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[Nichol Sadlon]

When approaching any solution, it is a good idea to come up with a list of requirements that the solution needs to be able to meet. This way you will be sure to start off on the right foot and not have to rip and replace, add to, or redo over the solution in the future. In terms of Driver & BIOS management, I have come up with the following requirements that need to be met in order to have the best solution possible that can be used in multiple scenarios:

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There are a lot of blogs out there on how to manage drivers and BIOS updates with Configuration Manager, however, each of them fall short of the above requirements in one way or another. I first started out on this quest back in 2015 when I was investigating what it would take to go from BIOS to UEFI. Long story short, you need to use the vendor utilities (or methods) to change the firmware settings and they worked the best when the BIOS was running the latest version. I wanted to be able to flash the BIOS in the full OS, as well as WinPE (requirement #1). This meant that Configuration Manager Packages needed to be used since Applications cannot be used in WinPE. This way, the same process could be used regardless if the system was bare metal from the vendor or an existing machine that was getting a refresh or in-place upgrade Task Sequence (requirement #2). By the way, some vendors still have limitations on flashing the BIOS in WinPE x64, but a lot of models now support this for the most part.

Another goal was to be able to do this without having a 5 mile long Task Sequence that needs to be edited every time there was a new model, new BIOS version or new Driver Package (requirement #3). Every time a Task Sequence changes, it has the possibility of stopping imaging for the environment while replication takes place. If you have a small environment, this may be okay, but in a large environment it can be like stopping a production assembly line (not good). Next, the solution needs to be able to support BIOS versions and Driver Packages that are marked as production, as well as support BIOS versions and Driver Packages that are pre-production (requirement #4). This way a proper Test > QA > Pilot > Production methodology can be carried out using the current production Task Sequence (this is the Total Control part). If you look at the BIOS releases or driver releases over the past two years, you will notice that the hardware vendors have been busy releasing updates. As newer versions of Windows 10 get released, the vendors usually release new drivers starting a month after the CB release. Lastly, the solution needs to be intuitive and easy to use so that it can be managed by junior level administrators (requirement #5).

At the 2016 Midwest Management Summit, I had come up with a solution that covered most of the above requirements for doing the BIOS updates. At the time, I had split each of the vendors because it made it more modular, but also because some vendors (to remain nameless) at the time did not support flashing under WinPE x64. The only thing that I did not have figured out was how to do the dynamic content location request. In the Task Sequence below, I was cheating by creating a dummy group handle the CLR (the dummy group is one that does not execute but the TS does not know it and will still do the CLR at the start of the TS).

I am running a development code for parsing some log files. My code will run smoothly if I tried to parse less files. But as I increase the number of log files I need to parse, it will return different errors such as too many open files and Total size of serialized results of tasks is bigger than spark.driver.maxResultSize.

Total size of serialized results of tasks is bigger than spark.driver.maxResultSize means when a executor is trying to send its result to driver, it exceeds spark.driver.maxResultSize. Possible solution is as mentioned above by mayank agrawal to keep on increasing it till you get it to work (not a recommended solution if an executor is trying to send too much data ).

for too many open files issues , possible cause is Spark might be creating a number of intermediate files before shuffle. could happen if too many cores being used in executor/high parallelism or unique keys (possible cause in your case - huge number of input files). One solution to look into is consolidating the huge number of intermediate files through this flag : --conf spark.shuffle.consolidateFiles=true (when you do spark-submit)

DriverPack Solution Online is designed to automatically update and check the status of your Windows drivers. If your computer is crashing unexpectedly, operating slower than usual or certain programs will not load, it is highly likely your drivers are outdated.

While the program itself is fast and efficient, installing DriverPack Solution for the first time may be quite slow. The whole package is large and therefore slow to download (you do have the option of the DriverPack offline solution).

Another negative feature is that the large file size makes downloading the program painfully slow. Also, if you have an old version and you want to update to the DriverPack solution latest version you will need to reinstall it from scratch.

