A few weeks ago I’ve posted this article.
After numerous times I’ve tried to install and run the new FreeNAS 8 on a couple of my 32Bit 2GB servers I gave up.
It seems (after digging the internet) that FreeNAS and ZFS needs 64Bit CPU and at least 4GB of memory to run without crushing and/or panicking (panic: kmem_map too small). READ MORE »
Monthly archives for July, 2011
FreeNAS 8 and stability issues!
Fortigate: “The cmdb add entry failed”.
The Fortigate web interface is a great management tool, unfortunately there might be a bug that prevents you from creating new rules or adding new objects to the device.
It’s possible to change the configuration by modifying existing objects but can’t create new ones. READ MORE »
Fortigate: add static arp entries.
I use this commands to list, troubleshot and edit arp related problems/settings on a Fortigate unit.
To list your existing ARP table entries on a Fortigate unit.
get system arp-table
Use this command to add ARP table entries to the Fortigate unit. READ MORE »
Fortigate AS Engine feature returns an error “ASE reports it as spam”.
Outside users attempting to send emails to our domain were blocked with the following error:
554 5.7.1 This message has been blocked because ASE reports it as spam.
I have extracted this info from Fortinet KB:
The AS Engine feature was released in FortiOS 4.0. A new AntiSpam Rule Set was also introduced in v4.0, this is the new rule which contains a Heuristic Antispam check for all suspicious spam upon passing through a firewall. READ MORE »
Sample configuration: Nortel/Avaya IST (Inter-Switch Trunk) protocol.
Here is a sample showing how to build an Inter-Switch Trunk (IST) between two Nortel/Avaya switches over a Multi-Link Trunking (MLT) for redundancy.
IST is a protocol used to connect two switches together to create a single logical switch for redundancy purposes, using it with MLT and the link itself become redundant
Note: IST is supported on Nortel/Avaya Routing Switch 1600, ERS 5×00, ERS 8×00 and requires a license. READ MORE »
How to: manually prevent the NTFS file system compression function.
The file system compression can be a major overhead for servers during the backup time and in extreme cases it can double the time it takes to backup the server.
To prevent from accidentally using the compression on your server you can try the steps below to edit Registry and disable compression function. READ MORE »
How to: claim lost space on drive c: under SBS 2008 Part 2
In my previous post “How to: claim lost space on drive c: under SBS 2008” I have mentioned the obvious things that can be done to free space from drive C: on an SBS 2008 server.
Today I discovered another fast growing and space consuming service, sharepoint…or to be precise,the SharePoint Config database Log file located at C:\Windows\SYSMSI\SSEE\MSSQL.2005\MSSQL\Data\Sharepoint_config_***.ldf
this file can be huge. READ MORE »