June 10, 2020

Monitor VMware ESXi Host Using LibreNMS

VMware,

Configuring SNMP on VMware ESXi host Log in to the ESXi host with root user credentials. Once you have logged in, check the current SNMP configurations # esxcli system snmp get Authentication: Communities: Enable: false Engineid: Hwsrc: indications Loglevel: info Notraps: Port: 161Privacy:Remoteusers:Syscontact:Syslocation:Targets:Users:V3targets: You can start the configuration by setting the community string(s). #esxcli system snmp set –communities <community> e.g# esxcli system snmp set –communities actsupport Configure SNMP Port # esxcli system snmp set –port 161 Enable SNMP on the server # esxcli system snmp set –enable true Set syscontact # esxcli system snmp set –syscontact infrastructure@actsupport.com Set Server Location: # esxcli system snmp set –syslocation US-RA0154 Check SNMP firewall rules: # esxcli network firewall get   Default Action: DROP   Enabled: true   Loaded: true # esxcli network firewall ruleset rule list  | grep snmpsnmp                Inbound    UDP       Dst               161       161 # esxcli network firewall ruleset allowedip list | grep snmpsnmp                All Only…

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June 5, 2020

Steps to Install LibreNMS on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

Linux/Windows Support,

Features of LibreNMS LibreNMS, a fully-featured network monitoring tool that is based on PHP, MySQL, and SNMP. If you are looking for auto-discovering network monitoring tool, then LibreNMS is the right tool. It supports a wide range of network hardware and OS including Juniper, Cisco, Linux, Foundry, FreeBSD, Brocade, HP, Windows, etc… Before we install…

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June 2, 2020

Download and Install Loki Binary

Linux General,

What is Loki? As you know the 1st stable version of Loki was released on November 19/2019. Some of you might have waited for it for a long where few others might have not heard of it or used it. So first lets’ understand what it is and the see how to install the Loki…

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May 26, 2020

VDI Commands to Create, Delete, Update, Import & Export

Virtualization,VMware,

Diagnose your network configuration with the below discussed VDI commands. Make use of these VDI commands to troubleshoot your network configuration and check how to migrate a Xen VDI to another storage repository via the command line. VDI commands to clone, create, delete, update, import & export 1.CREATE: If you want to create a VDI…

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May 13, 2020

Troubleshoot the most common ESXi Booting Issues Now!

VMware,

Have you faced the ESXi Booting issue, is it in a non-responding state or unable to access the specified host? Well, then this guide could help you to troubleshoot while your ESXi is disconnected or in a non-responding state in the vCenter Server.  If your host stops at bootup while sharing a boot disk with another host…

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May 11, 2020

Troubleshooting ESXi hosts

VMware,

When you have issues with ESXi hosts, it will affect your VMs as well, so let’s check the common ESXi hosts issues you could be facing. In this guide you can find the complete troubleshooting details needed for installation, how to monitor the health of your ESXi host, and how to export diagnostic information required.…

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April 27, 2020

COVID-19 Business Continuity Solutions via Remote Support

Linux General,

Do you have a detailed plan to help your organization navigate operational and technical challenges during unplanned events such as COVID-19 to stay online and deliver products and services like IT, sales and support during these disruptive events? If not, you should act now. Well, Business Continuity Plans are more than just what you think…

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April 14, 2020

Email account migration from one cPanel server to another

Cpanel,

Finding trouble in migrating your email account, from one server to another. We will show you an easy process of transferring your email account. Well, If your hosting cPanel helps you with full backup, then you can simply download a full backup and store it in the new server. If not follow the below procedure:…

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March 25, 2020

Troubleshoot VPN connection issues

Cloud Infrastructure,

When VPN’s are great in connecting private networks across the Internet. You can access any geo-restricted websites at ease with VPN connection with privacy and security. Though it’s a favorable and common method of linking private networks together across the Internet you might come across a few troubles, so let’s see how to troubleshoot VPN…

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March 11, 2020

Tips to fix Cloudflare error 522

Cloud Infrastructure,

Looking for a solution to fix your Cloudflare error 522, then here is the fix. When you try to access a website that uses Cloudflare, you might come across 522 error, which shows “ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT”.  This happens when Cloudflare times out contacting the parent web server. The Code 522 stands for ‘Connection timed out’, and occurs…

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