Windows 11 Unsupported CPU
Unsupported CPU KB ID 0001878 Problem I needed to upgrade a Windows 11 VM from 21H2 to 23H2, as is recommended I installed the PC Health Check, I was surprised to see this error. The processor isn’t currently supported for Windows 11. More about supported CPUs Processor Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 v3 @ 2.4GHz I say surprised, because although this was a VMware virtual machine it was ultimately on a HPE DL360 Gen 9 – which is...
Stop Mac Screen Dim When on Battery
Mac Screen Dim KB ID 0001876 Problem I work primarily on a macbook, (it’s usually perched on my lap while I work). My current (and my first) macbook had magsafe charging, which is a nice feature, but when you work with a laptop on your knee you are constantly knocking the magsafe charger, which results in an annoying ‘I’m NOT charging, and now I AM charging again’ noise (I can cope with). But as soon as it’s...
VMware vSphere Adding vTPM
vTPM KB ID 0001875 Problem I’ve been asked about this a couple of times in the past, back then my test bench was running a mix of ESX 6.7 and 6.5 so I could not test and document the process. Now Everything is running ESX 8.x I can test the procedure in anger. The reason is because I was met with this today. TPM 2.0 must be supported and enabled on this PC So what’s a TPM, and a vTPM and why is that important? Trusted...
What is Latency?
What is Latency? KB ID 0001874 What is Latency? I hear people use the word ‘Latency’ a lot, mostly without ever really understanding what it is, unlike its close relations bandwidth and thoughput* which are measurments of data, latency is a measurment of TIME, and in a lot scenarios is variable depending on what’s happening. *Note: Too low bandwidth and thoughput can increase latency. There will always be latency,...
Proxmox Update Package Database Error
Update Package Database KB ID 0001873 Problem More of an annoyance than a problem to be honest, but every 24 hours I get the following errors logged against every host in my Proxmox cluster. Description ‘Update Package Database’ If you drill down into that error, you will see. TASK ERROR: command ‘apt-get update’ failed: exit code 100 Solution : Update Package Database This happens because (by default) the...
Proxmox HA Cluster
Proxmox HA Cluster KB ID 0001872 Problem Proxmox HA Cluster: As the name implies this allows the cluster to ‘restart’ failed virtual machines on another host in the cluster in the event of a host failure. Unlike VMware (that has a vCenter appliance to do this) in Proxmox it can be configured from any host. Which may seem like an advantage – but the GUI can get a little ‘clunky’ whilst configuring HA....
Proxmox Windows Drive Missing
Proxmox Windows Drive Missing KB ID 0001871 Problem When attempting to deploy a Windows VM, in this case Server 2022, you do not see the local storage. Solution I’ve been in this situation a hundred times in the past, (usually on physical servers). The problem is simply Windows does not have the driver for the storage controller. There two ways you can approach the problem, Option 1: Proxmox Windows Drive Missing The...
Proxmox You Do Not Have a Valid Subscription
You Do Not Have a Valid Subscription KB ID 0001870 Problem I’m only just getting comfortable with Proxmox, whilst building a three node cluster recently I was pestered with this ‘nag’ dialog. You do not have a valid subscription for this server. Please visit www.proxmox.com to get a list of available options. Solution : You Do Not Have a Valid Subscription I’m using this because it’s free, Even the...
Windows Create NFS Share
Windows Create NFS Share KB ID 0001869 Problem It has been a while since I mentioned this, but if you have a Windows server, and you would like to present an NFS Share, the process is pretty straight forward. The following procedure was carried out on Windows Server 2022, but the process is pretty much the same going all the way back to Server 2012. Solution : Windows Create NFS Share Install Server for NFS (GUI) You need to add the...
GIMP Default Text Tool Settings
GIMP Default Text Tool KB ID 0001868 Problem I’ve mentioned before how much I like GIMP, I use it for all my graphics needs these days. And if you a regular visitor you will know I produce a lot of screenshots with/without text. To do that I use a font called ‘Avalon’. So it’s a pain when there’s been an update and the default font changes to something else. If you need to put lots of text on an image, and each...