How to use iperf on an ESX host

Did you ever want to test the network-speed to your ESX-Host with iperf? iperf exists already on installations with vSphere 6.0. Follow this short description: iperf is located on the ESX host at /usr/lib/vmware/vsan/bin/iperf Execution of …
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Arduino powered Bobbycar for my Son

A project I'm currently working on, is the Arduino powered Bobbycar for my Son. Because my Son is currently so interested in Switches / Buttons and Lights, I decided to add some on his Bobbycar with future extension possibilities.
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VMware VSAN delete/purge inaccessible objects

Sometimes it could happen, that you get inaccessible files on your ESXi Cluster with VSAN. Here are the Steps to clean up inaccessible files with vCenter Server on Windows 2012R2: Connect to vcenter server with rvc.bat in C:\Program …
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Important FortiGate CLI commands

FortiGate High Availability Cluster CLI commands: Manage the specified FortiGate unit (X ist the unit number): execute ha manage X Set the current ForitGate Unit as master: diag sys ha set-as-master enable Get HA Status: get system ha status  
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3DR Y6 mit Arduino LED’s

Heute habe ich meinen Multikoper mit LED's ausgestattet. Der verwendete Chip auf den LED Streifen ist ein LPD8806 für welchen es bereits eine Library für den Arduino gibt. Als kompakten "Arduino" habe ich mir das RBBB (Really Bare Bones Board) von …
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Renew a self signed SSL-Certificate on CentOS

I recieved this e-mail from my webserver: ################# SSL Certificate Warning ################ Certificate for hostname 'yourservername.com', in file (or by nickname): /etc/pki/tls/certs/localhost.crt The certificate needs to be renewed; this …
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3DR Y6 Multicopter

So, wieder einmal ein Bastelprojekt begonnen :-) Ich habe mir den Do-It-Yourself Y6 Kit von 3DRobotics bestellt. Dabei handelt es sich um einen Multikopter in Y-Form und 6 gegenläufigen brushless outrunner Motoren (je einer unten und einer oben). Da …
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Wort-Uhr

Mein letztes Projekt war eine Wort-Uhr nachzubauen, ganz nach dem Vorbild von "Qlocktwo" von Biegert & Funk. Darin werkelt ein ATMEL Atmega328 Mikrokontroller (Arduino), ein DCF77 Empfänger sowie 114 LED's. Die Firmware ist open-source und kann …
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VMware Player on CentOS if vmmon failed to start

Recently I updated the kernel of CentOS, after this update, I was not able to start any Virtual Machines in VMware Player. The following steps solved my problem: 1. Stop the VMware service with: service vmware stop 2. Remove the kernel Module:
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