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How can I powerdown VMs to enter Maintenance Mode to apply vCenter component update in vSphere Lifecycle Manager Images when vCenter itself is running

My basic question is: is it possible to use vCenter to apply a component update to the host, seeing as how I would need to shutdown the VMs in order to do it, and crucially 1 of them is a router VM ...
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Delete object everyday in S3 bucket

i'm trying to delete folders(objects) in the S3 bucket everyday (with lifecycle rule). I have this scenario : TestBucket -> connect/ -> test/ -> 2023/ -> 12/ -> 01/, 02/, 03/ etc. I ...
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Updating iDRAC firmware via Lifecycle Controller and USB

A previously working iDRAC under a R720 server running RHEL 7 became borked when attempting a iDRAC firmware update via racadm. I used my Dell Service Tag to obtain the correct firmware file for this ...
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Possible to have AWS take a snapshot of a spot instance just prior to it's unplanned termination?

I've setup a lifecycle manager to reboot a spot instance and create an AMI of the instance once every 24 hours. It would be ideal if it could do the same just prior to an unplanned termination event. ...
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ECR Lifecycle Policy to exclude certain tags

Is there a way to exclude certain tags/images from a cleanup policy? E.g. say I have a repository with images and the related SHAs for the Pull Request which triggered their creation. When these are ...
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Rolling off old partitions in an Athena table

I've got some rollup data that I create every night and store in an S3 bucket, partitioned by date. I execute an ALTER TABLE foo ADD PARTITION... to add each new partition to Athena as it's created. I'...
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possible to set up GCS bucket lifecycle rule to archive rarely used objects?

GCS offers lifecycle management where you can, for example, "Downgrade the storage class of objects older than 365 days to Coldline Storage". I'd like to archive rarely used objects but keep ...
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Managing and installing packages for applications in a Windows Environment

I have been tasked with the mission to setup development pipelines in a predominant Windows environment, using mainly Devops Server 2019. I personally come from a strong Linux background, and been ...
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aws life cycle rules to transition files from s3 bucket to Glacier storage class

I am creating life cycle rules to move files from bucket to the glacier storage class. I was wondering if there is an option to copy files from S3 bucket to Glacier using either CLI or console? I ...
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If I already have files in an S3 bucket in the Glacier storage class, what happens if I apply a bucket policy to move to Glacier after 1 day?

We have a pre-existing S3 bucket that we are looking to add a lifecycle policy to in order to move large files in S3 standard to Glacier. The bucket already contains items with the Glacier storage ...
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Swapping older Samsung Enterprise SSD for Consumer SSD (EVO 850) in Dell PowerEdge R820 server in RAID 5 configuration? [duplicate]

I work for a nonprofit organization that contracts with a local IT outfit. We are currently using three enterprise SSD drives in our Dell PowerEdge R820 rig, set up in a RAID 5 configuration. We have ...
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Why EBS keeps waiting for terminated instances?

Why EBS keeps waiting for terminated instances? 2016-03-02 01:41:22 UTC+0100 INFO Still waiting for the following 3 instances to become healthy: [i-1b5e9691, i-7f5c94f5, i-5d5e96d7]. Only ...
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HANA Upgrade / Lifecycle Manager not installed / installable

At the moment I try to install HANA SPS 11 on top of SPS 9 (upgrade) HANA was installed by a co-worker who is not with the company any more. First I tried to do the Upgrade via Eclipse -> right ...
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Dell R710 LifeCycle and iDRAC6 bad firmware flash

I have an R710 server that I need help with. Earlier today I wanted to update my BIOS and LifeCycle controller. I tried through the F10 System manager, but because my LifeCycle controller and iDRAC ...
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Is there a way to get Dell's lifecycle controller status from commandline?

Is there a way to get Dell's LifeCycle Controller status from command line? For instance, there's a way to schedule BIOS configuration, but there's no way to check afterwards whether those tasks have ...
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SSD life span depends on rewrite [closed]

I want to know the life span of a SSD. Some where i read that If there is more write on the SSD then it will have less life. Is it true? What are the factors mainly effecting SSD life span. Please ...
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Should I turn off hybrid server with GPU on IDLE?

There is a server with 2 CPUs (Intel Xeon E5-2670, Sandy Bridge) and 1 AMD GPU (Tahiti XT Radeon HD 7970). There are also SSD (system and executable files) and HDD (heavy data) that connected to this ...
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About Sonicwall lifecycle [closed]

I'm imvestigating about a Sonicwall UMT appliance, I'm intersted in the TZ215 Wireless but I just read that model is in LTB (Last Time Buy) phase. Does anybody knows how many years could this mean ...
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Replacing Hard Drives [closed]

I was wondering if it is a good idea to replace a hard drive in a (fairly) system-critical database server after a certain number of years of use, before it dies. For example, I was thinking of ...
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Active Directory New User Workflow

I work in a small organization that uses a single file & print server with an Active Directory domain for user management. The office admin who inducts new people is non-technical and generally ...
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Account management tools supporting self-service registration and email verification? [closed]

I work in a university environment that has in the past offered services almost exclusively to university affiliates who already have "formal" accounts in central user database. We are increasingly ...
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What is the life expectency of Dell Poweredge R200? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How long do servers usually last? I know there are many factors involved to determine the life expectancy of a server. As far as I know it is guaranteed for 3 years but a ...
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Should servers be turned off at night?

There is a server that is used from 4:30 am in the morning until ~ 22:00. Should it be turned off? I think that it is a server and that it won't have a problem to stay on, but serious professors are ...
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Fastest time to get an EC2 instance running

I am considering moving from a VPS to EC2. EC2 is elastic and so is its pricing; I could boot my instance on demand, then let it shut down if it isn't active by the end of some hourly period. How ...
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Explanation of WCF application life cycle in IIS 6 hosting environment

Hi all and thanks for reading, I have a delay issue where my application takes a long time to start up when first called after an determinate period since the last call. The web application is a WCF ...
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What's the difference between an instance and a server process in Oracle database?

What is the difference between an instance and a server process, and what are their respective lifecycles?
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Dell PE R710 Lifecycle Controller

How would one use the dell lifecycle controller on the new R710 Servers ? I have seen demos on youtube and it can install linux, windows from there without inserting the installation discs ? I am on ...
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LTO-4 tape shelf life estimation?

LTO tapes, Maxell in this case, are often marketed as having 30 years or more shelf life when stored under "optimal conditions" Is there a way to get a good estimation to the shelf life, given ...
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Life Cycle Navigator?

In many environments the file system directory structure and naming conventions attempt to allow one to use a file manager to navigate the life cycle of a document. This overloading of functions makes ...
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Lifespan of hard disk when using power saving

I am considering getting a small NAS as a file server for my home network. For saving energy I thought it would be a good idea to have a system that shuts down its drives when they aren't used. But I ...
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How do SSD fail near end of life?

Let's say a MLC SSD has lasted a very long time and the first cell has hit its last erase cycle and refuses to erase. What happens after that? Does the controller detect that as a bad block and ...
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