Friday 30 October 2009

Switch: HP Procurve 2610 (24/48 port) - Flash instructions

Flashing the switch

1.  Download latest firmware update

2. Conect to the console port with Console cable
2.a Connect to the port via Putty (serial)
2.b Setup static IP address on switch

3. Start TFTPD32 server om laptop
3.a Copy the new firmware to the tftp location

4. Patch the laptop into the switch and assign static IP Address
5. From Console mode - ping laptop
6. From Switch
Switch# en
Switch# conf t
Switch(config)#  copy tftp flash LAPTOPIPaddress I_07_68.swi
Switch(config)# The primary OS will be deleted (y/n) y


7. VERY important - Boot the switch into primary flash
Switch(config)# boot system flash primary
Select y
8. Verify you are using the primary flash - Show version

Switch# sh ver


9. Copying the show tech all command to txt file

switch# copy command 'show tech all' tftp Laptop IPADDRESS filename.txt






Tuesday 13 October 2009

ArcServe - how to rest the caroot password

1. Open a command prompt on the server where you want to change/reset the caroot password.
2. In the command prompt browse to the drive where you have ARCServe installed (e.g. C:\Program Files\CA\...)
3. Once in the ARCServe folder type in the following: cstop
4. This will stop the ARCServe services that are running.
5. When all services are stopped open the Windows Explorer and browse to the folder:
C:\Program Files\CA\BrightStor ARCserve Backup\Data\Discovery
Here you will find a folder that has the name of your server.
6. Rename this folder.
7. Back in the command prompt type in the following: cstart
8. This will start the ARCServe services that were stopped in item 4.
9. Still in the command prompt type in the following:
Authsetup/p "password" where “password” is what you want the new password to be.
10. Close the command prompt and try to open ARCServe with the new password.

Wednesday 7 October 2009

Microsoft Dynamics GP

Needs only .NET SP 2 (NO service packs)

Dynamics Database is the mail database
- stores all of the internal detail
- user accounts
- security details

Company databases
- stores company related information
- transactions

.vba = reports

reports are linked to the .dic files

new company created - deleted all of the c:\program files\Micro~D\GP$USA and copied all of dynamics into it

dex.ini = control file

dex.dic - change details
dynamics.set = change details

Thursday 1 October 2009

Disable sound warning - Avira AntiVir Personal

What an annoying sound!

Open Avira Personal

- Click on Administration
- Click Configuration
- Tick the "Expert Mode" box
- - Click on General (+)
- - Acoustic Alert
- - - No warning

Click OK