KVM vs ILO/IDRAC/IPMI for out of band management
tldr: ILO is integrated and requires more configuration, KVM can be installed a top of rack switch but not give power on/off functionality like KVM more here soon
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"Open message in conversation" does not work or do anything Thunderbird solution
This can be because the message gets marked as 'hot', when unchecking 'hot' from the message it can be read in the 'open conversation' view again. Go to the 'send' inbox and search for the conversation using the info in…
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What is "Cut-through", "store and forward" and "fragment free" switching methods?
Switching methods forward layer 2 frames in different ways * Cut through * Store and forward * Fragment free Cut-through switching reads only the the destination part of mac header which means that the switch will begin…
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What is a nonblocking switch fabric / architecture?
Switchports are tied to a back-plane or “fabric”, the back-plane coordinates switching between ports and end devices. Sometimes there is a discrepancy between the processing power of the back-plane and its switchports:…
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Cant connect to hyper v manager, probably because you don't have permissions for your current user
Solution: COMPUTER MANAGEMENT > Local Users and groups > groups > hyper v > add user to hyper v group > sign in and out
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