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How to get llama 2 up and running , in a VM, with no GPU, and limited memory on Ubuntu

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OK I decided to write this up after unsuccessfully being able to find all the required info I needed in one place. In this setup we will be using Ubuntu Server 22.04.2 LTS as the OS. I have this running on a home lab ESXi server 8, on a HP Compaq Pro 6300 SFF CPU = Intel Core i7-3770 Installed Memory 16 GB I have some 10K SAS drives installed for the VM's If you have not already, navigate to  Get Ubuntu Server | Download | Ubuntu and download the 22.04.2 LTS ISO Next Lets create our VM that we are going to run this in. *Note Im using ESXi however you can probably do this in Workstation, Fusion, VirtualBox etc The main things to note on the VM creation. Set Ubuntu 64 bit as the guest OS Set your CPU relevant to the physicals CPU, I will be starting with 4 VCPU Set your Memory to as much as you can tolerate, I will be using 12 Disk Space - we are creating a 100G swap file, and the rest of the file can take up some room , so more is better if you can afford it Dont forget to add the U

Upgrading SC DPM 2012 to DPM 2012 SP1

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I am taking notes as i am doing my upgrade  to help any one who may have issues along the way. Make sure windows is updated completely Make sure you are doing your upgrade in the right order of SC products http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj628203.aspx Before upgrading you will need Update Rollup 3 for DPM, you can get it here If you dont know if you have it, open you DPM console and click [ABOUT DPM] you will get a Version : 4.0.1920.0 (correct version) if any other version upgrade http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/4058.list-of-build-numbers-for-system-center-data-protection-manager-dpm.aspx after the upgrade you will have to resync all your protection groups, If you did any modifications to the database you will re do it, IE: suspect tape removal, or Over due tape removal. Since im already upgraded i can move forward. Quick notes about my setup:  Single server : 2008 R2  SQL: 2008 R2 SP1  8GB memory  Dual Intel

System Center 2012 SP1 RTM'ed

On 12/12/12 Mike Jacquet  announced  quietly on a microsoft forum that SC 2012 had been RTM'ed and should be generally available in January 2013. ZDNET also picked up the story with more explanation of what is to be expected.

DPM 2012 Update Rollup 3 released

Microsoft has released update rollup 3 for DPM 2012 http://blogs.technet.com/b/dpm/archive/2012/10/10/system-center-2012-update-rollup-3-ur3-released.aspx Issues that are fixed in Update Rollup 3 for System Center 2012 Update Rollup 3 for System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 (KB2751230) Issue 1   After you upgrade System Center Data Protection Manager 2010 to System Center Data Protection Manager 2012, the tape management report does not display overdue tapes.  Issue 2   System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 Client Protection does not scale to the limits that are expected.  Issue 3   When you try to specify a client computer name in the DPMServerName attribute by using Windows PowerShell, Windows PowerShell crashes.  Issue 4   When the name of a Microsoft SharePoint site collection contains a space, and you perform a SharePoint item-level recovery operation in System Center Data Protection Manager 2012, the operation fails.  Issue 5   After you rename a S