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AutomationCarIT InfrastructureVMwareVirtualization
Mar 3, 2021

Upgrade pfSense hanging

A workaround for pfSense 2.4.5 to 2.5.0 upgrades that hang, by disabling IPv6 under System > Advanced > Networking.

IT Infrastructure
Jan 7, 2021

vCenter Simulator for Developing purpose

Using vcsim, a containerized vCenter API simulator, to test PyVmomi, Ansible and other automation tools without a real vCenter.

AutomationIT InfrastructureVirtualization
Dec 23, 2020

Easy access iCloud Drive in Terminal

A one-line shell alias to jump straight into your iCloud Drive root folder from the terminal.

IT Infrastructure
Dec 14, 2020

Create 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.

IT InfrastructureVirtualizationVMware
Dec 14, 2020

Authentication 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.

IT InfrastructureVirtualizationVMware
Dec 14, 2020

TPM 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.

IT InfrastructureVirtualizationVMware
Dec 4, 2020

Create AWX Project from gitlab.com

Syncing an Ansible playbook repo hosted on gitlab.com into an AWX project using a deploy token.

AutomationIT Infrastructure
Dec 3, 2020

Install 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.

AutomationIT Infrastructure
Nov 28, 2020

Install 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.

IT InfrastructureVirtualizationVMware
Jun 26, 2020

Update 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.

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