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IT Managed services

Ellohem — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 03:18:58 +0800

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Managed Services is the proactive management of an IT (Information Technology) asset or object, by a third party typically known as a MSP, on behalf of a customer.

What we offer
A) company with IT department/IT staff = co-managed
B) company without IT department/IT staff = fully managed
C) Microsoft software leasing = lower CAPEX / monthly / 6 months / 12 months

Co-Managed Service Desk model is designed to support business that have an IT department, but are looking for assistance with the daily care and maintenance of their IT networks. Our devoted team of managed IT service engineers, technicians and support specialists act as an extension to your team and will provide you all the advantages of IT service and support while sparing you the high costs of managing your IT in-house. Our goal is to work with your IT department to increase the overall capabilities of the staff.

Co-Managed offer:

First Response Service
• First Response Service provides comprehensive, multi-tiered Service Desk support for any IT issues involving your desktop or server environment.
• handles all product alerts and notifications
• handles all End User Tier 1 Service Desk issues
• Offered as all-inclusive Client Desktop & Servers or Server Only

Escalation Service
• Escalation Service provides Tier 2 and Tier 3 escalation support for service issues that cannot be resolved by the client
• Client handles all proactive alerts and notifications and escalates to Service Desk as required
• Client handles all End User Tier 1 Service Desk issues and escalates to Service Desk as required
• Offered as all-inclusive Client Desktop & Servers or Server Only

Full Managed model is designed to support businesses that do not have an IT Manager and are looking for full support of the daily care and maintenance of their IT networks

Full managed services offer :
• 24x7x365 Service Desk for Day-to-Day IT Support
• On-site Dispatch Support
• Regularly Scheduled On-Site Visits
• NOC Services to Monitor Your Network or Private Cloud
• Proactive Monitoring, Automatic Alerts & Notifications
• Hardware Warranty Extensions and RMA Management
• Software License Renewals & Upgrade Management
• Factory Escalations for Vendor Support
• Hardware & Software Asset Management
• Strategic IT Planning & Budget Management
• Vendor Management Services
• Periodic Business Reviews & IT Fitness Reports

Benefits of using EDOI as your local Managed IT Services Provider

• Manage all of your IT infrastructure and vendors through a single source
• Receive detailed reports on the performance of your entire IT infrastructure
• Scale IT infrastructure as you need it without incurring large capital expenses
• Predictable monthly billing for cloud hosting, data storage and 24×7 Help Desk
• Get years of experience and advice from just one managed services provider

Benefit/Advantages :
• Have peace of mind with 24x7 IT Support
• More time to focus on your core business
• Address your IT needs proactively, not reactively
• Make IT part of your business strategy, not just another expense

We provide :

SaaS -
Software as services using Microsoft products

HaaS -
Hardware as services using Dell/HP/Netgear/Cisco products

DRaaS -
Backup and DISASTER Recovery as services

IT Support -
Both remote and on site support

Server / Desktop setup -
Microsoft, Linux and Freebsd.

Email server setup.
Office 365 setup.
And more.

Feel free to pm me for more details, demo and free consultation.
Khairizal - 017-330 6959
khairizal@edoibsb.com

Thank you.

Installing LAMP On Ubuntu

Ellohem — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 16:38:07 +0800

In this guide I will show you how to install a LAMP system. LAMP stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP. The guide is intended to help those who have very little knowlegde of using Linux.

1.
Install Apache Web Server.
To start off we will install Apache.

1. Open up the Terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal).

2. Copy/Paste the following line of code into Terminal and then press enter:

sudo apt-get install apache2

3. The Terminal will then ask you for you're password, type it and then press enter.

2.
Testing Apache.
To make sure everything installed correctly we will now test Apache to ensure it is working properly.

1. Open up any web browser and then enter the following into the web address:

http://localhost/

You should see a folder entitled apache2-default/. Open it and you will see a message saying "It works!" , congrats to you!

3.
Install PHP.
In this part we will install PHP 5.

Step 1. Again open up the Terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal).

Step 2. Copy/Paste the following line into Terminal and press enter:

sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5

Step 3. In order for PHP to work and be compatible with Apache we must restart it. Type the following code in Terminal to do this:

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

4.
Testing PHP.
To ensure there are no issues with PHP let's give it a quick test run.

Step 1. In the terminal copy/paste the following line:

sudo gedit /var/www/testphp.php

This will open up a file called phptest.php.

Step 2. Copy/Paste this line into the phptest file:

<?php phpinfo(); ?>

Step 3. Save and close the file.

Step 4. Now open you're web browser and type the following into the web address:

http://localhost/testphp.php

The page should look like this:

5.
Install MySQL.
To finish this guide up we will install MySQL. (Note - Out of Apache and PHP, MySQL is the most difficult to set up. I will provide some great resources for anyone having trouble at the end of this guide.)

Step 1. Once again open up the amazing Terminal and then copy/paste this line:

sudo apt-get install mysql-server

Step 2 (optional). In order for other computers on your network to view the server you have created, you must first edit the "Bind Address". Begin by opening up Terminal to edit the my.cnf file.

gksudo gedit /etc/mysql/my.cnf

Change the line

bind-address = 127.0.0.1

And change the 127.0.0.1 to your IP address.

