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How to Find a MAC Address in VMware and Hyper-V There might be a time when your network team asks you to check on a MAC address coming from your virtualization infrastructure this could be for a number of reasons. Or you have the MAC address of a virtual machine and have no idea which…
Error: Could Not Complete Giveback Because of Non-CA Locks on Volume I came across this error (Could Not Complete Giveback Because of Non-Ca Locks on Volume) during a failover and give back on a HA pair. Performing the manual failover was fine and all aggregates failed over correctly, however on the failback the root volumes…
Andrew Youderian • May 29, 2015 If you ask any inventor, designer or creative person what has stopped them from seeing a brilliant idea to fruition, the answer is always the same: money. But crowdfunding has changed all that. Thanks to sites like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo, a really great idea can now come to light…
Happy Theme Thursday! Today, WordPress.com welcomes two new free themes to its collection: Apostrophe and Canard. Apostrophe With a pared-down design and bold images, Apostrophe is ideally suited to magazine-style sites, like travelogues, fashion blogs, or foodie sites. It’s an update of Semicolon, built by Automattic’s own Konstantin Kovshenin. Read moreHow To Create a Multilingual…
Publishing tools for everyone Roughly half of the content and traffic on the internet is in English1, yet English is the mother tongue of only about a quarter of internet users2, and less than 5% of the world’s population.3 We believe that WordPress.com should be for everyone, not just English speakers — it’s why we…
How to Remove Microsoft Windows Ghost Adapters Within a virtual environment it is common to easily add and remove network adapters to a Windows Server. However sometimes these network adapters do not get removed properly and can cause issues. Simply going into Device Manager and selecting View – Show hidden devices does not always display…
Whether you’re a WordPress developer that needs to offer support, a business in desperate need of a unique customer service strategy, or even if you’re looking to take on the likes of Yahoo! and become a question & answer powerhouse: Q&A on your website is something you should undoubtedly be considering. WordPress Q&A Plugin Index…
It’s no secret that I love to pore through the street photography tag in the WordPress.com Reader and share images that catch my attention. Join me on another trip around the world as seen through the eyes (and lenses!) of these seven skilled photographers. This arresting image of a bird in a car — juxtaposed…
vSphere 6 – vCenter 6 Appliance Install Error You may come across this error message when you attempt to install the vCenter 6 appliance – Firstboot script execution error. Failed to download vCenter Server support bundle logs. vSphere 6 vCenter Appliance Install Error This error comes about due to DNS mis-configuration. During the vCenter 6…
WordPress is an excellent platform for blogging or hosting a website. However, it has evolved into much more than that. WordPress is now a powerful content management system which powers over 27% of the web, and thanks to a few external plugins, can handle a variety of different file download needs. The native WordPress user interface…
Andrew Youderian • May 8, 2015 The conversion rate. If you’re anything like me, it’s the single most important metric you look at next to revenue when checking analytics. But buried in that seemingly straightforward number are all sorts of nasty deceptions. In this post I’m going to tell you why you should never take your average conversion…
Veeam Backup and Replication Error This error came up the other day during a backup of a client’s virtual machine – Error: Virtual disk size is not a multiple of 1KB Veeam Error Not a Multiple of 1KB The fix is quite simple, all you need to do is edit the virtual machine within VMware…
It’s Theme Thursday, and we’re happy to launch a brand new free theme. Gazette Gazette, designed by yours truly, is a clean and flexible theme perfectly suited for minimalist magazine-style sites, personal blogs, or any content-rich site. It allows you to highlight specific articles on the homepage, and to balance readability with a powerful use…
With over 4+ million active installs, a 4.6 user rating on WordPress.org, and an army of happy, loyal digital store owners to back it, WooCommerce is the most popular free e-commerce solution for WordPress by a mile. As of January 2018, WooCommerce powers over 35% of all online stores! If you’re looking to open up virtual shop on…
The Beatles’ career may be one of the most inspirational success stories ever. They started from total obscurity, worked exceptionally hard, and endured set backs, failures and fights before becoming arguably the most famous rock and roll band in history. (Some estimates claim they have sold over 2 billion albums!). Their long rise to stardom…
Veeam Enterprise Manager NAT Setup We have been using Veeam Backup and Replication along with Veeam Enterprise Manager extensively over the past few months. Each setup is different but one common setup especially for service providers is to have your Veeam Enterprise Manager located in a DMZ. We then need add Veeam Backup and Replication…
Cisco Nexus 5000 – Operation Failed. Fabric is already locked The other day I came across this problem where I could not update the device-alias database for an FCoE WWPN. When I tried to update the database I got the following error – Operation Failed. Fabric is Locked. This appears when someone else or something…
Nucleare Nucleare, by Cresta Project, is a classic blog theme with a crisp, elegant design and plenty of handy features. A built-in search box, links to your favorite social networks, four widget areas, and beautifully styled post formats make this an ideal theme for your personal blog. Check out Nucleare on the Theme Showcase, or activate…