This is a quick post outlining how to correct the error within UCS CIMC stating that the Virtual Media device is disabled or in use.
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Cisco UCS CIMC Default Password
This is a quick note about the default passwords in a Cisco UCS C series system and how you can reset the credential.
Designing a QoS Policy for a Cisco 4500 Supervisor 6E
Looking to increase the switching capabilities within my setup to support the Gigabit needs of my ever growing environment, I ran across a spare 4507E chassis and some line cards. With the new platform came the opportunity to research and apply the latest QoS configurations available.
Ubuntu on ASUS Zenbook UX501VW-DS71T
It was time to purchase a new laptop and after much research, I decided on the Asus Zenbook. This laptop has proven to be great for me. This post covers some of my thoughts behind the purchase as well as the setup of Ubuntu on the machine.
Firefox Resolution Scaling
Working with a 4k laptop has been quite nice. There are many scaling features that account for various desktops (mine is currently Unity on Ubuntu 14.04). The text within Firefox does scale within itself. While it may be cumbersome to change the setting in a separate places, there certainly are some benefits.
Publishing Update
A lot of time has gone by since I have had a nice grouping of posts. I do have way too many drafts started, but unfortunately have not been able to dedicate enough time to complete. I do want to get these drafts published – stay tuned as these drafts begin processing!
Ubuntu Login and Lock Screen Background Update
There are several posts out that that seemed to work for others, but I wanted to share my system configuration. The goal was to manipulate the initial login image and retain the lock screen image from the systems desktop. The dots are rather distracting too. Below is the setup I used to customized the system.
No Keyboard After Running VMware Converter P2V to Workstation
After migrating to a physical Windows 8 image to VMware Workstation, the keyboard was not working. I did have a mouse and the on screen keyboard to work through things. There were several posts that were available with suggestions, but these are the steps that worked for me.
Cisco 8945 on CUCM 10.5.2 Upgrade Freezing
I was working through a factory reset process on my Cisco 8945 phone and after the reset completed successfully, the phone attempted to download the latest firmware version from the device defaults page. The phone froze after powering on each time. Like usual, the fix was pretty straight forward.
VMFS Datastore Wants to Reformat While Adding to a New ESXi Host
While attempting to add an existing VMFS datastore to a newly built ESXi host, the host wanted to reformat the datastore instead of detecting the existing signature.