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Netbackup Media in use

2012-01-06T22:09:00.000+08:00

ERROR: When attempting a restore, the required media will not mount, stating "Media is in use", when it is known that the media is not physically in use. The restore appears to hang.

We can release the media by the allocationKey :

backupserver-root /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd: ./nbrbutil -dump > /var/tmp/nbrb.out

Media ID in this case is SL2531

backupserver-root /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd: cat /var/tmp/nbrb.out |grep SL2531
index=0 (Request provider=TapeSpanProvider resourcename=NEXT MEDIA RESOURCE userSequence=0 (mediatapespanrequest: request=(MediaRequest: mediaId=SL2531 mediaServer=mediaserver1.int.com mediaKey=0 userReservationId= assignedTime=1324299337 client=uk1us00001.corpnet2.com usageType=2 mustBeNdmp=no driveName=STVDSADI001_P1_20 drivePath= mediaPool= robotNumber=-1 slotNumber=-1 density=-1 ndmpControlHost= failIfNoMedia=yes externalFile= mediaType=2 mediaSubType=0 isNdmp=false isTirRestore=false isFlashbackupRestore=false isBlockMapRead=false isCatalogBackup=false isGcsCatalogBackup=false isVMWare=false isLifeCycle=false preferVtlToDirectAttachedTape=true) previousid={E371B58A-1DD1-11B2-913D-0003BA36C061} previousFailed=no)))
MdsAllocation: allocationKey=455557 jobType=2 mediaKey=4005380 mediaId=SL2531 driveKey=0 driveName= drivePath= stuName= masterServerName=stvsxbak03.ggr.co.uk mediaServerName=mediaserver1.int.com ndmpTapeServerName= diskVolumeKey=0 mountKey=0 linkKey=0 fatPipeKey=0 scsiResType=0 serverStateFlags=0

Now release the media by referring its allocation ID which is 455557:

backupserver-root /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd: ./nbrbutil -releaseMDS 455557

Refer here for more information.

How to verify backup status using Avamar MCCLI

2012-01-05T18:43:00.000+08:00

This guide is to help you to verify backup status from Avamar Utility Node. If you find using GUI is too slow to validate backup of hundreds of failed client, you can use this command which later you can customize a script and sent to your email etc2.

Syntax:
mccli activity show [GLOBAL-OPTIONS] [--active=Boolean(false)]
[--completed=Boolean(false)] [--domain=STRING]
[--queued=Boolean(false)] --name=STRING [--verbose=Boolean(false)]
[DISPLAY-OPTIONS]

--active=Boolean(false) If set true, only currently running activities are returned.
--completed=Boolean(false) If set true, only completed activities are returned.
--domain=STRING Specifies Avamar server domain containing the client specified by the --name argument.
If this option is suppled and --name is not supplied, all activities within that domain are shown.
--name=STRING Specifies client for which activities should be shown.
IMPORTANT: If a fully-qualified client name (for example, /clients/MyClient) is supplied, the --domain argument is ignored.
--queued=Boolean(false) If set true, only queued activities are returned.
--verbose=Boolean(false) If set true, detailed (verbose) activity information is returned. If set false or not supplied, summary
information is returned.

Example:

root@AVAMAR2-01:~/#: mccli activity show --domain=/clients --name=petai.internal.com0,23000,CLI command completed successfully.ID Status Error Code Start Time Elapsed End Time Type Progress Bytes New Bytes---------------- --------------- ---------- -------------------- ----------- -------------------- ------------------ -------------- ---------1325749602471357 Completed 0 2012-01-05 02:46 GMT 00h:00m:30s 2012-01-05 02:47 GMT Replication Source 17,785,115,628 0.3%9132563981301809 Completed 0 2012-01-03 20:22 GMT 00h:10m:16s 2012-01-03 20:32 GMT Scheduled Backup 10,058,429,430 0.2%9132555240085809 Completed 0 2012-01-02 20:13 GMT 00h:10m:13s 2012-01-02 20:23 GMT Scheduled Backup 10,048,182,833 0.1%9132572629437809 Completed 0 2012-01-04 20:23 GMT 00h:12m:45s 2012-01-04 20:36 GMT Scheduled Backup 10,364,971,854 0.2%9132563880102609 Dropped Session 0 2012-01-03 20:00 GMT 00h:16m:50s 2012-01-03 20:16 GMT Scheduled Backup 228,208,607 <0.05%9132572520094709 Dropped Session 0 2012-01-04 20:00 GMT 00h:18m:12s 2012-01-04 20:18 GMT Scheduled Backup 205,595,909 <0.05%9132574628474509 Completed 0 2012-01-05 01:51 GMT 00h:03m:22s 2012-01-05 01:54 GMT On-Demand Backup 10,384,285,025 0.3%1325663022756671 Completed 0 2012-01-04 02:43 GMT 00h:00m:30s 2012-01-04 02:44 GMT Replication Source 8,604,757,950 0.2%1325573948329840 Completed 0 2012-01-03 01:59 GMT 00h:00m:00s 2012-01-03 01:59 GMT Replication Source 8,687,492,631 0.2%

If you want to filter only the complete session add –completed argument:

root@AVAMAR2-01:~/#: mccli activity show --domain=/clients --name=petai.internal.com --completed=true
0,23000,CLI command completed successfully.
ID Status Error Code Start Time Elapsed End Time Type Progress Bytes New Bytes
---------------- --------------- ---------- -------------------- ----------- -------------------- ------------------ -------------- ---------
1325574080407145 Completed 0 2012-01-03 02:01 GMT 00h:00m:00s 2012-01-03 02:01 GMT Replication Source 8,772,149,532 0.2%
1325749741228668 Completed 0 2012-01-05 02:49 GMT 00h:00m:00s 2012-01-05 02:49 GMT Replication Source 8,943,263,903 0.2%
9132563520048709 Dropped Session 0 2012-01-03 19:00 GMT 00h:16m:45s 2012-01-03 19:16 GMT Scheduled Backup 240,225,638 <0.05%
9132572160051009 Dropped Session 0 2012-01-04 19:00 GMT 00h:16m:49s 2012-01-04 19:16 GMT Scheduled Backup 210,904,174 0%
9132563620592309 Completed 0 2012-01-03 19:24 GMT 00h:20m:11s 2012-01-03 19:44 GMT Scheduled Backup 9,834,628,293 0.2%
1325663189759348 Completed 0 2012-01-04 02:46 GMT 00h:00m:00s 2012-01-04 02:46 GMT Replication Source 8,642,061,742 0.3%
9132572261614109 Completed 0 2012-01-04 19:27 GMT 00h:21m:39s 2012-01-04 19:48 GMT Scheduled Backup 10,155,148,114 0.2%

How to initiate image clean up manually

2011-12-19T17:42:00.000+08:00

How to initiate image clean up manually against all media server.

#/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpimage -cleanup -allclients

NBU 7.X: All UNIX 32-bit system support has been discontinued

2011-12-06T00:10:00.000+08:00

From the NetBackup 7.0 Release Notes: "...
All UNIX 32-bit system support has been discontinued. To upgrade these systems to NetBackup 7.0, you must first migrate your current NetBackup 6.x catalogs and databases to a system with a supported platform. However, 32-bit media servers and clients that use NetBackup 6.x are compatible with 64-bit master servers that use NetBackup 7.0.

How to add new alias into existing Zone

2011-10-25T16:37:00.005+08:00

Example:

Existing Zone name: Z_NBU_serverA_hba1

In this example, i want to add one more alias with name NBU_targets_2

Add alias into existing zone

FabricA:

FabricA:admin> zoneshow Z_NBU_serverA_hba1
zone: Z_NBU_serverA_hba1
NBU_targets_1; serverA_hba1_fab_b

Syntax:

zoneadd "ZONE_NAME", "NEW_ALIAS_NAME"

FabricA:admin> zoneadd "Z_NBU_serverA_hba1", "NBU_targets_2"

Now, we verify the zone name with newly added alias:

FabricA:admin> zoneshow Z_NBU_serverA_hba1
zone: Z_NBU_serverA_hba1
NBU_targets_1; serverA_hba1_fab_b;NBU_targets_2

MySQL Dump Script for Windows

2011-10-08T12:21:00.004+08:00

This is my simple script used to do a mysqldump on Windows server and then associate it with Windows Scheduler task.

Mysqldump syntax, there are three general ways to invoke mysqldump:

shell> mysqldump [options] db_name [tables]
shell> mysqldump [options] --databases db_name1 [db_name2 db_name3...]
shell> mysqldump [options] --all-databases

I found few other script here and there and i combine it in one script here:

REM [at] echo off

for /f "tokens=1" %%i in ('date /t') do set DATE_DOW=%%i

for /f "tokens=2" %%i in ('date /t') do set DATE_DAY=%%i
for /f %%i in ('echo %date_day:/=-%') do set DATE_DAY=%%i
for /f %%i in ('time /t') do set DATE_TIME=%%i
for /f %%i in ('echo %date_time::=-%') do set DATE_TIME=%%i

"C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 4.1\bin\mysqldump" -u root -p207007 --all-databases> "C:\mySQL_Backup\%DATE_DAY%_%DATE_TIME%_db.sql"

"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" a -t7z "C:\mySQL_Backup\%DATE_DAY%_%DATE_TIME%_db.7z" "C:\mySQL_Backup\%DATE_DAY%_%DATE_TIME%_db.sql"

del "C:\mySQL_Backup\%DATE_DAY%_%DATE_TIME%_db.sql"

Here is the sample output on Windows command :

C:\>REM [at] echo off
C:\>for /F "tokens=1" %i in ('date /t') do set DATE_DOW=%i
C:\>set DATE_DOW=Wed
C:\>for /F "tokens=2" %i in ('date /t') do set DATE_DAY=%i
C:\>set DATE_DAY=10/05/2011
C:\>for /F %i in ('echo 10-05-2011') do set DATE_DAY=%i
C:\>set DATE_DAY =10-05-2011
C:\>for /F %i in ('time /t') do set DATE_TIME=%i
C:\>set DATE_TIME=04:48
C:\>for /F %i in ('echo 04-48') do set DATE_TIME=%i
C:\>set DATE_TIME=04-48
C:\>"C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 4.1\bin\mysqldump" -u root -p207007 --all-databases 1>"C:\mySQL_Backup\10-05-2011_04-48_db.sql"

C:\>"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" a -t7z "C:\mySQL_Backup\10-05-2011_04-48_db.7z" "C:\mySQL_Backup\10-05-2011_04-48_db.sql"

7-Zip 9.20 Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov 2010-11-18
Scanning

Creating archive C:\mySQL_Backup\10-05-2011_04-48_db.7z

Compressing 10-05-2011_04-48_db.sql 56%

The compressing will show you the percentage complete, and once compressing complete it will delete the original sql dump file.

7-Steps :Continual Service Improvement

2011-09-25T22:31:00.002+08:00

4 P’s of IT Service Management

2011-09-25T11:25:00.001+08:00

People (including skills, experience, knowledge, culture and communication)
Processes (including policies, role descriptions, usability and measurability)
Products (technology, including performance, price and support)
Partners (suppliers, including contracts, monitoring and reporting)

FT pipes are in use

2011-09-24T23:47:00.001+08:00

In a SAN Client environment, sometime we will see this errors while the jobs seems running but actually its queuing waiting for the FT Pipes to be opened. But, often the FT pipes are available but some of them has been orphaned due to CORBA exception during cleanup. And if its reached time out you will get error code 83 on netbackup job.

