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26Mar 2019 by Ceyhun Kirmizitas No Comments

Envy: A Fast and Easy Way to Install Video Drivers for Ubuntu

Linux

If you have an advanced Video Card, you can sometimes have trouble installing the drivers. A fast and easy way to install your Video drivers is to use a program called Envy. Envy can help you with your initial installation, and any time you have to reinstall because of a Kernel update. 1- Open your favorite terminal 2- type in sudo apt-get install envyng-gtk 3- Launch EnvyNG's GUI by selecting it in the "Applications/System Tools" menu.

26Mar 2019 by Ceyhun Kirmizitas No Comments

Managing SWAP Partitions – RHEL 6.x – CentOS 6.x

Red Hat - CentOS - Fedora, Video Tutorials

If the system needs more memory resources and the RAM is full, inactive pages in memory are moved to the swap space. Swap space is a portion of a hard disk drive (HDD) that is used for virtual memory. It can be whole disk partition or just a file inside an existing partition or a combination of swap partitions and swap files. We will see how to manage SWAP Partitions on RHEL 6.x or CentOS 6.x Steps: 1. Show current SWAP allocation free -m swapon -s 2. Create additional SWAP space from new partition Reboot is required at this step 3. Make swap mkswap /dev/sdb2 UUID=8bced662-e967-4861-9bac-6df8957b3eb5 4. Update /etc/fstab UUID=8bced662-e967-4861-9bac-6df8957b3eb5 swap swap defaults 0 0 5. Re-reads /etc/fstab for swap swapon -a 6. Show swap usage summary by device swapon -s free…

24Mar 2019 by Ceyhun Kirmizitas No Comments

How to Change Command Prompt CMD Default Startup Directory

Microsoft

The default Command Prompt (CMD.exe) directory is usually your Documents and Settings \ Username directory. Most of the time you navigate away from it because you need to access files that cannot be accessed from there. If you wish to change the default startup directory for Command Prompt, use the steps listed below To change the default Command Prompt directory: 1- Click Start, Run and type Regedit.exe 2- Navigate to the path HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Command Processor 3- In the right-pane, double-click Autorun and set the startup folder path, for example by " CD /d C:\ " without quotes. If Autorun value is missing, you need to create one, of type REG_SZ (String Value) in the above location. Example1: To set the startup directory to C:\Windows, set the Autorun…

24Mar 2019 by Ceyhun Kirmizitas No Comments

Install and Configure Secondary (Slave) BIND DNS Server – RHEL 6 – CentOS 6

Red Hat - CentOS - Fedora, Video Tutorials

After we have installed BIND as a master DNS server (centos01) (as explained in my recent video), we can now set up a secondary DNS server (centos02) with BIND on CentOS. centos02 acts as a backup if there are problems with centos01. This tutorial will show you how to setup and configure Secondary (Slave) BIND DNS Server on RHEL 6.x or CentOS 6.x Note: centos01.linuxlab.local is Primary (Master) DNS server for linuxlab.local domain We'll make centos02.linuxlab.local ( 192.168.0.22) as secondary dns server for linuxlab.local domain Steps: 1. Define centos02 as Name Server in the primary zone 2. Install bind on other server 3. Configure /etc/named.conf on centos02 (secondary dns server) 4. Allow zone transfer to only our secondary dns server in primary dns server allow-transfer { 192.168.0.22; }; 5. start…

23Mar 2019 by Ceyhun Kirmizitas No Comments

How to Perform SYSVOL Migration from FRS to DFRS Replication

Active Directory, Identity, Video Tutorials

Domain controllers use a special shared folder named SYSVOL to replicate logon scripts and Group Policy object files to other domain controllers. Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 use File Replication Service (FRS) to replicate SYSVOL, whereas Windows Server 2008 uses the newer DFS Replication service when in domains that use the Windows Server 2008 domain functional level, and FRS for domains that run older domain functional levels. To use DFS Replication to replicate the SYSVOL folder, you can use the procedure that is discussed in this video tutorial to migrate replication to DFS Replication. Pre-Requisites: Check Active Directory health using DCDiag and Repadmin and make sure there are not errors. Use net share from elevated command prompt on all DCs to check Netlogon and SYSVOL share status. Change…

23Mar 2019 by Ceyhun Kirmizitas No Comments

How to Install Data Protection Manager 2010 on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

System Center, Video Tutorials

A System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2010 installation includes two primary tasks: installing the DPM prerequisite software and installing the DPM application. The DPM Setup Wizard guides you through the process of specifying the DPM installation settings, and automatically installs the prerequisite software as part of an integrated DPM installation process. Important Note: DPM 2010 is not supported on the Turkish language version of Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2. If the automatic installation of one or more of the DPM prerequisite software products fails, you can install the prerequisite software manually. Before installing DPM, note the following: All computers that you use for your DPM installation must meet at least the minimum hardware and software requirements. DPM Setup stops the Removable Storage service before installing DPM. After you install DPM, you…

21Mar 2019 by Ceyhun Kirmizitas No Comments

How to Connect and Configure Iomega StorCenter NAS ix4-200d

Storage

The simplest way to configure these settings is to run the StorCenter Manager software that is included on the Solutions CD. Log into the management utility using the administrator username and password you created during the initial setup of the StorCenter device. Click on the Settings tab to begin working with the StorCenter device settings. For more information on the advanced settings, see the help system by clicking the icon. You can also enter the configuration tool by entering the IP address or device name in your web browser (e.g., http:// or http://192.168.0.55). If you have enabled security, you will be required to enter the administrator username and password. Click on the Settings tab to begin working with the StorCenter device settings. For more information on the advanced settings, see…

21Mar 2019 by Ceyhun Kirmizitas No Comments

How to Join VMware ESXi 5.1 to Active Directory Domain

Active Directory, Identity, Video Tutorials, VMware, vSphere

It’s important to join your ESXi host to a Windows domain if there is one present in your architecture. By allowing AD to authenticate, you can simply delegate permissions based on your AD groups such as the Domain Admins’ group. Steps to enable Active Directory authentication: Log in to your ESXi hosts locally and click on Configuration. On the left side of the dialog, select Authentication Services and then click Properties. From the Select Directory Services Type drop-down, choose Active Directory. In the domain settings, you can add your domain in one of two ways: Simply add mydomain.local; this will add the computer account for ESXi in the default Computers OU. To specify a different OU where you want the ESXi computer account to be located, use this format: mydomain.local/vsphere.…

20Mar 2019 by Ceyhun Kirmizitas No Comments

I get a “Page cannot be Displayed” or a “Bad Gateway” error when I attempt to access StorCenter Manager Iomega ix4-200d

Storage

This error is caused by the proxy settings currently enabled for your web browser. To resolve this issue, please follow the steps for your browser: Internet Explorer: 1- Open Internet Explorer. 2- From the Tools menu, select Internet Options. 3- Select the Connections Tab. 4- Select the LAN Settings button. If you have a proxy server enabled, either: Select Bypass proxy server for local addresses. Or Un-check the Use a proxy server for your LAN checkbox. Mozilla: 1- Open Mozilla. 2- From the Edit menu, select Preferences. 3- From the Advanced category, select Proxies. If you have a manual proxy server configured, either: Add the IP address you find in StorCenter Manager to the No Proxy for list. See How do I find the device's IP address? Or Select Direct…

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