This article serves as a table of contents for all Administration-related articles to simplify navigation of these sections.
Administration - Games
Articles in this section describe basic administration tasks with a focus on Games.
Epic Games Launcher - Multiple System Images
This article describes steps necessary to mitigate extra administrative work when using the Epic Games Launcher with Multiple System Images.
Updating Games, Apps, or Other Software with ggRock (from a ggRock VM)
This article describes the general procedure for updating games, apps, or other software when using ggRock, using a ggRock VM.
Updating Games, Apps, or Other Software with ggRock (from a Physical Machine)
This article describes the general procedure for updating games, apps, or other software when using ggRock, using a physical machine.
Recommended Game Launcher Configuration
This article describes recommended game launcher configuration when installing to your games drive.
ggRock Games Recommended Configuration
This article describes recommended configuration of games when installing them to your Games drive.
Using a single ggRock Game Image with Multiple System Images
This article describes how to configure one game image to be used with multiple system images.
Administration - Windows
Articles in this section describe basic administration with a focus on the Windows operating system running on your Machines.
Extend a Volume to Fill an Expanded Drive
This article details the steps necessary to extend an existing partition on a drive to fill newly-added space.
Disabling Defragmentation
This article describes steps necessary to disable defragmentation in Windows.
Disabling Windows Updates
It is necessary to disable Windows Updates to prevent feature updates and other Windows-related updates from interrupting your center.
Update Windows System Image using Seamless Boot
This article describes necessary processes for installing the latest security updates or feature updates in a ggRock System Image.
Update Windows System Image using ggRock Image Creation Tool (Deprecated)
This article details the process updating Windows System Image for ggRock, including Windows 2004 and Windows 20H2+ (2020+)
Adding a New Machine Type to a ggRock Image using the ggRock Seamless Boot Procedure
This article details processes for adding a new PC/motherboard type to an existing ggRock system image using ggRock Seamless Boot.
Adding a New Machine Type to a ggRock Image using the ggRock Image Creation Tool (Deprecated)
This article details processes for adding a new PC/motherboard type to an existing ggRock system image using the ggRock Image Creation Tool.
Creating a System Image Using the ggRock Seamless Boot Process
This article describes the enhanced and simplified procedure of creating a system image using the ggRock Seamless Boot Process.
Creating a System Image Using the ggRock Image Creation Tool (Deprecated)
This article details the (deprecated) process for creating a system image using the ggRock Image creation tool.
ggRock Machine Screen Resolution and Refresh Rate Settings
This article describes how to set the screen resolution and refresh rate of a ggRock Machine which has ggLeap installed.
Unable to install Microsoft Store apps when Windows Updates are disabled
This article describes how to go about installing updates for Microsoft Store apps when Windows Updates have been disabled.
Optimizing Network Card Settings
Network card is initialized at 100Mbps speed rather than 1Gbps speed.
Unable to change screen resolution in a VM
Installing the virtio Graphics Driver
How to Enable or Disable Windows Auto-Login
This article describes necessary steps to enable or disable the automatic login process for a user account in Windows.
Adding a New Machine Type to a ggRock Image using the ggRock IC Tool (Legacy Process)
This article details processes for adding a new PC/motherboard type to an existing ggRock system image.
Set Machine Hardware Name from ggRock
This article describes how the user can set the name for the Machines using ggRock and ggLeap
Setting Up Windows
This article serves as a landing page for several Windows-related administration tasks.
Alienware Command Center Installation
This article describes common steps necessary to install Alienware Command Center.
Configuring Recommended Windows Power Settings
This article explains necessary steps to configure power settings in Windows to support optimal performance and machine usage.
Administration - ggLeap
Articles in this section describe basic administration with a focus on the ggLeap ESports Management Software.
Installing or Updating the ggLeap Client on a ggRock Machine
This article describes steps necessary to install or update the ggLeap client on a ggRock Machine.
