How To Deploy The OpenVPN Appliance in ESXi

The Open VPN Appliance is a great way to quickly setup a small VPN server without any of the command line hassles. They give you a two user license for free. For home use this should be enough. Their appliance comes in an OVA format which will allow you to deploy it on ESXi very …

How to Setup Simple SMTP Alerts for Dell’s iDRAC

A lot of people assume you need OMSA installed to setup fancy SNMP and SMTP alerts. However you don’t! As long as you have an iDrac card that’s all you need. In this tutorial I will be describing the steps needed to setup SMTP alerts for iDRAC emergencies and warnings.   So  let’s begin. First …