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In ESX – HOW TO kill a VM that has no PID

vmkload_app …

HOWTO enable VirtualCenter logging

in vpxd.cfg:

<log>
<level>verbose</level>
</log>
<trace>
<db>
<verbose>true</verbose>
</db>
</trace>

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If you want to use more verbose logging, use trivia instead of verbose, but it’s a lot of text!

ESX 3.x – HOW TO check if VM autostart is enabled

grep -i enable /etc/vmware/hostd/vmAutoStart.xml

If it does not return, then VM autostart is not enabled.
If it returns true, change it to false.

Zimbra 4.5.6 to 5.0.10 upgrade notes

Things I needed to do for Zimbra to work – 4.5.6 to 5.0.10 upgrade.

1) Mysql root/user passwords need to match what’s in /opt/zimbra/conf/localconfig.xml. I played around with mine and managed to screw this up.
2) Since I changed the hostname, ldap wouldn’t start. To fix this, I had to rebuild the SSL certificates. You can do this here: http://wiki.zimbra.com/index.php?title=SSL_Certificate_Problems – I had some trouble following directions – note the version numbers – they’re important. 🙂
3) Make sure that 127.0.0.1 is in zimbraMtaMyNetworks. Ref: http://wiki.zimbra.com/index.php?title=ZimbraMtaMyNetworks – if not, you won’t be able to send mail out – it will say relaying denied.

The United States of Spain or Mexico!?

I just bought a refurbished printer/scanner from the Epson store online and with it came a quick start guide and manual, but the manual only came in Spanish! WTF!? Did I buy the device in Mexico or the US!? What’s the United States coming to!? Last time I looked, the United States’ national language was English! You can confirm that here too! Then, I got a motion detector light because at my house, the street lights aren’t directly across from my house, so I can’t see where to stick the key in at night. Going by my sense of touch just wasn’t enough, so I decided to get one of those. It’s the model E100WSB-C made by EML Technologies, LLC. Why the heck did it only include instructions in Spanish!? Do they assume that most installers are Mexicans or of South American descent? I can understand having both languages, but really can’t understand Spanish only. It makes no sense to me.

If you can guess, I’m totally against education of subjects other than foreign language in a foreign language as well. I don’t see why school systems need to teach mathematics in Spanish or history in Spanish in the United States. I think that if you come to this country, you should be learning the national language.

Also, when was the last time you dialed into an automated system and heard, “For English, press 1”? I don’t remember not hearing that!

I’m open to comments. 🙂

NBC olympic site All-time Medal count unfair …

If you look at the site, it may be a little misleading. The USSR and East Germany haven’t been around for many years. If you combine East Germany into Germany and all of the countries of the former USSR, you’ll have a very different number. I think that if the USSR was united today, there’s a good chance that they would have more medals than the USA.

Don’t get me wrong. I still love our country. As a matter of fact, I have a bet going on with a friend that the US will definitely have both, more gold medals and more medals than China this year at the Beijing Olympics.

What’s USB device VID_07aa&PID_0011 ? Any Windows XP driver available?

This happens to be my old ass USB wireless lan adapter – only 11Mbps. Good enough for an old system and just to get online though it doesn’t have a whole lot of range. The reason I’m posting is because I did a search and couldn’t find the driver very quickly. It’s available at www.driverguide.com, but I’m so tired of having to click through their ads to get to my final driver download. The driver is available for downloading here.

VMware Infrastructure Network Ports Used

Here’s a neat little image of the ports used by VMware for their products. It includes ESX and ESXi 3.5, VirtualCenter, the VI Client, and Update Manager and Converter. This is good for network administrators and troubleshooting.

Poor Shayna Baszler … Mazagatti let her take an extra, unnecessary beating

I’m a fan of Baszler, but really, since she was so gassed, did she really have a shot? Should Mazagatti really allowed it to continue? I think most refs would’ve stopped the fight there. Maybe he should’ve asked her if she wanted to continue.

Judge for yourself:

tyborg tazler – MyVideo
Shayna Baszler Vs Cristiane Cyborg Santos

The Next Food Network Star Season 4

After the last episode, a few of my picks are gone – Kevin Roberts and Nipa Bhatt– both of whom I thought had a chance are out of the competition. Aaron McCargo Jr.… eh … maybe. He’s hit and miss. Sometimes, he can have some showmanship, but I think he’s a better cook than a TV star. I think the most complete package still is with Kelsey Nixon. I’ll be very surprised if she’s eliminated anytime before the final two. I wanted to say final four, but we’re almost already there!