VMware vCenter 5.1.0 (noted for google)
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The following error occured while downloading the script plugin from
https://[vcenter]:8443/health-ui/scriptConfig.xml:
The client could not send a complete request to the server.
(The underlying connection was closed: An unexpected error occurred on a send.)

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Ignore VMWare's LAME answer. [KB 2031053] Find the tomcat/conf/server.xml file and remove the ciphers= line. (or add ones IE can handle)

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Damn you APC
And damn your two dozen proprietary serial port pin outs. [See also: pinouts.ru]

It's only taken a week to find the right cable combination to talk to that UPS and erase IBM's configuration from it.

[For the record... 940-0024C]

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Very not Green
It just occurred to me just how Not Green(tm) we're about to be at VIR for the 24 hour Chump race. Our '94 Civic will burn 5gal per hour -- 14gal tank, and the McDaniels brothers have emptied it in under 2hrs, but Danny and I aren't as aggressive. So, if we keep the car rolling for 22 of the 24 hours -- which is no small feat, we'll consume 110gal. That's more gas than I use in *6 months*.

There's over 120 cars registered. Many consume fuel much faster than we do. (some less, and not all cars will actually make the start. it happens.) So, 100 cars averaging 100gals is 10,000 gallons of gas burned up. In one day. Driving around in a big loop. I hope Sunoco is parking a few tankers there. The pumps only have 500gal tanks; I don't expect the south paddock pumps will be unlocked.

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SmartKey
I think I just found the flaw in having a "bluetooth" car key... It's spelled: Dead Battery.

Current Mood: distressed

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"Ain't Got No Time fo Dat"

I only have one question... how much time was spent autotuning that?

Current Mood: amused

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coder humor
It's nice to see Broadcom's engineers have some sense of humor...

static struct boolean_s boolean_table[] = { ... {"YOUBET", TRUE}, {"YEP", TRUE}, {"NOPE", FALSE}, /*{"Maybe",__TIME__[7]&1},*/ };

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This post brought to you by the letter Suck.
UPS load test... unplugged from the wall, and it lasted. Wait for it. 6 SECONDS.

You'd think, for $2k, APC (under contract to Compaq, now HP) would do a better job here. It's supposed to periodicly test the health of the batteries. That means *pull current from them*. Just because the string is pushing 134VDC doesn't mean there's any current in them. And yes, that was a "dead" reading.

I would really like to know W.T.F. CP&L did Sunday to make such a mess. Some things not on UPS didn't reboot -- including a high current tape library. (which thanks to idiots at HP, ala Overland, will not power back up when power is restored.) Most things on UPS did reboot. *boggle* The process corrupted the software in at least one power bar -- I've not looked at the rest. (Yet more APC brilliance.)

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Internet Attacked by Bears
http://news.techeye.net/internet/internet-attacked-by-bears#.TnZXk5rhOv8.reddit

"He pointed out that these are the kind of problems city folk probably don't
have in an urban area because there is a bear shortage."

HAH

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Praise Me!
I love making things do what they were never designed to...( Read more...Collapse )

Current Mood: impressed

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Now what am I supposed to eat?
What is the world coming to... There aren't any Heavenly Ham's in NC! Damn you economy!

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uber-mega-super fail
This thread [Which pairs are used on a 100Mbps line? TIA-568B] at DSLReports (aka Broadband Reports) is made of uber-mega-super fail. Here, lazy and stupid have combined to create something that had only been theorized.

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Jeremy Clarkson "Beatbox"

Absolutely priceless.

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The Power of "New Goo"
Note: both systems are in the same data center, doing exactly the same computations (for the last 12hrs.)

Old system:

ambienttemp      | 22.200     | degrees C
cpu0.dietemp     | 57.600     | degrees C
cpu0.temp        | 34.800     | degrees C
cpu1.dietemp     | 53.400     | degrees C
cpu1.temp        | 33.000     | degrees C

New system:

ambienttemp      | 23.400     | degrees C
cpu0.dietemp     | 33.600     | degrees C
cpu0.temp        | 25.800     | degrees C
cpu1.dietemp     | 35.400     | degrees C
cpu1.temp        | 25.200     | degrees C

The difference... new heat sink "goo" -- Arctic Silver "Ceramique".

PS: Those are Opteron 280 (2.4Ghz, dual core) CPUs. And the ambient is higher due to two hard drives vs. one in the other system.

[edit: as it continues to set, it's working even better. dietemps are down to 30 now.]

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UPS

... if ever there was a need for thermal fuses.

The way APC links batteries, if one shorts, they ALL short.

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Did someone ask for a cannon?

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CANNON!

That's the 21/60th's of a second you really need to see :-)

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Cannon Fire!

Starting off with a blast Just after the blast.

Once I can see it frame-by-frame, I'll post the full progression.

[EDIT: UPDATED!]

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Location, Location, Location
Missoula, MT Google Map.

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LUNCH
For those wondering (like me) "where's lunch"... Fuddruckers, 2805 N Reserve St. (aka US93) And yes, partywhipple, we've driven past it twice.

If anyone is trying to call my cell, it may or may not work as it's ranging from 0 to 3 bars at random. Try (406) 728-3100 ask for RM 145.

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POWER!
I (we, whatever) need a webcam at the office. Those monkeys are still working on replacing the transformer that blew up yesterday. They've been at it since ~8pm Thursday!

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