Create a Windows unattended installation ISO including VMware Tools and injecting PVSCI drivers into the image.

Using run commands allow you to quickly access various tools and utilities without having to navigate through menus or click on multiple options. Here is a list of the most useful run commands every Windows admin should know.

To remove domain status errors in VMware Horizon is a straightforward process that can be done with a few simple steps. In this blog post, we will guide you through the process of identifying and troubleshooting domain status errors in the VMware Horizon Administrator console.

The Red Hat Developer Subscription for Individuals is valid for one year and must be renewed after expiration to continue accessing support and benefits at no cost. This guide covers the renewal process and answers common questions.

A quick guide for developers who want to set up a Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription and start using it right away.

At times, the root password may be forgotten or lost, and you may need to reset it. In such scenarios, this guide will come in handy as it provides a step-by-step procedure to unlock and reset the root account on VMware Photon OS.

What I find great about this method is I can setup 24hr monitoring on the status of a system without the requirement to always be connected to the network on which the system resides through a VPN connection.

I’ve tried and tested many of the available self-hosted dashboard apps such as heimdall, dashy and flame to name a few, but ultimately I have settled on using homer. For me it has the right level of functionality combined with aesthetics that I like.

Following these steps you can be up and running with a basic AWX node to provide a simple user interface for managing all of your Ansible automation projects.

On Linux hosts with secure mode enabled it is not possible to load unsigned drivers. Due to this, VMware drivers, such as vmmon and vmnet, are not able to be loaded which prevents the powering on of virtual machines.

Many of the AWX projects I write are designed to be run against specific hosts which may not be contained in an inventory included in AWX. For this scenario I usually write a playbook in such a way that the hosts can be specified in a survey question when the template is executed.

Following these steps you can configure the OpenVPN client and have it connect automatically on boot.

Discover how you can export the vast amount of information RVTools provides on a scheduled basis. You can even email the information in an attached .xlsx

If you wish to continue using CentOS 8 which is now EOL, you may still need access to an online repository. You may also wish to migrate to another distribution entirely.

There’s a lot of guides out there on how to join a RedHat Linux machine to a Windows AD domain. They all have slight variations and this is mine.

If you have a Windows machine that won’t boot, being able to manipulate and view the event logs from the command prompt in Recovery Mode may help you discover the root cause.

This fix will solve an issue where you have users (normally nonhuman) with UIDs less than 1000 that are required to login with a password.

I’ve previously written a post on how to do this manually from the shell. Taking it a stage further, these steps detail on how to extend a partition and lv using ansible.

Forgetting the root password of a Linux system can be a daunting experience, especially when it comes to a production server running Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or CentOS. The root user is the most privileged user in the system, and having access to it is essential for managing and maintaining the system. If you’ve lost or forgotten the root password for your RHEL/CentOS system, don’t worry. This blog post will show you how to recover the root password and regain access to your system. We’ll cover a simple and straightforward process that can be completed in just a few steps, ensuring that you can get back to managing your server with ease.

If you are running a virtual server and need to extend a disk, you can resize a partition and volume group without rebooting the server. If done correctly this process is non destructive to existing data.