PHP 5.3 / Mysql 5.5 / FreeBSD You get the error message: Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Premature end of data (mysqlnd_wireprotocol.c:553) in C:\directorya\directoryb\dbconnect.phpon line 57 Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: OK packet 1 bytes shorter than expected in C:\directorya\directoryb\dbconnect.php on line 57 Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: mysqlnd cannot connect to MySQL 4.1+ using the old insecure authentication. Please Read More…
Month: November 2012
Error connecting to an Oracle DB over Sonicwall site-to-site VPN
Scenario: A Sonicwall TZ170 (standard firmware) was replaced with a TZ215 (Enhanced ). After installation we could not establish a connection to the main Oracle DB over a site-to-site VPN. Pings and all other services were working fine. To get this working go to Firewall Settings -> Advanced Select SQL*Net From Enable FTP Transformations Read More…
Setting up iSCSI vmkernel switches and portgroups via CLI
With ESXi 5.0 you can do this via the GUI but I much prefer just using the CLI to create switches and portgroups. To start with you cant rename a vSwitch (or enter a custom name) via the GUI. This is quite annoying if you need to keep your vSwitch naming policy correct and of Read More…
PSOD PF exception 14 in world – ESXi 5.1
Scenario: We wanted to unbind a physical NIC from the iSCSI kernel on a particular host. This requires a reboot of the ESXi host. KB1030674 if anyone is interested! Caveat: We recently upgraded one of our clusters to ESXi 5.1 from ESXi 5.0 and this was the first reboot after the upgrade. On shutdown we Read More…
VCP-IaaS Exam Experience
Earlier today I passed my VCP-IasS exam. The exam is 90 minutes long and consists of 85 questions. There is survey before you begin which enquires about your experiences and competency with vCloud Director. I’m not sure if this has any weighting as to what questions you get! I already have a VCP (4&5) so Read More…
Veeam error after upgrade to ESX 5.1
Components: ESXi 5.1 , Veeam 6.5 Scenario: I upgraded all of my hosts from Esxi 5.0 to 5.1. Veeam 6.5 had been installed (upgraded from 6.1) last week and had been backing up successfully. When the job ran again as normal after ESXi 5.1 had been installed I got an error on all my VMs Read More…
Cannot telnet locally to MSSQL Port 1433 (2005 Standard Edition)
OS: Windows 2008 R2, SQL 2005 Standard Edition, vCenter 5.0 Scenario: I was upgrading from vCenter 5.0 to vCenter 5.1a. The SSO installation failed as it could not connect to the local SQL database. Caveat: I had upgraded from SQL2005 Express to standard on the same server as our vCenter inventory had grown too big Read More…
FreeBSD clock frozen
OS : FreeBSD 8.2 Hypervisor: VMware ESXi 5.0 The clock on our FreeBSD webserver suddenly stopped. This appears to be a bug in in ESXi 5.0. To fix this: If the time counter is using HPET then change this to ACPI sysctl kern.timecounter.hardware=ACPI-safe Note: The setting doesn't persist after a reboot so make sure Read More…
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