PowerShell Exported CSV is Garbled?
KB ID 0001557 Problem I was exporting a list of enabled Active Directory users to a CSV file for some documentation, the finished article was not what I was expecting; Contents; Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format.FormatStartData ClassId2e4f51ef21dd47e99d3c952918aff9cd, pageHeaderEntry pageFooterEntry autosizeInfo shapeInfo groupingEntry 033ecb2bc07a4d43b5ef94ed5a35d280...
ADFS Logon Page: Change Images and Logos
KB ID 0001556 Problem There are a lot of things that can be customised on the ADFS logon page, but most people just want to change the image, and the ‘Company Logo’. Note: By default the company logo is just the Federation Service Display Name but you can replace that with a logo of you own. Replace ADFS Logon Page Main Image As per Microsoft recommendations; “We recommend the dimensions for the illustration to be...
HP Intelligent Provisioning Cant See USB Media?
KB ID 0001555 Problem Life was simpler when we had DVD Drives and a wallet full of CD/DVDs! I was building an HP DL360 This morning and needed to install Windows. I created a bootable USB with Unetbootin and selected a Windows Server ISO, it wouldn’t boot. So I thought ‘Fine I’ll play the game” I pressed F10 for Intelligent Provisioning. After selecting USB media – the system could not see my USB Drive? ...
macOS: Create an ISO From a Folder
KB ID 0001554 Problem I had to get some files onto a server today that had no internet access. I did have iLO access, so if I could get the files into an .iso file, I could present that as a virtual CD/DVD drive, and install the software I required. But how to create an .iso file on my mac? Solution It’s a two step procedure, first you use Disk Utility to create a CDR image, then you convert that image to an ISO. Launch Disk...
HP iLO Upgrade Stops at 99%
KB ID 0001553 Problem While trying to update an iLO on a blade server yesterday, (from 2.07 to 2.33). I uploaded the file it got to 99% then after a while it recycled and repeated the process all over again, and kept going. Solution Well I was on a 2016 Server using IE 11, and the iLO2 is VERY OLD, so I’m guessing it’s a browser problem. I reconnected to the iLO using Firefox, and it worked perfectly. (Note: If using a...