Install VectorWise DB on RHEL/CENTOS

Actian Vector (formerly known as VectorWise) is an SQL relational database management system designed for high performance in analytical database applications. It published record breaking results on the Transaction Processing Performance Council’s TPC-H benchmark for database sizes of 100 GB, 300 GB, 1 TB and 3 TB on non-clustered hardware. For Installing Vectorwise DB, download/Untar vectorwise DB binary file and start … Read more

Gen11 Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) Version 2023.04.00.00

Gen11 Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) is a comprehensive systems software and firmware update solution, which is delivered as a single ISO image. This solution uses Smart Update Manager (SUM) as the deployment tool and is tested on all HPE ProLiant Gen11 servers as defined in the Service Pack for ProLiant Server Support Guide found … Read more

HPE Gen10 Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) Version 2023.03.00.00

Gen10/Gen10 Plus Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) is a comprehensive systems software and firmware update solution, which is delivered as a single ISO image. This solution uses Smart Update Manager (SUM) as the deployment tool and is tested on all HPE ProLiant Gen10/Gen10 Plus servers as defined in the Service Pack for ProLiant Server Support … Read more

Install and Configure Chrony server(NTP) for time adjustment in RHEL/Centos

### Install Chrony. [root@testos ~]# yum -y install chrony ### Edit/Update Chrony Configuration file [root@testos ~]# vi /etc/chrony.conf ### line 3: change servers for synchronization #server 0.centos.pool.ntp.org iburst #server 1.centos.pool.ntp.org iburst #server 2.centos.pool.ntp.org iburst #server 3.centos.pool.ntp.org iburst server <NTP1 SERVER ADDRESS> iburst server <NTP2 SERVER ADDRESS> iburst server <NTP3 SERVER ADDRESS> iburst ### line 25: … Read more

Install and Configure NTP server for time adjustment in RHEL/Centos

### Install NTPd. [root@testos ~]# yum -y install ntp ### Edit/Update NTP Configuration file [root@testos ~]# vi /etc/ntp.conf ### line 18: add the network range you allow to receive requests restrict 10.0.0.0 mask 255.255.255.0 nomodify notrap ### change servers for synchronization ### change servers for synchronization #server 0.centos.pool.ntp.org iburst #server 1.centos.pool.ntp.org iburst #server 2.centos.pool.ntp.org iburst … Read more

Disable Automatic Server Recovery (ASR) in HPE ProLiant Servers

Automatic Server Recovery (ASR) is configured using RBSU available during the initial boot of the server by pressing the F9 key when prompted. The Server Availability menu in RBSU includes options that configure the ASR features: • ASR Status • ASR Timeout ASR Status The ASR Status option is a toggle setting that either enables … Read more

Public Yum Server for Oracle Linux 6,7

There is no yum repository in Oracle Linux after installation, so it’s necessary to set it in order to update the system with yum command. Oracle provides public yum server and we can use it for free to set. ⇒ Public Yum Server : http://public-yum.oracle.com/ ### Download repository file [root@testos ~]# cd /etc/yum.repos.d/ ### Oracle … Read more

Redhat – What is open source?

Overview Open source is a term that originally referred to open source software (OSS). Open source software is code that is designed to be publicly accessible—anyone can see, modify, and distribute the code as they see fit. Open source software is developed in a decentralized and collaborative way, relying on peer review and community production. … Read more

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