Full Posts from Current Stories Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:12:38 +0200 http://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf http://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/d6plinks/JWIE-87ESVFVMwareJohn Willemsehttp://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/d6plinks/JWIE-87ESVFhttp://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/d6plinks/JWIE-87ESVF 
Now we are running on Build  260247

 

More @support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download

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Server(s) of Badkey now on ESXi and on IBM Lotus Notes 8, Release 8.5.1 FP3

Lotus Notes/Domino 8.5.1 Fix Pack 3 Release Notice. May 31, 2010
Download options for Notes/Domino 8.5.1 Fix Packs

CentOS-5.5 is based on the upstream release EL 5.5 and includes packages from all variants including Server and Client. All upstream repositories have been combined into one, to make it easier for end users to work with.

Major changes in CentOS 5.5 compared to CentOS 5.4 include:
OpenOffice.org Update to version 3.1.1
Samba3x in version 3.3.8
PostgreSQL84 in version 8.4
Freeradius2

Links to the Distro Release Announcement and Documentation of CentOS 5


The Badkey Team
]]>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:41:53 +02000http://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=BC6D8BBFB29E8B1AC1257747002A4A5Fhttp://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=BC6D8BBFB29E8B1AC1257747002A4A5Fhttp://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/d6plinks/JWIE-86KAE2VMwareJohn Willemsehttp://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/d6plinks/JWIE-86KAE2http://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/d6plinks/JWIE-86KAE2 
Now we are running on vSphere 4 U2 Release Date: June 10, 2010 Build: 261974
 


The Release/Build Info and the VMware ESX 4.0 Update 2 Release Notes

More @support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download or @downloads.vmware.com/d/info/datacenter_downloads/vmware_vsphere_4/4
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Now we are running on Build 244038
 




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Lotus Notes/Domino 8.5.1 Fix Pack 2 Release Notice. March 25, 2010

IBM Lotus announces the release of Notes/Domino 8.5.1 Fix Pack 2, a scheduled Fix Pack of a limited number of low-risk, high-impact fixes to help customers safely avoid known issues.

IBM strongly recommends that customers running Notes/Domino 8.5.1 upgrade to this latest Fix Pack since it addresses a small percentage of defects that impact the broadest set of customers. Fix Packs are released periodically between Maintenance Releases to provide a greater level of stability for customer environments.

They go through the same level of fix, regression and interoperability testing that occurs with Maintenance Releases. Future Fix Packs are always cumulative and contain all of the fixes from previous ones.

Notes/Domino 8.5.1 Fix Pack 2 addresses defects in both the Client and Server. All Fix Packs are language independent and may be applied on any language version of Notes/Domino 8.5.1.

The Badkey Team
]]>Thu, 8 Apr 2010 00:03:34 +02000http://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=C70A1F9C312E1C51C12576FE00792B97http://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=C70A1F9C312E1C51C12576FE00792B97http://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/d6plinks/JWIE-83VRPKESXiJohn Willemsehttp://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/d6plinks/JWIE-83VRPKhttp://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/d6plinks/JWIE-83VRPK 
QNAP TS-439 Pro II



The Most Affordable and Flexible Virtualization Solution
The TS-439 Pro II is certified as compatible with VMwareŽ vSphere4 (ESX 4.0 and above) virtualization platform. The NAS can be utilized as the networked shared storage of VMware virtualization environments and Windows cluster servers. Comparing with traditional SAN (Storage Area Network), the Turbo NAS is a competitive alternative with much lower setup and maintenance costs in an IP SAN.

The Feature-rich and Integrated Applications for Business
The NAS supports file sharing across Windows, Mac, Linux, and UNIX platforms. Versatile business applications such as file server, FTP server, printer server, web server, and Windows AD support are provided. The dominant features, such as WebDAV, Share Folder Aggregation (also known as DFS), IPv6 and IPv4 dual-stack, Wake on LAN, schedule power on/ off, HDD S.M.A.R.T, comprehensive log systems, and policy-based unauthorized IP blocking are all included features of a QNAP NAS server.

