FSRM and Data Deduplication may be adversely affected when you use Robocopy /MIR in Windows Server 2012 and 2016

Posted on 19th December 2016 by michaelf

Summary When you use the Robocopy utility together with the /MIR option in Windows Server 2012, Robocopy mirrors the source directory to the destination directory. First, all contents in the destination directory that do not exist in the source directory are deleted. Then, all files that the user can access are copied from the source directory to Read more about FSRM and Data Deduplication may be adversely affected when you use Robocopy /MIR in Windows Server 2012 and 2016[…]

vCSA warning: The ‘/storage/log’ filesystem is low on disk space or inodes

Posted on 18th November 2016 by michaelf

Problem The webinterface of the VMware vCenter Server Appliance shows the following warning message: The /storage/xxx filesystem is low on disk space or inodes Solution Check the free space of the vCSA using SSH and the command df –h. See VMware KB article for explanation about which VMDK is used for corresponding mount points (or Read more about vCSA warning: The ‘/storage/log’ filesystem is low on disk space or inodes[…]

Uninstall RPM Package

Posted on 14th November 201614th November 2016 by michaelf

quick note for my benefit… rpm -qa | grep -i <package name> rpm -e <package name exact> Example – #rpm -qa | grep -i zabbix zabbix-agent-2.2.13-2.1 #rpm -e zabbix-agent-2.2.13-2.1 Done.

How to: Move a VMware VM from one host to another WITHOUT VMware vMotion

Posted on 10th November 2016 by michaelf

Simple this one thanks to Veeam…. Download the free backup solution – https://www.veeam.com/virtual-machine-backup-solution-free.html Install – next,next,next finish. Add your hosts, right click your VM and use quick migration. and thats it!

Overview of .rdp file settings

Posted on 4th November 2016 by michaelf

On this page you will find an overview of most of the available .rdp file settings which can be used with the /o command line switch. All settings must be specified using the .rdp file style syntax: option:type:value Examples: alternate shell:s:notepad.exe keyboardhook:i:2 Note: The information in this overview is largely compiled from this article at Read more about Overview of .rdp file settings[…]