Step 3. This is where things may start to get tricky. Begin by typing the following into Terminal:

mysql -u root

Following that copy/paste this line:

mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('yourpassword');

(Make sure to change yourpassword to a password of your choice.)

Step 4. We are now going to install a program called phpMyAdmin which is an easy tool to edit your databases. Copy/paste the following line into Terminal:

sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-auth-mysql php5-mysql phpmyadmin

After that is installed our next task is to get PHP to work with MySQL. To do this we will need to open a file entitled php.ini. To open it type the following:

gksudo gedit /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini

Now we are going to have to uncomment the following line by taking out the semicolon (.

Change this line:

;extension=mysql.so

To look like this:

extension=mysql.so

Now just restart Apache and you are all set!

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Configure a high-resolution console in Ubuntu

Ellohem — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 16:21:26 +0800

Do you love Ubuntu but gaze wistfully at SuSE's high-resolution console? If you are a CLI hardcore, you can have that fancy console as well in Ubuntu.

1.
Modify the boot menu file
After logging in, type the following command at the console:

sudo vim /boot/grub/menu.lst
(or use the editor of your choice)

2.
Modify the defoptions line
Scroll down menu.lst until you see something like the following line:

# defoptions=quiet splash

NOTE: This line appears to be commented, and must stay that way.

Modify this line with a vga= option by using the table below. I've selected 1280x1024/16-bit in the example:

# defoptions=quiet splash vga=794

RESOLUTION TABLE
...........................640.....800.....1024.....1280
Color depth....x480....x600.....x768....x1024
-----------------------------------------------------------------
256 (8bit)..........769.....771.....773.....775
32000 (15bit)...784.....787.....790.....793
65000 (16bit)...785.....788.....791.....794
16.7M (24bit)...786......789.....792.....795

3.
Tell Ubuntu you changed the menu.lst file
At the console prompt, type:

update-grub

You should see some confirmation lines, ending with:
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done.

4.
Configure Ubuntu to use some additional modules
Using vim (example) or your preferred editor, modify:

vim /etc/initramfs-tools/modules

add these two items, each on thier own line:

vesafb
fbcon

Exit the editor, saving the file

5.
Tell Ubuntu it needs to update the boot image
At the console prompt, type:

update-initramfs -u

You won't see any confirmations, but you shouldn't see any errors either.

6.
Edit two additional files to include the new modules
Using vim (example) or your preferred editor, modify:

vim /etc/modules

Add, on it's own line:

vesafb

Exit the editor, saving the file.
Now edit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-framebuffer

Near the bottom, you will see an entry that tells Ubuntu to blacklist what you are trying to add!

comment the line:

blacklist-vesafb

It should now look like:
# blacklist-vesafb

Exit the editor saving the file.

7.
Alternative Option - Run this script
Save this text to a file on your Ubuntu box and run it to perform all the steps mentioned above. This will set the resolution to 1280x1024 (794).
Replace 794 with 791 to do 1024x768.

NOTE 1: This script will work on a new-unmodified Ubuntu installation. If the files mentioned above been modified, the strings being searched for by the script may not be found and therefore not modified.

NOTE 2: Of course this must be run with sudo or as root.

#############################################
# BEGIN THE TEXT TO COPY INTO A FILE
#############################################
#!/bin/bash

# do modify menu.lst
cd /boot/grub/
sed -i 's/# defoptions=quiet splash/# defoptions=quiet splash vga=794/g' menu.lst
update-grub

# do modify initramfs-tools
echo "vesafb" >> /etc/initramfs-tools/modules
echo "fbcon" >> /etc/initramfs-tools/modules
update-initramfs -u

# do modify /etc/modules
echo "vesafb" >> /etc/modules
echo "# Modified /etc/modules" >> /etc/modules

# do modify /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-framebuffer
cd /etc/modprobe.d/
sed -i 's/blacklist vesafb/#blacklist vesafb/g' blacklist-framebuffer

echo "Reboot Me to a high-resolution console!..."

** well , that would be all for now , off to tea time now

Scheduling a FTP to upload/download file on Linux

Ellohem — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 16:10:14 +0800

Scheduling a FTP to upload or download a file on Linux using crontab and .netrc

.netrc it's a file that will hold the access of the ftp servers.
ftpfc FTP Command that you will be executing
ftpbs Bash file that will execute the commands on ftpfc and it will logon with the .netrc
CronD will run ftpbs

1.
Create .netrc
Let's create the access file. This will save you server name, username and password. So when you run ftp command and you do an open ftpserver it will know what it's you username and password from that file.

