Category: Howto

Configuring a Synology NAS device for use with ABS

  • Plug the NAS into both power and LAN (gigabit LAN highly recommended)
  • Power on the NAS
  • Install the Synology Assistant software on a Windows workstation/server on the NAS’ LAN
  • Run Synology Assistant
  • Allow the application to sear  your network
  • Right-click your NAS and coose Connect
  • Configure it’s IP address and optional admin password
  • Notify the Epicor team that the NAS is on the network, and provide it’s IP address and access credentials

The user guide is available for download http://ukdl.synology.com/download/ds/userguide/DSM4.0/Syno_UsersGuide_NAServer_enu.pdf

 

 

Configure DNS on Linux

To set or reconfigure your Linux server’s DNS server:

Open the /etc/resolv.conf configuration file:

vim /etc/resolv.conf

Set or update the name server line(s) to point to the desired DNS server(s), as shown in the example below:

nameserver 192.168.1.100
nameserver 192.168.1.101

Save the changes to apply the new DNS server configuration.

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How Do I View VSIFAX Modem Stats?

If you experience failed faxes, running these commands can help identify if the issue is affecting a single modem/phone line or multiples modems/phone lines:

grep result $VSIFAX/spool/logs/modem1* | awk '{print $6}' | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn
grep result $VSIFAX/spool/logs/modem2* | awk '{print $6}' | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn
grep result $VSIFAX/spool/logs/modem3* | awk '{print $6}' | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn
grep result $VSIFAX/spool/logs/modem4* | awk '{print $6}' | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn

How to find the Dell Service Tag on VMWare ESXi Server Virtual from vSphere

To identify DELL service tag on this server, you should login to vSphere client -> click on the top level node in the left-hand tree structure (this is the vmware node) -> click on the “Configuration” tab -> On the left side, it will display “Hardware” and “Software” sections -> click on “Processors” link in the “Hardware” section -> under the “System”, you’ll see the DELL service tag as shown in the picture below.

 

How To Change DRAC Password Using RACADM

The default username and password for Dell Remote Access Controllers (DRAC) are “root” and “calvin, ” respectively. As with everything else, for security reasons it is recommended to change either or both.

There are always those cases where you either forget the password or don’t know it to begin with.  Like in the case of purchasing used equipment on eBay or elsewhere.

Resetting the DRAC password can be done using the command line tool, racadm.  RACADM can be downloaded from Dell by searching for “racdm download.” Once installed racdm.exe will be located, by default, in C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\SysMgt\rac5 (for DRAC 5 on 64-bit Windows OS) or C:\Program Files\Dell\SysMgt\rac5 (for DRAC 5 on 32-bit OS).  Navigate to the appropriate directory to run the following commands.

Notes:

  • In DRAC 4 the first index slot is “root” by default.
  • In DRAC 5 index 1 is “Administrator” and index 2 is “root”. This is essential to know to correctly reset the password.

Examples using racadm to reset DRAC password from the Windows command line:

  • DRAC 4: racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -o cfgUserAdminPassword -i 1 <NewPassword>
  • DRAC 5: racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -o cfgUserAdminPassword -i 2 <NewPassword>

You can also display the info using the racadm command:

  • DRAC 4: racadm getconfig -g cfgUserAdmin -i 1
  • DRAC 5: racadm getconfig -g cfgUserAdmin -i 2

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/smdrac3/idrac/idrac10mono/en/ug/html/racugc6.htm