Update date: 2010/3/18
Version: 3.2.4 Build0315
Version & Build: v3.2.4 Build0315
File Size: 70.3 MB

What's New:
- Upgrade ext4, base on Linux kernel 2.6.31.12
- TwonkyMedia 5.1.3
 
Enhancement:
- Change deafult bonjour service name for iTunes and Time Machine to avoid using the same service name on different service types.
* iTunes server: ServerName(iTunes)
* Time Machine: ServerName(TimeMachine)
- Speed up rsync compress performance
 
Major Bug Fixing:
- System Configuration: Fixed abnormal system configuraiton file(s) recovered
- Security Update: The key and certificate files can be reached after importing SSL certificate and enable HTTPS connection
- Notification: System can't send email when using the SMTP server which doesn't require authentication
- DDNS: Can't use some specific characters in the username field
- Date and Time: Fixed the error pop-up message while applying the settings
- Port Trunking: Fixed the error pop-up message while applying the settings
- Port Trunking: The setting can't be applied when switching the mode from Balanc-alb to Fail Over
- SMSC: Fixed the error pop-up message while applying the settings, and the settings can't be applied
- Mac OS X: Fixed the wrong file size(268.4MB) when connecting to NAS shared folders
- UPnP Media Player: Fixed files can't be displayed in XBOX 360
 
Known Issue:
- HTTPS file upload in Web File Manager only supports Internet Explorer browser
- (Surveillence Station) Live view does not work for D-LINK DCS6220
- (Surveillence Station) Y-CAM Generic V2 will be disconnected if selecting channel in Live View page.
- (Surveillence Station) No volume adjustment during playback under Windows XP SP2/IE6/WindowsMediaPlayer9
- In some DST regions, disabling DST will cause time difference by 5-20 minutes



More @qnap.com/download

The Badkey Team

]]>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +02000http://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=EE540C99ACA1DB93C12576F1006EF92Ehttp://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=EE540C99ACA1DB93C12576F1006EF92Ehttp://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/d6plinks/JWIE-83AP67VMwareJohn Willemsehttp://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/d6plinks/JWIE-83AP67http://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/d6plinks/JWIE-83AP67Now we are running on Build 236512
 


More @support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download
]]>Sat, 6 Mar 2010 19:01:50 +02000http://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=C66E9421D4AF4E45C12576DE0063101Ahttp://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=C66E9421D4AF4E45C12576DE0063101Ahttp://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/d6plinks/JWIE-835SVHLotus NotesJohn Willemsehttp://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/d6plinks/JWIE-835SVHhttp://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/d6plinks/JWIE-835SVHWe just installed server and client of /Domino 8.5.1 Fix Pack 1.  here is the download link and here is the information link.
The next IBM Lotus Notes/Domino 8.5.2 Est. release date is Q3 2010. here is the information link.


Lotus Notes/Domino 8.5.1 Fix Pack 1 Release Notice. January 26, 2010.



Windows 7 Fixes:
SPR# CDUT7VPHGG - Windows 7: Fixed a problem where Notes could not be launched from a pinned icon on the taskbar (using Windows 7).
SPR# JWOD7NRNX5 - Windows 7: Fixed a FeedReading crash on Windows 7, when opening categories in "grouped" mode.
SPR# KKOO7WTE9S - Windows 7: When a ' Best Fit For OS' rich text edit control is used and accessed from Internet Explorer on Windows 7, the Dojo rich text editor will now be selected for use in the browser. The server change affects the behavior on the browser depending on the platform that the browser is running on. IE Browsers running on Windows 7 (and vista) will get a dojo editor, other browsers running on other platforms will get different editors.
SPR# THSE7LPST5 - Windows 7: When using a Large Font, the Workspace icon could have a black line on top or a grainy look. A crash could also occur depending on where the icon is located in memory.


The Badkey Team
]]>Mon, 1 Mar 2010 22:12:43 +02000http://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=CCF4DC09B15465F2C12576D90074874Chttp://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=CCF4DC09B15465F2C12576D90074874Chttp://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/d6plinks/JWIE-833QWGInformationJohn Willemsehttp://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/d6plinks/JWIE-833QWGhttp://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/d6plinks/JWIE-833QWGA number of NAS models come with Dual-LAN ports which allow "Port Trunking" options whereby two network interfaces function as one to increase bandwidth beyond the limits of any single interface, while at the same time offering redundancy and load balancing for higher availability. Below is a list of supported port trunking modes. Note that some trunking and redundancy options require a switch that also supports these features. Please note that incompatible mode settings may cause the network interface to hang or affect overall network performance.

Field Description
Balance-rr (Round-Robin) Round-Robin mode is good for general purpose load balancing between the adapters. This mode transmits packets in sequential order from the first available slave through the last. Balance-rr provides load balancing and fault tolerance.
 
Active Backup (Fail Over) Active Backup uses just one adapter. It switches to the second adapter if the first adapter fails. Only one slave in the bond is active. The bond’s MAC address is only visible externally on one port (network adapter) to avoid confusing the switch. Active Backup mode provides fault tolerance.
 
