Friday, October 18, 2024

Altaro offsite backups to Azure

 Pretty much everything you need is in the article below. You'll set up the Azure account with storage, set up a container in that storage, and then grab the connection string key from Azure. You will use the container name and connection string to get Altaro connected to Azure.


https://support.hornetsecurity.com/hc/en-us/articles/19688419335057-How-to-set-up-Offsite-Copies-to-an-Azure-Cloud-Storage-Account



Monday, July 1, 2024

Problem launching iDRAC viewer on Dell Servers - possible solutions

 If you try to launch the iDRAC viewer on a Dell server and get an error message saying "the viewer has terminated - Reason: the network connection has dropped", please use the instructions below to temporarily get by the issue. It involves changing the security settings in your Java installation. The better long term fix is to update your iDRAC software and firmware to the latest version, but this solution can get you by in a pinch.


If you search for the java.security files located in lib/security for each installation, you can comment the existing section then copy/paste without the algorithm:

Example Code:
#jdk.tls.disabledAlgorithms=SSLv3, RC4, MD5withRSA, DH keySize < 1024, \
# EC keySize < 224, DES40_CBC, RC4_40, 3DES_EDE_CBC
jdk.tls.disabledAlgorithms=SSLv3, RC4, MD5withRSA, DH keySize < 1024, \
EC keySize < 224, DES40_CBC, RC4_40

Note: You may have to update multiple files if you've installed Java for 32 and 64-bit platforms.

Save your file(s), close and re-open your browsers, and everything tests out fine.



The above comes from the article in the following link:


https://www.dell.com/community/en/conversations/systems-management-general/using-virtual-console-network-connection-has-dropped/647f79d4f4ccf8a8de7fc82b



OR...


I have found that the above does not always work for me. Another option is to reset the iDRAC from the main screen. That takes quite a few minutes, but does not affect the server in production. After the iDRAC has been reset, you should be able to view the launcher.


OR...


I think this is the best option...assuming it is available on your iDRAC. Make sure your iDRAC has the latest firmware. If it does, hopefully HTML5 is an option for you. On the main iDRAC page, click on "settings" under "Virtual Console Preview". Change the plug-in type to HTML5 and click "apply". You will need to have port 5900 allowed through your firewall for this to work, as well as the standard HTTPS port you are using.