Thursday, March 24, 2016

Exchange database sizes in LogicMonitor

This datasource shows each database as an instance (typically there are 1-20). A graph shows the size and growth over time. This is helpful to some Email administrators because they want to balance the load evenly on each database.

REQUIREMENTS:

Requires Exchange 2010 and newer. Sorry, it probably won't work with super old Exchange 2007.

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Download the datasource file (XML file) and import into LogicMonitor (Settings > Datasources > import
  2. "Apply" the datasource to your particular Exchange server. 

DOWNLOAD:

Download this datasource (XML file)





Enable SSH on NETGEAR M4100 managed switch (and similar models)

March 2016
This process was not very intuitive and not documented (that I could find) so I wanted to help in case others had this confusion.  SSH is not enabled by factory default.
  1. Use your web browser to Login to the web interface as usual.
  2. Click 'Security' tab > Access tab > SSH > Host keys management.
  3. Click "Generate RSA keys" and "Generate DSA keys" then click 'Apply'.
  4. Now  click the parent (Security > Access > SSH > SSH configuration)
  5. Click "SSH admin mode = enable"  and "SSH version 2" then click 'Apply'
  6. Test using free 'Putty' app or similar SSH app.

See two screenshots below:

Step 1 (generate the keys)
Step 1

Step 2: enable SSH
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