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Arcserve BMR Restore for Linux Server

Arcserve is a robust backup and restore solution, essential for system engineers handling server restoration. Restoring a Linux server will appear challenging at first, but this guide will simplify the process. It offers a step-by-step outline for performing a bare metal restore of a Linux server into VMware. While this...

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Amazing PowerShell One-Liners for System Administrators

Here is a collection of some really cool PowerShell one-liners scripts. I find them very useful for day-to-day system administration tasks. I will keep adding to this list as I learn more useful commands. List of all installed applications on a Windows device This one-liner searches the Windows Registry to...

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Essential Google Cloud Shell Commands: A Quick Reference

This guide offers a curated collection of practical Google Cloud Shell commands that streamline your cloud management tasks. These commands cover various areas, from project management to networking. How to prevent project deletion in Google Cloud Shell This is a great command to protect your cloud projects from overzealous system...

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How to audit SharePoint using powershell

Sometimes you need to know what information you have got in your SharePoint solution. I have been asked this numerous times since GDPR was introduced. This PowerShell command is designed to work with SharePoint, and its main purpose is to list the items in SharePoint document libraries that are not...

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Published Writing

I have a great passion for writing in my spare time and I have developed a great relationship with several USA-based managed services businesses and SEO Agencies whom I frequently guest blog for. My work has been featured in Forbes, VMWare, and numerous CIO, Healthcare, and technical blogs in the...

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Installing Glances on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Compatible Distributions

Glances is a powerful, real-time system monitoring tool for Linux and Windows. It provides a wealth of information about CPU usage, memory, disk I/O, network traffic, processes, and more – either locally or remotely through a web interface. This guide covers installation on various Red Hat-based systems, including: Glances is...

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[SOLVED] How to Install Python3 (3.12.1) on RHEL6 & RHEL7

Note: The procedure was fully tested on Python 3.12.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL6) and CentOS6 (June 2024) A large number of operating system applications require Python. Out of the box, Red Hat 6 versions only support Python2.6, and Red Hat 7 versions only support Python2.7. Both of these...

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How to Migrate Red Hat 5 to RHEL 6/7/8/9

Migrating to a New Red Hat (RHEL) 7 Server A common task for administrators is to upgrade the Linux operating system. Often, the safest and most effective method isn’t to update the existing system but to set up a new server and migrate all critical components. Here’s a step-by-step guide...

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vCenter Visio Magic: Click. Automate. Visualize.

I had to share this awesome script I found on GitHub about vCenter visio. But first, all credit goes to: Direct Link vDiagram 2.0: A Comprehensive vCenter Visio Procedure Introduction vDiagram 2.0 is a GitHub repository that provides a PowerShell script designed to capture and visualize a VMware infrastructure in...

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Upgrade from SQL Server 2016 to 2017

Upgrade SQL Server 2016 to SQL Server 2017 author(s) : Richard Bailey Pre-Requisites Upgrade Process. Here “SQL 2016” was chosen. Post-upgrade tasks Check the Event Viewer for any errors It is highly recommended to run Windows update after the installation of any SQL product

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