Steffen – N E T Z W E R K B L O G

Proxmox Mail Gateway 6 modifications

December 6, 2019

Increase syslog and Tracking Center retention from 7 days to 31 days

nano /etc/logrotate.d/rsyslog

/var/log/syslog
 {
         rotate 31
         daily
         missingok
         notifempty
         delaycompress
         compress
         postrotate
                 /usr/lib/rsyslog/rsyslog-rotate
         endscript
 }

systemctl restart rsyslog.service

In case of a cluster, you have to do this Continue reading →

mail, Proxmox, smtp, spam

Linux, Mail, Security

HP DL120 G6 and HP System Management Homepage on Debian Stretch (Proxmox VE)

November 2, 2019

Steffen

Add package list:
nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mcp.list

Content:
# HPE Management Component Pack
deb http://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/repo/mcp jessie/10.40 non-free

Note: stretch repo not working for DL120 G6 and use 10.40 version- Otherwise SMH won't connect to Lights-Out 100 

Add HPE public keys:
curl http://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/hpPublicKey1024.pub | apt-key add -
curl http://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/hpPublicKey2048.pub | apt-key add -
curl http://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/hpPublicKey2048_key1.pub | apt-key add -
curl http://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/hpePublicKey2048_key1.pub | apt-key add -

Install HP SMH and P410 Raid controller config

apt-get install hp-smh-templates cpqacuxe

Execute and Configure:
/sbin/hpsnmpconfig

public public public ....

Start Array Config tool:
cpqacuxe -R

Open: 
https://<server-ip>:2381

Debian, HP SMH, HP System Management Homepage, Proxmox, PVE

HP Proliant DL 120 G6, Linux

Windows Defender on Windows Server 2012 R2

October 28, 2019

Steffen

1. Download Windows Security Essentials for Windows 7

2. Right click on mseinstall.exe and select Properties

3. Click the Compatibility tab

4. Check the Run this program in compatibility mode for: box

5. Select Windows 7 from the pull down Continue reading →

Security, Windows

CWP7 User panel login failed

October 2, 2019

Steffen

If user tries to login to user panel https://servername:2083 and login just refreshs, execute this script on cwp7 root shell:

sh /scripts/cwpsrv_rebuild_user_conf

If this does not help and the file system lock is active for this user, try this in Continue reading →

Linux

Ubuntu 18.04 post setup

October 8, 2018

Steffen

Remove Amazon WebApp:

sudo apt purge ubuntu-web-launchers

Reduce red in Ubuntu comfort view:

gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.color night-light-temperature <temperature>

4000 Default night light temperature
5500 More pleasant and less intense night light temperature
6500 Default temperature (night light off)

Remmina RDP Continue reading →

Uncategorized

Enable SR-IOV Ethernet on XenServer 7.2

December 5, 2017

Steffen

On Dell R720 with 2 x540 10GB Interfaces

lspci | grep Ethernet

does not show Virtual Function Interfaces

cat /sys/class/net/eth0/device/sriov_totalvfs

shows 63

cat /sys/class/net/eth0/device/sriov_numvfs

shows 0 and increase to 8 with

echo 8 > /sys/class/net/eth0/device/sriov_numvfs

Now lspci | grep Continue reading →

Dell R720, Windows, XenServer

Updating Xenserver 7.2

December 5, 2017

Steffen

XS72E017 contains
XS72E016
XS72E015
XS72E012
XS72E009
XS72E008
XS72E006
XS72E004
XS72E001

XS72E014

XS72E011

XS72E010

Uncategorized

HP z620 Workstation and SSD 950 Pro NVMe

September 25, 2017

Steffen

HP z620 Workstation + Samsung 950 Pro + Delock NVMe Adapter

You have to enable Secure Boot and to install from DVD. I did this with Win 10 1703.

From USB won’t install.

Uncategorized

HP SNMP Agents: Disable unused and cpu intense agents

September 5, 2017

Steffen

nano /opt/hp/hp-snmp-agents/cma.conf
exclude …

service hp-health restart

cmanicd –> NIC Ethernet: high CPU usage in case of unplugged ports
hpasmlited
cmahealthd
cmastdeqd
cmahostd
cmathreshd
cmasm2d
cmaperfd
cmapeerd
cmaeventd
cmafcad
cmasasd
cmaidad
cmaided
cmascsid

http://h20565.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c00223285

HP Proliant DL 120 G6, HP Proliant DL 360 G7, HP Server, XenServer

Generate pfx from crt for IIS

June 9, 2017

Steffen

Generate certificates at sslforfree.

Install openssl.

openssl pkcs12 -export -out "host_domain_tld.pfx" -inkey "private.key" -in "certificate.crt" -certfile a_bundle.crt

Certificates, IIS, Security, Windows