Dell
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Virtualization
AppAssure export to free ESXi version error
For those of you out there using AppAssure as your backup and restore mechanism in your server environment, you may have ran into an issue with exporting a restore point to ESXi when it is in its free license state.…
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Troubleshooting
AppAssure Network error during transfer of data from volumes
Recently, in working with a development SQL server that had been added to AppAssure, an error was being seen on incremental snapshots after a successful base image. ย The AppAssure error was very vague and general in terms of what was…
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Virtualization
Apply Latest Patches to standalone Dell Customized ESXi 5.5 host
In spinning up a new environment recently for a client, we wanted to get the hosts to the latest patch level. ย We didn’t have local VUM in place or even vCenter for that matter. ย All three hosts were running the…
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Software
How to troubleshoot Dell Open Manage Essentials connecting to your servers
So recently, I decided to setup a Dell Open Manage Essentials server in an environment running many Dell devices. ย Most of the servers in the environment were already installed with the Open Manage Server Administrator (OMSA) software, so this made…
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Virtualization
How to change the raid controller battery in an MD3000i
In working with a client recently in changing out the RAID controller battery on an MD3000i connected to a small VMware environment, I wanted to post the steps taken to get the batteries changed on both RAID controllers in the…
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Troubleshooting
Dell laptop nVidia display Windows 7 driver issue
Recently in working with a client we ran into a driver issue with a set of Dell D820 laptops.ย The laptops had recently been installed with Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit.ย The display driver worked, however, the driver that was…