Author Archives: Idit Bnaya

Force Vmware VM to boot from CD

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Idit Bnaya

Edit the machine settings: Go to Options tab, select Boot Options, and then Force BIOS Setup: In the BIOS go to “Boot” tab, Then stand on the “CD-ROM Drive” and hit the “+” in the keyboard to get the CD-ROM … Continue reading →

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Resetting windows server 2012 R2 local administrator or any local user passwords

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Idit Bnaya

Boot the server with the original windows media (You can obtain original media directly from MS for free as a 180 days free Evaluation: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-2012-r2 ) Click “Next” on the first setup screen Then click “Repair your computer” Then click “Troubleshoot” … Continue reading →

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Updating frozen ILO firmware for a blade through the enclosure using SSH

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Idit Bnaya