Lately I encountered a problem to install the plug-in NFS VAAI on our ESXi servers for enabling hardware acceleration. I was using the GUI interface built in to the VSC plug-in where you need to put the file in a Continue reading Unable to install NetApp VAAI plug-in through the VSC
We did recently purchase a new HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure that was ordered with HP OneView. We started the deployment when the version 1.05 was out, to configure it directly in Active-Active mode. After a few problems with the iLO firmware Continue reading HP OneView 1.05 network failover isn’t working in Active-Active configuration
With the new version of P5 Backup2Go some new command lines are available (since 5.1). One of the most important innovations is the ability to start a backup from command line from the workstation. With management software like Absolute Manage Continue reading New Archiware (PresSTORE) P5 Backup2Go CLI
Recently we purchased a new HP BladeSystem c7000 with OneView, the new unified manager software from HP. During the installation, we got the error “Remote Insight/ Integrated LightsOut self test error 8192” and a lot of problems to apply profiles Continue reading HP OneView 1.05: Error 8192
While searching the web, I found a lot of methods to create a new Guest account that will be used by our students. We don’t want to use the standard OS X account because we need a different name and Continue reading Create a custom guest account not named “Guest” on OS X
We noticed that the Cisco ASA firewall caches passwords after a password change and the old password is working a few times before expiring and that the new one can be used without problem. This documentation found on the Cisco Continue reading Cisco ASA VPN service caches the old password after a password change
Today, we were blocked by a stupid message from Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection 2 on a user workstation’s. RDC was showing this message : You were disconnected from the Windows-based computer because of problems during the licensing protocol. The problem was that Continue reading Remote Desktop Connection on Mac OS X refuses to connect because of problems during the licensing protocol
There are many ways to add icons to dialog in AppleScript, but I never found a way to easily add a “custom” icon. You can use the command “with icon file” in your script : display dialog “My custom icon Continue reading AppleScript : Add a custom icon to “display dialog”
This Active Directory attribute pwdLastSet uses a timestamp that is stored as a large integer that represents the number of 100 nanosecond intervals since 1 January 1601. When we’re familiar with working with Unix epoch time, it is not really handy. Epoch is Continue reading Convert Active Directory pwdLastSet attribute to readable time
When you’re using Bash scripts it’s sometimes necessary to show a window to the user asking for specific information or showing warning through AppleScript. After a long Google search, I finally found how to add Bash variables directly into a Continue reading Add Bash variables to “osascript -e” command
After installing some updates on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux that used only for phpMyAdmin tool, we noticed that we’re unable to access our remote MySQL databases. phpMyAdmin returns an “Error 2003 : The server is not responding”. After some investigations I Continue reading phpMyAdmin can’t access remote MySQL databases
Before the release of Absolute Manage 6.1.2 it was possible to export a full packaged agent that includes a pre-configured preference file directly from the Agent Deployment Center. The problem was that Absolute Manage 6.1.2 introduces a certificate-signed package that use Continue reading Configure Absolute Manage package before deployment
Absolute Software releases a new version of Absolute Manage that introduces the support of profiles for Mac OS X 10.7 and OS X 10.8. Till now, the profiles were available for iOS devices but not for Mac OS X and Continue reading Absolute Manage 6.3 now with OS X profiles support
Sometimes the backup infrastructure can make me crazy. Two virtual machines that run on our vCenter/ESXi infrastructure was showing me this nice error this morning: “Virtual machine disks consolidation is needed.”. This is a nice information and VMware has a Continue reading vSphere/Veeam : “Unable to access file
Here, you can find some tips/notes to manage Apple Software Updates from the Terminal/Script. Disable Apple Software Update automatic check: /usr/sbin/softwareupdate –schedule off Disable the download of new update in the background: /usr/bin/defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate AutomaticDownload -bool false Disable system Continue reading Apple Software Update CLI and preferences
Archiware PresSTORE and Absolute Manage are two great softwares that help us to manage and back up our users. PresSTORE integrates some CLI commands that can be used with Absolute Manage to retrieve some information directly in the asset management Continue reading Show the last PresSTORE Backup2Go’s backup date in Absolute Manage
When you’re asking your users to change their passwords from a website, it will be interesting to disable the ability to modify the password directly from the Mac OS X login window. The login window checks the expiration date of Continue reading Disabling the password change/reminder for Active Directory accounts
In a precedent post a method to mass deploy VMware Fusion was documented. This is the official solution offered by VMware but a problem can occur with the script include in the metapackage when using Absolute Manage to deploy it. Continue reading Deploying VMware Fusion 5 with a custom package
VMware has introduced with the release of VMware Fusion 5/6 a new method to deploy the application and to set some default settings. This method doesn’t seem to be documented by VMware at this time and was found while searching Continue reading Mass-deploying VMware Fusion 5/6
The Cisco Network Simulator can’t be installed on recent versions of Mac OS X. The installer shows an error and refused to install the software. You can bypass this issue by copying the folder /fscommand/sim_mac from the CD to Continue reading Installing the Cisco Network Simulator on Mac OS X
