The Easiest Way To Update A Dell Server’s Firmware

By admin, on November 23rd, 2012%

With the advent of VMware ESXi there are fewer and fewer good ways to update your Dell PowerEdge system’s firmware, seeing as you can’t just run the System Update Utility from the console OS anymore. Making things more difficult, I think I’ve seen every failure mode Dell’s iDRAC has to offer, from the inability . . . → Read More: The Easiest Way To Update A Dell Server’s Firmware

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Tweaking Java.exe memory usage on vCenter Server 5.1

By admin, on November 23rd, 2012%

During the upgrade of my home lab from vSphere 5.0 to vSphere 5.1 I have noticed that there is more memory consumption on my vCenter Server than before the upgrade. According to the vSphere Installation and Setup Guide, this happens because vCenter Server includes several Java services in the installation (VirtualCenter Management . . . → Read More: Tweaking Java.exe memory usage on vCenter Server 5.1

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NetFlow: installation and configuration of NFDUMP and NfSen on Debian

By admin, on November 9th, 2012%

After the brief overview about the installation of flow-tools and FlowViewer, in this post I’d like to share my experience about the setup of a basic solution based on another pair of tools: NFDUMP and NfSen. As always on my posts, the starting point is a fresh Debian 5.0 setup. Continue reading NetFlow: installation and configuration of NFDUMP and NfSen on Debian

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