Get RDS-CAL License Details (2008 RDS License Server)
Get current RDS-CAL details via PowerShell. Run this from your 2008 RDS Licensing server. # Filename of the export $filename = RDS-CAL-Report.csv # Import RDS PowerShell Module import-module…
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A general system error occurred: esxi1: CHAP setting not compatible.
During datastore creation in vSphere using the Nimble vCenter plugin, I get the following error: A general system error occurred: esxi1: CHAP setting not compatible. hba=vmhba33 In vSphere…
Intel Xeon E7540 replaced with X7560
Recently I've been dealing with CPU RDY of about 5% across two ESXi hosts. I've load balanced the best I could given necessary workloads and was able to…
Performance tuning iSCSI Round Robin policies in ESXi for Nimble storage
Here's an ESXi console script to loop through each Nimble eui.* adapter and set IOPS=0 and BYTES=0 (per Nimble recommendations). for x in `esxcli storage nmp device list…
IBM System X3850 Disable Processor Power Management
In order to work around the issue processor power management has to be disabled in system UEFI and vSphere Client. To change power policies using server UEFI settings:…
Allscripts Vision User Reporting
A quick Powershell script I hacked together that will enumerate all Active Directory users, and build an XML file for an application I wrote that generates user reports…
Get Process ID of an Established TCP Connection in AIX
There are numerous ways to accomplish getting the PID for an established network connection in AIX and Linux using tools like ss or more popular lsof. In my…
ISAKMP (IKE Phase 1) Status Messages MM_WAIT_MSG#
I've been meaning to copy this back here but haven't had the chance until now. I reference this so much, figured it'd have stuck in my mind by…
Disable Windows 10 First Sign-in Animation
To disable the Windows 10 first sign-in animation screen, use one of the two following methods. Through Group Policy or the Registry. Group Policy Run the Local Group Policy Editor (Start…
Increase LVM Partition in Linux
Some notes on increasing LVM partition in Linux. Terminology Physical Volume (PV): This can be created on a whole physical disk (think /dev/sda) or a Linux partition. Volume Group…
Change Allscripts ProEHR HMScan Path
Follow the steps below against correct EHR database in SQL Management Studio if you want to change the pointers yourself. select * from HPSITE.SCAN_DOCUMENTPAGEUpdate the Document Page from…
Cleanup Windows User Temporary Files
This script will cleanup all users temporary files in their AppData\Local\Temp for Windows 7 and newer. # Define the base directory for user profiles$usersPath = "C:\Users"$totalBeforeCleanup = 0$totalAfterCleanup…
PortQry
Microsoft! You have some tools that I’ve not seen before. PortQry.exe -n x.x.x.x -p tcp -r 1:1024
Windows Shutdown Event Logs
A custom filter can be created to show Windows shutdown events which can be used to help troubleshoot or isolate an incident when a system was rebooted or…
Ransomware: id-3509099450_[mk.goro@aol.com].0oxr4
A new variant of Dharma seems to have hit a server; here are some of the details I've been gathering.