Adjusting VMware ESX host Time Zone(and DST)

Details: During installation, a time zone was selected for an ESX host that does not match the desired time zone. This article provides steps to change the time zone or daylight-saving. Note: An ESX host with an incorrect date and time or time zone passes on that incorrect information. When a virtual machine boots up … Read more

Convert the dmesg timestamps to human-readable format on Linux

The dmesg results from newer Linux kernels show the timestamps. the dmesg timestamp is the time in seconds since the kernel starting time. [root@unixonline]# dmesg [2593404.865599] vmxnet3 0000:0b:00.0 ens192: intr type 3, mode 0, 5 vectors allocated [2593404.868590] vmxnet3 0000:0b:00.0 ens192: NIC Link is Up 10000 Mbps [2593426.220166] vmxnet3 0000:0b:00.0 ens192: intr type 3, mode … Read more

MySQL Server Time Zone Support

This article describes the time zone settings maintained by MySQL, how to load the system tables required for named time support, how to stay current with time zone changes, and how to enable leap-second support. Beginning with MySQL 8.0, time zone offsets are also supported for inserted datetime values; see “The DATE, DATETIME, and TIMESTAMP Types”, … Read more

Configure Static IP Address on Solaris11

//Check current ip configuration status # dladm show-phys # ipadm show-if # ipadm show-addr //Check the interfaces name # dladm show-phys — output Example —LINK MEDIA STATE SPEED DUPLEX DEVICEnet0 Ethernet up 1000 full e1000g0 –> Attentiom to this linenet1 Ethernet unknown 0 unknown pcn0 =============================================================================================== # ipadm create-ip net0 //Check status # ipadm show-if … Read more

Generate Random Password in Linux and Solaris CLI (pwgen)

According to pwgen man page, “the pwgen program generates passwords which are designed to be easily memorized by humans, while being as secure as possible.” It returns multiple password options that meet the criteria you provide so that you can select the one that you prefer. ### Install pwgen On RHEL/CentOS Linux, you can install … Read more

Installing Oracle Recommended OS Patchset(10_Recommended) for Solaris 10

The Recommended OS Patchset Solaris 10 provides the minimum set of patches needed to address security and Sun Alert issues, and selected issues identified by Oracle Proactive Services and the Oracle Technical Support Center, for the Solaris 10 Operating System for sparc. The patches contained in this patchset are considered the most important and highly … Read more

Is it safe to set net.ifnames=0 in RHEL7, RHEL8 and RHEL9?

Issue: Is it safe to disable Consistent Device Naming by setting net.ifnames=0 on the kernel command line in RHEL7, RHEL8 and RHEL9? Why can I no longer use the 70-persistent-net.rules file to force persistent ethX names like I could in earlier versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux? Resolution: No. Red Hat strongly recommend that the … Read more

HP Smart Storage Admin CLI (ssacli) installation on Linux

Why use HP Smart Storage Admin CLI? You can use ssacli (smart storage administrator command line interface) tool to manage any of supported HP Smart Array Controllers in your host without need to reboot your server to access Smart Storage Administrator in BIOS. That means no host downtime when managing your storage. CLI is not as convenient as GUI … Read more

Splunk Enterprise 9.x license activation for test cases on Linux

Splunk Enterprise is a data platform designed to help businesses manage big data and analyze machine data. It can be deployed on-premises or in the cloud via the Splunk Cloud Platform and enables you to search, analyze and visualize your data to quickly act on insights from across your technology landscape. An Enterprise Splunk License … Read more