In the Job Details, this will indicates and show you the FT Pipes are in use:

Sep 23, 2011 7:02:09 AM - awaiting resource stug-dpad_nbx_01. Waiting for resources.
          Reason: FT pipes are in use, Media server: nbu004.net2.com,
          Robot Type(Number): NONE(N/A), Media ID: N/A, Drive Name: N/A,
          Volume Pool: NetBackup, Storage Unit: stu-dpad_nbu004_01, Drive Scan Host: N/A,
          Disk Pool: dpad_nbu004_01, Disk Volume: /opt/openv/dpad_nbu004_01_06

Now, we list the orphaned pipes:

# /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbrbutil -listOrphanedPipes

Pipe ID         Pipe State              Media Server
==============================================================================
3               PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu002.net2.com
10              PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu005.net2.com
12              PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu005.net2.com
13              PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu005.net2.com
14              PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu005.net2.com
15              PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu005.net2.com
16              PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu005.net2.com
4               PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu006.net2.com
5               PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu006.net2.com
6               PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu006.net2.com
7               PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu006.net2.com
8               PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu006.net2.com
9               PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu006.net2.com
10              PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu006.net2.com
11              PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu006.net2.com
12              PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu006.net2.com
13              PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu006.net2.com
15              PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu006.net2.com
16              PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu006.net2.com
16              PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu008.net2.com
1               PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu009.net2.com
3               PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu009.net2.com
4               PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu009.net2.com
5               PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu009.net2.com
6               PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu009.net2.com
7               PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu009.net2.com
8               PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu009.net2.com
9               PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu009.net2.com
14              PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu009.net2.com
15              PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu009.net2.com
16              PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu009.net2.com
8               PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu002.net2.com
12              PIPE_ORPHANED           nbu002.net2.com
1               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu003.net2.com
2               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu003.net2.com
3               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu003.net2.com
4               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu003.net2.com
5               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu003.net2.com
6               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu003.net2.com
7               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu003.net2.com
8               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu003.net2.com
9               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu003.net2.com
10              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu003.net2.com
11              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu003.net2.com
12              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu003.net2.com
13              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu003.net2.com
14              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu003.net2.com
15              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu003.net2.com
16              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu003.net2.com
1               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu004.net2.com
2               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu004.net2.com
3               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu004.net2.com
4               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu004.net2.com
6               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu004.net2.com
7               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu004.net2.com
8               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu004.net2.com
9               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu004.net2.com
10              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu004.net2.com
11              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu004.net2.com
12              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu004.net2.com
13              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu004.net2.com
14              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu004.net2.com
15              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu004.net2.com
16              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu004.net2.com
1               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu005.net2.com
2               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu005.net2.com
3               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu005.net2.com
4               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu005.net2.com
5               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu005.net2.com
6               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu005.net2.com
7               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu005.net2.com
8               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu005.net2.com
9               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu005.net2.com
11              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu005.net2.com
2               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu006.net2.com
1               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu006.net2.com
14              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu006.net2.com
1               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu007.net2.com
2               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu007.net2.com
3               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu007.net2.com
4               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu007.net2.com
5               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu007.net2.com
6               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu007.net2.com
7               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu007.net2.com
8               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu007.net2.com
9               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu007.net2.com
10              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu007.net2.com
11              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu007.net2.com
12              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu007.net2.com
13              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu007.net2.com
14              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu007.net2.com
15              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu007.net2.com
16              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu007.net2.com
1               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu008.net2.com
2               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu008.net2.com
3               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu008.net2.com
4               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu008.net2.com
5               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu008.net2.com
6               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu008.net2.com
7               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu008.net2.com
8               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu008.net2.com
9               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu008.net2.com
10              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu008.net2.com
11              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu008.net2.com
12              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu008.net2.com
13              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu008.net2.com
14              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu008.net2.com
15              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu008.net2.com
6               PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu002.net2.com
10              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu002.net2.com
14              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu002.net2.com
16              PIPE_CLIENT_ORPHANED    nbu002.net2.com

As you can see, i have a lot of orphaned PIPES to be cleared. Run below command to release the orphaned pipes:

# /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbrbutil -releaseOrphanedPipes

List back if there's anymore orphaned pipes , it should be gone by now:

# /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbrbutil -listOrphanedPipes

RACI Matrix for ITIL v3

2011-09-24T23:37:00.003+08:00

Unix command to list based on the file size

2011-09-24T23:01:00.003+08:00

Unix command to list based on the file size:

ls -al | sort -rn +4

Example:

bash-2.03# ls -al | sort -rn +4
-rw-rw-r--   1 root     sys       811680 Sep 12 10:01 ups_data
-rw-rw-rw-   1 root     root      131244 Sep 7 16:49 .Perflib
-rw-rw-r--   1 root     sys        76764 Sep 21 22:51 mibiisa_ps_data
-rw-r-----   1 root     other      35454 Sep 23 14:23 net.client.list
drwxrwxrwt 25 root     sys         6344 Sep 24 11:00 .
drwxr-xr-x 66 root     root        2560 Sep 23 07:11 ..
-rw-r--r--   1 root     other       2470 Sep 23 08:30 cleaning_tape_status.txt
-rw-rw-r--   1 root     sys         1740 Sep 7 16:49 ps_data
-rw-r--r--   1 root     other        473 Sep 23 13:30 mail_available_scratch_tapes.txt
-rw-r--r--   1 root     other        372 Sep 23 07:11 jrd_get_daily_backup_data.log
-rwxr-x---   1 root     other        268 Sep 23 14:07 client.list
drwx------   2 root     root         182 Sep 7 16:51 smc898
drwxrwxr-x   2 root     root         176 Sep 7 16:52 .X11-unix
drwxrwxr-x   2 root     root         176 Sep 7 16:52 .X11-pipe
-rw-r--r--   1 root     other        168 Sep 23 08:30 cleaning_tape_status2.txt
-rw-r-----   1 root     root         167 Sep 22 01:02 homes.5324
-rw-r-----   1 root     root         167 Sep 8 01:02 homes.19705
-rw-------   1 root     other        160 Sep 20 13:54 .dr_extra_info

Tech Support Cheat Sheet

2011-09-14T10:46:00.002+08:00

Hahaha: http://xkcd.com/627/

How to get total usage of disk space

2011-09-14T09:25:00.001+08:00

How to get total usage of disk space

This is my df -k output:

bash-2.03# df -kl
Filesystem            kbytes    used   avail capacity Mounted on
/dev/md/dsk/d1       6198606 4706544 1430076    77%    /
/proc                      0       0       0     0%    /proc
mnttab                     0       0       0     0%    /etc/mnttab
fd                         0       0       0     0%    /dev/fd
/dev/md/dsk/d2       6198606 1295354 4841266    22%    /var
swap                 28122232      24 28122208     1%    /var/run
dmpfs                28122208       0 28122208     0%    /dev/vx/dmp
dmpfs                28122208       0 28122208     0%    /dev/vx/rdmp
swap                 28158368   36160 28122208     1%    /tmp
/dev/vx/dsk/datadg/pk1env
                       61440    2168   55573     4%    /pk1env
/dev/vx/dsk/datadg/RD
                     26288128 337377 24329013     2%    /RD
/dev/vx/dsk/datadg/saswork
                     104857600   29157 98277953     1%    /saswork
/dev/vx/dsk/data2dg/arenv_dev
                     52428800   96912 49062058     1%    /arenv_dev
/dev/vx/dsk/datadg/ora_vol
                     10485760 3238372 6794469    33%    /oracle
/dev/vx/dsk/datadg/arenv_uat
                     104857600 51733220 49809874    51%    /arenv_uat
/dev/vx/dsk/datadg/dmenv
                     316518719 218121659 92248055    71%    /dmenv
/dev/vx/dsk/datadg/inet
                     419430400 156786469 246229944    39%    /inet
/dev/vx/dsk/datadg/arenv
                     311907385 233406838 73606015    77%    /arenv
/dev/md/dsk/d4       1021735 439771 520660    46%    /opt/patrol
/dev/vx/dsk/datadg/usrlocal
                      122880   38592   80015    33%    /usr/local
/dev/vx/dsk/datadg/localapps
                     14680064 8824440 5490473    62%    /local/apps

This is the script:

bash-2.03# df -kl | awk '/^\/dev\// { avail += $3/1024 } END { printf("%d Mb used\n",avail)} '
663141 Mb used

Source

BESR (Backup Exec Server Recovery) - Recover from Physical Server to Hyper-V VM

2011-05-20T05:17:00.001+08:00

It takes me few weeks of WebEx and the case was pass from Support team to Sr Advance Team engineer to tell me this:

- The previous system being a EFI based 64 bit machine the 32 bit bootloader of the SRD is not able to recognize the command bcdedit and bootrec.
- The EFI based systems are not supported.
- That is why on the original system BESR is unable to see the EFI (system reserved partition) and on the restored hyper-V virtual machine the the bcdedit and bootrec is not working.

Below are my discussion with fellow Symantec forum members:

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/besr-physical-server-hyper-v#comment-5591131

I will write a full articles on Backup Exec Server Recovery 2010 with Hyper-V on PowerEdge R710 connected to DELLMD1200.

Notes: Windows 2003 server with Dell Utility partition works like charm

Quote of the day : Politic

2011-05-20T04:54:00.000+08:00

Don't mixed up between your bias political view and those who give honest economical views. Economists, honest professionals or any honest individuals argue/criticize based on facts, points & substance given. They don't give a damn WHO says so. (or which political party say so). EOL -mailing list quote

Words

2011-05-18T17:48:00.000+08:00

Resistance
Rest
Repetition
Intensity

Top 50 funny computer quotes

2011-05-05T03:34:00.001+08:00

Enjoy this compilation of top 50 funny computer quotes:

50. "Some things Man was never meant to know. For everything else, there's Google."
49. "Failure is not an option -- it comes bundled with Windows."
48. "Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music."
47. "COBOL programmers understand why women hate periods."
46. "Artificial Intelligence usually beats natural stupidity."
45. "To err is human... to really foul up requires the root password."
44. "Like car accidents, most hardware problems are due to driver error."
43. "If at first you don't succeed; call it version 1.0"
42. "If Python is executable pseudocode, then perl is executable line noise."
41. "Programmers are tools for converting caffeine into code."

40. "Why do we want intelligent terminals when there are so many stupid users?"
39. "I can't uninstall it, there seems to be some kind of 'Uninstall Shield'."
38. "See daddy ? All the keys are in alphabetical order now."
37. "Hey! It compiles! Ship it!"
36. "SUPERCOMPUTER: what it sounded like before you bought it."
35. "Yo moma is like HTML: Tiny head, huge body."
34. "Windows Vista: It's like upgrading from Bill Clinton to George W. Bush."
33. "The more I C, the less I see."
32. "Life would be so much easier if we only had the source code."
31. "My software never has bugs. It just develops random features."

30. "The only problem with troubleshooting is that sometimes trouble shoots back."
29. "Crap... Someone knocked over my recycle bin... There's icons all over my desktop..."
28. "Relax, its only ONES and ZEROS !"
27. "rm -rf /bin/laden"
26. "I don't care if you ARE getting a PhD in it ! Get away from that damn computer and go find a woman !"
25. "The great thing about Object Oriented code is that it can make small, simple problems look like large, complex ones."
24. "If brute force doesn't solve your problems, then you aren't using enough."
23. “Programming is like sex, one mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life.”
22. "Unix is user-friendly. It's just very selective about who its friends are."
21. Microsoft: "You've got questions. We've got dancing paperclips."

20. "I'm not anti-social; I'm just not user friendly"
19. The world is coming to an end... SAVE YOUR BUFFERS !"
18. "If you don't want to be replaced by a computer, don't act like one."
17. "Better to be a geek than an idiot."
16. "I went to a gentleman's cybercafe — and they offered me a 'laptop dance'."
15. "After Perl everything else is just assembly language."
14. "The Internet: where men are men, women are men, and children are FBI agents."
13. "There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't."
12. "Difference between a virus and windows ? Viruses rarely fail."
11. "Hacking is like sex. You get in, you get out, and hope that you didn't leave something that can be traced back to you."

