Category Archives: Technical

Backing Up FreeNAS

Posted on October 26, 2018 by larry

Getting close to deploying my FreeNAS server. One of the things I wanted to do was document backups. I classified the different storage locations and came up with a backup methodology. Using a combination of snapshots, rsync and USB backups, … Continue reading →

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Not Enough Hours

Posted on October 23, 2018 by larry

Spent a bunch of the afternoon and evening working on upgrading my machines. All the DNS servers on my main network are done. Working on VPN and other servers now. Harder ones are coming up. One at a time. Weight: … Continue reading →

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Plex on Windows

Posted on October 22, 2018 by larry

On the desktop, I tend to run Windows and on the Server side, I tend to run Linux. So for the past few months I been running Plex on Linux.  But I read somewhere that plex runs better on Windows. … Continue reading →

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Upgrade, Automate, and Cloud

Posted on October 21, 2018 by larry

Been actually pretty busy.   Planning to go all CentOS 7 even on my AWS installs. Couple things I want to accomplish as well Upgrade like I mentioned CentOS, but my domain controllers as well Automate management tasks like patching Simplify … Continue reading →

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Moved Servers to Cloud

Posted on October 18, 2018 by larry

I freed up 1 IP address and moved off the services it provides to either another IP address or another server. So I got a free IP address on my local network. Also set up a web page on my … Continue reading →

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File Server Coming Online

Posted on October 15, 2018 by larry

Server is built, and data slowly being moved on to it for testing. Things like the UPS, permissions, and backups are testing. Also had another meetup, kind of beat though. No running today, if I can squeeze it in tomorrow … Continue reading →

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Pain All Over Now

Posted on October 11, 2018 by larry

Not sure why, but my back, my shoulder, my ankle,  all over feels sore. I did go swimming today, but I am still sore. I was working downstairs most of the day, in a few weird angles, but din’t think … Continue reading →

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New ESXi host is up

Posted on October 8, 2018 by larry

Finally got the ESXi host up and running in production mode. Big one was figuring out how around a problem where the system thinks a VM was moved every time the host reboots. uuid.action = “keep” Is the parameter to … Continue reading →

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Salmon Days 2018

Posted on October 7, 2018 by larry

Today was our trip to Issaquah Salmon Days.  We missed it a few years, not a particularly strong tradition.  But  I did eat it up… and it felt weird, kind of sickening. Dinner was a little more on the low … Continue reading →

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Cracked 270

Posted on October 6, 2018 by larry

For the first time in a long time I cracked 270 lbs. I started late on my run today (afternoon about 1PM) and I think I do Saturday runs better in the morning. My time 1:12:22 for the 5K Passing, … Continue reading →

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