side of fascination: both depend on being outside rather than inside a situation, and one leads to the other. – Arthur Schopenhauer You find yourself looking at your photos, photos of friends and family. Then are those times you view the photos of those you are fond of. Only to strangely, almost […]
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Microsoft’s fight against Poison Ivy
Info of what is known: Poison ivy (Backdoor:Win32/Poisonivy.E) is a backdoor trojan that allows unauthorized access and control of an affected machine. It attempts to hide by injecting itself into other processes. The following system changes may indicate its infection: The existence of the following file: c:windows:svvchost.exe The existence of the following registry entry: “StubPath” With data: “c:windows:svvchost.exe” in the subkey: HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftActive […]
“A man should never neglect his family for business.” – Walt Disney There has been some exciting news in the software community of Telerik. They just acquired Fiddler! On top of that the maker of Fiddler, Eric Lawrence will join the staff of Telerik, leaving Microsoft to be a member of the team. And its obvious why […]