When it comes to installing, updating and managing your Windows drivers, DriverPack Solution is the Windows favorite. This does not necessarily mean it is the best though. Another plucky contender is Snappy Driver. This neat solution automatically updates your drivers and is also free. The inbuilt algorithm ranks drivers by compatibility (although some of the recommendations are only available in the paid Expert version).

Driver Booster is another program that will identify your outdated drivers for optimum system performance. You can also choose to reschedule scans on a regular basis to ensure your drivers are always up-to-date.

None of these solutions will offer you in-depth information about your existing or newly updated drivers. If you are looking for detailed driver information, then you may like Driver Easy. This program does have a free version that includes information on certified Windows drivers. However to take advantage of the full array of features (driver comparisons, automatic restoring and system backup) you will need to upgrade to the paid version.

There are other great driver solutions for Windows users out there, including the aforementioned Snappy Driver, Driver Booster and Easy Driver to name but a few. DriverPack Solution is by far the most popular and you can see why. An intuitive user interface, multi-device compatibility, quick updates and completely free. Do download it and see for yourself!

As of today we have 18 members in class. 14 are from Driver solutions for PAM Transport, 3 for USA Trucking and 1 who paid his own. Several classmates showed up with a CDL Permit (I think like 5). Today consisted of the Drug Screen (Done first), then a Physical Exam (Weight, Eye test, Hearing/whisper test, Blood pressure test and a hernia test *cough** cough*. Nothing out of the ordinary at all and it lasted about 15 minutes total from start to finish (Once being called to the back). During my Blood Pressure check I was extremely stressed out and the nurse could tell, causing my BP to read 176. Well they had me go into a exam room and lay down for about 5 minutes and relax and we redid the test and it checked at 136 which was a MAJOR drop. SO try and keep the stress down when you get this done. It makes all the difference. Just take deep breaths and close your eyes and relax all you can. It helped me greatly!

As of Day #4 we have 18 students left in the class (TO correct post #1 we had a student show up late that put us 19 total at the beginning). One fell off on day #3 and we don't know what happen to him. Guessing he just left or maybe got kicked.. dunno..

After completing the initial 20 hours of Observation time you will move onto studying for the Pre-Trip Exam which is supposed to be taken at the end of week 2 and beginning of week 3. (Note: Due to "Weather Problems (3 days off)" The entire school is behind... 2 weeks... Resulting in some students being on their 6th week as of today (the day of this post)). With that said, for some reason the staff here insist on testing only the 5th and 6th seekers thus ignoring us now 3rd weekers. Now I understand that they need to get the students out who have been here the longest, but these cats have failed over and over again with NO improvement at all. There are currently 3 drivers/students that have failed their Backing Exam, spent 8+ hours backing and have yet to even make it into the designated lanes without a instructor right over their shoulder walking them step by step. As soon as the instructor leaves the cab they jackknifed the truck or start wondering around the field in all directions except towards the lanes themselves. I honestly feel sorry and worried at the same time for these students. Yes it takes some people some time to catch on to certain things, but to watch someone sit in a tractor for 8+ hours and continually fail over and over is heart breaking. And seeing as when these students fail the Exam, the instructors would rather tie up that truck all day long letting them "Practice" instead of doing a few Pre-Trip Exams for our group.

So today we get to really get our hands dirty and hit the road behind the wheel. I got teamed up with a buddy of mine and 2 two weekers and we hit the road. Man did I surprise myself and everyone else in the truck including the instructor. He was so glad that he got 2 drivers that listened and understood what needed to be done and when it needs to be done. IT was almost as if we had been doing it for some time before today and he just sat beside us and joked around with everyone as we drove while telling us which way to go. It was glorious and a smooth ride that everyone enjoyed.

Being as our class is so big still, we only got 2 hours of driving time each for today of the total 20 needed. It was short but very sweet and we can't wait till tomorrow to get back behind the wheel and do it again, maybe this time we will get a few more than 2 hours.

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