In order for NetBackup to email reports, alerts and other functions, you will need to install the free opensource utility called "Blat" and configure NetBackup to use it. This lesson will describe how to do this. Install Blat Command Line SMTP Mailer First, download "Blat" from their opensource homepage at: http://sourceforge.net/projects/blat/files Click on the "Download […]
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How-To : Avoid the Windows MBR Disk 2TB Limit by Using GPT Type Disks
If you want to use a disk larger than 2TB within Windows, it might look like you can’t use all of the space. This is due to the type of initialization performed on the disk. This lesson will show you how to initialize the disk with the "GPT" type of disk (rather than the default […]
NetBackup 7 Configuration for VMware vStorage Backups
This lesson will describe how to configure NetBackup to perform VMware vStorage method backups. To use this feature, your environment will need to consist of NetBackup v7.x and VMware ESX 3.5.2 or higher, or VMware vSphere 4.x or higher. NetBackup for VMware – Single File Restore NetBackup 6.5.1 introduced an innovative single file restore technology […]
Custom NetBackup Daily Report Script for Windows
I have created/modified some NetBackup scripts to be used for a Daily Status Report, which can be emailed to the NetBackup administrator every morning or whenever convenient (automatically running the script would need to be done through “Scheduled Tasks”). The below scripts will need to be copied exactly as text files to the same directory […]
Custom NetBackup Daily Report Script for Unix/Linux
I have created/modified some NetBackup scripts to be used for a Daily Status Report, which can be emailed to the NetBackup administrator every morning or whenever convenient (automatically running the script would need to be done through “crond” or some other scheduler). The below scripts will need to be copied exactly as text files to […]
How-To Flush DNS on Mac OS X Lion
Flushing the DNS on Mac OS X Lion is quite simple. Just follow the below steps: OS X Mavericks, Mountain Lion, and Lion Use the following Terminal command to reset the DNS cache in OS X v10.9.5 and earlier: sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
SAS vs. SATA Differences, Technology and Cost
Here are the high-level differences between SAS and SATA disk drives which I thought it’d be a perfect post for the blog as it contains some useful information that some might not be aware of. Capacity: SATA (or now called NL-SAS for Nearline SAS) disk drives are the largest on the market. The largest SATA/NL-SAS […]
Making a Bootable USB Stick on an Apple Mac OS X from an ISO
This quick how-to will show you how to make a bootable USB stick from a downloaded ISO file using an Apple Mac OS X. Note: this procedure requires an .img file that you will be required to create from the .iso file you download. TIP: Drag and Drop a file from Finder to Terminal to […]
Mac OS X Mountain Lion: Enable and disable the root user
Apple’s KB article on how to setup the “root” user for OS X Mountain Lion. It’s very similar to “Lion”, but different 😉 http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11331?viewlocale=en_US
Microsoft Office 365 – Configure a User Password to Never Expire
This article will show you how to configure a user password to never expire on the Office 365 platform. Install the PowerShell cmdlets for Office 365 First you will need the PowerShell cmdlets installed onto your computer. To install them, please follow the instructions here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh974317.aspx Set Windows Powershell Credentials To connect Windows Powershell to […]