Cloned Red Hat/CentOS/Scientific Linux Virtual Machines and “Device eth0 does not seem to be present” Message

Recently I was preparing some new virtual machines in VMware running Scientific Linux 6.  I encountered some difficulty with the virtual network interface after preparing clones of the machines.  In particular I was unable to get the virtual NIC on the newly cloned machine to be recognized as a valid interface.  Upon further investigation the NIC on the newly cloned machines was being registered as “eth1″.  We can check the currently registered “eth” devices here:[root@sl6 ~]# ls /sys/class/neteth1  lo  sit0As...

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ESX 4.1 install error on BL460c G7 - NIC driver fails to load

The HP BL460c G7 is on the VMware HCL list for ESX 4.1. However, when trying to install ESX 4.1 there's an error during install - it fails to load drivers for the network adapter ("No network adapters were detected"). It doesn't help to update all firmware to latest version (even though this should be done in any case...) (Update 2011.02.18: This problem persists on ESX 4.1 U1)This is a known error and there's a fix for it. However, it seems...

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How to Mount and Access Files in an ISO image on Linux

Like anything else on Linux, it’s easiest to do things from the command line, and when we’re dealing with servers that’s probably the only thing we easily have access to. Luckily it’s trivial to mount an ISO image in Linux.Open up a terminal window and type in the following commands, assuming that you are in the same directory as the ISO image, and adjusting the paths as needed: sudo mkdir /media/isosudo modprobe loopsudo mount filename.iso /media/iso -t iso9660 -o loopYou should be able to navigate to the /media/iso folder and see the contents...

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How To Create Bootable USB

You do not have a CD / DVD and you want to try a  Live bootable CD via USB. Or say You want to make a bootable USB. WinToFlash starts a wizard that will help pull over the contents of a CD or DVD or a disc image in ISO format and prepare the USB drive to become a bootable replacement for the optical drive.It Supports Windows XP, Vista and Win 7.FreewareEasy to UseHow to use it:1. Download and install and Run it.Download...

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Installing and Configuring Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) on Windows Server 2008 R2

In the latest release of Windows 2008 R2, Terminal Services has been renamed Remote Desktop Services (RDS).  There are many enhancements in this release including enhanced multimedia performance and the ability to publish custom applications sets to specific users through Remote Desktop Web Access.  The Web Access role as the name suggests allows users to access Remote Desktop applications through a web site.  This feature is...

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