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HP introduces new 3PAR StoreServ 8000 series arrays for the midrange
After almost a 3 year run, HP is replacing the 3PAR StoreServ 7000 series with all new 3PAR StoreSev 8000 series arrays. This news comes while HP is celebrating how well its mid-range 3PAR arrays have been selling versus competitors. The new arrays features upgraded hardware including 16-gigabit fibre channel and 12-gigabit SAS connectivity for its […]
ProLiant Gen8 servers show up disabled after HP OneView upgrade to 1.20.05
I recently upgraded our HP OneView deployment to 1.20.05. Following the upgrade, several rack-mount ProLiant systems showed up in the console as disabled. The strange thing is that the dashboard still showed active CPU, Power and Temperature stats on the Overview, so I knew the system was still communicating with OneView. Having seen this before […]
Use raw disks for StoreVirtual VSA to avoid warnings and maximize capacity
Last year at HP Discover, I was preparing for my first StoreVirtual VSA deployment. I spoke with a couple different folks from the StoreVirtual team. The main piece of advice I was given was to use raw disk mappings under the StoreVirtual VSA. At first, I questioned this. But there is good logic to this […]
Running WordPress? Here’s some plugins to keep you safe and secure…
I have been a longtime WordPress user. I love the platform and how easy it makes maintaining a blog. Not only is a great blogging platform, but its great for many other types of websites. I have helped friends who are musicians, who own businesses and who need a simple resume site setup and get […]
Cleaning up my structured wiring panel
My wife and I built our home about 5 years ago. Unlike many people I know, I don’t have a long list of things I would do differently in my house. We put a lot of thought and effort into our design and took about 3 years examining plans before we found on that worked […]
Self service IT kiosks and vending machines could improve IT support satisfaction
HP was showing off some of its new ideas for IT support at HP Discover. The idea behind internal initiatives were to improve overall IT services to its internal customers – its employees. One of the initiatives was setting up areas in offices similar to a genius bar in an Apple store where employees could bring their system […]
Configuring system-wide proxy for .NET web applications, including SharePoint
Several years ago, I wrote about setting proxy settings to enable the SharePoint App Store to work when running behind a web proxy and about resolving it when running HTTPS/SSL. Today, I want to revisit that solution since we found problems with it in the enterprise setting. The solution I found originally was to configure web.config […]
Unitrends is offering free backup virtual appliance for up to 1TB
So, I am a little late to the party, but I just found Unitrends new Free Backup offering. Launched in May, the new backup offering is distributed as a virtual appliance and has a 1TB protected limit, but is otherwise free and clear for you to use. This is a perfect backup for your home […]
Upgrading the HP OneView appliance with new releases
HP announced the OneView 2.0 will be shipping soon during its HP Discover in June. In the meantime, they’ve released version 1.20.05 which addresses several security vunleratilities, including Poodle over TLS, and a bunch of other bugfixes. The release notes for 1.20.05 provide the full details, along with the previous 1.20 releases and their changes. […]
Power disguised as command line – 10 reasons SysAdmins should learn PowerShell scripting
I’m a big proponent of learning PowerShell as an administrator, engineer or any other practitioner role. And I think you should learn it. It is the path to the future. The pipeline. I’ve written a blog post in my head many times about the PowerShell pipeline. I think it is the single feature that makes […]