How to Install ggLeap to ggRock Client
This article describes steps necessary to install the ggLeap client to a ggRock Machine.
ggLeap Startup Commands with Diskless Boot
This article aims to explain the process of configuring ggLeap startup commands when using a diskless boot solution
Administration - Debian OS
Articles in this section describe basic administration with regard to the Debian Operating System required for ggRock.
How to Access the Debian ggRock Server Console
This article describes how to access the console of your Debian server running ggRock.
How to check the status of the ggRock Service
This article describes steps necessary to check the status of the ggRock server application using systemctl.
View the ggRock Server Log
This article describes steps necessary to view the log for the ggRock Server Application using journalctl.
How to Check ggRock Server NIC Speed
This article describes steps necessary to check the NIC speed of your ggRock Server using the ifconfig command.
ggRock Server NIC Teaming / Bonding / Link Aggregation
This article describes recommendations for bonding configuration between ggRock Server and Network Switches.
Cannot perform a remote backup to a Debian target server due to disabled root SSH access
Unlocking SSH Under Root on Debian OS Target Server Via Terminal for Remote Backup
Access Debian Control Panel
This article describes how to access Debian Control Panel and specifically Terminal section for simple CLI access
Changing ggRock Network Card
This article describes steps necessary to change the network card installed in your Debian OS ggRock Server.
Set up persistent logging
This articles helps the user to set up persistent logging in Linux, ensuring that the logs are saved over server restarts and shutdowns
Set up remote SSH access as root
This articles describes how the user can set their server to allow remote root connections over SSH
Administration - ggRock
Articles in this section describe basic administration with a focus on the ggRock Server Application.
How to Convert your Array from RAID0-RAID10 and RAID10-RAID0
This article details steps necessary to convert from a RAID0 Array configuration to a RAID10 redundant configuration and back again.
Automated Snapshot and Writeback Removal
This article details the settings and usage of the automated snapshot and writeback removal facility within ggRock.
ggRock Administration
General administration guide
ggRock Web UI Overview
A visual guide to the new and improved ggRock Web UI
Machines
A visual guide to the Machines tab and all of its features
Virtual Machines
Creating and Using Virtual Machines
Array
Addition, Removal, and Configuration of disks, management of arrays
ggRock Array RAID Types
A guide to various configurable RAID array types
Images
A visual and thorough guide to the Images tab.
Portal
This article describes the "Portal" tab within the ggRock Web UI, which provides access to a mechanism to submit product ideas.
Settings
A visual and thorough guide to all settings available in ggRock
Updates
This article describes the "Updates" tab within the ggRock Web UI.
Updating ggRock from the Command Line
This article describes the necessary steps to update ggRock from the command line.
Server Stats
This article describes the "Stats" tab within the ggRock Web UI.
How Writebacks and Snapshots work
This article describes basic of ggRock diskless boot system, specifically how Writebacks and Snapshots are used to manage the Image changes
ggRock Security
This article is intended to outline main security concerns that we believe should be taken into consideration when planning the integration
ggRock Server and Application Ports
This article describes the ports required for functionality of the ggRock application and Debian server OS administration.
Separating System Image from Games Images in ggRock
Description of a request to hold system and game images on separate drives or arrays
ggRock Image Creation Tool Manual (Deprecated)
A thorough guide to the (now deprecated) ggRock Image Creation Tool
ggRock Virtual Machines Administration manual
This article aims to help users set up their ggRock Virtual Machines (VMs) as well as manage and operate them
ggRock User Login Questions
Common questions centering around ggRock Login
ggRock Stats (Grafana) Manual
This article aims at explaining different ways ggRock Stats (Grafana) can be utilized to monitor and troubleshoot existing issues
Changing the Owner of a ggRock Server
This article describes steps necessary to change the owner user of a ggRock server (this is the user that can perform offline actions).
Administration - Network
Articles in this section describe basic administration with regard to Network configuration.
This article details a request to configure ggRock Machine Boot in a more advanced scenario with multiple network segments/VLANs/Subnets.