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HP ProLiant G6 series server issues with line-interactive UPSs
March 22, 2010I recently installed a new HP ML350 G6 server at a client site, connected to an APC Back-UPS device. At least once a day the server would randomly switch itself off while their existing ML350 G5 server would continue running without issue. I failed to find any errors or warnings in the event log and [...]
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Converting a PFX certificate to PEM format on Windows
March 22, 2010Although Cisco devices allow you to generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) to obtain a new certificate from a Certificate Authority, many administrators will want to use the existing 3rd party certificates they already have installed on their Windows servers for purposes such as Cisco’s AnyConnect SSL VPN to prevent clients getting certificate warnings when [...]
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My homebrew ESXi server build
March 20, 2010So I’ve decided I need to get with the times and build myself a small VMware ESXi 4 lab at home. I will be using the lab to consolidate both my pfsense router (currently on an old P3 desktop), my Debian mail/web/dhcp/dns server (currently on an old Compaq EVO P4 1.6 desktop) and to use [...]
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SBS 2008 Migration, Event ID: 2424 & 2436 – Windows SharePoint Services 3
March 19, 2010I’ve come across this issue a few times before so thought it wise to make a note here. When I do an SBS 2003 to 2008 migration I always seem to come across the following SharePoint warning/error in the application event log every 5 minutes after running through the Internet Address Management Wizard. The purpose [...]
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Australian ISP DNS Servers
March 18, 2010When setting up a server at a client site, I always try to use the ISP’s DNS servers as forwarders to ensure external DNS is resolved as fast as possible. In this post I will aim to list many of the Australian ISP DNS servers I’ve come across and may well require again! I will [...]
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Making Calibri and other Microsoft fonts display correctly in Linux
March 18, 2010Despite my best efforts to keep my home computing environment Microsoft free – OK I do have a Windows 7 Media Centre I admit! – I have found myself quite impartial to the new fonts Microsoft have introduced with Windows Vista and Office 2007. Constantia, Corbel, Calibri, Cambria, Candara and Consolas are beautiful modern fonts [...]