Balance XOR Balance XOR balances traffic by splitting up outgoing packets between the adapters, using the same one for each specific destination when possible. It transmits based on the selected transmit hash policy. The default policy is a simple slave count operating on Layer 2 where the source MAC address is coupled with destination MAC address. Alternate transmit policies maybe selected via the xmit_hash_policy option. Balance XOR mode provides load balancing and fault tolerance.
Broadcast  Broadcast sends traffic on both interfaces. Balanced XOR mode provides fault tolerance.
 
IEEE 802.3ad (Dynamic Link Aggregation)
Dynamic Link Aggregation uses a complex algorithm to aggregate adapters by speed and duplex settings. It utilizes all slaves in the active aggregator according to the 802.3ad specification. Dynamic Link Aggregation mode provides load balancing and fault tolerance but requires a switch that supports IEEE 802.3ad with LACP mode properly configured.
 
Balance-tlb (Adaptive Transmit Load Balancing)
Balance-tlb uses channel bonding that does not require any special switch support. The outgoing traffic is distributed according to the current load on each slave (computed relative to the speed). Incoming traffic is received by the current slave. If the receiving slave fails, the other slave takes over the MAC address of the failed receiving slave. Balance-tlb mode provides load balancing and fault tolerance.
 
Balance-alb (Adaptive Load Balancing)  
Balance-alb is similar to balance-tlb but also attempts attempts to redistribute incoming (receive load balancing) for IPV4 traffic. This setup does not require any special switch support or configuration. The receive load balancing is achieved by ARP negotiation sent by the local system on their way out and overwrites the source hardware address with the unique hardware address of one of the slaves in the bond such that different peers use different hardware address for the server. Balance-rlb mode provides load balancing and fault tolerance.
 

Network bonding : Part II ( modes of bonding )
The steps for creating network boding in Linux is available in http://unixfoo.blogspot.com/search/label/networking. RHEL bonding supports 7 possible "modes" for bonded interfaces. These modes determine the way in which traffic sent out of the bonded interface is actually dispersed over the real interfaces. Modes 0, 1, and 2 are by far the most commonly used among them.

Mode 0 (balance-rr)
This mode transmits packets in a sequential order from the first available slave through the last. If two real interfaces are slaves in the bond and two packets arrive destined out of the bonded interface the first will be transmitted on the first slave and the second frame will be transmitted on the second slave. The third packet will be sent on the first and so on. This provides load balancing and fault tolerance.

Mode 1 (active-backup)
This mode places one of the interfaces into a backup state and will only make it active if the link is lost by the active interface. Only one slave in the bond is active at an instance of time. A different slave becomes active only when the active slave fails. This mode provides fault tolerance.

Mode 2 (balance-xor)
Transmits based on XOR formula. (Source MAC address is XOR'd with destination MAC address) modula slave count. This selects the same slave for each destination MAC address and provides load balancing and fault tolerance.

Mode 3 (broadcast)
This mode transmits everything on all slave interfaces. This mode is least used (only for specific purpose) and provides only fault tolerance.

Mode 4 (802.3ad)
This mode is known as Dynamic Link Aggregation mode. It creates aggregation groups that share the same speed and duplex settings. This mode requires a switch that supports IEEE 802.3ad Dynamic link.

Mode 5 (balance-tlb)
This is called as Adaptive transmit load balancing. The outgoing traffic is distributed according to the current load and queue on each slave interface. Incoming traffic is received by the current slave.

Mode 6 (balance-alb)
This is Adaptive load balancing mode. This includes balance-tlb + receive load balancing (rlb) for IPV4 traffic. The receive load balancing is achieved by ARP negotiation. The bonding driver intercepts the ARP Replies sent by the server on their way out and overwrites the src hw address with the unique hw address of one of the slaves in the bond such that different clients use different hw addresses for the server.


]]>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:31:52 +02000http://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=F9495D8342CD52FAC12576D7006B4BB8http://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=F9495D8342CD52FAC12576D7006B4BB8http://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/d6plinks/JWIE-82PU86VMwareJohn Willemsehttp://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/d6plinks/JWIE-82PU86http://www.badkey.com/db/blogsphere.nsf/d6plinks/JWIE-82PU86The vSphere Command-Line Interface (vSphere CLI) command set allows you to run common system administration commands against ESX/ESXi systems from any machine with network access to those systems. You can also run most vSphere CLI commands against a vCenter Server system and target any ESX/ESXi system that vCenter Server system manages. vSphere CLI commands are especially useful for ESXi hosts because ESXi does not include a service console.

vSphere CLI commands run on top of the vSphere SDK for Perl. The vSphere CLI installer installs both the vSphere CLI and vSphere SDK for Perl.

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