Tag: How to
How to Delegate rights in the My VMware Portal
The MY VMware portal page is pretty useful. This is where you can get your organization's licensing, software downloads, and support cases. It is also ... Read More
VMware NFS has reached the maximum number of supported volumes
NFS has reached the maximum number of supported volumes. That's the issue I ran into while building new hosts today at a client. You get ... Read More
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 ... Read More
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 ... Read More
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 ... Read More
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 ... Read More
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 ... Read More
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 ... Read More
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 ... Read More
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 ... Read More