I wanted to sync some files from OSX (10.9.4) to my QNAP (TS-210 (Firmwre 4.1.2) NAS 1. Enable Rsync by going to Download Station -> Backup Server -> Rsync server -> tick the Allow remote Rsync server to back up data to NAS and fill out a username and password. 2. Create a shared folder Read More…
Month: February 2015
VM Still Working Despite Being Powered Off
Host: ESXi 5.0 OS: FreeBSD I had been having trouble with a VM which suddenly stopped (Veeam) backing up due to an "NFC" error: "Processing {vm_name} Error: NFC server [{esxihost.domain.local] is busy. Failed to retrieve next FILE_PUT message. File path: [[LUN3] {vm_name}/{vm_name}.vmx]. File pointer: [0]. File size: [3567]." Veeam requested I connect to the host directly and Read More…
Obtaining Service Pack and Release of Windows version
In order to upgrade vCenter from 5.1 to 5.5 I wanted to check the version and release of Windows I was running. vCenter 5.5 requres Windows 2008 R2. To find this out open up a command prompt and type: winver This should display;
Password Protecting a Directory in IIS 7
To password protect a directory in IIS7 using basic authentication use the following steps. Note: In this example I will be password protecting http://www.jordanshpere.co.uk/test 1) Create a user using Computer Management 2. Open up Internet Information Services and click on the relevant website under Sites section. 3. Click the directory you want to password Read More…
Fixing the Ghost Vulnerability (CVE-2015-0235) on Centos
At the end of January 2015 a vulnerability was discovered which allows remote code execution in daemons/services that perform DNS host loookups. This includes Linux based system and any OS that uses the GNU C libraries . I will show you how to to this on Centos: First of all check the changelog to see if it has already Read More…
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