Expanding host drive on XenServer 5.5 with the SR on a LUN

 This is using a EVA4000 with XenServer 5.5 on blades with a Windows host that needs drive expansion.

Using the EVA management tools, need to expand them as close to 2TB as possible; our current EVA has a max capacity of 2TB LUNs.

1. Reboot each host in the pool by migrating vms to other servers (xe host-evacuate command is handy for that). Once done move the hosts back.

2. You should see the unallocated space on the SR now, allocate some to the file server virtual disk for data (once again trying to get close to 2TB for each) by changing its size in the properties (dynamically) 

3. In Windows go to the disk management and extend the volume you want to add the space to with the unallocated space.

Double check that the free space has now increased.

Pass-through not working on Citrix XP FR4

Know this is an old (read realllllllly old) version of Citrix, but pretty much there has been zero budget to update it and zero incentive from management no matter what is said.

Anyways for me I have a Citrix farm running XP FR4 with the published app being JDE. The servers are running Windows 2003; can't go to 2008 due to application limitation which is a whole 'nother conversation.

Anyways in getting

when trying to connect to the farm using pass-through authentication. All settings on the client are set to use pass-through, security groups are part of the allow log on through terminal services (in GPO), and security groups assigned to published apps. Although it still allows to connect if you type domain credentials on the next loginscreen.

Upon further investigation, the ssonsvr.exe service is not running when trying to run the published app. This service is used for the pass-though authentication, so it not running is a small deal.

For me the fix that finally worked was installing ICA 10.0; any client version higher like 10.2 did not work.

 Next you need to double check the registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\NetworkProvider\Order. Double check ProviderOrder and make sure PnSson is first, if not edit it so it is.

After that should be all good

Debian sources.list

For testing, change wheezy to testing

1. Security Updates

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free

2. Australia Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

3. Austria Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.at.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.at.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

4. Belarus Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.by.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.by.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

5. Belgium Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.be.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.be.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

6. Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.ba.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.ba.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

7. Brazil Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.br.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.br.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

8. Bulgaria Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.bg.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.bg.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

9. Canada Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.ca.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.ca.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

10. Chile Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.cl.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.cl.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

11. Croatia Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.hr.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.hr.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

12. Czech Republic Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.cz.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.cz.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

13. Denmark Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.dk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.dk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

14. Estonia Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.ee.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.ee.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

15. Finland Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.fi.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.fi.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

16. France Mirror 1

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

17. France Mirror 2

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp2.fr.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp2.fr.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

18. Germany Mirror 1

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

19. Germany Mirror 2

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp2.de.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp2.de.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

20. Great Britain Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

21. Greece Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.gr.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.gr.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

22. Hong Kong Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.hk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.hk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

23. Hungary Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.hu.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.hu.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

24. Iceland Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.is.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.is.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

25. Ireland Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.ie.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.ie.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

26. Italy Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.it.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.it.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

27. Japan Mirror 1

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.jp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.jp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

28. Japan Mirror 2

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp2.jp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp2.jp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

29. Korea Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.kr.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.kr.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

30. Lithuania Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.lt.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.lt.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

31. Mexico Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.mx.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.mx.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

32. Netherlands Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

33. New Caledonia Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.nc.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.nc.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

34. New Zealand Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.nz.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.nz.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

35. Norway Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.no.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.no.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

36. Poland Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.pl.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.pl.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

37. Portugal Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.pt.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.pt.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

38. Romania Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.ro.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.ro.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

39. Russia Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.ru.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.ru.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

40. Slovakia Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.sk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.sk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

41. Slovenia Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.si.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.si.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

42. Spain Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.es.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.es.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

43. Sweden Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.se.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.se.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

44. Switzerland Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.ch.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.ch.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

45. Taiwan Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.tw.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.tw.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

46. Thailand Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.th.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.th.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

47. Turkey Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.tr.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.tr.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

48. Ukraine Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.ua.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.ua.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

49. United States Mirror

# /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Architecture:
alpha amd64 arm armel hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

XenCenter error "Unable to mount the directory specified in device configuration request"

Had this issue when moving an ISO SR from a soon to be decommissioned server to its new location. When trying to attach the SR using the new path, it would give an error "Unable to mount the directory specified in device configuration request" when using XenCenter 5.6.1 (build 38895) on Win7 x64, might be on earlier versions but do not recall it happening before.

Anyways when creating the CIFS, check off 'use different user name' and fill out an appropriate account, even it will be the same one as the current logged in user. For some reason it appears pass through does not work/not implemented.

VM Workstation 7.1.4 on kernel 2.6.39-30

Taken from http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/tumbleweed/460324-kernel-upgrade-2-6-39-30-desktop-breaks-vmware-workstation-7-1-4-64bit-2.html

*crossing fingers* hope this works on debian testing without all the bloody errors. Although from what i've read all that was required was the removal of BKL from vmnet, could never get it to work quite right

*UNTESTED* Testing later on in a VM.

Although should still be distro independent as long as kernel matches up. 

Link to patch: http://www.fedoraforum.org/leigh123linux/vm/vmware2.6.39.patch

cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/

Backup the original source files and move the official source to a temporary patch folder:

cp -R source source.bak
mv source source-original

Next unpack the origional source files:

cd source-original
tar -xvf vmblock.tar
tar -xvf vmci.tar
tar -xvf vmmon.tar
tar -xvf vmnet.tar
tar -xvf vsock.tar

Now apply the patch:

cd ..
patch -p0 /home/joe.blogs/Downloads/vmware2.6.39fixed.patch
cd source-original

Now repack the source files so they can be used by the installer:

rm *.tar
tar -cvf vmblock.tar vmblock-only
tar -cvf vmci.tar vmci-only
tar -cvf vmmon.tar vmmon-only
tar -cvf vmnet.tar vmnet-only
tar -cvf vsock.tar vsock-only

Finally put the patched source files back in the right location:

mkdir ../source
cp *.tar ../source/

You should now be able to run up VM Ware workstation - You should be prompted for your root password so the system can build the required binaries from the source code for you.

If this works, you might want to delete the temporary patch folder. As root run:

rm -R /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source-original

If you need to apply any further patches - You'll need to use you'r original source files you backed up to /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source.bak rather than your patched files in /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source

If that all sound's like too much work then it might be best to revert to 2.6.38 kernel and wait for VMware to provide an update.

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Interesting..perhaps should see about integrating this with the BartPE/another selection on the repair/tech dvd. Also need to see if it auto-updates the def at run time or needs to be manually updated when on usb - prolly the later

Intent of this blog

The intent of this blog is to fill it with resolutions to issues that I encounter at work, home, wherever and things to read up later on.