How to Clone a VM using ESXi host terminal CLI

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If you don't own the paid version of VMWare ESXi or have VCenter you can still create 'templates' and clone them when you need additional VM Guests.  The process has to be completed from the CLI which is less convenient than through the VCenter GUI. Note: I found many instruction sets which show copying the VMWare VMDK's using datastore browser and then renaming them to your new server name however that approach has several drawbacks. NOTE: If you are cloning a Windows Guest VM make sure you Read more [...]

Basic Setup of Aerohive AP and Guest Network

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Unbox and plug in the Aerohive Access Point (AP) AP will phone home to Hive Manager online Devices > All Devices > Add Device Enter the device serial number AP will associate with appropriate Hive Manager Instance In the meantime lets create the Network Policy: Select Guided Configuration Create new Network Policy Check ‘Wireless Access’ checkbox Create SSID: Click Choose next to SSID Input Profile Name and SSID name Seled SSID Access Security type, in this case WPA/WPA2 Read more [...]

How to renew Exchange 2003 SSL Certificate

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Issue: The certificate in use on your Exchange 2003 server has expired and needs to be renewed or replaced. Background: Exchange 2003 running on Windows 2003 uses IIS 6.0, therefore the certificate is tied to the Default Website in IIS and can be renewed/replaced using IIS Manager.  SSL certificates are used to encrypt http sessions allowing you to run encrypted Outlook Web Access and Activesync sessions over port 443 (HTTPS). In order to use a certificate that will be recognized by browsers and Read more [...]

How to add email address domain to IronPort whitelist

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Background: In an IronPort, the "WHITELIST" is sender group is linked to the TRUSTED Mail Flow Policy.   The TRUSTED policy contains reduced restrictions and is not scanned for Spam.  Note: IronPort reputation IP filters are still in affect, however the false positive rate on the reputation based filtering is less than one in one million. Steps: To add an email domain to the Whitelist sender group, click Mail Policies > HAT Overview Click "Whitelist" Click Add Sender Enter Read more [...]

Exchange 2007 database exceeded size limit of 250 GB

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Issue: Your Exchange 2007 database is dismounted, according to the application event logs the database size has exceeded 250 GB Exchange store 'First Storage Group\Mailbox Database': The logical size of this database (the logical size equals the physical size of the .edb file minus the logical free space) is 250 GB. This database size has exceeded the size limit of 250 GB. This database will be dismounted immediately. Resolution: There are two ways to resolve this issue, increasing the size Read more [...]