I have a Ubuntu VPS that runs a bunch of websites powered by MySQL server at the back end. For whatever reason, the websites just kept turning down because of the crush of the MySQL service. I could scale up the server to dip in more memory or set up some sort of monitoring system to monitor and restart MySQL […]
My WSUS server was hitting a point where it’s got so big that not only does it take huge amount of space but it can hardly finish any tasks. The total size of the WSUS folder hit a whooping 3 TB with a database almost over 20 GB. Time to hit the reset button. Here is the steps to take […]
Set up a new vCenter Server a while back and didn’t write down the password. Guess what happened next, trying to find a way to reset both of them. Here is what I managed to do. First of all, reset the “root” password. Log in to the ESXi host that powers the vCenter Appliance and do the following steps: Open […]
There are free tools like CodeTwo Active Directory Photos that lets you upload photos to Active Directory and manage them with a GUI interface. But it’s not as sleek and flexible as using a scripting tool like PowerShell. In order to use PowerShell to communicate with Active Directory, you will need the Active Directory module installed for PowerShell. The easiest […]
After a Visual Studio Code update the other day, all the PowerShell scripts refusing to run due to a “Language server startup failed”. Both reinstalling Visual Studio Code and PowerShell extension didn’t do anything to fix it. And guess what to blame, the Digital Certificate, because it’s not trusted. Thanks to this thread on Github. Here is how to fix […]
With more SSD drives added into the VMware host, I need to find a way to monitor the health status of these drives before it’s too late. Here is what I gathered so far: First of all, enable SSH service so you can tune in through SSH to perform the commands. To get the list of storage devices installed on […]
via defmacro There are great templates for this already: The YC application, Amazon’s internal press release, and Sequoia’s Writing a Business Plan. I found myself mixing and tweaking these templates because they don’t exactly match my model of the world, so I wrote up my own list. I use this list both to develop ideas and filter them. If you adopt it, be […]
Counting the licensing usages and checking out the license details in Office 365 using PowerShell is a lot easier than going through the admin console. First, install the module if you haven’t done, and connect to Azure AD with your Office 365 subscription. Install-Module msonline Connect-MsolServie To list of the licensing plans available in my tenant: Get-MsolAccountsku To view a […]