VMware ESXi install fails on UCS C220 – Partition Error
While installing ESXi on some Cisco C220 blades, I ran into the following failure message:partedUtil failed with message: “Error: Can’t have a partition outside the disk! Unable to…
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Using IFTTT with Alexa Routines (Plus Home Assistant!)
This week, Amazon Alexa Routines received two really nice upgrades. The first was the ability to name your Routines something. A small enhancement but super helpful once you…
Creating a Website in Amazon Lightsail for ~4 Bucks
I have written before about my migration from Blogger to an Amazon EC2 instance and it was recieved very well by readers. The EC2 instance costs me about…
vCenter 6.7 Upgrade failing during pre-checks on Stage 2. [Internal Error]
While doing a standard vCenter appliance upgrade from 6.0GA to 6.7U3, I ran into some weird issues. The deployment of the new appliance in Stage 1 went smoothly…
How to add an SSL Certificate to Home Assistant (the old fashioned way)
So this blog post is mainly for ME to reference in about a year when I have to do this process again. The certificate I use for my…
How to Fix WiFi interference with WiFi Analyzer
If you have a Smart Home, access to reliable power and reliable internet are critical to the reliability of your IOT devices. I’ve discussed and tackled my power…
How to upgrade UCS firmware
This week I spent some time upgrading UCS firmware for a client’s infrastructure. All the firmware. The BIOS, Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC), the MLOM (Management Lights out…
How to Enable the Home Assistant System Health Component
This is a bite sized Home Automation post. Some basic housekeeping I needed to do on my own system. Today I finally enabled the System Health Component on…
VMware App Volumes and FSLogix container conflicts resolved.
I have a client where we have implemented a full VMware Horizon VDI solution. This solution consists of VMware Horizon, User Environment Manager and App Volumes (along with…