Windows

“converter.agent.internal.fault.ImageProcessingTaskFault” Vmware converter error

Posted by Ryan on June 30, 2009 in ComputerInfo, Linux, Windows

Problem:
Error when trying to convert a Physical machine to a ESX 4.0 server VM. “converter.agent.internal.fault.ImageProcessingTaskFault” error on Vmware converter.
Solution:
Upgrade to the latest VMware Converter version and try again!

Netbackup 6.5, robtest unload failure

Posted by Ryan on August 30, 2008 in Windows

Environment: Windows 2003 server, Netbackup 6.5.1
Problem: Using robtest a move of the tape from a slot to the drive completes successfully however an “unload” operation of the drive results in the following error.
Error: Could not get tape parameters for {4,0,2,0}: Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested service.
Fix: Change the tape device driver [...]

Combine multi-segment DVD downloads

Posted by Ryan on March 7, 2008 in Linux, Solaris, Windows

Need to download a DVD image for a progam or operating system? Chances are, the download will be in pieces that will need to be re-assembled after the download is complete. This can be done by following the steps below.
SOLARIS/LINUX
cat piece1 piece2 piece3 > entirefile
WINDOWS
copy /b piece1 + piece2 + piece3 entirefile

Cleaning Viruses 101

Posted by Ryan on July 22, 2007 in Windows

This is a walkthrough of my recommended way of getting rid of those stinky viruses bogging down/exploiting your computer. In most situations this should be enough to clean up your machine, however after a certain point, with certain viruses or when multiple viruses are present on a computer you will need a 2nd machine to [...]

Solaris/Windows Function Comparison

Posted by Ryan on July 16, 2007 in Solaris, Windows

Basic Commands
Solaris | Windows
ls -l | dir (displays a listing of the contents of the current working directory)
vi | edit (runs an editor to modify the contents of a file)
rm | del (removes/deletes a [...]