HOW TO: Upgrade Cisco UCS CIMC via CLI
Prerequisites: SSH client. Putty, for example; TFTP server. 3CDaemon, for example; CIMC firmware upgrade file. Please check this blog post for the information how to download CIMC firmware. Procedure:...
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Unable to access CIMC on Cisco UCS server. Error 2001: Service not available.
I could not access the CIMC of the Cisco UCS C210 M2 server and received a “Error 2001: Service unavailable” error message. All menus / options were also greyed out. I tried to reboot CIMC (Admin tab,...
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EMC VNXe Series version 2.4.0.20932
EMC released new software upgrade for VNXe series arrays VNXe Series 2.4.0.20932 Release Notes; VNXe Operating Environment (MR4 – 2.4.0.20932). New features and changes This release includes the...
View ArticleTrend Micro Deep Security Manager 8.0 Service Pack 2
Trend Micro Deep Security 8.0 SP2 is now released and posted in the download center. What’s New in Service Pack 2: Support for VMware ESXi 5.1 as well as ESXi 5.0 Windows 8 / Server 2012 Support Real...
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HOW TO: Reset / Unlock EMC RecoverPoint admin password
EMC RecoverPoint might not be the equipment you login to every day and, unless you have meticulously documented RecoverPoint installation and config, you may find yourself in a situation when you...
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HOW TO: Reset EMC UIM/P sysadmin or root password
By default, the password for EMC UIM/P sysadmin account is ‘sysadmin‘. If, for whatever reason, it does not work, ssh or login to the console as root and reset sysadmin password: login as: root Using...
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“Error: Invalid port or Certificate” appears in the RecoverPoint Management...
After RecoverPoint upgrade, both vCenters were not available in the RecoverPoint Management Console. When I tried to re-add vCenter, it failed with the error message “Operation Failed. Error: Invalid...
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HOW TO: Create server certificate and include DNS alias
By default certificates are tied to the exact server name they are created for. Which is normally the FQDN of the server. If you create a certificate for the server myserver.vstrong.info and then...
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EMC Ionix UIM/P: UCS Discovery Failed. Replace expired UCS certificate.
Cisco UCS Manager certificate expired and we had to re-generate it. See my ‘HOW TO: Regenerate expired UCS Manager certificate‘ blog post for details. How to replace UCS certificate that was imported...
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VMware Certification Marketplace now open to global customers
In January 2013 I had an unpleasant experience with VMware Certification Marketplace. I purchased an Exam Voucher for VMware Certified Professional 5 – Desktop (VCP5-DT) exam but it was not valid for...
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HOW TO: Upgrade Cisco Nexus 1000V VSM and VEM
Download Cisco Nexus 1000V upgrade code from Cisco web site: These instructions will be for Cisco Nexus 1000V Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.2b). Software:...
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HOW TO: Decommission and delete Service Offering in EMC Ionix UIM/P
Login to UIM/P management interface as sysadmin; Navigate to ‘Service Manager’ and highlight the service you would like to decommission or delete; Click ‘Deactivate’ and select servers you would like...
View Article“Using EMC Ionix UIM” Special Session – V3.2 review and Next Release Details
When: 17 April 2013 16:00-17:30 (UTC) Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London. Where: Webex Please join us for this special “Using UIM” session in which we will cover the details around UIM 3.2, the recent...
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HOW TO: Change default port and configure redirection in Apache Tomcat.
By default, Apache Tomcat web server is configured to listen on port 8080. In order to get it to listen on the default http port 80 you have to reinstall it or follow these instructions: Navigate to...
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EMC VNX systems with iSCSI-attached hosts may have a storage processor (SP)...
Not so long ago we experienced a very strange outage on our old EMC VNX 5300. All NFS shares went down and the following alerts were present in Unisphere: Data Mover failed over to standby: EMC...
View ArticleEMC Exam Voucher / Promo Code: 50% Off Exam Fees
EMC Education Services is offering a limited-time, globally available discount on exam fees in conjunction with EMC World 2013. Starting on May 5, 2013, you can use the code EMCFB2013 to register to...
View ArticleRelease of EMC RecoverPoint 4.0
Product description The EMC RecoverPoint product family provides a comprehensive data protection solution for enterprise and commercial customers, providing integrated continuous data protection and...
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HOW TO: Create custom vSphere ESXi ISO with VMware vSphere ESXi Image Builder
In this tutorial I will be building a custom VMware ISO image that includes VMware vSphere 5.0 Update 2, EMC PowerPath 5.7 P02, Cisco Nexus 1000v VEM and Cisco UCS M81KR VIC fnic and enic drivers....
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EMC UIM/P: OS image is not available after upgrade
I discovered another post-upgrade problem with UIM/P. I could not select OS image when configuring a new Service Offering in UIM/P. UIM/P 3.2: UIM/P 4.0 BETA (Nimbus): When you click on ‘Enable...
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EMC UIM/P: Server Provisioning failed: Could not create zones.
EMC UIM/P server provisioning failed with the following error message: This error message is not a problem with UIM/P (Come on! Stop blaming UIM for everything!), it is Cisco MDS SAN switch “Enhanced...
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