Allow VMware Workstation and Hyper-V to run on the same Windows 10 workstation

So I upgraded my lab workstation recently and it is running Windows 10 Professional. I installed VMware Workstation 16 PRO and it works fine. It is great for a lab, especially when you need to install a entire vSphere environment.…

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How to rename a ZeroTier One interface from zt… to eth0 or eth1 or anything you want!

Below is the original post that walks you through the steps to rename ZeroTier interfaces. Shortly after I posted this, Grant Limberg from ZeroTier posted something that makes a lot of sense. Changing the name of the interface; more specifically…

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QNAP NAS Issue DNS is Unable to Resolve Hosts. How to Fix DNS Issues on QNAP NAS

This one started after a firmware update. Until QNAP fixes the firmware do this: SSH into the nas and change /etc/resolve.conf from ‘nameserver 127.0.1.1’ change ‘127.0.1.1’ to your DNS server. If you are unsure what you dns server is, it…

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vCenter HA Error Causes a Failure to Update VCSA. This is how to fix the issue.

Attempt to resolve the connectivity problem. If you can restore connectivity, isolated nodes rejoin the cluster automatically and the Active node starts serving client requests. If you cannot resolve the connectivity problem, you have to log in to Active node’s…

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How to Install Oracle Virtual Box on Ubuntu 16.04 on a DigitalOcean Droplet

I wanted to circumvent my residential FIOS with my one dynamic public ip in my home lab without upgrading to a commercial account with Verizon. Right now I’m enjoying 1Gig up and down. One look at commercial prices and its…

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How to install a multi-node Openstack cloud using RDO Packstack and Centos 8

This multi-part video is a walk through on installing a two node Openstack Ussuri cluster nested on VMware esxi. It also makes use of VMware NSX for the Management and public networks. A full write up and Part 2 (the…

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How to reset VMware VRNI (vrealize network insight) web ui login admin@local

In order to reset the password for the default web interface user: admin@local first ssh into the virtual machine or host using the “consoleuser” user. If you are also missing this password you can login as support as well. Once…

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How to recover from a corrupt debian linux filesystem (read-only filesystem) that will not boot or boots into initramfs

(initramfs) fsck /dev/mapper/ubuntu–vg-root -y fsck from util-linux 2.27.1 e2fsck 1.42.13 (17-May-2015) /dev/mapper/ubuntu–vg-root contains a file system with errors, check forced

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Digital Ocean How to download a copy or snapshot of your droplet or vm locally and run it on your own server

* This post uses the DD command which if used improperly WILL completely destroy your system.  If you are unsure about what you are doing do not even attempt anything below. The command below will overwrite any drive you tell…

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How to fix RDO Packstack Openstack Installation Error: “rabbitmq-server start failed with exitcode 1”

This took more time then I would like to admit to find the solution, because the error is simply do to the machines hostname not being set correctly. The machine’s hostname should match in /etc/hosts with hostname in /etc/hostname file.  That…

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