VMware Upgrading the vSphere Virtual Center Appliance
KB ID 0001193 Problem I had a vCenter 6.0.0.1 appliance on my test network and wanted to update it to version 6.0.0.2. But I didn’t want to reinstall the whole thing from scratch. Solution Let’s assume it’s going to go wrong! Take a snapshot off the appliance first. Go to the patch update site and get the latest patch for your version of vCenter. Upload the ISO file into your vSphere storage, and present it to your...
Re-Image and Update the Cisco FirePOWER Services Module
KB ID 0001164 Problem This takes ages! Seriously, if it’s late in the afternoon you might want to do this tomorrow morning, or leave the re-imaging running overnight. (Remember if you set the FirePOWER module to ‘fail-closed’, you will lose internet access, so you might want to change that to ‘fail-open’ as well). The process is a LOT EASIER to do in the ASDM, I’m not usually an advocate of the GUI,...
ASA Setup FirePOWER Services (for ASDM)
KB ID 0001107 Problem Both the 5506-X (rugged version and wireless), and 5508-X now come with a FirePOWER services module inside them. This can be managed from either ASDM* (with OS and ASDM upgraded to the latest version), and via the FireSIGHT management software/appliance. Related Articles, References, Credits, or External Links *UPDATE: All ASA ‘Next-Gen’ firewalls can now have their Firepower Service Module managed...
Event ID 9327
KB ID 0000480 Problem Seen when an Exchange server attempts to build the Offline Address book but encounters an error. Source: MSExchangeSA Event ID: 9327 Task Category: (13) Level: Warning Keywords: Classic User: N/A Description: OALGen skipped some entries in the offline address list ‘Global Address List’. To see which entries are affected, event logging for the OAL Generator must be set to at least medium. This is just...
Event ID 9323
KB ID 0000481 Problem Seen when an Exchange server attempts to build the Offline Address book but encounters an error. Source: MSExchangeSA Event ID: 9323 Task Category: (13) Level: Warning Keywords: Classic Description: Entry ‘{Username}’ has invalid or expired e-mail certificates. These certificates will not be included in the offline address list for ‘Global Address List’. Solution 1. Go to a domain...