R1Soft : java.net.UnknownHostException

Got this issue trying to register/enter the license key in the R1Soft Backup Manager Web interface? java.net.UnknownHostException: <SERVER_NAME>: <SERVER_NAME> Not unique in ID space [Page dCJQ_]: activationWindow This mean the server host name do not match the IP address you specified in your license pool at the R1Soft Customer Portal. Create or set the A… Read More »

R1Soft : Unable to parse Idera Server Backup\conf\disksafe-keys

Getting this error while trying to run a backup policy on R1Soft server? Error replicating device (F0CC90E5CC90A77E) An exception occurred during the request. Unable to parse ‘C:\Program Files\Idera Server Backup\conf\disksafe-keys\5265aa4b-e25d-4d05-91d4-e6bca778f4b7.xml’; unable to open primary document entity ‘C:\Program Files\Idera Server Backup\conf\disksafe-keys\5265aa4b-e25d-4d05-91d4-e6bca778f4b7.xml’ Agent reported error during requested operation. This is probably because your DiskSafe is encrypted and… Read More »

Linux : Changing process priority

Here is a quicky how to change/modify the priority of a process on your system task scheduler. I will first explain how to change the priority of an existing process and then for new processes. 1. Find out the current priority either using “top” or with the specific process ID : ps -o pid,comm,nice -p… Read More »

Linux : How to hard reset remotely

If like a lot of sysadmin, you manage servers in a remote location and usual clean shutdown dosen’t work but you still have console access, there is a workaround to send an interrupt that will do exactly the same as you push the reset button. Since a reset on a heavy used server is never… Read More »

Windows : How to set the SMTP banner on Exchange 2010

By default, Exchange will set the smtp banner to the local name into the Active Directory. However, this can cause serious issue when communicating with other mail servers on the Internet. The banner need to be changed on the “ReceiveConnector” through the Exchange Management Shell. 1. Get the current ReceiveConnector name : Get-ReceiveConnector This should… Read More »

Plesk : No suitable solutions were found for the “IIS” dependency

You might ran into this error running AutoInstaller for Plesk 11 for Windows : Unable to install the “plesk-11.0.9.noarch” package. The following could cause the installation failure: 1) plesk-11.0.9.noarch: No suitable solutions were found for the “IIS” dependency. 2) The dependency for “IIS” required by the “plesk-11.0.9.noarch” package could not be resolved. This mean you… Read More »

Linux : Dell OpenManage update srvadmin-omcommon failed

The latest update of Dell OpenManage for package srvadmin-omcommon-7.2.0-4.459.1 failed, ending with the following error : cp: cannot stat `/opt/dell/srvadmin/etc/openmanage/wwwroot/oem/data/ini/*ini’: No such file or directory Error in PREIN scriptlet in rpm package srvadmin-omcommon-7.2.0-4.459.1.el5.x86_64 error: %pre(srvadmin-omcommon-7.2.0-4.459.1.el5.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 1 error: install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping srvadmin-omcommon-7.2.0-4.459.1.el5 The updater is looking for some ini file… Read More »

Windows : BSOD 0x0000007B [inaccessible boot device]

If your computer briefly show blue screen “A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent any damage to your computer” with stop code “0x0000007B” and then reboot, this usually mean your boot device is inaccessible. To troubleshoot and hopefully fix this, you need to access the “System Recovery Console” include in your… Read More »