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Set iDrac settings using System Boot Menu
- Set Static IP: F2 > iDrac settings > Network
- Set Username / Password: F2 > iDrac settings > Access
Flash iDRAC7_LocalLicense_Installation_Tool_A00_1.0.iso using dd to USB
30 day evaluation license and enabled dedicated iDrac NIC

Configure the Network Protocol Profile on the vCenter according to: https://www.virtualthoughts.co.uk/2020/03/29/rancher-vsphere-network-protocol-profiles-and-static-ip-addresses-for-k8s-nodes/
Ensure to create a service user with the regarding global and folder specific permissions: https://rancher.com/docs/rancher/v2.x/en/cluster-provisioning/rke-clusters/node-pools/vsphere/provisioning-vsphere-clusters/creating-credentials/
- Beside the vCenter role permissions from the official Rancher documentation, the following ones need to be provided in order to configure the Nodes via vApp options:
  - Content Library: Read storage
  - Extension: Register extension
vSphere Tagging: Assign or Unassign vSphere Tag on Object

1.) Download a Nerd Font

2.) Unzip and copy to ~/.fonts

3.) Run the command fc-cache -fv to manually rebuild the font cache

	using System;
	using System.Net;
	using System.Net.Security;
	using System.Net.Sockets;
	using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
	using System.Text;
	using System.Threading.Tasks;

	namespace X509Test
	{

	#!/bin/bash
	target=${1:-http://example.com}
	while true # loop forever, until ctrl+c pressed.
	do
	for i in $(seq 100) # perfrom the inner command 100 times.
	do
	curl $target > /dev/null & # send out a curl request, the & indicates not to wait for the response.
	done

	wait # after 100 requests are sent out, wait for their processes to finish before the next iteration.

	public class DistributedMutex {
	private readonly string key;
	private readonly string storageConnectionString;
	private readonly string storageContainerName;
	private CloudBlobClient blobClient;
	private string leaseId;

	public DistributedMutex(string storageConnectionString, string storageContainerName, string key)
	{
	this.key = key;