10. "1f u c4n r34d th1s u r34lly n33d t0 g37 l41d"
9. "Helpdesk: There is an icon on your computer labeled "My Computer". Double click on it.
User: What's your computer doing on mine?"
8. “I think Microsoft named .Net so it wouldn’t show up in a Unix directory listing.”
7. “If debugging is the process of removing bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in.”
6. "Computer dating is fine, if you're a computer."
5. “Any fool can use a computer. Many do.”
4. “Hardware: The parts of a computer system that can be kicked.”
3. "Those who can't write programs, write help files."
2. "You know you're a geek when... You try to shoo a fly away from the monitor with your cursor. That just happened to me. It was scary."
1. “Computer language design is just like a stroll in the park. Jurassic Park, that is.”

iPad2 : Malaysia Price List

2011-04-28T21:34:00.001+08:00

iPad2 : Malaysia Launching on 29th Apr 2011

source: www.machines.com.my

How To Add FaceBook Like Button For Blogger (BLOGSPOT)

2011-04-24T10:41:00.000+08:00

Goto the Facebook developers page to customize the Like button. The button can be customized to be displayed as “Like” or “Recommend“
After customizing the button, click on the Get Code button to get the code to be inserted into the template.
Select the iframe code.
Under your Blogger account, go to Design -> Edit HTML and Click on Expand Widget Templates.
Before making any changes, Download Full Template as a backup (in case it doesn't go as expected you have a valid backup)
Search for the line “
” or “
” in your template.
Insert the iFrame code under that line (you can customize the height if you think the gap is too much), i use 30px on my site.
Save template and View your blog.

iPhone 4 tripod mount

2011-04-18T01:13:00.001+08:00

Glif for iPhone 4

The Glif is a simple iPhone 4 accessory with two primary functions: mounting your iPhone onto a tripod and propping up your iPhone at various angles. The Glif is made from recyclable rubberized plastic that feels great and plays nice with your phone, and is small enough to fit snugly in your pocket, purse, or backpack. It has a 1/4"-20 thread that fits any standard tripod or camera mount. The Glif is designed to work with a "naked" (caseless) iPhone 4 and is compatible with both CDMA and GSM models. Designed and manufactured in America.

Glif Montage from Studio Neat on Vimeo.

Not only did Tom and Dave invent a fantastic accessory, but they have a story that is just as amazing. After designing the Glif, they put it up on Kickstarter in an effort to raise the $10,000 needed to put the Glif into production. The design was so popular, they received almost $140,000 in pledges! Incredible. The Glif is now in full scale production and available to order for $20.

P/S: Another amazing startup, good invention brings you good money. Visit http://www.theglif.com/products/glif-for-iphone-4 to but this cool tripod !

SORT tools for NetBackup users

2011-04-17T20:46:00.001+08:00

SORT provides information on whether your environment is compatible with a NetBackup installation or upgrade, and gives you links to the latest documentation and software.

This portals provide Installation and Upgrade Checklist and Custom Reports for your environment for NBU & Storage Foundation.

Installation and Upgrade Checklist NBU Sample:

https://sort.symantec.com/checklist/install/nbu_sample_unix

Custom reports give you server-specific recommendations for installing and upgrading Symantec enterprise products, managing risks, and tracking product licenses.

Installation and Upgrade Report Sample:

https://sort.symantec.com/sample/install_and_upgrade_nbu

SORT LINK:https://sort.symantec.com/netbackup

Microsoft Visio Open Source/Free Alternative

2011-04-17T20:20:00.001+08:00

If you don't have MS Visio like me don't worry, here is the list of alternative open source or free that you can download it legally and use it.

http://dia-installer.de/index.html.en
http://www.ariscommunity.com/categories/aris-express
http://www.edrawsoft.com/download.php
http://meesoft.logicnet.dk/DiagramDesigner/
http://www.nevron.com/Products.DiagramDesigner.Overview.aspx
http://www.gliffy.com/

From the website looks, i like to try gliffy as it is online so i don't have to install anything on my laptop.

sQew notepad++ in updating phase

2011-04-16T18:22:00.000+08:00

I have a notepad called cfgadm close to 1000 line combining all commands that i use everyday, i'll try to update it everyday when i have spare time so i don't have to open the notepad again and i can access it anywhere.

It only has these entries for Solaris, HPUX, Linux ,Netbackup, AVAMAR, Backup Exec, Networker, Brocade , NetApp, Symmetrix. This enough isn't it

Cheers!

:_)

NETBACKUP BPRDREQ COMMAND

2011-04-16T18:17:00.001+08:00

After making any changes to the bp.conf file on a VERITAS NetBackup (tm) server, this command can be used to reread the configuration without having to stop and restart the NetBackup daemons. This command located in:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bprdreq --
bprdreq: unrecognized option --
bprdreq: [-alive] [-logstatus] [-terminate] [-setverbose]
     [-M ]
     [-rereadconfig] [-master] [-startsched]
     [-recyclelogs ] [-wakeup ]
     [-recyclejobs] [-verbose] [-suspend_cancel_all]
         [-suspend_cancel_selective]

How to use it to reload the bp.conf configurations file:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bprdreq -rereadconfig

Note: This command will only detect and incorporate some bp.conf configuration changes. Many NetBackup configuration changes, such as adding or changing a SERVER entries, MEDIA SERVER entries, require a complete stop and start of the NetBackup daemons. If the bp.conf configuration change does not take effect, then the NetBackup daemons must be restarted. But usually this command works if you change the VERBOSE setting in bp.conf in troubleshooting process.

Solaris 9 / 8: Network Link & Mode Status

2011-04-16T17:52:00.002+08:00

ndd command applied to Solaris 8 and Solaris 9, for Solaris 10 there's much more easier method which is using dladm commad.

Network configuration and checking using solaris.

Displays all command options for ndd

#ndd /dev/bge \?

Choose the interface instance:

#ndd -set /dev/bge instance 0

Verify link status

# ndd /dev/bge0 link_status
1

link status 0 = Link Down
link status 1 = Link Up

Verify link speed

# ndd /dev/bge0 link_speed
1

link speed 0 = 10 Mbps
link speed 1 = 100 Mbps
link speed 1000 = 1 Gbit

Verify link mode

# ndd /dev/bge0 link_mode
1

link mode 0 = Half-Duplex mode (FDX)
link mode 1 = Full-Duplex mode (HDX)

Verify NIC configuration

# ndd -get /dev/bge0 \?
adv_1000fdx_cap (read and write)
adv_1000hdx_cap (read and write)
adv_100fdx_cap (read and write)
adv_100hdx_cap (read and write)
adv_10fdx_cap (read and write)
adv_10hdx_cap (read and write)
adv_autoneg_cap (read and write)
adv_pause_cap (read and write)
adv_asym_pause_cap (read and write)
link_status (read only)
link_speed (read only)
link_duplex (read only)
loop_mode (read only)

To query a different NIC, such as hme1, set the "instance" to 1, and then perform the link_mode and link_speed queries above.

# ndd -set /dev/hme instance 1

Note: the ndd commands above must be run as root. Otherwise, you will receive errors such as "couldn't push module 'hme0', No such device or address."

How to Add Facebook, Twitter and other social bookmar Share Button in Blogger

2011-04-16T14:06:00.002+08:00

Notice the social sharing button on top of my page? This is the most easiest and coolest sharing button i have found so far. To get it Go to this page: http://secure.sharethis.com/publishers/get-sharing-button and just follow the steps

Netbackup VxLog Configurations

2011-04-16T12:28:00.004+08:00

Verify current configurations of the Veritas Unified Logs (VxLog)

bash-3.00# /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/vxlogcfg -p 51216 -o Default -l
Configuration settings for originator 112, of product 51216...
LogDirectory = /usr/openv/logs/
DebugLevel = 1
DiagnosticLevel = 1
DynaReloadInSec = 0
LogToStdout = False
LogToStderr = False
LogToOslog = False
RolloverMode = LocalTime
LogRecycle = True
MaxLogFileSizeKB = 51200
RolloverPeriodInSeconds = 43200
RolloverAtLocalTime = 0:01
NumberOfLogFiles = 14
OIDNames =
L10nLib = /usr/openv/lib/libvxexticu.so.1
L10nResourceDir = /usr/openv/resources
SyslogIdent = VRTS-NB
SyslogOpt = 0
SyslogFacility = LOG_LOCAL5
LogFilePermissions = 664

Set the maximum logging level for all daemons run:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/vxlogcfg -a -p 51216 -o Default -s DebugLevel=5 -s DiagnosticLevel=5

Return to the default level of logging for all daemons run:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/vxlogcfg -a -p 51216 -o Default -s DebugLevel=1 -s DiagnosticLevel=1

Disable logging for all daemons run:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/vxlogcfg -a -p 51216 -o Default -s DebugLevel=1 -s DiagnosticLevel=0

Verify it again:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/vxlogcfg -p 51216 -o Default -l

Recycling unified log files

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/vxlogcfg -a -p 51216 -o Default -s LogRecycle=true

Configure the NumberOfLogFiles setting. The following example will keep 14 days worth of logs when using vxlogmgr to delete log files

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/vxlogcfg -a -p 51216 -o Default -s NumberOfLogFiles=14

Manually delete unified log files (this will delete vxlog based on NumberofLogFiles setting) if older than that:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/vxlogcfg vxlogmgr -a –d

Manually delete unified log files based on criteria , date or originator ID:

Delete all Unified log files created before midnight on 10/20/2010:

# vxlogmgr --del -e '10/20/2010 00:00:00 AM'

The following command will delete all Unified log files for the NetBackup product created on and before 10/20/2010.

# vxlogmgr --del -p 51216 -e '10/20/2005 23:59:59 PM'

The following command will delete all Unified log files for the NetBackup nbpem daemon created before 1PM on 10/20/2010.

# vxlogmgr --del -p 51216 -o 116 -e '10/20/2010 01:00:00 PM'

Directories used with Unified Logging
The /usr/openv/logs directory on the Master/EMM server stores log files. Unlike Legacy logging, no directories need to be created for Unified logging to take effect. By default logging is enabled at the lowest level and can be adjusted as needed using the vxlogcfg command.

The format for the file names stores in the /usr/openv/logs directory is as follows:

----.log

The for NetBackup is 51216. A list of Product Id's can be found in the /etc/vx/vrtslog.conf file.

The will indicate what process the log is for. A list of Originator Id's can be found in the /usr/openv/netbackup/nblog.conf file.

The indicates the host ID of the machine.

The indicates the date of the log and is in YYMMDD format.

The is used to rotate the logs to control log size and disk space usage.

Example:

bash-3.00# ls -lrth
total 80924220
drwxr-xr-x   2 root     root          96 Aug 20 2010 lost+found
-rw-rw-r--   1 root     root        5.2K Apr 2 22:44 51216-166-2234025388-110402-0000000000.log
-rw-rw-r--   1 root     root        153M Apr 3 23:46 51216-226-2234025388-110403-0000000000.log
-rw-rw-r--   1 root     root         12M Apr 4 00:00 51216-116-2234025388-110403-0000000000.log
-rw-rw-r--   1 root     root        1.6M Apr 4 00:00 51216-222-2234025388-110403-0000000000.log
-rw-rw-r--   1 root     root         48M Apr 4 00:00 51216-272-2234025388-110403-0000000000.log
-rw-rw-r--   1 root     root        332M Apr 4 00:00 51216-132-2234025388-110403-0000000000.log
-rw-rw-r--   1 root     root        387M Apr 4 00:00 51216-117-2234025388-110403-0000000000.log
-rw-rw-r--   1 root     root        340M Apr 4 00:00 51216-118-2234025388-110403-0000000000.log
-rw-rw-r--   1 root     root        2.1G Apr 4 00:00 51216-111-2234025388-110403-0000000000.log
-rw-rw-r--   1 root     root        235M Apr 4 23:55 51216-226-2234025388-110404-0000000000.log
-rw-rw-r--   1 root     root         13M Apr 4 23:59 51216-116-2234025388-110404-0000000000.log

Commands used with Unified Logging
There are three primary commands used with Unified logging. These are:

vxlogview - This command is used to view the Unified log files. The vxlogview command allows the administrator to search by process (also known as an originator), Job ID, timeframe, etc. to display only the log entries needed to help isolate a problem.

· vxlogcfg - This command is used to configure Unified logging settings such as how many days to keep logs, when to rotate log files as well as other settings.

· vxlogmgr - This command is used to manage Unified log files and can be used to move or delete logs. This can also be used to upload logs to a directory which can then be sent to Symantec Enterprise Technical Support for analysis.

