Category Archives: Technical

ZFS it is

Posted on May 15, 2025 by larry

I been checking out ZFS, got it working in a lab. Side note with the lab, with my use of images instead of kickstart, my builds and rebuilds are faster. Was able to document ZFS on Rocky 9, the install, … Continue reading →

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JIT Battery

Posted on May 14, 2025 by larry

The UPS battery came just in time, the UPS that needed its battery replacing was a major one holding up a bunch of network gear. The battery came in today and it was installed after it became clear, the unit … Continue reading →

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UPS Dying

Posted on May 13, 2025 by larry

My lastman project worked, got a bunch of SMS messages when the UPS for my stack of switches died. I looked at when I purchased this UPS, July 2021, so yeah 4 years, need to be replaced. I got quality … Continue reading →

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Overweight, Low Energy

Posted on May 12, 2025 by larry

Bad combination. Feel so bloated, so slow, quality of life is bad. But I think today is a turning point. Got approved for zepbound. I gonna commit to it till I am at least under 300 and going to push … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day 2025

Posted on May 11, 2025 by larry

Yesterday my wife was treated by our kids, but today I am so glad we have the Ring Camera with 2 way going. I was able to contact my mom through that. Eventually found out her cell wasn’t paid and … Continue reading →

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Next Level Nagios XI skills

Posted on May 7, 2025 by larry

Earned my next set if strips with nagios xi and more. I finally using the API to add stuff to nagios. I was able to export all the certs in XCA and make them monitored in Nagios XI. Kind of … Continue reading →

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Expiring Certs

Posted on May 6, 2025 by larry

Working Through a way to detect expiring certs. Got a good python script going. This is for both work and home. Works for nagios core but need to make it work for nagios XI Weight: 346.2

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Shrimp Trip 2025

Posted on May 3, 2025 by larry

Our annual trip to get Shrimp Left at 9:26 again nearly similar time as last year, also went to ATM, like last year, but this year we had to go pick up my daughter with a detour and that added … Continue reading →

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Time For New Machine

Posted on April 24, 2025 by larry

Feels like I just got this machine, meets my needs, I think the only thing a new machine will provide is less power consumption. Recall this rig from September 22, 2020 Spent over 2k and I think reached close to … Continue reading →

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Easter 2025

Posted on April 20, 2025 by larry

Just needed to chill a bid, weather did suck. I just wasted time most of the day watching Youtube. But I did get the zigbee coordinator working on whit will be my mom’s home assistant instance. Here is what I … Continue reading →

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