Entries by Stefan Helander

Latest iLO2 firmware for HP Proliant DL380 Gen 5

When looking for the latest iLO2 firmware for HP Proliant DL380 Gen 5 on the HPE website I found version 2.27 dated in 2015. To resolve browser issues with modern browsers I wanted to find a later firmware. On this site you will find an exellent collection of all the latest iLO firmwares: https://pingtool.org/latest-hp-ilo-firmwares/ The latest […]

VMware ESXi 5.5 guest freezes randomly [solved]

On a VMware 5.5 ESXi host I suddenly experienced guest machined that hanged or froze. I had to reset the guest machine to get it up and running again. In the Events tab I could see entries like below at the time of freezing. Lost access to volume 51d15c1a-17706da4-0ae6-001f29e5c998 (datastore1) due to connectivity issues. Recovery […]

APS package installation_task stuck in ISPConfig3

When trying to install an APS package on a ISPConfig3 system, the package was never installed and the status “installation_task” remained for the site I tried to install a package. Investigating /var/log/ispconfig/cron.log revealed: PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function curl_init() in /usr/local/ispconfig/server/lib/classes/aps_installer.inc.php:627 This problem can occur when curl is not installed on […]

Installing Samsung Kies 3 on Windows 10 – error message “Side by side configuration is incorrect”

When trying to install Samsung Kies 3 on a Windows 10 machine, the error message “Side by side configuration is incorrect” was displayed. The reason to this error is that the Visual C++ 2008 runtime is not installed. To solve the problem you need to download and install Microsoft Visual C++ 2008. Download it from these […]