Solaris 10 : Network link status

2011-04-16T11:20:00.001+08:00

Lists all the network interfaces with Link Status (UP/DOWN), current speed (Mbps) and Mode Duplex (Half/Full)

bash-3.00# dladm show-dev
bge0            link: unknown   speed: 0     Mbps       duplex: unknown
bge1            link: unknown   speed: 0     Mbps       duplex: unknown
nxge0           link: up        speed: 10000 Mbps       duplex: full
nxge1           link: down      speed: 0     Mbps       duplex: unknown
nxge2           link: up        speed: 10000 Mbps       duplex: full
nxge3           link: down      speed: 0     Mbps       duplex: unknown

MTU and the VLAN tagging detail

bash-3.00# dladm show-link
bge0            type: non-vlan mtu: 1500       device: bge0
bge1            type: non-vlan mtu: 1500       device: bge1
nxge0           type: non-vlan mtu: 1500       device: nxge0
nxge1           type: non-vlan mtu: 1500       device: nxge1
nxge2           type: non-vlan mtu: 1500       device: nxge2
nxge3           type: non-vlan mtu: 1500       device: nxge3

Network traffic statistics including Input/Output packets & errors

bash-3.00# dladm show-dev -s
                ipackets rbytes         ierrors opackets        obytes      oerrors
bge0            0         0           0       0         0           0
bge1            0         0           0       0         0           0
nxge0           1158473674053083230732460       728537323272594316715650
nxge1           0         0           0       0         0           0
nxge2           28919953 1741794926 0       790379298980418528244420
nxge3           0         0           0       0         0           0

Displays network traffic statistics (in this example every 5 seconds)

bash-3.00# dladm show-link -s -i 5 nxge0
                ipackets rbytes         ierrors opackets        obytes      oerrors
nxge0           1158478616053083356284770       728538625972594339077740
                ipackets rbytes         ierrors opackets        obytes      oerrors
nxge0           1678      206109      0       464       89159       0
                ipackets rbytes         ierrors opackets        obytes      oerrors
nxge0           1369      128339      0       373       51196       0
                ipackets rbytes         ierrors opackets        obytes      oerrors
nxge0           1926      1213927     0       618       79638       0
                ipackets rbytes         ierrors opackets        obytes      oerrors
nxge0           1315      154370      0       400       64380       0

dladm is the admin utility for Data-Link Interface which helps to display informarthe like Link Status (UP/DOWN), Speed, Duplex, MTU, VLAN Tagged and crucially statistics of network traffic on each of the interfaces historically as well as in real time. dladm can also configure and admin Link Aggregation on multiple NICs which we will not focus here.

BASH: unary operator expected

2011-04-11T04:42:00.004+08:00

Well, this is a very good reference if you face that error in your bash script:

http://linuxcommand.org/wss0100.php

Netbackup: getsockopt SO_ERROR returned: 146 on RHEL (status code 57)

2011-03-31T10:06:00.004+08:00

This is typical error on RHEL, the symptom is you'll getting status code 57 (client connection refused) from the activity monitor.

bash-2.03# /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bptestbpcd -debug -verbose -client linuxclient2.com
21:46:49.201 [14785] <2> bptestbpcd: VERBOSE = 0
21:46:49.233 [14785] <2> vnet_async_connect: vnet_vnetd.c.4237: getsockopt SO_ERROR returned: 146 0x00000092
21:46:49.235 [14785] <2> vnet_async_connect: vnet_vnetd.c.4237: getsockopt SO_ERROR returned: 146 0x00000092
21:46:50.235 [14785] <2> vnet_async_connect: vnet_vnetd.c.4237: getsockopt SO_ERROR returned: 146 0x00000092
21:46:50.236 [14785] <2> vnet_async_connect: vnet_vnetd.c.4237: getsockopt SO_ERROR returned: 146 0x00000092
21:46:52.236 [14785] <2> vnet_async_connect: vnet_vnetd.c.4237: getsockopt SO_ERROR returned: 146 0x00000092
21:46:52.239 [14785] <2> vnet_async_connect: vnet_vnetd.c.4237: getsockopt SO_ERROR returned: 146 0x00000092

Now access client linuxclient2.com and verify the xinetd process, usually when you getting socket error on new built server is because of this:

[root@linuxclient2 ~]# ps -ef|grep inetd
root     15700 15669 0 21:46 pts/0    00:00:00 grep inetd

[root@linuxclient2 ~]# /etc/init.d/xinetd status
xinetd is stopped
[root@linuxclient2 ~]# /etc/init.d/xinetd start
Starting xinetd:                                           [ OK ]
[root@linuxclient2 ~]# ps -ef|grep inetd
root     15918     1 0 21:48 ?        00:00:00 xinetd -stayalive -pidfile /var/run/xinetd.pid
root     15921 15669 0 21:48 pts/0    00:00:00 grep inetd
[root@linuxclient2 tmp]# /etc/init.d/xinetd status
xinetd (pid 2965) is running...

Now go back to Master Server and run bptestbpcd again:

bash-2.03# /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bptestbpcd -debug -verbose -client linuxclient2.com

21:49:08.513 [15768] <2> bptestbpcd: VERBOSE = 0
21:49:08.557 [15768] <2> vnet_vnetd_service_socket: vnet_vnetd.c.2048: VN_REQUEST_SERVICE_SOCKET: 6 0x00000006
21:49:08.557 [15768] <2> vnet_vnetd_service_socket: vnet_vnetd.c.2062: service: bpcd
21:49:08.600 [15768] <2> logconnections: BPCD CONNECT FROM 143.193.71.13.63012 TO 10.239.104.19.13724
21:49:08.603 [15768] <2> vnet_connect_to_vnetd_extra: vnet_vnetd.c.182: msg: VNETD CONNECT FROM 143.193.71.13.63013 TO 10.239.104.19.13724 fd = 6
21:49:08.622 [15768] <2> vnet_vnetd_connect_forward_socket_begin: vnet_vnetd.c.535: VN_REQUEST_CONNECT_FORWARD_SOCKET: 10 0x0000000a
21:49:08.666 [15768] <2> vnet_vnetd_connect_forward_socket_begin: vnet_vnetd.c.552: ipc_string: /tmp/vnet-18988301536148664037000000000-RzfjSb
1 1 1
143.193.71.13:63012 -> 10.239.104.19:13724
143.193.71.13:63013 -> 10.239.104.19:13724
21:49:08.866 [15768] <2> bpcr_get_peername_rqst: Server peername length = 17
21:49:08.966 [15768] <2> bpcr_get_hostname_rqst: Server hostname length = 25
21:49:09.066 [15768] <2> bpcr_get_clientname_rqst: Server client name length = 25
21:49:09.166 [15768] <2> bpcr_get_version_rqst: bpcd version: 06540000
21:49:09.266 [15768] <2> bpcr_get_platform_rqst: Server client platform length = 14
21:49:09.366 [15768] <2> bpcr_get_version_rqst: bpcd version: 06540000
21:49:09.467 [15768] <2> bpcr_patch_version_rqst: theRest == > <
21:49:09.468 [15768] <2> bpcr_get_version_rqst: bpcd version: 06540000
21:49:09.566 [15768] <2> bpcr_patch_version_rqst: theRest == > <
21:49:09.567 [15768] <2> bpcr_get_version_rqst: bpcd version: 06540000
PEER_NAME = masterserver.com
HOST_NAME = linuxclient2.com
CLIENT_NAME = linuxclient2.com
VERSION = 0x06540000
PLATFORM = linuxR_x86_2.6
PATCH_VERSION = 6.5.6.0
SERVER_PATCH_VERSION = -1.-1.-1.-1
MASTER_SERVER = masterserver.com
EMM_SERVER = masterserver.com
21:49:09.673 [15768] <2> vnet_connect_to_vnetd_extra: vnet_vnetd.c.182: msg: VNETD CONNECT FROM 143.193.71.13.63028 TO 10.239.104.19.13724 fd = 8
21:49:09.695 [15768] <2> vnet_vnetd_connect_forward_socket_begin: vnet_vnetd.c.535: VN_REQUEST_CONNECT_FORWARD_SOCKET: 10 0x0000000a
21:49:09.739 [15768] <2> vnet_vnetd_connect_forward_socket_begin: vnet_vnetd.c.552: ipc_string: /tmp/vnet-18989301536149737033000000000-VQwExj
143.193.71.13:63028 -> 10.239.104.19:13724
<2>bptestbpcd: EXIT status = 0
21:49:09.745 [15768] <2> bptestbpcd: EXIT status = 0

Backup should now completed, from the NBU activity monitor the jobid is 6770640:

bash-2.03# /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bperror -U -jobid 6770640 3/30/2011 22:00:32 mediaserver linuxclient2.com CLIENT linuxclient2.com POLICY Unix_Mon SCHED Weekly_full EXIT STATUS 0 (the requested operation was successfully completed)

Netbackup nbrbutil command

2011-03-31T09:05:00.000+08:00

The nbrbutil command is useful when working with Resource Broker related issues. The command can be found in the following locations:

Windows: \NetBackup\bin\admincmdUNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
Switches are as follows:

Switch	Function
-dump	Dump all nbrb allocation and request list
-dumptables [-f filename]	Have nbrb log its internal state
-release [GUID]	Release the allocation with the given identifier
-cancel [GUID]	Cancel the allocation request with the given identifier
-resetAll	Reset all nbrb allocations, requests, and persisted state
-resetMediaServer [mediaserver]	Reset all nbrb EMM/MDS allocations related to LTID on the mediaserver
-listOrphanedMedia	List media reserved in EMM but with no corresponding allocation in RB
-listOrphanedDrives	List drives reserved in EMM but with no corresponding allocation in RB
-listOrphanedStus	List storage units reserved in EMM but with no corresponding allocation in RB
-releaseOrphanedMedia [name]	Release media reserved in EMM but with no corresponding allocation in RB
-releaseOrphanedDrive [name]	Release drives reserved in EMM but with no corresponding allocation in RB
-releaseOrphanedStu [name]	Release storage units reserved in EMM but with no corresponding allocation in RB
-releaseMDS [ID]	Release EMM/MDS allocations by MDS allocation ID
-releaseAllocHolds	Release allocation holds due to alloction errors for drives/media
-suspend	Suspend nbrb processing
-resume	Resume nbrb processing
-releaseDrive	Release all allocations for the named drive.
-releaseMedia	Release all allocations for the named media ID.
-listOrphanedPipes	List orphaned Fibre transport pipes.
-releaseOrphanedPipes	Release orphaned fibre transport pipes.

How to analyze Netbackup Unified Logs

2011-03-23T12:00:00.003+08:00

For legacy Netbackup logs which is located under /usr/openv/netbackup/logs , below numbers can indicate to you the severity when troubleshooting. Usually look at number 16 for error or 32 for fatal error which means you need to focus and google that error to look for answer:

Severity:

1 = Unknown

2 = Debug

4 = Info

8 = Warning

16 = Error

32 = Critical

Example:

bash-3.00# pwd
/usr/openv/netbackup/logs/dbclient
bash-3.00# grep -i "<16>" log.032211
01:01:47.985 [19945] <16> readCommFile: ERR - timed out after 900 seconds while reading from /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/user_ops/dbext/logs/19945.0.1300767393
01:01:47.985 [19945] <16> VxBSAEndTxn: ERR - bsa_close() failed.
01:01:47.986 [19945] <16> xbsa_EndTransaction: ERR - VxBSAEndTxn: Failed with error:
02:27:59.607 [944] <16> readCommFile: ERR - timed out after 900 seconds while reading from /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/user_ops/dbext/logs/944.0.1300772039

The following directories can be created for administrative command logging.

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/admin - Log used as a central logging repository for all the commands located in the /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd directory.

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bp - Log for the curses-based bp interface program (client-side).

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpadm - Log for the curses-based bpadm interface program (server-side).

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bparchive - High-level logging of the bparchive command.

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpbackup - High-level logging of the bpbackup command.

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpdbjobs - High-level logging of the backup and restore job reporter command.

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bplist - High-level logging of the detailed image list reporting command.

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpmount - High-level logging for the drive-listing command, used for ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES on the client.

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bprestore - High-level logging of the restore command.

Logs for NetBackup daemons and other automatically-run commands:

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpbkar - Logs for the backup and archive daemon on the client (backup and archive operations).

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpbrm - Logs for the backup and restore manager on the media server.

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpbrmds - Logs for the backup and restore manager on the media server (for disk staging operations).

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpcd - Logs for the communications daemon on media servers and clients.

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpcoord - (For NetBackup 5.x) Logs for the bpcoord daemon started by bpsynth on the master server.

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpdbm - Logs for the database manager daemon on the master server.

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpdm - Logs for the disk manager daemon on the media server (disk storage units only).

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpjava-msvc - Java GUI authentication service on the master server.

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpjava-susvc - (For NetBackup 4.5 and 5.x) Java GUI login service on the master server.

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpjava-usvc - Java GUI "user" service on the master server.

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bprd - Logs for the request daemon on the master server.

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpsched - Logs for the scheduler daemon on the master server.

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpsynth - (For NetBackup 5.x) Logs for the bpsynth process for synthetic backups on the master server.

