When you go to a physical conference, you are totally immersed in the moment. You are there for the sessions and hallway conversations, as well as to meet new people and reconnect with those you already know. It has been several years since I attended a physical conference. COVID-19 keeps most folks home even if …
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vSphere Upgrade Saga: Pre-Upgrade Tasks for 7.0
Every upgrade within vSphere major versions requires some pre-upgrade tasks to first be completed. Those are always third party software and hardware updates. It is often a bad idea to upgrade too fast when you use a lot of third party software. Your backups, management tools, and hardware may fail when in use. Therefore, it …
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Conference and Event Tips v2
Given the prevalence of COVID-19 and other illnesses, it is important to document a new set of conference and event tips. So, in version 2 of my conference and event tips, I have added a health section with information for protecting not just your own health but the health of those around you. When you …
Voting During a Pandemic Tips
Voting in the United States of America is a civic duty as well as a right. It is a duty in that all citizens should vote, have the right to vote, and vote to better our nation. However, during a pandemic voting will be much more difficult due to constraints imposed by the pandemic, fear …
Ansible: Where vSphere and Linux Collide
Recently, I moved what I call my ‘base’ installers to Ansible. Base installers are those that install the bare minimum number of tools I require on top of the minimal installs of Linux; that is, Linux installations that include just enough of the OS components to boot and provide minimal, mostly manual administrative tasks. The …
Linux Notes: Fixing Dropbox Container: Update 2
I recently updated the way I run Dropbox in a container on CentOS 7. For a history of this process within my environment, see the following articles: Linux Notes: Fixing the Dropbox Container Containers with SELinux: Dropbox on CentOS 7 Putting Dropbox in a container is required for installations of Linux that do not use …
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