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System monitoring with Glances in Home-Assistant

Post author:Flemming
Post published:January 17, 2021
Post category:Other

I have looked for a way to monitor my servers in Home-Assistant, and I come across this monitoring-system called "Glances". It is a cross-platform system that is possible to install…

Glances: Installation and autostarting on Linux

Post author:Flemming
Post published:January 7, 2021
Post category:Other

Glances is a cross-platform system monitoring tool that is possible to install on most operating systems, it is free and it has a open API.This is a simple guide on…

How to convert a physical UnRAID server to a virtual machine in VMware ESXi 7.0

Post author:Flemming
Post published:December 10, 2020
Post category:Other

To reduce the amount of physical servers, and to optimize maintained, I have chosen to move my UnRAID installation to a VM in VMware ESXi.But because of the licensing model…

How to flash IT mode firmware to HP LSI SAS 9212-4i Controller Card

Post author:Flemming
Post published:November 27, 2020
Post category:Other

Because I'm going to use my HP LSI 9212-4i Raid Controller in unRAID, I decided to to flash it to IT mode (Initiator Target). The point is to remove the…

How to run VMware ESXI 7.0 on hardware with unsupported CPUs

Post author:Flemming
Post published:October 24, 2020
Post category:Other

Installation with Legacy CPU If you try to install ESXi 7 on an hardware with older CPU(s) that is no longer officially supported by VMware, you will get a error…

How to backup and restore deCONZ from a defective installation

Post author:Flemming
Post published:September 23, 2020
Post category:Other

If you have a working deCONZ/Phoscon installation there is a backup feature in the Phoscon GUI, but if the program cannot be run for whatever reason that option is of…

How to sync Facebook upcoming events to Google Calendar

Post author:Flemming
Post published:September 2, 2020
Post category:Other

Facebook's upcoming events can be useful to have in Google Calender. In this short guide I will show you how it is done.The classic Facebook web UI is required to…

DuckDNS, Acme and HAProxy configuration in pfSense – Complete Walkthrough

Post author:Flemming
Post published:August 3, 2020
Post category:Other

I have newly successfully completed the setup of a Reverse Proxy with SSL on my pfSense router.Because there is a lack of complete guides for this on the internet I…

How to update ConBee/ConBee II firmware in Windows 10

Post author:Flemming
Post published:July 30, 2020
Post category:Other

For me, and for a lot of others, the update function in Phoscon gateway don't update firmware on the connected ConBee/ConBee II.Because of this the firmware needs to be downloaded…

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How to fix “Error: Couldn’t open \\?\Physical Drive 1” error in UnRAID USB Flash Creator

Post author:Flemming
Post published:June 23, 2020
Post category:Other

Issue If you have a brand new USB stick and try to flash it with UnRAID, you might get an error like "Error: Couldn't open \?\Physical Drive 1".It is most…