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bptm - Logs for the tape manager daemon on the media server (media manager storage units only).

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/mtfrd - (For NetBackup 5.x) Logs for phase 2 import of Backup Exec media on the master server.

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/tar - Logs for the restore daemon on the client (restore operations).

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/user_ops - Contains directories and files used by Java and database agents on servers and clients.

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bphdb - Logs for the program that starts scripts to backup the database on servers and clients.

• /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/dbclient - log for the DB Extension clients

Daemons that use Unified Logging
A listing of processes and originators that use Unified logging include, but are not limited to:

NetBackup Policy Execution Manager (nbpem)
NetBackup Job Manager (nbjm)
NetBackup Resource Broker (nbrb)
NetBackup Enterprise Media Manager (nbemm)
NetBackup Service Layer (nbsl)
NetBackup Generic Job (nbgenjob)
NetBackup Notification Service (nbnos)
NetBackup for NDMP and ndmpagent
NetBackup avrd and robotic processes
NetBackup Operations Monitor (NOMTRS, NOMClient and NOMServer)
Bare Metal Restore daemons (bmrd, bmbbd, bmrc, bmrs, bmrconfig, bmrsavecfg, bmrsrtadm, bmrprep, bmrsetupmaster, bmrsetupboot, bmrpkg, bmrcreatepkg, bmrcreatefloppy.exe, bmrrst.exe and bmrmap.exe)
VERITAS Private Branch Exchange (VxPBX)

Daemons that continue to use Legacy logging
A listing of daemons that use Legacy logging include, but are not limited to:

NetBackup Master Server daemons (bprd, bpdbm, bpjobd, bpdbjobs, admin)
NetBackup Media Server daemons (bpbrm, bptm, bpdm)
NetBackup Robotic daemons (vmd, avrd, ltid and robotic daemons)
NetBackup Client daemons (bpcd, bpbkar, tar)

NetBackup Domain Network Analyzer (NBDNA)

2011-03-14T15:55:00.000+08:00

Interesting topic Highlight from the Symantec NetBackup Customer Forum in September 2010.

Topic: NetBackup Domain Network Analyzer (NBDNA)

This is a utility that analyzes the NetBackup domain and its configuration for network issues, performance, and behavior in regards to hostname lookup and connectivity between NetBackup hosts and their role within the NetBackup domain.

NetBackup Domain Network Analyzer (NBDNA) from Peter Elliman on Vimeo.

Storage Networking Flow

2011-03-14T09:00:00.000+08:00

Dell™ Solutions Overview Guide for Microsoft®Hyper-V™

2011-03-10T04:04:00.003+08:00

I was looking for this one to configure Hyper-V on one of the PowerEdge systems. I have a Vmware background before so i guess this wont be that hard. Microsoft® Hyper-V™

Console Cable for your iPad and iPhone

2011-03-09T04:54:00.000+08:00

So just can bring your iPad to console in your server, dont need a laptop anymore :)

7 Highly Defective People / Manager

2011-03-07T11:08:00.004+08:00

How to find World Wide Name (WWN) for a fibre channel HBA on Windows Server

2011-03-07T11:02:00.002+08:00

How to find World Wide Name (WWN) for a fibre channel HBA

You can uses one of the following ways to view WWNs:

* HBAnyware utility (Emulex HBA only)

* SANsurfer utility (Qlogic HBA only)

* SAN switch’s name server output

If none of the above mentioned tools are accessible you can try Fibre Channel Information Tool utility FCINFO.EXE available for download from Microsoft Download web site. It works on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows 2000 systems and comes in a form of MSI package for x86, IA64 or x64 platforms. However, as stated in the Release Notes the Fibre Channel Information Tool does not have to be installed to work correctly. Three core files must be copied in a common folder if the Fibre Channel Information Tool is not installed using the MSI installer: FCINFO.EXE, HBAAPI.DLL, HBATAPI.DLL.

Fibre Channel Information Tool utility is also included in the Microsoft Product Support Reporting Tool and other vendors' reporting tools, such as EMC Grab Utilities (EMCReports), Hewlett Packard Services Reporting Tool (HPS Reports), etc. If you ever run one of those tools on your server, you would have FCINFO.EXE installed.

Running the Fibre Channel Information Tool at a command line with no arguments will give basic information (including WWN) about the installed host bus adapters (HBAs):

C:\>fcinfo

There are 2 adapters:
com.qlogic-QLA2300/2310-0: PortWWN: 21:00:00:e0:8b:08:95:df \\.\Scsi2:
com.emulex-LP9002-1: PortWWN: 10:00:00:00:c9:30:d0:17 \\.\Scsi3:

If you type FCINFO /? or FCINFO /?? you will get a long list of commands, many of which are very task specific and not necessary for information gathering.

Source: WINTELGUY

How to add virtual ip to the non global zone

2011-03-05T23:47:00.003+08:00

How to add the virtual ip to the non global zone by using the command on Solaris 10

#ifconfig hme0 addif ipaddress up zone zonename

vi Graphical Cheat Sheet

2011-02-14T17:19:00.001+08:00

EMC Avamar Compatibility Matrix

2011-02-13T19:43:00.001+08:00

Yesterday, i tried to invite and activate Windows Server 2008 SP2 x64. But it can't be proceed, upon checking its not supported on Avamar 4.1, its will only support start at Avamar 5.0.

EMC AVAMAR COMPATIBILITY MATRIX

Netbackup SAN Client Overview

2011-01-11T22:27:00.001+08:00

Starting NBU 6.5 & above, Netbackup introduce SAN Client to provide fibre transport backup. This will reduce cost to the customer as before this server with huge data will only have Media server and its license more costly than SAN Client.

When top level guys look down they see only shit......

2011-01-06T01:38:00.001+08:00

Management Lesson 101

Setting Up NIC Speed, Duplex setting on RHEL

2011-01-05T19:47:00.000+08:00

There's a tool call ethtool on Red Hat / Centos / Fedora

First install this tool

# up2date ethtool net-tools

Task: Get speed and other information for eth0

Type following command as root user:

# ethtool eth0

Output:

Settings for eth0:
Supported ports: [ TP MII ]
Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
Speed: 100Mb/s
Duplex: Full
Port: MII
PHYAD: 32
Transceiver: internal
Auto-negotiation: on
Supports Wake-on: pumbg
Wake-on: d
Current message level: 0x00000007 (7)
Link detected: yes

Setup eth0 negotiated speed with ethtool

# ethtool -s eth0 speed 100 duplex full
# ethtool -s eth0 speed 10 duplex half

However, these settings are not permanent, if you reboot the system it will gone. To set it permanently, here is what you need to do:

To set the interface speed, duplex or auto negotiation on Linux system boot up (make settings permanent), you need edit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 file for eth0 interface. This file used by Red Hat enterprise Linux, Fedora core, Cent Os etc.

Open the file:

# vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0

Append following line:

ETHTOOL_OPTS="speed 100 duplex full autoneg off"

Save and close the system. It will set the eth0 device to 100Mbs, full duplex, with the auto negotiation off at boot time. You can simply restart the networking (it will disconnect all ssh or ftp session) or restart the server. Depend upon traffic and load it may take upto 1 minute to setup a new port speed:

# /etc/init.d/network restart

If you want 1000Mbs set line as follows:

ETHTOOL_OPTS="speed 1000 duplex full autoneg off"

Update: if above command failed to work for 1000Mbps use following command (see below in comment sections for discussion) :

ETHTOOL_OPTS="speed 1000 duplex full autoneg on"

Multiple source from http://www.cyberciti.biz combine into this one page.

CRONTAB 101

2010-08-27T17:29:00.000+08:00

This Applies to all managers

2010-08-25T17:28:00.000+08:00

"The problem is the manager. He has a one-track relationship with players. Ask anyone here at Real Madrid. He can't change. You cannot go around just shouting at players. They need to feel special." -Jose Maurinho on Fabio Capello

Jose Maurinho is the special one, he is the best manager. He was not a good football player even he was dropped out of the squad, but he determine to be the best coach and now the only manager with PhD.

p/s:I'm a Newcastle Utd Fan.

Long silence #Netbackup #EMC #Netapp #Brocade

2010-08-15T20:44:00.001+08:00

Its too long, wait for my update (mostly on technical view) on how problem were solved and day to day troubleshooting guides on #Netbackup #EMC #Netapp #Brocade #Solaris #HPUX #Linux #Quantum

New Perodua MPV

2009-06-08T09:42:00.000+08:00

New Perodua MPV coming to you this November!

Sherlock Holmes Trailer

2009-05-21T14:18:00.004+08:00

I was a huge fan of the Sherlock Holmes stories and novels when i was a kid, and now they are going to make a movie. Here is the trailer !

Malique feat. Tun Dr M - Layu

2009-05-19T16:36:00.002+08:00

Malique feat. Tun Dr M - Layu

Sesungguhnya,
tidak ada yang lebih menyayat,
dari melihat bangsaku dijajah.
tidak ada yang lebih menyedihkan,
dari membiarkan bangsa semakin hilang…

Aku lihat layu dalam melayu,
aku pasti bukan aku seorang sahaja yang nampak.
ada juga bercadang bertanya tuan punya,
tapi bercampur risau dengan tak tergamak,
nanti dikata tak bersyukur,
dikata tak sedar diri,
jadi aku menyendiri..memerhati..
dan akhirnya mengakui..yang kita sendiri,
membiarkan bunga raya melayu kekanan
dan dibiar bunga tak cantik mekar di kiri.

Aku lihat layu dalam melayu,
tanah air kita yang punya
kita siram, kita baja,
tapi angin api kita lupa.

Mereka merancang masa menjilat bangsa,
13 harimau bertukar menjadi mangsa,
kita lupa…nenek moyang kaya raya,
jangan sekali-kali digadai harta bendanya.

Ku lihat layu dalam melayu…

Takkan melayu hilang di dunia..
Iya…tapi apa guna tak hilang di dunia,
kalau kewujudan tidak dirasa..
petah berbahasa, kudrat tak berjasa..
orang berbudi, kita hanya tau merasa..

Selalu lari bila dirapat,
selalu malu bila soalan diaju;
Selalu segan memberi pendapat,
rela mengikut dari meneraju..

Belum nyanyi sudah bersorak,
suka berjanji dalam borak..
Bukan kata tak ada otak,
cuma tak berfikir di luar kotak..

Ku lihat layu dalam melayu…

Aku jadi sayu.
Bunga menangis, dia mendayu,
mahu jadi cantik tetapi ragu,
aku merayu..

Bangunlah semula hidup kembali
jangan tunggu matahari mati
cepatlah mekar sebelum terlerai
perjuangan kita belum selesai…

perjuangan kita belum selesai,
kerana hanya yang cekal dan tabah,
dapat membina mercu tanda bangsanya
yang berjaya….

Dr M: Sultan has no power to remove MB

2009-05-08T14:17:00.000+08:00

This is something that has not been broadcast on TV

ORACLE acquire Sun for $9.50 per share

2009-04-21T11:10:00.003+08:00

Sun and Oracle today announced a definitive agreement for Oracle to acquire Sun for $9.50 per share in cash. The Sun Board of Directors has unanimously approved the transaction. It is anticipated to close this summer. (SUN.COM)

SUN & ORACLE OVERVIEW

Press Release: http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/018363

Symantec NetBackup Design Best Practices with Data Domain

2009-04-20T14:34:00.003+08:00

Symantec NetBackup Design Best Practices with Data Domain - Free Legal Forms

Sun Cluster 3.2 HOW to INSTALL and CONFIGURE TWO Node Cluster

2009-04-17T12:26:00.002+08:00

Sun Cluster 3.2 HOW to INSTALL and CONFIGURE TWO Node Cluster Sun Cluster 3.2 HOW to INSTALL and CONFIGURE TWO Node Cluster sQew This Sun Cluster Two-Node Installation and Configuration How-To guide is intended to help a new or experienced Solaris user quickly and easily install and configure Sun Cluster software for two nodes, including the configuration of a quorum device. Users are guided step-by-step through the process, with examples and screenshots to simplify the process. This document will not cover the configuration of highly available services; that topic will be covered in a separate guide.

For more details about how to install and configure other Sun Cluster software configurations, see the Sun Cluster Software Installation Guide at docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-0420.

