Archive for December, 2011
BuildMyVirtual – our Self Service Virtualization Portal goes online for free download shortly
Update – download the source files so you can deploy the app for your business – www.findmyfirmware.com/firmware/php.zip BuildMyVirtual is our latest iPad and web based application for both the SMB and Enterprise space, it’s a very simple concept based on the self service model for requesting and building virtual machines. The user selects the specification [...]
We can build a server in 17 minutes said the nice man
I was for the second time meeting with a consultant who works in the Wintel space, I was wanting to speak to him about build technologies, standards and his views on automation best practice, an overview if you will to get other views and see what’s going on. Anyway, it was all very interesting he [...]
What’s in a name – quite a lot you know
I was having a conversation with a colleague who’s a server engineer for an Insurance company in London. I was seeking his views on server naming conventions, believe it or not, it is one of those subjects that can easily become emotive. What do I mean by naming standards? The process for naming your desktop, [...]
Whitepapers page goes up
I’ve put together a Whitepapers page to host Whitepapers that might be of interest or relevance, it covers hardware and software, platforms and technology concepts like cloud and virtualization. This month I have put together a selection from: Dell – www.dell.com Emulex – www.emulex.com HP – www.hp.com IBM – www.ibm.com Oracle – www.oracle.com Qlogic – [...]
hponcfg.exe access denied message
I got an email from Terry saying he’d had this problem below: C:\>hponcfg /? HPONCFG RILOE-II/iLO setup and configuration utility Version 3.1.0.0 (c) Hewlett-Packard Company, 2010 ERROR: Access denied. Only administrator can access the utility. I asked him if he was using Windows 2008? He was, so I reminded him that he needs to right [...]
Reset ILO session in remote desktop
I got asked how you could reset the ILO from the remote desktop: Hi Martin, I’m logged into the server using rdp, how can I reset the ILO?” Regards Pete Sometimes in the past sessions do not close down, or there are genuine times when we need to kick a user off the ILO so [...]
HP and IBM Firmware spreadsheets updated
I’ve updated and uploaded new firmware spreadsheets listing HP and IBM servers with their current firmware versions with links to their respective web sites for the release notes and downloads. As ever do check with the vendor first in case any changes have been made, and note that from January IBM is going to require [...]
Cisco CloudVerse Framework
http://newsroom.cisco.com/press-release-content?type=webcontent&articleId=578106 SAN JOSE, Calif., December 6, 2011– Cisco today introduces Cisco CloudVerse®, a framework that combines the foundational elements needed to enable organizations to build, manage and connect public, private and hybrid clouds. Cisco CloudVerse combines these key cloud elements – Unified Data Center, Cloud Intelligent Network, and Cloud Applications and Services – enabling businesses [...]
Dell makes life that little bit easier for it’s customers
www.dell.com and www.dell.com/servicedescriptions Standardized offering provides customers with a single source for multivendor support and simplified IT management, regardless of vendor as IT providers potentially change strategic roadmaps Hardware support from Dell now available for customers using HP, IBM, Lenovo and Acer products Helps reduce customer costs by eliminating the burden of managing varied systems, [...]
Green IT Strategies need work
http://www.realwire.com/releases/New-Survey-Reveals-Shortcomings-Of-Current-Green-IT-Strategies Wednesday 7 December, 2011 – Faronics, a global leader in simplifying, securing and managing multi-user computer environments, has today announced the results of a survey to establish what carbon reduction efforts have been put in place by UK organisations, as well as consumer and business attitudes towards green IT and the impact that these [...]
