Scenario / Question: Install Vmware Server 2 on Centos 5.2 Host Solution / Answer: The new vmware server 2 has a new look and also the previous compile bugs that were present in the 1.0 version when installing on Centos and Fedora appear to have been fixed. Download Vmware Server 2.0 Go to [continue...]

Scenario / Question: How do I permanently mount a windows share on my linux machine Solution / Answer: Make sure you have the needed packages installed Use mount command with the smbfs setting Secure your username and password for accessing the windows share Make sure you have the smbfs and [continue...]

Scenario / Question: How do I extend my LVM to include another RAID Array partition Solution / Answer: Create a new Physical Volume Extend the Volume Group Extend the Logical Volume Resize the File System to the new size Display the current Physical Volumes: # pvdisplay --- Physical volume --- [continue...]

Scenario / Question: How do I add a hot spare to my existing RAID Arrays and also have it shared among the RAID Arrays Solution / Answer: Use mdadm to hot add the new drive partition to the RAID Array Configure mdadm.conf to include “spare-group” setting Configure mdadm to run in [continue...]

Scenario / Question: Setup a RAID 1 Array in an existing system using two new hard drives. Solution / Answer: Check the Partition Table on the new drives and create a RAID partition. Create a new RAID 1 Array using the newly created partitions Create mdadm.conf configuration file for the RAID [continue...]

Scenario / Question: How do I install apcupsd APC UPS software on my linux machine Solution / Answer: Obtain the apcupsd software from www.apcupsd.org and configure based on your type of APC UPS Download apcupsd software: The software can be found on sourceforge.com located here . We will be [continue...]

Scenario / Question: First drive /dev/sda or /dev/hda failed in a RAID 1 configuration and now system will not boot. System booting but only getting a prompt that shows grub and a flashing cursor. Prevent system from crashing on reboot if first drive in RAID Array fails. Solution / Answer: Use [continue...]