Contributors: Videhi Malella, Shobhana Viswanathan

Publish at Scribd or explore others: sun cluster

About

2009-04-16T14:42:00.003+08:00

I'm a Backup & Storage Engineer, I am responsible to run the operations and advice on workable solutions for backup and storage system . With a wideknowledge of Unix and Windows operating systems, servers and storage as well as network technologies, I have the knowledge and understanding how the systems running. I also have an excellent troubleshooting skill, in order to avoid problems occurring in the first place. This is to prepare my self to become a good solutions architect.

Specialties

I have certified in few common areas, and now looking to more concentrate on storage technologies.

-Certified Linux Professional Institute Level 1
-VERITAS Certified NetBackup Specialist (Implementation)
-SUN Certified System Admin
-SUN Certified Network Admin
-EMC Certified Storage Technologist Foundation
-Novell Certified Linux Administrator (Novell CLA)
SUSE Linux Enterprise 11
-Data Center Technical Specialist (Novell)

Contact Page

2009-04-16T14:35:00.005+08:00

Prediction:Tsunami hitting on 22nd July 2009

2009-04-14T16:11:00.003+08:00

There is a prediction that there will be another tsunami hitting on 22nd July 2009. It is als when there will be a sun eclipse. It is predicted that this tsunami will be a really bad one.

Countries like Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak particularly), Singapore, Indonesia, Maldives, Australia, Mauritius, Si Lanka, India, Philippines are going to be badly hit. Warning: STAY away from beaches in July.

Please pass the word around

Tri-Election Results

2009-04-14T10:57:00.001+08:00

Below is the official result of Tri-Election, i just published it here as to compare to what i have predict earlier

Bukit Gantang OFFICIAL RESULTS

Mohd Jamaluddin Nizar (PAS) 21,860
Ismail Saffian (BN-Umno) 19,071
Kamarul Ramizu Idris (Ind) 62
Majority - 2,789 (In 2008, the majority was 1,566)

Batang Ai OFFICIAL RESULTS

BN’s Malcolm Mussem Lamoh (3,907 votes) has beaten
PKR’s Jawah Gerang (2,053).
The majority is 1,854.

Bukit Selambau OFFICIAL RESULTS

S Manikumar (PKR) 12,632
S Ganesan (BN) 10,229
Majority 2,403

Ramalan PRK Kecil: 2 Bukit Satu Batang

2009-04-02T12:27:00.002+08:00

Kali ini di tengah-tengah dunia sibuk dengan krisis ekonomi global yang mana Malaysia terkena tempiasa or what we called it as technical recession. However sebagai negara yang di gambarkan tidak terkena tempias dari tsunami ekonomi ini, kita sibuk berpolitik.

Next week akan ada 3 PRK di Bukit Selambau, Bukit Gantang and Batang AI.

Ramalan ku mudah:

Bukit Selambau akan menjadi penentu siapa akan menang dengan keputusan 2-1.

Bukit Gantang pada hemat aku sudah tentu akan dimenangi oleh calon PAS.

Batang AI pada ramalan aku akan dimenangi calon BN.

So tinggal Bukit Selambau, ramalan aku mungkin calon dr BN or PR calon pemecah undi nya terlalu ramai, senarai calon PRK Bukit Selambau (semua logo dah keluar):

Nama calon	Parti	Nama Calon	Parti

Datuk S. Ganesan	Barisan Nasional-MIC	S. Manikumar	Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)
Mejar (B) Anuar Abd. Hamid	BEBAS	Husaini Yaakob	BEBAS
Abdul Rahim Abu	BEBAS	Mohd. Fazil Abd. Wahab	BEBAS
Radzi Md. Lazim	BEBAS	Khamis Awang	BEBAS
T. Chandrarajan	BEBAS	M. Venason	BEBAS
S. Moganakumar	BEBAS	R. Loganathan	BEBAS
L. Sarala	BEBAS	A. Jayagopal	BEBAS
Tan Hock Huat	BEBAS

Google Cheat Sheet

2009-03-31T11:24:00.001+08:00

Have fun with Google!

Google Cheat Sheet Google Cheat Sheet digg Google Cheat Sheet

Publish at Scribd or explore others: Internet & Technolog Business Technology-Internet Cheat

Virtual Machines versus Physical Servers

2009-03-24T10:36:00.000+08:00

Lay man term explanation of Virtual Machines, Enjoy the video!

Did You Know? The 5 Minutes encyclopedia

2009-03-21T09:39:00.000+08:00

Windows 2008 Failover Clustering

2009-03-04T10:34:00.002+08:00

I have some experience in Veritas Cluster Server and Sun Cluster, however never have implement Windows Failover Clustering before. However, last week i managed to successful complete the Failover Clustering in Windows 2008 Server.

Not that complicated, Microsoft has simplified everything! Even me can complete it so do you if you follow this steps!

But remember this:
Make sure your AD administrator create a usernam that has administration permission on both serves! And Join domain!

Step-By-Step Guide for Configuring a Two-Node File Server Failover Cluster in Windows Server 2008

Publish at Scribd or explore others: 2008 linux

Don't shout at your Storage!

2009-02-19T10:49:00.000+08:00

Wahahaha this is real!

Google Labs: Offline Gmail

2009-01-29T14:21:00.006+08:00

New in Labs: Offline Gmail

Tuesday, January 27, 2009 4:00 PM

Posted by Andy Palay, Gmail engineer

Web-based email is great because you can check it from any computer, but there's one little catch: it's inherently limited by your internet connection. From public WiFi to smartphones equipped with 3G, from mobile broadband cards to fledgling in-flight wireless on airplanes, Internet access is becoming more and more ubiquitous -- but there are still times when you can't access your webmail because of an unreliable or unavailable connection.

Today we're starting to roll out an experimental feature in Gmail Labs that should help fill in those gaps: offline Gmail. So even if you're offline, you can open your web browser, go to gmail.com, and get to your mail just like you're used to.

Once you turn on this feature, Gmail uses Gears to download a local cache of your mail. As long as you're connected to the network, that cache is synchronized with Gmail's servers. When you lose your connection, Gmail automatically switches to offline mode, and uses the data stored on your computer's hard drive instead of the information sent across the network. You can read messages, star and label them, and do all of the things you're used to doing while reading your webmail online. Any messages you send while offline will be placed in your outbox and automatically sent the next time Gmail detects a connection. And if you're on an unreliable or slow connection (like when you're "borrowing" your neighbor's wireless), you can choose to use "flaky connection mode," which is somewhere in between: it uses the local cache as if you were disconnected, but still synchronizes your mail with the server in the background. Our goal is to provide nearly the same browser-based Gmail experience whether you're using the data cached on your computer or talking directly to the server.

Offline Gmail is still an early experimental feature, so don't be surprised if you run into some kinks that haven't been completely ironed out yet. We've been using offline Gmail internally at Google for quite a while (I've read thousands of messages and answered hundreds en route to visit my son and my daughter). And it's saved me more than once when my home network connection ran into issues (we have squirrels at home that love to chew through outside cable wires). Now we're ready to have a larger set of people try it out, so we're making it available in Gmail Labs for those of you who want to test out Gmail's latest and greatest and send us your feedback.

We're making offline Gmail available to everyone who uses Gmail in US or UK English over the next couple of days, so if you don't see it under the Labs tab yet, it should be there soon. Once you see it, just follow these steps to get started:

Click Settings and click the Labs tab.

Select Enable next to Offline Gmail.

Click Save Changes.

After your browser reloads, you'll see a new "Offline^0.1" link in the upper righthand corner of your account, next to your username. Click this link to start the offline set up process and download Gears if you don't already have it.

PS:Well i have tried it out, here is the steps:

Just follow these steps to set up your offline access:

Enable Offline from your Labs page.

From your inbox, click the Offline link.

You'll see a prompt from Gears to start downloading your messages onto your computer. If you don't have Gears installed, Gmail will help you install it (you can also download it here). You may need to restart your browser after installing Gears. If you already have Gears installed (for example, to use Google Docs offline), you won't need to install it again, but you'll be prompted to allow permission for Gmail to access Gears. Click the allow link.

Your messages will be downloaded to your computer. Depending on the size of your account, this may take a while the first time, but you can check on your progress in the status box near the Settings link.

You can use Gmail normally while syncing. You don't have to wait for synchronization to finish before disconnecting from the internet. If you'd like, you can click the pause sync button to temporarily stop the sync process (it'll resume automatically if it's been paused for an hour). When you disconnect from the internet, the messages you've synchronized will be available immediately. Gmail will automatically continue syncing in the background whenever you reconnect to the internet.

Note: Offline Gmail works only on Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 7.0+, Mozilla Firefox versions 2.0+, Google Chrome, and Safari 3+. If you're using Google Chrome, you don't need to download or install Google Gears, as it's already installed on your browser.

Also note: Offline Gmail installs and synchronizes on a per account, per browser, per machine basis. When you use a different browser, you'll still see the Offline link in your account, but your messages won't be synchronized unless you install it again on this browser.

PS Again: Why my browser hang when i click on next button!

Ubuntu Pocket Guide Available as a Free Download

2009-01-28T14:33:00.003+08:00

The ultimate Ubuntu book!

Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference is now available! Written by award-winning author Keir Thomas, Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference is a totally unique and concise guide for everyday Ubuntu use.

Focuses on core competencies and background knowledge needed to be an expert Ubuntu user;
Readable, accessible, and easy to understand—even if you've never used Linux before;
100% new and original! Written from the ground-up to cover Ubuntu 8.04 and 8.10.

"A great resource covering Ubuntu
from A to Z without all the extra fluff"
Ryan Troy, administrator, Ubuntuforums.org

How to get it

Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference is available in print and PDF editions.

The Print Edition is available for a recession-busting $9.94 from Amazon.com. Add it to your Amazon order now!
The PDF Edition is entirely free of charge and is identical to the print edition. Grab the PDF or click here to tell a friend!

New to Ubuntu?

Here's how to get started with the world's favorite Linux:

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Upcoming Proton MPV Exposed !

2009-01-28T13:36:00.002+08:00

This is the upcoming Proton MPV pictures that has been leaked on the internet for the past few weeks. From this pictures we can see what can be expected from the latest collection of Proton cars. For me nothing new with this model nothing beyond expectation from Proton. Enjoy the pictures

Video: World's First Open Storage Appliance Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems

2009-01-22T16:22:00.000+08:00

Sun announces the Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems, the first open storage appliances that radically simplify the way you manage your storage with breakthrough cost savings, speed, and scale.

Hitler on Jews

2009-01-19T16:33:00.000+08:00

"ALDOF HITLER once said:

"I could have killed all Jews in the world, but I left some of them so you would know why I was killing them."

PRK036: Kuala Terengganu - Analisis Ringkas & Keputusan

2009-01-19T16:16:00.004+08:00

Lihat post terdahulu berkenaan ramalan saya terhadap PRK 036 : Parlimen Kuala Terengganu. Alangkah malu ramalan penganalisa kecil seperti aku ni pun menjadi kenyataan. Berikut adalah keputusan pilihanraya tempoh hari (17 January 2009):

	Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh Jumlah Undi: 30,252
	Mohd Abdul Wahid Endut Jumlah Undi: 32,883
	Azharudin Mamat Jumlah Undi: 193

Info:

Majoriti	:	2,631
Undi Rosak	:	665
Pemilih berdaftar	:	80,229
Keluar Mengundi	:	63,993
% Keluar Mengundi	:	79.9%

Analisa Ringkas sepanjang pemerhatian dekat saya semasa balik ke KT baru-baru ini (bukan balik mengundi kerana bukan kawasan saya):

Faktor Calon 80% membawa kepada kemenangan calon PAS
Faktor Personaliti menyumbang 5% kepada kekalahan calon BN
Faktor undi dari pengundi BN terhadap calon PAS menyumbang 5%
Faktor Kaum membawa 5% kepada kekalahan BN
Terlalu yakin membawa 5% kepada kekalahan BN

Jika perlukan analisa lebih details boleh ke blog-blog atau portal Malaysiakini.

Torn by The Funny Johan Lippowitz with Natalie Imbruglia

2009-01-19T13:01:00.001+08:00

Hilarious video!

