Apr 11, 2012
Adding Additional Disks RHEL 6
Ever wondered how to add an additional disk to RHEL 5/6 and create a new LVM(Logical Volume Manager). In this post I will try to show how to do just that. This is assuming a second disk was added (/dev/sdb) to the system. If the disk is different (dev/sdc…) just make the changes to the command. # fdisk /dev/sdb Create the Physical Volume # pvcreate /dev/sdb Physical volume “/dev/sdb”... read more
Apr 7, 2012
Installing and updating ESXi 5 VMtools with OSP
Recently I had the pleasure of building n ESXi Hypervisor 5 server. Server sprawl has taken over and the time has come to consolidate. The first VM’s to create are my web and database servers. After the build I was needing to install VMtools to get the full functionality on my CentOS / SL / RHEL 6 servers. There are several ways to do this but a way to add a repo and have it install updates when I... read more
Apr 5, 2012
Black Login Screen on Windows 2003 Server
Ran into an issue where a Windows 2003 R2 servers login screen was using a black color scheme. You could see part of the Windows 2003 login logo but nothing else. This issue is caused when all color schemes in the computer’s default profile may have been set to black for every scheme element. To correct it you can export the HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Colors registry key from a working server... read more
Apr 3, 2012
Monitoring CPU temp on Fedora
recently found the need to monitor CPU temp on a Fedora 16 install. $ sudo yum install lm_sensors Once installed we need to configure lm_sensors. Run the command $ sudo sensors-detect You will be prompted with questions, accepting the defaults will work $ sudo sensors-detect # sensors-detect revision 5946 (2011-03-23 11:54:44 +0100) # System: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. EP45C-DS3R This program will help... read more
Apr 3, 2012
Create a Local Fedora 16 Repository
If you have several Fedora systems you can create your own local repository to reduce the amount of Internet traffic and control the updates you want to have available. Also, you can create repositories for other products you use or like. In this post we will cover creating a local Fedora 16 repository. Update: You can use this same process on Fedora 17 & 18, just change the version number. Two... read more
