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How to Configure Telnet Server on Windows Server 2008

crtechtipsMar 25, 20152 min read

How to Configure Telnet Server on Windows Server 2008 Last week I needed to setup Telnet server on a Windows Server 2008 box. The setup is straight forward except for …

Dell DSET CIMOM Error

crtechtipsMar 14, 20152 min read

I was asked to run a DSET report on a Red Hat 6.4 machine and it just wasn’t running. Here is the error that was being generated when the report …

VRTX Blocked SSD Error

crtechtipsMar 1, 20151 min read

The other day I ran across a gentleman who was trying to install brand new SSDs into his VRTX chassis. He was getting an error telling him that the status …

How to setup the software RAID 1 on Window Server 2008 R2?

crtechtipsFeb 13, 20152 min read

Step 1: Open the “Server Manager” -> Storage -> Disk Management Step 2: Select the “System Reserved” volume Step 3: Right click on “System Reserved” volume and select “Add Mirror…” …

12G LifeCycle Controller Hangs During POST

crtechtipsFeb 13, 20152 min read

Note: This blog post is for Dell PowerEdge 12G systems. Here is the 11G how to: https://crtech.tips/lifecycle-controller-hanging-during-post/ Sometimes a Dell PowerEdge 12G system can get caught in POST. This is caused by …