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How to setup Python Twitter Tools

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I’m just playing around with Python Twitter Tools but given that I am new to Python, I can’t work out to set it up.

Step 1: Download and unzip the files from: https://github.com/sixohsix/twitter

Step 3: Install python-pip on your computer which is a tool for installiing Python software:

apt-get install python-pip

Step 4: Browse the folder and run:

apt-get install twitter

Step 5: Then you are can just run

twitter

The software will then authenticate with Twitter. You just have to login and get the pin number for the application.

Enjoy.

How to assign a spare disk to raid array on a HP server on Ubuntu

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To make changes to a HP raid array while the server is running you need to first install the HP PSP pack. Instructions for installing this are : located here. You then need to use the “HP Array Configuration Utility CLI” called hpacucli.

hpacucli

To show all raid array’s setup

==> ctrl slot=0 pd all show

I have a HP server with two raid arrays.  To explain what is shown below: array A has two disks plus a spare and array B has four disks and no spare. Here is how it looks before I add the new disk.

Smart Array P410i in Slot 0 (Embedded)

   array A

      physicaldrive 1I:1:1 (port 1I:box 1:bay 1, SAS, 72 GB, OK)
      physicaldrive 1I:1:2 (port 1I:box 1:bay 2, SAS, 72 GB, OK)
      physicaldrive 1I:1:3 (port 1I:box 1:bay 3, SAS, 146 GB, OK, spare)

   array B

      physicaldrive 2I:1:5 (port 2I:box 1:bay 5, SATA, 1 TB, OK)
      physicaldrive 2I:1:6 (port 2I:box 1:bay 6, SATA, 1 TB, OK)
      physicaldrive 2I:1:7 (port 2I:box 1:bay 7, SATA, 1 TB, OK)
      physicaldrive 2I:1:8 (port 2I:box 1:bay 8, SATA, 1 TB, OK)

I then pop the drive in bay 4 and it looks like this – notice the unassigned disk:

Smart Array P410i in Slot 0 (Embedded)

   array A

      physicaldrive 1I:1:1 (port 1I:box 1:bay 1, SAS, 72 GB, OK)
      physicaldrive 1I:1:2 (port 1I:box 1:bay 2, SAS, 72 GB, OK)
      physicaldrive 1I:1:3 (port 1I:box 1:bay 3, SAS, 146 GB, OK, spare)

   array B

      physicaldrive 2I:1:5 (port 2I:box 1:bay 5, SATA, 1 TB, OK)
      physicaldrive 2I:1:6 (port 2I:box 1:bay 6, SATA, 1 TB, OK)
      physicaldrive 2I:1:7 (port 2I:box 1:bay 7, SATA, 1 TB, OK)
      physicaldrive 2I:1:8 (port 2I:box 1:bay 8, SATA, 1 TB, OK)

   unassigned

      physicaldrive 1I:1:4 (port 1I:box 1:bay 4, SATA, 1 TB, OK)

I want to add the unassigned disk to Array B as a spare. (Note: you can’t mix SAS and SATA disks in HP arrays). So enter the following command:

==> ctrl slot=0 array A add spares=allunassigned

And finally, I get this:

Smart Array P410i in Slot 0 (Embedded)

   array A

      physicaldrive 1I:1:1 (port 1I:box 1:bay 1, SAS, 72 GB, OK)
      physicaldrive 1I:1:2 (port 1I:box 1:bay 2, SAS, 72 GB, OK)
      physicaldrive 1I:1:3 (port 1I:box 1:bay 3, SAS, 146 GB, OK, spare)

   array B

      physicaldrive 2I:1:5 (port 2I:box 1:bay 5, SATA, 1 TB, OK)
      physicaldrive 2I:1:6 (port 2I:box 1:bay 6, SATA, 1 TB, OK)
      physicaldrive 2I:1:7 (port 2I:box 1:bay 7, SATA, 1 TB, OK)
      physicaldrive 2I:1:8 (port 2I:box 1:bay 8, SATA, 1 TB, OK)
      physicaldrive 1I:1:4 (port 1I:box 1:bay 4, SATA, 1 TB, OK, spare)

I hope this help. I also found this really good cheat sheet for doing this here:

http://www.datadisk.co.uk/html_docs/redhat/hpacucli.htm