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vSphere: Check the ESXi TPM module state

Hi,

if you want to check the state of the TPM chip use the esxcli command line interface:

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Windows 11 on vSphere: Bypass TPM 2.0 check

Hi,

without a vTPM virtual hardware on vSphere you cannot install Windows 11 within an virtual machine. This is due to new hardware requirements. You have to setup a VMware vSphere Trust Authority.

Windows 11 Install Error
Windows 11 Install Error

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Brocade: My often used FabricOS commands

Hi,

this is the list of my the frequently fabric commands:
Generic
Uptime of the switch

uptime

Date / Time

date     

Fabric OS version

version

Switchname

switchName

Switch state with hardware overview

switchstatuspolicyshow

Good overview of the switch with ports…

switchshow

Show domain ID

fabricshow

Set the fabricname

fabricname

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Linux: Convert an openssh key into putty ppk format

Hi,

you want to use a openssh generated ssh key with Putty and PuttyAgent and get an error message like this:

openssh key inport error
openssh key inport error

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Windows: Windows Update does not install any updates. You’re up to date

Hi,

the situation:

Windows does not install any update and says “You’re up to date”.

I tried the following commands to investigate:

A WMI Query for all installed hotfixes return that no instance is available

D:\> wmic qfe
no instances available

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