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Identify WWN in linux

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Here are some useful commands for the most popular Linux/Unix operating systems to find your HBA WWN. There are several methods to identify HBA WWN for the fiber storage units in your server network.

Method 1: (The hard way)

Verified on Suse Linux Enterprise Server and CentOS/Redhat

The info is in

/sys/class/scsi_host/hostN/device/fc_host/hostN/port_name

Where “N” is the number of device for your fiber HBAs.

Unfortunately, you may have a large number of listings depending on the different cards (besides fiber HBA) that you have on your system. In my example, I have six listings:

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How to update Debian 6 Squeeze

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After a Debian version has reached EOL (end of life), its repositories go to the Debian archive. Therefore we can use this archive to get packags for our distribution. The syntax for our /etc/apt/sources.list is as follows:

deb http://archive.debian.org/debian/ <version> main non-free contrib
deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian/ <version> main non-free contrib

deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-security/ <version>/updates main non-free contrib
deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian-security/ <version>/updates main non-free contrib

So for Debian Etch, you’d comment out all other repositories in /etc/apt/sources.list and add the following lines:

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Install Varnish Cache On Debian 7

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Normally Varnish Cache is available on Debian default repositories. But i suggest you to use Varnish Cache repositories to get latest version of Varnish Cache.

Run the following commands as root user to install Varnish Cache.

# curl http://repo.varnish-cache.org/debian/GPG-key.txt | apt-key add -
# echo "deb http://repo.varnish-cache.org/debian/ wheezy varnish-3.0" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
# apt-get update 
# apt-get install varnish

Configure Varnish

Open up the file ‘/etc/default/varnish’ in any editor.

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Understandign CHMOD- the basics

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There are four OCTAL (0..7) digits, which control the file permissions. But often, only three are used. If you use 600 it equals 0600. The missing digit is appended at the beginning of the number.

Each of three digits described permissions. Position in the number defines to which group permissions do apply!

Permissions:

1 – can execute
 2 – can write
 4 – can read

The octal number is the sum of those free permissions, i.e.

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OpenDKIM Postfix SMTP Relay Server on Debian -7

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Install OpenDKIM

Before starting the installation, a system update is recommended:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Install OpenDKIM and it’s dependencies:

sudo apt-get install opendkim opendkim-tools

Additional packages will be listed as dependencies, type yes and press Enter to continue.

Configure OpenDKIM

A couple of files must be created and edited in order to configure OpenDKIM.

Nano will be used as an editor because it’s installed by default on DigitalOcean droplets and it’s simple to operate:

navigate with the arrow keys
exit without saving changes: press CTRL + X and then N
exit and save changes: press CTRL + X and then Y, and finally press Enter
Important: replace every instance of example.com with your own domain in all commands and configuration files. Don’t forget to save your files after editing.

Let’s start with the main configuration file:

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How to install Legacy Photoshop 7 on windows 10

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Regarding the OP’s problem, it appears the installer exe requires to use resources held by other processes. For me it was Skype and Logitech wireless mouse software.

To work out what is “blocking” the installer:

  • start  task manager, you’ll see setup.exe running as a background process but consuming no CPU cycles.
  • click on the “Details” tab in task manager
  • scroll down to setup.exe, right click on it and select “Analyse wait chain”
  • close the program / end the process which setup is waiting on

You may have to repeat steps 3 & 4 if there are multiple contentions. For me once I killed Skype & Logitech processes the installer popped up instantly. Also I ran setup.exe as administrator

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Reset a MySQL root password for Debian

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Use the following steps to reset a MySQL root password by using the command line interface.

Stop the MySQL service
(Ubuntu and Debian) Run the following command:

sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop

(CentOS, Fedora, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux) Run the following command:

sudo /etc/init.d/mysqld stop

Start MySQL without a password
Run the following command. The ampersand (&) at the end of the command is required.

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Install ioncube on Linux server

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  1. Begin by downloading the latest loaders to your computer from http://www.ioncube.com/loaders.php
  2. Extract the contents of the archived file on your local PC to a folder of your choice.
  3. Upload the folder IONCUBE via FTP to your domain webspace
  4. Now establish an SSH connection with server using a suitable client (e.g. Putty for PC’s or Terminal on Mac). This is usually done using the command: SSH rootusername@yourserver.com (you will then be asked for your password).
  5. You will need to browse to the public folder where you uploaded the IONCUBE directory (search internet for change and view directory commands in Unix).
  6. Move the ioncube folder to a permanent location by entering: mv ioncube /usr/local
  7. Next, you need to locate the php.ini file, to do this enter: locate php.ini – You should find it is in /usr/local/lib/php.ini. Now that you know the location of php.ini you need to edit it. pico /usr/local/lib/php.ini
  8. Now find where other zend extentions are in the file: ctrl + w: zend_extension
  9. Paste in your new line for ioncube loader: zend_extension = /usr/local/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_x.so (Replace x with your version of PHP eg. 4.4)
  10. Save the changes: ctrl + X then Y and enter
  11. Restart the web server to take effect: /etc/init.d/httpd restart

That’s it! Ioncube should now be installed & working on your server. To verify the installation was successful, check the PHP Info output for your server and you should see a new section which reads:

Additional Modules
Module Name ionCube Loader
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ip_conntrack table full, dropping packet

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Last week, I found myself with a server under low load, but it couldn’t make or receive network connections. When I ran dmesg, I found the following line repeating over and over:

ip_conntrack: table full, dropping packet
I’d seen this message before, but I headed over to Red Hat’s site for more details. It turns out that the server was running iptables, but it was under a very heavy load and also handling a high volume of network connections. Generally, the ip_conntrack_max is set to the total MB of RAM installed multiplied by 16. However, this server had 4GB of RAM, but ip_conntrack_max was set to 65536:

# cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_conntrack_max
65536

I logged into another server with 1GB of RAM (RHES 5, 32-bit) and another with 2GB of RAM (RHES 4, 64-bit), and both had ip_conntrack_max set to 65536. I’m not sure if this is a known Red Hat issue, or if it’s just set to a standard value out of the box.

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Auto installation of Zenoss on CentOS 6

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The simplest way to install Zenoss Core 4.2 on a newly-deployed RHEL/CentOS 64-bit 5/6 system is to use our auto-deploy script, which downloads all required files for you. To use the script, first set up a new server running one of our supported operating systems. Then, as root, run the following commands:

# wget https://github.com/zenoss/core-autodeploy/tarball/4.2.5 -O auto.tar.gz
# tar xvf auto.tar.gz
# cd zenoss-core-autodeploy-*

Now, you have the option of editing zenpack_actions.txt, which defines all ZenPacks that will be installed by default (all Core ZenPacks). If you would like to avoid installing certain ZenPacks, then remove the corresponding lines from this file and save it.

Now you are ready to install Zenoss Core 4.2.5:

# ./core-autodeploy.sh #do not use ''tee'' or similar, /opt/zenoss/log/install.log will be created by the script.

Src: http://wiki.zenoss.org/Install_Zenoss

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