Nortel / Ciena OME 6500 access and tips

1. Plug ethernet cable on "Craft Terminal" slot 15. 2. Try DHCP setup to get IP address or setup static IP 10.0.0.x/24 3. Open a…

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Extending hdd volume in a VM running CentOS 6.5

Here is stelps to exptend HDD volume in VM running CentOS 6.5   * Backup VM is always recommended   1. Power off VM 2….

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Best website for OID information

Come across nice website for OID information.   http://www.oidview.com/mibs/detail.html

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HP LaserJet Printers MIBs download and Tips

Here is steps to download HP LaserJet printers MIBs from online.   1. Go to http://h20147.www2.hp.com/sppmain/ 2. Click the link for ‘Appliance Printing Development Kit‘…

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How to enable SNMP on Linux CentOS6.5 or REDHAT

How to enable SNMP on Linux CentOS6.5 or REDHAT   1. Install – Login as root [root@CentOS-Linux]# yum install net-snmp [root@CentOS-Linux]# yum install net-snmp-utils  …

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Avaya ERS Switch Stackable Chassis Operations and Tips

It took an hour to figure out how to change base unit from stacked switches cluster/Chassis group. Honestly, it wasn’t fun. Yes, wasn’t happy at…

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Observium install and operation tips

Observium install and operation tips   Observium version : 0.13.xx OS : CentOS 6.5, 4G RAM, 2 CPU   1. Installation – Below link vendor…

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MySQL error 1045 – Access denied for user root@localhost

Don’t know what happened. We had an error (below) in duing installation of opensource monitoring tool called Observium and it is how to address it….

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Zenoss VM appliance install failed error -18

Here is steps to address an error during Zenoss network monitoring tool VMware Appliance version installation.       – The reason is that vmware…

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DOS batch file script to change IP address on Win7

Here is a simple DOS batch file to change system IP addres in a second.   1. Create a batch file on DOS prompt. –…

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Cisco Catalyst 3750 baseline configuration in best practices

Cisco Catalyst 3750 baseline configuration in best practices   Being update  

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PowerShell: How to use SSH.NET Library for Cisco on Windows 7

As a network engineer, Expect script is handy on linux environment. Since working on Windows environment with limited power to install 3rd party software. Microsoft…

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