Log as Root (Or any other user that you will run the cron as)
Open a Terminal Session

Type "cd" this will take you to your home directory

vi .netrc

Press letter i you should see a -- INSERT -- in the bottom
type this with your information accordingly.

machine localhost
login anonymous
password abcde@theserver.com

press ESC the -- INSERT -- Will disappear
type this in order to WRITE(w) and QUIT(w)

: wq

So now you should be back to the Terminal

2.
Let's create the command file that will upload a file to the ftp server.
vi ftpcf

Press letter i to insert you should see a -- INSERT -- in the bottom.

open localhost
put testfile

press ESC the -- INSERT -- Will disappear
type this in order to WRITE(w) and QUIT(w)

: wq

Create a test file

echo testtestest > testfile

3.
Now let's create the bash file that will do the magic and run all this from the cron tab this will be assuming that you are running as root.
vi ftpbs

Press letter i you should see a -- INSERT -- in the bottom type this with you information accordingly.
#! /bin/sh
ftp < /root/ftpfc

Press ESC the -- INSERT -- Will disappear
type this in order to WRITE(w) and QUIT(w)
: wq
make bashfile runnable
chmod 777 ftpbs

Test your bash

./ftpbs

You should now see the process of the scripts and the output fix any mistake you have on your ftpfc before proceeding. Just to a vi ftpfc press letter i then : wq to save.

4.
If you don't like security skip this step
---- Skip Block1 -- if no interested in security part ----
Let's secure this files a little bit we will make the bash file only be able to run and read, and the Password file only able to read from root access.

chmod 005 ftpbs
chmod 004 ftpfc
---- END OF Skip BLOCK1 if no interested in security part ----

5.
Well we are done with editing let's place the bash file on the crond
Choose and type one for the following command according on how often you want this script to run

cd /etc/cron.daily
cd /etc/cron.hourly
cd /etc/cron.monthly
cd /etc/cron.weekly

I will choose cd /etc/cron.hourly for this test, and I will create a link to the bash script that we just
created.

cd /etc/cron.hourly
ls -n /root/ftpbs

Now your file should be uploaded to the FTP server every hour. You can play around with the ftpfc for the other command that you want to include.

Hope this help, any question analyze, analyze, correct me, and fix it. Couldn’t do it then ask us.

6.
So how does your files should look like
.netrc on your root folder

ftpfc
---------------------------------
open localhost
put test file
---------------------------------

ftpbs
---------------------------------
#! /bin/sh

ftp < /root/ftpfc
--------------------------------

.netrc
--------------------------------
machine localhost
login anonymous
password xyz@therserver.com
--------------------------------

Get Color listings in Linux

Ellohem — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 16:08:18 +0800

Do you want color listings when you type DIR in linux? Its easy.

Make sure you are root.
"cd /bin"
"rm dir"
answer yes when prompted to delete.
now, type, "touch dir" to create the file.
"pico dir" or "nano dir" if you dont have pico.
add this to the file;

#!/bin/sh
ls -aF --color

add the topline as is, with the # and all.
Save the file by pressing ctrl x, and yes when prompted.
make sure it saves as 'dir'.
Then type "chmod 777 dir" and VOILA!

typing dir now shows it in color. You can play around with the ls settings. ls -alF, ls -al, ls -lF, etc...

1.
Step 1, delete the exisitng dir binary.
"cd /bin"
"rm dir"
answer yes when prompted to delete.

2.
Step 2, Create the new Dir binary file
type, "touch dir" to create the file.
"pico dir" or "nano dir" if you dont have pico.
add this to the file;

#!/bin/sh
ls -aF --color

add the topline as is, with the # and all.
Save the file by pressing ctrl x, and yes when prompted.
make sure it saves as 'dir'.

3.
Step 3, Make file executable by all users
Then type "chmod 777 dir" and VOILA!

Conclusion
This is a neat trick you can use to see what all is going on in a way that makes sense using a old familiar command.

BattleForge

Ellohem — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:05:00 +0800

http://www.battleforge.com/en/home/

anyone playing this EA F2P game ?

The Gods have disappeared and the old sun has died, letting a vile twilight engulf the world of Nyn. In exchange for all treasures the mortals possessed, the evil giants agreed to forge a new sun and hurl it into the sky.

But the deal was betrayed, the treasure stolen and now the mortals flee the wrath of the giants. Under the light of a new sun the mortals stumble into a world changed and twisted by an age of twilight. The long journey home has become a conquest of survival.

You are a Skylord. Once a mortal hero, you long ago gained immortality and became a counsellor to the Gods. For generations you have lived with them in their majestic fortress floating in the skies over the magical world of Nyn.

The fortress of the Gods was named the Forge of Creation for it grants the ability to bring the world's legends to life; use this ability to help guide the fates of the mortals on the surface below.

Conjure up wonders of old, bring about storms and wildfires or wonderful blessings and mystical healings. At your word, legendary creatures spring to life, heroes, monstrosities, dragons and spirits are shaped of pure elemental power to do your bidding. Monumental structures and mighty fortresses of old rise from the earth wherever you desire.

Until now the Gods held you back, centuries passed while the Forge slumbered. But now, the Gods have gone and you are needed. In this Age of Twilight, it is time for the Skylords to seize the power of the Forge. Some will use it to help the mortals of Nyn, others to do battle among themselves. The Forge of Creation has become the BattleForge.