New Honda Civic 2009 Facelift TV Commercial

2009-01-07T16:55:00.000+08:00

Kebijaksanaan seorang Imam Tua Kampung berbanding dengan Pemuda "overseas"

2009-01-07T15:23:00.001+08:00

Kebijaksanaan seorang Imam Tua Kampung berbanding dengan Pemuda "overseas"

Ada seorang pemuda yang lama belajardi luar negara kembali ke tanahair dengan angkuh dan sombong. Di dalambenak kepalanya telah lama tersimpan 3 pertanyaan yang dianggapnyatiada siapa yang boleh menjawab. Satu hari beliau bertemu seorang Imamtua di kampungnya.

Pemuda: Pak Imam apakah boleh menjawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan saya?

Pak Imam: Saya hamba Allah dan dengan izin-Nya saya akan menjawab pertanyaan kamu!

Pemuda: Pak Imam yakin? Profesor dan banyak orang pintar yang saya tanya tidak mampu menjawab pertanyaan saya.

Pak Imam: Saya akan mencuba sejauh kemampuan saya, insya'Allah.

Pemuda: Saya ada 3 pertanyaan,

1. Kalau benar Tuhan itu ada, tunjukan kewujudan Tuhan kepada saya?
2. Apakah yang dinamakan TAKDIR?
3.Kalau syaitan diciptakan dari api, kenapa mereka dimasukkan ke nerakayang dibuat dari api, tentu tidak menyakitkan buat syaitan, sebabmereka memiliki unsur yang sama. Apakah Tuhan tidak pernah berfikirsejauh itu?

Dengan sepontan Pak Imam tersebut menampar pipi si Pemuda itu dengan amat kuat.

Pemuda (sambil menahan sakit): Kenapa Pak Imam marah kepada saya?

Pak Imam: Saya tidak marah...Tamparan itu adalah jawapan saya untuk 3 pertanyaan yang awak tanyakan kepada saya.

Pemuda: Saya amat tidak faham...??

Pak Imam: Bagaimana rasanya tamparan saya?

Pemuda: Tentu saja saya merasakan sakit dan pedih...!!

Pak Imam: Jadi awak percaya bahwa sakit itu ada?

Pemuda: Ya....!

Pak Imam: Tunjukan pada saya wujudnya sakit itu atau macam mana rupanya?

Pemuda: Tak boleh Pak Imam...!!!

PakImam: Itulah jawapan kepada pertanyaan pertama awak, kita semuamerasakan kewujudan Tuhan itu tanpa mampu melihat kewujudanNya.

Pak Imam: Adakah malam tadi awak bermimpi atau telah tahu saya akan menampar awak?

Pemuda: Tidak....!!?

Pak Imam: Apakah awak pernah terfikir akan menerima sebuah tamparan dari saya hari ini?

Pemuda: Tidak....!!!?

Pak Imam: Itulah yang dinamakan TAKDIR!

Pak Imam: Terbuat dari apakah tangan yang saya gunakan untuk menampar awak ini?

Pemuda: Kulit dan daging...!!!

Pak Imam: Terbuat dari apakah pipi awak itu...?

Pemuda: Kulit dan daging....!!!??

Pak Imam: Bagaimana rasanya tamparan saya?

Pemuda: Sakit dan pedih....!!!?

PakImam: Itulah...! Walaupun Syaitan terbuat dari api dan Neraka terbuatdari api, namun jika Tuhan berkehendak, maka Neraka akan jadilah iatempat yang menyakitkan untuk syaitan....walaupun sama unsurasalnya...!!

Pemuda: Allahuakbar!

Israeli troops invade Gaza

2009-01-06T10:58:00.005+08:00

In this Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009 file photo, leaflets dropped by Israeli planes are seen falling above the northern Gaza Strip as seen from the Israel side of the border with Gaza. The day before a massive Israeli airstrike killed hundreds of Hamas militants in their barracks, Israeli military radio channels broadcast talk of a 'lull' and pulled troops back from the border.Israeli defense officials now say it was a psychological warfare tactic to lure Hamas fighters into the open at the start of the massive offensive against the militant group in Gaza that so far has killed 500 Palestinians.

(AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill,File)

An Israeli soldier directs a mobile artillery unit near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. Israeli forces pounded Gaza Strip houses, mosques and smuggling tunnels on Monday from the air, land and sea, killing at least seven children as they pressed a bruising offensive against Palestinian militants. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

If you are a muslim, please read this nazilah qunut:

Ya Allah,Sesungguhnya kami meletakkan-Mu di batang-batang leher musuh-musuh kami.
Dan kami berlindung dengan-Mu daripada kejahatan-kejahatan merekaYa Allah,
Leburkanlah kumpulan-kumpulan mereka.
Pecah belahkan dan kacau bilaukan persatuan mereka
Goncangkan pendirian mereka. Dan hantarkanlah anjing-anjing Mu Ke atas mereka
Wahai Tuhan Yang Gagah Perkasa Wahai Tuhan yang penuh raksasa.
Wahai tuhan yang bersifat murkaYa Allah Ya Allah Ya AllahWahai Tuhan yang menurunkan Kitab,
Wahai Tuhan yang mengarakkan awan
Wahai Tuhan yang menewaskan bala tentera al-ahzab
Kalahkan mereka
Kalahkan
mereka
Kalahkan mereka
Dan menangkan kami ke atas mereka.

Pastu tambah dgn:
"Allahumma Unsur ikhwananal Mujahidina fi (Ghozah) Wafi Kulli Makan."

Israel is an Illegal Nations and Country

2009-01-06T10:26:00.001+08:00

Laknatullah on Israel

Ramalan PRK P36: Kuala Terengganu

2008-12-21T23:10:00.003+08:00

Tidak mahu bercakap panjang, namun ramalan mudah menjelang PRK P36 kali ini ialah Parti Komponen dari Pakatan Rakyat akan memenangi PRK kali ini dengan mengatasi calon dari Parti Komponen BN iaitu UMNO.

Alasannya mudah, UMNO masih lagi dalam mood mereka dalam pemilihan parti pada Mac 2009. Maka akan banyak kisah2 belakang tabir akan dibongkarkan. Lagipula, strategi BN meletakkan Dato Wan Farid sebagai calon merupakan antara akan menjadi penyebab jika mereka mengalami kekalahan pada Pilihanraya kali ini. Umum sudah tahu, Dato' Wan Farid merupakan orang rapat dengan Khairi Jamaludin, dan Paklah. Jika bukan kerana abang Dato' Wan Hisham bekas exco Terengganu dalam kabinet Idris Jusoh begitu menonjol dengan Projek Monsoon Cup serta keakraban beliau dengan tokoh politik atasan tingkat 4 sudah tentu barangkali Dato' Wan Hisham masih lagi Adun Ladang. Cuma sedikit berbeza kali ini dengan Calon yang dikemukakan oleh BN dengan penyandang iaitu Arwah Razali Ismail yang terkenal sebagai bekas cikgu, bekas pegawai dan pengarah pelajaran negeri dan Malaysia sebagai seorang yang berjiwa rakyat. Jadi pada telahan aku, UMNO perlukan taktik yang berbeza untuk menang kali ini, memang akan berlaku taburan duit ihsan untuk pengundi2 tetapi untuk mengatakan mood pengundi akan berubah atas sebab tersebut adalah agak sukar.

Ini cuma telahan atau ramalan semata-mata dari pemerhati politik dari atas menara rakyat. Sedikit sebanyak, mood pilihan rakyat kita sudah dapat agak kemana dan di petak mana pangkahan akan dibuat oleh para pengundi. Namun, siapa tahu mungkin UMNO dapat mengimbangi perlawanan politik dalam PRK P36 kali ini. Selamat mengundi !

MUKJIZAT NABI SAW DIBUKTIKAN BENAR OLEH AMERIKA

2008-12-17T10:53:00.001+08:00

Mukjizat yang paling jelas sampai saat ini yaitu al'quran itu sendiri, sejak 1400 tahun lalu quran tetap terjaga keasliannya, didalam quran juga terdapat rahasia sains modern.
selain itu mukjizat lainnya yaitu ajarannya, sejak 1400 tahun lalu Muhammad saw mengatakan bahwa Babi dan alkohol itu haram dan dilarang untuk dikonsumsi (basic ajaran Allah swt) sampai sekarang hal itu tetap dipatuhi oleh ummatnya walaupun sudah 14 abad lewat, berbeda sedikit dengan ajaran yesus yang dengan seenaknya dirubah oleh Paulus...

selain itu mukjizat yang pernah dilakukan Muhammad saw adalah MEMBELAH BULAN??????? benarkah???? mari kita cek kebenarannya...

benarkah peristiwa menakjubkan 14 abad yabg lalu saat Rasulullah dengan izin Allah membelah bulan?. Apapun yang datang dari Allah dan Rasulnya masuk akal atau tidak maka tiada pilihan untuk menolaknya. Karena sebuah penolakan adalah sbuah jawaban sedekat apa Iman kita pada kebenaran itu?. Untaian Risalah berikut smoga bisa menambah keyakinan kita akan sebuah kebenaran,... kebenaran yang mutlak dari-Nya.

Allah berfirman: "Sungguh telah dekat hari qiamat, dan bulan pun telah terbelah (Q.S. Al-Qamar: 1)" Apakah kalian akan membenarkan kisah yang dari ayat Al-Qur'an ini menyebabkan masuk Islamnya pimpinan Hizb Islami Inggris ??Di bawah ini adalah kisahnya:
Dalam temu wicara di televisi bersama pakar Geologi Muslim, Prof. Dr. Zaghlul Al-Najar, salah seorang warga Inggris mengajukan pertanyaan kepadanya, apakah ayat dari surat Al-Qamar di atas memiliki kandungan mukjizat secara ilmiah ?

Maka Prof. Dr. Zaghlul Al-Najar menjawabnya sebagai berikut:
Tentang ayat ini, saya akan menceritakan sebuah kisah. Sejak beberapa waktu lalu, saya mempresentasikan di Univ. Cardif, Inggris bagian barat, dan para peserta yang hadir bermacam-macam, ada yang muslim dan ada juga yang bukan muslim. Salah satu tema diskusi waktu itu adalah seputar mukjizat ilmiah dari Al-Qur'an. Salah seorang pemuda yang beragama muslim pun berdiri dan bertanya, "Wahai Tuan, apakah menurut anda ayat yang berbunyi [Telah dekat hari qiamat dan bulan pun telah terbelah] mengandung mukjizat secara ilmiah ? Maka saya menjawabnya: Tidak, sebab kehebatan ilmiah diterangkan oleh ilmu pengetahuan, sedangkan mukjizat tidak bisa diterangkan ilmu pengetahuan, sebab ia tidak bisa menjagkaunya.

Dan tentang terbelahnya bulan, maka itu adalah mukjizat yang terjadi pada Rasul terakhir Muhammad shallallahu 'alaihi wassalam sebagai pembenaran atas kenabian dan kerasulannya, sebagaimana nabi-nabi sebelumnya. Dan mukjizat yang kelihatan, maka itu disaksikan dan dibenarkan oleh setiap orang yang melihatnya. Andai hal itu tidak termaktub di dalam kitab Allah dan hadits-hadits Rasulullah, maka tentulah kami para muslimin di zaman ini tidak akan mengimani hal itu. Akan tetapi hal itu memang benar termaktub di dalam Al-Qur'an dan sunnah-sunnah Rasulullah shallallahu alaihi wassalam. Dan memang Allah ta'alaa benar-benar Maha berkuasa atas segala sesuatu.

Maka Prof. Dr. Zaghlul Al-Najar pun mengutip sebuah kisah Rasulullah membelah bulan. Kisah itu adalah sebelum hijrah dari Mekah Mukarramah ke Madinah. Orang-orang musyrik berkata, "Wahai Muhammad, kalau engkau benar Nabi dan Rasul, coba tunjukkan kepada kami satu kehebatan yang bisa membuktikan kenabian dan kerasulanmu (mengejek dan mengolok-olok)?" Rasulullah bertanya, "Apa yang kalian inginkan ? Mereka menjawab: Coba belah bulan, .."

