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vShield Manager 5.1.1 Lookup Service Integration Error

Posted on May 8, 2013 by admin

I came across an issue today that related to installation of the vShield 5.1.1 management appliance with the VMWare SSO Lookup service.

If you get the folowing error:

Initialization of Admin Registration Service Provider failed.

Root Cause: Server returned ‘request expired’ less than 0 seconds after request was issued, but it shouldn’t have expired for at least 600 seconds.

Then the issue is likely to be that the server the SSO component is installed on is out of sync time-wise with the vShield manager. This was evident in my environment due to the differences between BST and UTC timezones that were set on the two servers respectively.

In the end I set the vShield managers time to UTC properly and reboot.

set clock 09:00:00 05 08 2013 (when it was 10am BST)

reboot

This allowed me to join the vShield manager to SSO successfully.

Categories: Software, VMWare | Tags: SSO, VMWare, vShield | Leave a comment

Conwy Castle (North Wales)

Posted on April 1, 2013 by admin

The second castle visited on the tour of North Wales was Conwy Castle. Again this was commissioned by Edward I and is a large and dominating castle on the landscape. From what I could see when walking around the town the castle walls encompass a large section of the town and indeed the official Conwy website http://www.conwy.com shows an aerial shot of the town showing how far the walls extend to.

There was no need for the walls-within-walls layout of Beaumaris as Conwy is built upon a rocky hill with sheer drops which discourage climbing. Here’s a few pictures that really don’t do the castle justice. Definitely worth a visit!

: Conwy Castle Front

: Conwy Castle Sculpture

: Conwy Castle Inner Courtyard (Facing East)

: Conwy Castle Inner Courtyard (Facing West)

: Conwy Castle Turret & Flag

Categories: Castle, Landmarks, Photography | Tags: Conwy, Conwy Castle, Wales | Leave a comment

Beaumaris Castle (Isle of Anglesey)

Posted on April 1, 2013 by admin

This is the first of several posts relating to the recent trip to North Wales. The weather gods were looking down on us as only 3 days previously most of North Wales was covered in snow however we had amazing sunshine and calm winds.

Beaumaris Castle was the first Castle visited off the Ferry and what an impressive start! Building work started in the late 13th Century during the mass building of castles by Edward I. More details about the castle can be found on their website: http://www.beaumaris.com

Here’s a selection of photos showing how large the castle is:

: Beaumaris Castle Entrance

: Beaumaris Outer Walls & Moat

: Beaumaris Dock

: Beaumaris Inner Entrance (Main/South)

: Beaumaris Inner Courtyard

: Beaumaris Inner Entrance (North/Rear)

: Beaumaris Inner Castle Walls

Categories: Castle, Landmarks, Photography | Tags: Beaumaris, Beaumaris Castle, Wales | Leave a comment

Bray Airshow 2012

Posted on January 20, 2013 by admin

One of the highlights of the year for me was the Bray Airshow. It’s an event that even though the wind and rain just kept on coming the large crowd stayed and enjoyed the show by the incredibly skilful pilots.

Here’s a selection of the shots I’m happy to put on the blog! Incidentally this was the first time out with my 70-200mm f2.8 Nikon lens. Even with the 2x Tele the quality was superior to anything I had shot before.

As with all the photos on the site, all rights are reserved by myself however if anyone wants to use them for promotional work please get in contact as I’m more than happy to see them used given adequate credit.

Categories: Photography | Tags: 2012, airshow, Bray Airshow | Leave a comment

Dolmen of Ireland: Brownes Hill

Posted on January 17, 2013 by admin

Over the last 6 months we’ve been touring the various counties of Ireland and come across several Dolmens. This post is about the impressively large Dolmen just outside Carlow. The cap stone is an estimated 100 metric tons and was assembled in the region of 2500BC.

Would you be adventurous enough to stand under the cap stone?

This photo was taken at Lat: 52.837463N & Long: 6.881107W. (Click the picture to open a larger image)

Categories: Dolmen, Landmarks, Photography | Tags: Brownes Hill Dolmen, Dolmen | Leave a comment

Leinster vs Cardiff Blues April 2012

Posted on April 8, 2012 by admin

Brian O'Driscoll in flight on his way for a Try against Cardiff Blues

Rob Kearney grounding the ball for his second try

The View from Block 312 in the Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road)

Leinster vs Cardiff Blues April 2012, a set on Flickr.

A selection of shots from the match…
More to be uploaded.

Categories: D800, Nikon, Photography, Rugby | Tags: Cardiff Blues, Heineken Cup, Leinster, Rugby | Leave a comment

Cat in the Back Garden

Posted on March 31, 2012 by admin

Cat in the Back Garden, a photo by wynnert on Flickr.

This shot was taken with the 14-24mm f2.8 Nikkor with the Nikon D800. The fur detail is fantastic.

Categories: Animals, D800, Nikon, Photography | Tags: cat, D800, fur, sample, ultra wide | Leave a comment

The pond in Stephen’s Green, Dublin

Posted on March 28, 2012 by admin

The pond in Stephen’s Green, Dublin, a photo by wynnert on Flickr.

I’ve just received a 14-24mm f2.8 lens from Conns Cameras and took a few shots in the nearest park I could find.

This is one of the first shots with the 14-24mm f2.8 on my D800.
It’s unprocessed and simply converted to JPEG via ViewNX2.

UPDATE: It turns out that my new 14-24mm has a back focus issue that the AF fine tuning option in the camera cannot correct and will need to be sent back for repair.

Categories: D800, Nikon, Photography | Tags: D800, sample | Leave a comment

Light box and entrance to Newgrange

Posted on March 26, 2012 by admin

Light box and entrance to Newgrange, a photo by wynnert on Flickr.

I took my D800 for a spin out yesterday and visited one of Ireland’s World Heritage sites.
The sun was beating down on what is normally a wet and overcast March. I’ve posted a few shots on Flickr that really don’t do the site justice!
Time to invest in a wide-angle prime lens…