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    Combine git commits

    When working on code, it is common to push many (even dozens or hundreds) whilst testing, particularly if the CI workflow is triggered by a post commit hook on the git server. This is fine before a feature is released, however it is not desirable to have a large number…

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    • git
    • linux

    Uploading custom SSL certificates to EMC Unity

    By default, the EMC Unity uses self-signed certificates for its management portal and various other connectivity (e.g. vCenter) This generally results in certificate errors when accessing the web UI (as the certificate is untrusted). To upload your own certificates, 1) Generate the certificates. Ensure you have the following Base-64…

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    • EMC
    • storage
    • SSL

    Can't hot-add LUN0 from EMC Unity

    When mapping storage through to a host, be careful of conflicts from the existing dummy LUN ID 0. When presenting the first LUN to a Linux host from a new controller (in preparation for migrating from an existing array), LUN ID 0 was automatically assigned. It turns out, the array…

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    • storage
    • EMC
    • linux

    Start sshd for Linux anaconda installer

    Add inst.sshd to the kernel args to run the SSH Daemon during the installer. This makes debugging, log collection etc during a linux install much easier. User is 'root', by default there is no password. You can then use the sshpw kickstart option to set a password.…

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    • linux

    Goss default timeout (10 seconds)

    Problem This command takes 12 seconds to run on this system (normally it is quicker) [root@server ~]# time /opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin/racadm jobqueue view | tail [Job ID=JID_060702358956] Job Name=Configure: Import system configuration XML file Status=Completed with Errors Start Time=[Not Applicable] Expiration Time=[Not Applicable]…

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    • goss
    • linux

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