An iDRAC can run out of available sessions and hence refuse any new connections over the web interface. This happens if the admin logs on multiple times and doesn’t log out (just closing the window...

NOTE: root/root works for web gui, but not for ipmi it seems. Had to create a new user (with SOL privliges) to use ipmitool Power control: ipmitool -H 10.1.1.62 -U jonas -P jonas chassis power on ...

RACADM: Usage: SSH -> racadm -> Get current value: getconfig -g -o Set a value: config -g -o <new\_value> Do “help” to get list of groups. Do “help ” to get objects for a part...

Have you ever wanted to copy something from one machine to another without having to setup FTP, NFS, Samba etc? Luckily Python offers to help by creating an instant web server in the directory it’s...

Record screen in Linux with avconv (replacement for ffmpeg in Ubuntu): avconv -f alsa -i pulse -f x11grab -r 25 -s 1920×1080 -i :0.0+0,0 -vcodec libx264 -pre:0 lossless_ultrafast -threads 0 video.m...

Install ssvncviewer: sudo apt-get install ssvnc Create a password file: sudo apt-get install vnc4server vncpasswd sudo apt-get remove vnc4server Launch the viewer toward a blade with iDRAC7: With...

sudo mount -t iso9660 -o loop file.iso /home/user/mountpoint

Install some Japanese fonts: apt-get install ttf-kochi-mincho ttf-kochi-gothic ttf-sazanami-mincho Install ibus and anthy: apt-get install ibus ibus-anthy anthy-common Configure: ibus-setup Run ...

As root: adduser yourusername sudo

As root user, create a credentials file. Note that and should be entered without “<>” brackets. root@Erebus:~# cat > .smbcredentials username= password= Add a line to your /etc/fs...