VDP Error: maintenance service are not running

After installed vSphere Data Protection, got below error messages. VDP : [009] Maintenance services are not running     1. SSH to vSphere Data Protection(VDP)5.1.11…

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VMWare VDP 5.1.11 installation, configuration & Tips

I was looking for virtual machine backup solution for home lab. As always, few requirement for the solutions; free and simple. vSphere Data Protection(VDP) was…

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VMWare cloning – Device eth0 does not seem to be present

When cloned a CentOS 6.5 from Virtual Machine template, you might have a ethernet communication issue and getting below error messages. “Device eth0 does not…

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How to install Apache Traffic Server as forward proxy

There are nice open source proxy servers out there. After quick researching, picked Apache Traffic Server as my proxy server projects, forward proxy and reverse…

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MintLinux – How to install FFMultiConverter

1. Sync to repository sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ffmulticonverter/stable * Make sure firewall is open to key exchange   2. Update package sudo apt-get update   3….

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Free Virtual Machine Performance & Monitoring tools

1. Dell Foglight for Virtualization, Free Edition – Includes : Snapshot Explorer, Storage Explorer, Change Explorer, Environment Explorer, vScope Explorer and SearchMyVM Explorer. Link here…

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VMware ESXi 5.5 VAAI

How to enable WMware VAAI on QNAP Turbo Series

Here is quick definition of VMware vStorage APIs Integration(VAAI) is a set of APIs provides by vSphere which allows the ESXi hosts to offload data…

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Avaya ERS 55xx Switch Baseline Configuration in Best Practice

Avaya ERS 55xx switch series are very powerful and high performance devices in the mid-high switch market. ERS switch product was develoved by Baynetwork and…

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Why inpath0_0 bandwidth is 10Mbps?

Since Riverbed Steelhead CX1555 was added to my NMS/SolarWinds, noticed over 200% receive/transmit traffic on inpath0_0 interface ?? Wow~ We know inpath0_0 is a virtual interface….

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Microsoft Windows Systems CLI

List of Microsoft Windows Systems > Services Components Service : comexp.msc Device Manager : devmgmt.msc Disk Manager: diskmgmt.msc Computer management: compmgmt.msc Events : eventvwr.msc Folder…

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Security tab of SNMP service greyed out on Windows server

Security tab of SNMP service greyed out on Windows servers, 2008R2 and 2003. Unable to change SNMP community strings under SNMP Security tab on Windows…

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NAS box performance chart

If you looking for NAS box for HOME, check this one out.   https://ipbalance.com/home/contact-us.html

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