Author Archives: larry

TGIF Really

Posted on November 14, 2014 by larry

Thank God Its Friday, I am really beat. Next week it will get a little better regarding schedule, hope to have the new servers up by then. Got the new firewall going, still some kinks,  but looks like it is … Continue reading →

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Day Flew By

Posted on November 13, 2014 by larry

Here is how my day went, and to top it off, I had a horrible sleep last night. First off, I had to quickly get a some new servers rewired in the morning. Then I had to present in a … Continue reading →

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Getting New Firewall Up

Posted on November 13, 2014 by larry

I been slowly getting my servers up and running, but one item I really want to get up is the new firewall. I should be able to get it up and running this weekend. Just doing pushups and situps.

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Rack is Done

Posted on November 11, 2014 by larry

Time to populate and put it into production. This cost less than $100 including mistakes, it would probably be under $50 if I planned better and just used 2×4’s. I ordered a rail for one of the servers and am … Continue reading →

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Four More Servers Left

Posted on November 10, 2014 by larry

Most of my servers on the DMZ are on CentOS 6 now. I should get another one done tomorrow, but the last one will probably be done over the Thanksgiving weekend. Its about that time I am going to do … Continue reading →

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Server Rack Done

Posted on November 10, 2014 by larry

I finished my server rack but need some cage screws to get stuff in it. Tuesday or Wednesday I will post some pics. Just doing pushups and situps.

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Server Rack Almost Done

Posted on November 8, 2014 by larry

I have most of my server rack done.   Hope to post pictures of it online tomorrow. It is not 100% accurate but good enough and it will do the job. Also tried to upgrade the CPU of a Dell … Continue reading →

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Getting Back On Track

Posted on November 7, 2014 by larry

I noticed my disorganization has taken a huge chunk out of my efficiency. Time to simplify, I have too much momentum to stop my network/server upgrades though. But I think think if I can clean up my organization, I think … Continue reading →

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More Upgrades

Posted on November 7, 2014 by larry

I continue to upgrade my computer systems, been looking for some screws that would work for my hard drive, found one that kind of works. Hope to get more systems converted soon.  This weekend would like to get my new … Continue reading →

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Starting On My Server Rack

Posted on November 5, 2014 by larry

Finally starting on my four post rack.  I just got the 4 posts going for now, at least they are all even. Also getting more servers migrated over to CentOS 6 (which I found out today is now at 6.5) … Continue reading →

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