Maka Rasulullah pun berdiri dan terdiam, lalu berdoa kepada Allah agar menolongnya. Maka Allah memberitahu Muhammad agar mengarahkan telunjuknya ke bulan. Maka Rasulullah pun mengarahkan telunjuknya ke bulan, dan terbelahlah bulat itu dengan sebenar-benarnya. Maka serta-merta orang-orang musyrik pun berujar, "Muhammad, engkau benar-benar telah menyihir kami!" Akan tetapi para ahli mengatakan bahwa sihir, memang benar bisa saja "menyihir" orang yang ada disampingnya akan tetapi tidak bisa menyihir orang yang tidak ada ditempat itu. Maka mereka pun pada menunggu orang-orang yang akan pulang dari perjalanan. Maka orang-orang Quraisy pun bergegas menuju keluar batas kota Mekkah menanti orang yang baru pulang dari perjalanan. Dan ketika datang rombongan yang pertama kali dari perjalanan menuju Mekkah, maka orang-orang musyrik pun bertanya, "Apakah kalian melihat sesuatu yang aneh dengan bulan?"Mereka menjawab, "Ya, benar. Pada suatu malam yang lalu kami melihat bulan terbelah menjadi dua dansaling menjauh masing-masingnya kemudian bersatu kembali...!!!"

Maka sebagian mereka pun beriman, dan sebagian lainnya lagi tetap kafir (ingkar). Oleh karena itu, Allah menurunkan ayat-Nya:

Sungguh, telah dekat hari qiamat, dan telah terbelah bulan, dan ketika melihat tanda-tanda kebesaran Kami, merekapun ingkar lagi berpaling seraya berkata, "Ini adalah sihir yang terus-menerus", dan mereka mendustakannya, bahkan mengikuti hawa nafsu mereka. Dan setiap urusan benar-benar telah tetap ....sampai akhir surat Al-Qamar.

Ini adalah kisah nyata, demikian kata Prof. Dr. Zaghlul Al-Najar. Dan setelah selesainya Prof. Dr. Zaghlul menyampaikan hadits nabi tersebut, berdiri seorang muslim warga Inggris dan memperkenalkan diri seraya berkata, "Aku Daud Musa Pitkhok, ketua Al-Hizb Al-Islamy Inggris. Wahai tuan, bolehkah aku menambahkan??"

Prof. Dr. Zaghlul Al-Najar menjawab: Dipersilahkan dengan senang hati."
Daud Musa Pitkhok berkata, "Aku pernah meneliti agama-agama (sebelum menjadi muslim), maka salah seorang mahasiswa muslim menunjukiku sebuah terjemah makna-makna Al-Qur'an yang mulia. Maka, aku pun berterima kasih kepadanya dan aku membawa terjemah itu pulang ke rumah. Dan ketika aku membuka-buka terjemahan Al-Qur'an itu di rumah, maka surat yang pertama aku buka ternyata Al-Qamar. Dan aku pun membacanya: Telah dekat hari qiamat dan bulan pun telah terbelah...

Maka aku pun bergumam: Apakah kalimat ini masuk akal?? Apakah mungkin bulan bisa terbelah kemudian bersatu kembali?? Andai benar, kekuatan macam apa yang bisa melakukan hal itu??? Maka, aku pun menghentikan dari membaca ayat-ayat selanjutnya dan aku menyibukkan diri dengan urusan kehidupan sehari-hari. Akan tetapi Allah Yang Maha Tahu tentang tingkat keikhlasam hamba-Nya dalam pencarian kebenaran. Maka aku pun suatu hari duduk di depan televisi Inggris. Saat itu ada sebuah diskusi diantara presenter seorang Inggris dan 3 orang pakar ruang angkasa AS.

Ketiga pakar antariksa tersebut pun menceritakan tentang dana yang begitu besardalam rangka melakukan perjalanan ke antariksa, padahal saat yang sama dunia sedang mengalami masalah kelaparan, kemiskinan, sakit dan perselisihan. Presenter pun berkata, " Andai dana itu digunakan untuk memakmurkan bumi, tentulah lebih banyak berguna". Ketiga pakar itu pun membela diri dengan proyek antariksanya dan berkata, "Proyek antariksa ini akan membawa dampak yang sangat positif pada banyak segmen kehidupan manusia, baik segi kedokteran, industri, dan pertanian. Jadi pendanaan tersebut bukanlah hal yang sia-sia, akan tetapi hal itu dalam rangka pengembangan kehidupan manusia.

Dan diantara diskusi tersebut adalah tentang turunnya astronot menjejakkan kakiknya di bulan, dimana perjalanan antariksa ke bulan tersebut telah menghabiskan dana tidak kurang dari 100 juta dollar. Mendengar hal itu, presenter terperangah kaget danberkata, "Kebodohan macam apalagi ini, dana begitu besar dibuang oleh AS hanya untuk bisa mendarat di bulan?" Mereka pun menjawab, "Tidak, ..!!! Tujuannya tidak semata menancapkan ilmu pengetahuan AS di bulan, akan tetapi kami mempelajari kandungan yang ada di dalam bulan itu sendiri, maka kami pun telah mendapat hakikat tentang bulan itu, yang jika kita berikan dana lebih dari 100 juta dollar untuk kesenangan manusia, maka kami tidak akan memberikan dana itu kepada siapapun. Maka presenter itu pun bertanya, "Hakikat apa yang kalian telah capai sehingga demikian mahal taruhannya. Mereka menjawab,

"Ternyata bulan pernah mengalami pembelahan di suatu hari dahulu kala, kemudian menyatu kembali.!!! Presenter pun bertanya, "Bagaimana kalian bisa yakin akan hal itu?" Mereka menjawab, "Kami mendapati secara pasti dari batuan-batuan yang terpisah terpotong di permukaan bulan sampai di dalam (perut) bulan. Maka kami pun meminta para pakar geologi untuk menelitinya, dan mereka mengatakan, "Hal ini tidak mungkin telah terjadi kecuali jika memang bulan pernah terbelah lalu bersatu kembali".

Mendengar paparan itu, ketua Al-Hizb Al-Islamy Inggris mengatakan, "Maka aku pun turun dari kursi dan berkata, "Mukjizat (kehebatan) benar-benar telah terjadi pada diri Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wassallam 1400-an tahun yang lalu. Allah benar-benar telah mengolok-olok AS untuk mengeluarkan dana yang begitu besar, 100 juta dollar lebih, hanya untuk menetapkan akan kebenaran muslimin !!!! Maka, agama Islam ini tidak mungkin salah ... Maka aku pun berguman, "Maka, aku pun membuka kembali Mushhaf Al-Qur'an dan aku baca surat Al-Qamar, dan ... saat itu adalah awal aku menerima dan masuk Islam.

Diterjemahkan oleh: Abu Muhammad ibn Shadiq

Source:Dipetik dari: http://www.axxyc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=110&t=153&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=240

Virtualization at Sun Part 1

2008-12-02T13:49:00.002+08:00

IT Salary Guide: Malaysia VS Singapore

2008-12-01T15:52:00.002+08:00

Kelly Services published their hardcopy of Malaysia Salary guide 2008/09 around June 2008, but you also can download the softcopy of it here. Those of you who want to know how much of our neighborhood country made it can download the copy of it here.

You might notice that the figures in this guide is comparatively lower than those published in the ZDNet Asia IT Salary Benchmark Survey 2008 and Robert Walters Global Salary Survey 2008. One probable reason I found out is that Kelly Services' Malaysia Salary guide focuses on executives with less than 5 years of working experience, hence we can't expect the figure to be too high. In the guide anyhow, a Lead Electrical Engineer with 7 years of experience gets a salary range from RM5,000 to RM15,000.

Lets focus on IT professional salary. Professional in Singapore averagely getting more 1000-3000 in a value of a numbers. And of course after calculate this numbers with current exchange rate our salary is estimated lower RM2500 - RM6000 per month. Ouch!!!

Click here to download the Malaysia Salary guide 2008/09 .

Click here to download the Singapore Salary guide 2008/09 .

PRK: Parlimen Kuala Terengganu

2008-12-01T14:15:00.003+08:00

Kerusi Parlimen Kuala Terengganu kosong apabila penyandangnya Timbalan Menteri Pelajaran, Dato' Razali Ismail meninggal dunia secara mengejut di Institut Aminuddin Baki, Genting Highland sewaktu bermain badminton Jumaat lalu.

Dalam pilihan raya umum ke-12 Mac lalu, allahyarham Razali yang mewakili Barisan Nasional (BN) memperoleh 32,562 undi menewaskan Naib Presiden PAS, Mohamad Sabu (31,562 undi) dan calon Bebas,Maimon Yusof (gambar bawah), 89, (685 undi).

Apa yang aku harapkan pada PRK Kuala Terengganu kali ini.
-Projek-projek yang akan dilancarkan di K.T oleh pemimpin BN (ini sudah lumrah setiap kali PRK)
-Harga minyak turun lebih banyak dari kadar biasa, i.e:RM0.15 mungkin kepada RM0.20
-Kempen-kempen lebih rancak dengan adanya DSAI di tapak ceramah.
-Maybe adanya satu lagi calon bebas, dulu Tok Mun dengan parti Kunci maybe boleh jugak ada calon bebas dengan Parti Solex. :D

Apa yang aku tak nak tengok.
-FRU turun, buat kecoh seolah-olah ada rusuhan

P/S:Al Fatihah Kepada Allahyarham Dato Razali Ismail. Keluarga aku mengenali rapat dengan Allahyarham sejak zaman-zaman abah aku bermain badminton dengan beliau sejak zaman 70-80an lagi. Dan Allahyarham juga sempat menghadiri perkahwinan aku pada awal tahun ini. Al-Fatihah untuk beliau semoga rohnya di cucuri rahmat dari Allah S.W.T

Secret of your Success

2008-12-01T09:05:00.001+08:00

Secret of your Success

"Sir, What is the secret of your success?" a reporter asked a bank president.

"Two words"

"And, Sir,what are they?"

"Right decisions."

"And how do you make right decisions?"

"One word."

"And,sir, What is that?"

"Experience."

"And how do you get experience?"

"Two words"

"And, Sir, what are they?"

"Wrong decisions"

Temberang Ustaz Cakra Alam:TV Korea & 360

2008-11-28T14:50:00.004+08:00

Video part 1 dari rancangan TV Korea Selatan dah kantoikan taktik cakra alam punya ustaz ni

Video part 2 dari rancangan TV Korea Selatan dah kantoikan taktik cakra alam punya ustaz ni

Temuramah dengan rancangan 360 di TV3, Ustat ni cuba plak nak nafikan tapi kantoi jugak masa interview ni. Jangan la pegang hidung, its sign of lier.

P/S:Maknanya ustat ni pun pandai jugak lah dlm bidang2 sains ni haha, tapi disalah gunakan la plak kebijaksaan dia.Sains penipuan nama dia tapi tidak diajar dalam bahasa inggeris seperti matapelajaran sains di sekolah.. Tapi aku pernah gak tgk dalm tv la, dia suruh student dia hentak batu bata atas perut, tidur atas kaca etc2.. kira kuat la ustat ni selain kuat temberang . Ni dah kes malukan company ni buang la title ustaz tu.
Saya cadangkan ustaz ni buat rancangan TV macam James Randi , mat saleh yang dah bongkarkan taktik dia. Ko try plak bongkarkan/kantoi kan David Blaine ke.

The IT Guy | Episode #6: Storage Made Simple

2008-11-26T14:09:00.000+08:00

Two minute humorous video touching on Sun's systems advantages

Top 10 ‘Apple Suck’ images

2008-11-25T14:12:00.000+08:00

Want a better explanation for “how apple sucks”? Here it is. I have gathered 10 best of images that explain how Apple sucks. Enjoy them and sorry Apple fan boys if this hurts you.

Well not really but somehow:

Yea! Macs do play some games:

The Mac-ed kid!:

Best explanation, I love this:

Clever Mom:

Now this is must to be known thing:

Lifestyle:

Aaa yea Macs have less viruses but…:

Either show off or get a better thing:

May be smart but not many:

Source

Project Pop - Bukan Superstar

2008-11-25T09:20:00.000+08:00

My Visitors are from around the globe

2008-11-24T14:46:00.001+08:00

GMAIL now has a theme

2008-11-21T12:29:00.001+08:00

Now they offer a theme to make gmail looks better

Afgan - Pada Mu Ku Bersujud

2008-11-19T13:27:00.001+08:00

Lagu berkonsepkan ketuhanan.

Makanan Tradisi Terengganu Ketupat Sotong

2008-11-17T14:19:00.003+08:00

In Terengganu dialect, we called it 'Tuppat Sotong'. I didn't like it so much but my wife does. Here is the video how to cook this dish.