If your shop is in a situation where you have multiple admins working on group policy from different machine’s then you are most likely aware of the problems that may occur. The Microsoft management console GPO editor by default will pull the policy definition files from the computer it is being run on. On the… Read More
This is an extended Powershell script that will allow you to send an email based on my original article Send Email With Powershell. With that said, this script has been extended to allow for input parameters and SMTP authentication. The input parameters allow the script to be called from other powershell scripts.
If you read my previous article detailing how to Install HP ACU CLI on Debian, then your next logical question might be, how do I monitor the RAID array. Searching the net will yield a multitude of solutions however, we are fan’s of simple small footprint solutions, so that is the approach we will take…. Read More
hpasmcli utility hpasmcli hpasmcli help Note: hpasmcli can be used in a script using the -s switchSingle command example: hpasmcli -s “show temp”Multiple commands example: hpasmcli -s “show temp; show fans” Common Commands Help hpasmcli> help CLEAR, DISABLE, ENABLE, EXIT, HELP, NOTE, QUIT, REPAIR, SET, SHOW Set hpasmcli> set ASR , BOOT [ FIRST |… Read More
In order to install the HP Health CLI on Debian Wheezy you must connect with PuTTy or login to the terminal on the desired Debian Server. Next you will run the commands below to add the Debian HP/Proliant repository to your system and install hpasmcli. To access the hpasmcli shell simply run hpasmcli in terminal…. Read More
In order to install the HP Array Controller CLI on Debian Wheezy you must connect with PuTTy or login to the terminal on the desired Debian Server. Next you will run the commands below to add the Debian HP/Proliant repository to your system and install hpacucli. As of this writing version 9.40 is the newest… Read More
If you are working with MySQL on Windows you probably know about the MySQL Connector/Net . If you don’t, please read further. MySQL Connector/Net has made working with MySQL Server or MariaDB Server on windows a breeze. Initially it was commonly used as an interface between .Net Applications and MySQL. With the advent of Powershell… Read More
It has been a long time coming, but it seems as if the trend towards web based console management of the VMware ESXi Server/vCenter Server has become a reality as of the 5.5 release. With this release of ESXi, virtual hardware upgrades of guest VM’s will leave you out in the cold if you plan… Read More
If you are in a shop running Microsoft products, then chances are you are using some flavor of their Server product. From Server 2000 forward, GPO’s(Group Policy Objects) have been the Administrators best friend for managing networks of client computers. After the CryptoLocker outbreak in October of last year, I was reminded of how important… Read More