The following script creates a snapshot of a VM, then exports it to an NFS share for backup or disaster recovery purposes.
Schedule this via cron on a host server. Update the NFSSERVER and NFSSHARE variables to match your NFS configuration.
Read more XenServer VM Backup to NFS Script
If possible, use Internet Explorer with the console configured for ActiveX as the below instructions allow weak SSL Algorithms in Java.
When launching the DRAC console in Java you may get this error:
To allow the application to launch: Read more Allow Dell DRAC Console in Java
When installing packages via yum and the database is corrupt, the following message is displayed:
rpmdb: Thread/process 13903/140194607871904 failed: Thread died in Berkeley DB library
error: db3 error(-30974) from dbenv->failchk: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - (-30974)
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
CRITICAL:yum.main:Commands such as “yum clean all” also fail with this message. To correct, move the RPM DB files to a temporary folder and rebuild the database with these 3 commands: Read more Rebuild Corrupt Yum RPM Database
Samba and Windows that are used on-demand should be mounted with autofs. The system will mount or remount the share automatically as needed.
domain=domain.int
username=storage
password=p@ssw0rdRead more Mount Windows/Samba Shares with Autofs in CentOS 6/7/8
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