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Upgrade pfSense hanging
A workaround for pfSense 2.4.5 to 2.5.0 upgrades that hang, by disabling IPv6 under System > Advanced > Networking.
Jan 7, 2021vCenter Simulator for Developing purpose
Using vcsim, a containerized vCenter API simulator, to test PyVmomi, Ansible and other automation tools without a real vCenter.
Dec 23, 2020Easy access iCloud Drive in Terminal
A one-line shell alias to jump straight into your iCloud Drive root folder from the terminal.
Dec 14, 2020Create vCenter Support Bundle failed in UI
When creating a vCenter support bundle fails with a network error in the admin UI, generate it manually over SSH instead.
Dec 14, 2020Authentication failed, Update Manager server could not be contacted
Fixing a vSphere Update Manager authentication error by restarting the HTML5 UI service alongside the Update Manager service.
Dec 14, 2020TPM 2.0 device detected but a connection cannot be established
Fixing a persistent TPM error on the Intel NUC 10i5FNH in ESXi by updating the BIOS, not just disabling TPM.
Dec 4, 2020Create AWX Project from gitlab.com
Syncing an Ansible playbook repo hosted on gitlab.com into an AWX project using a deploy token.
Dec 3, 2020Install AWX on CentOS 8
Step-by-step notes for installing AWX on CentOS 8 with Docker: prerequisites, inventory settings, firewall ports, and the install playbook.
Nov 28, 2020Install ESXi on Intel NUC 10i5FNH
Building a home-lab NUC with vSAN in mind, and installing ESXi 7.0 U1 with a custom ISO to get the right network driver.
Jun 26, 2020Update Navigationssystem of a Skoda Octavia
Getting the Skoda Octavia navigation update to accept an SD card: MBR formatting with a 4k block size, not GPT.