You will see an error message “Setup failed to install the SVGA driver automatically. This driver will have to be installed manually“. Even if you try to install the VM tools with Complete or Custom modes, you will end up with the above error. In order to resolve the issues, you can follow below workaround…
RFI vs RFQ vs RFP
In Vendor Management, we come across these terms. RFI – Request For Information RFQ – Request For Quotation RFP – Request For Proposal But most of us find bit confusing. So, lets see the differences among those 3 terms. Following the Table, you may also find a nice video. Type of Vendor Request Request for…
IIS Default Web site not working – Others work
On Windows systems there are tmes where the Default web site is not browing (even not starting), but rest of the sites are working fine. When you try to start the Default web site, you may end up with an error code: (Exception from HRESULT:0x800704BE) This is due to incorrect configuration of the localhost listener under…
Open Source VPN solution for any OS/Task
As IT professionals, there are times where we need to setup reliable VPN connections without any hassle. Recently I came across an issue where we had to carry out a cloud to cloud data center migration. The limitation was we had no option to use configure VPN connection between the cloud service providers. Almost all…
Finding the Internet Submarine Cable Map
We all know that Internet is connected using the fiber optic cables. Those cables are layered under the sea. As IT professionals we are required to know the best Routes when it comes to international/geographical connectivity. For that we need to know the physical backbone connectivity. Below two websites provide the Submarine Cable Map in…
How to check the RAID configuration on Linux/Unix systems
Linux based systems support both Hardware and Software based RAID systems. So there are times that we want to check the RAID configuration through the operating system. With Linux this is possible to analyze the configuration with the help of mdstat file. So, to check the RAID configuration you can simply cat the following files; …
How to change the root password on Mac OS
In brief the steps are as follows; log in to the macOS Unix server using ssh or console or terminal Open a shell prompt/terminal and type the passwd command to change root password ssh user@mac-server user$ sudo passwd root First you need to type the password for the user. After that the passwd command asks…
How to customize vCenter SSO login page
Lets image that you are sick of the default vCenter default login page and want to add your company logo and name into the SSO login page. It is possible with both Appliance and Windows Based vCenters. To carry out the task, you will need the below tools & utilities; Putty WinSCP Make sure that…