HOW-TO: TaiG JailBreak for iOS 8.1.1

It's been a couple of months back since Apple released iOS8. I have not made the transition to it and stayed with iOS7 since my iPhone4S is rooted. I'd like to term a successful jailbreak as rooted -- simpler and easier to say (there is just a nicer ring to it). I just like...

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HOW-TO: P2V (Physical to Virtual) Prep Work for Ubuntu

This post is supplementary to the previously written article Prep Work for Linux P2V (Physical to Virtual). The previous post covered mostly the tasks for an RPM based host (RedHat, Fedora and CentOS). This time it will cover more of the Debian based distribution. It was just...

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ERROR: "The operation is not allowed in the current state of the host"

I experienced the above error while powering on virtual machines after a scheduled shutdown. Just so you can replicate my experience, I was administering vCenter v5.5 Update 2b and ESXi v5.5 Update 2 hosts. The cluster's HA was turned off, DRS was set to partially automated from its fully automated setting, and all ESXi hosts were put into maintenance...

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HOW-TO: Online Resizing of a MultiPath LUN

Online resizing of a multipath LUN is challenging. Try to wrap your head around the task at hand for a bit and understand the underlying principles behind this complex and challenging task. It is overwhelming! I have been in this particular scenario a lot and I know how it is to be on your shoes the first time. But trust me, it may not be as daunting...

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HOW-TO: Add LUNs to a Linux Host Without Reboot

Abstraction between the operating system and the hardware is key to being able to modify running systems without having to reboot. Reboot is often associated with the dreaded word "downtime". This short downtime could cost some hundreds of dollars while for some, it could be...

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FUN: Dear Salary..

Work is also having fun.. If you don't enjoy your work, you will not have fun.. and, most importantly, your passion will not be in it. This photo I grabbed from Facebook. Credits to the original poster. No pun intended. Hope you had fun with the picture. I had a good laugh...

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TWEAK: Fix Java 7 Update 51 Errors

At work, I get to manage and play around with EMC storage arrays. It doesn't need or require that you login often, but sometimes you would have to do it to check the health of the system, create new LUNs or expand existing ones. Its management interface runs on a Java plugin...

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HOW-TO: Execute the evasi0n iOS7 Jailbreak

The long awaited jailbreak for iOS7 is out. If you have held back from upgrades due to the missing ability to jailbreak, then you'd probably jump the gun and download the jailbreak. Just to warn iPhone5 users out there, if you own a 64-bit phone (iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c) the...

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ERROR: This Host or Cluster is not Valid Selection

Title of this article is an error message encountered whenever a template gets converted back or deployed to a Virtual Machine. This is on the VMware side of things, of course. Deploying templates is the fastest way to commission a virtual machine for whatever purpose it may...

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