HP iLO Integrated Remote Control Java Web Start App

I love that I can power on my HP DL380 server remotely using the iLO feature (it’s upstairs in my office). I hadn’t yet played with the ‘Integrated Remote Control’ yet though which is available from a link from the iLO home page. The Java Web Start version runs ok from Firefox which allows you to watch the start up process remotely and interact with the server startup menus.

After ESXi has completed booting, apparently you need an additional license to continue to use it past that point. At this point after ESXi there’s not much you can do with the server anyway so this is not a big deal (since interacting with ESXi is all via the web app).

Updating VMware ESXI Host Client via the Host Client web ui

After logging on to the ESXI host client web ui, the Unhandled Exception dialog has started to bug me, but I think it’s fixed in a patch release since when I first installed ESXI 6.5.

This how-to doc describes the steps for updating the Host Client using the Host Client web ui itself, via Host / Manage / Packages / Install Update and pasting the URL to the current/latest .vib file which you can get from here.

The Unhandled Exception issue described here is now fixed – the specific update I installed was:

http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmw-tools/esxui/esxui-signed-7119706.vib

My favorite Ham Radio apps on MacOS

I have a new MacBook Pro so have been setting up my most commonly used Ham Radio apps from scratch. Having tried various apps for digital modes and logging on the Mac, this time round I’m just installing the ones that I use most or found I preferred.

Here’s my run down of apps: