Category Archives: New Toys

Ansible is Awesome

Posted on June 7, 2023 by larry

Wow, not even getting into the nitty gritty and ansible is really doing us well. Anyway, looking at doing some custom playbooks, maybe even getting that goal of writing something to do a full featured built. Got my steps in, … Continue reading →

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Ansible Getting Interesting

Posted on June 6, 2023 by larry

Wow, learning a lot, I actually installed it on my production network. Still testing in a lab, but feel good about it. Starting to write playbooks. Using some playbooks. One of the things I want to do is convert a … Continue reading →

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First Day Ansible Class

Posted on June 5, 2023 by larry

Wasn’t able to get much steps in today, but I got it done. I was in class most of the day learning ansible. So for future reference here is how I install it on to Rocky Linux 9. Note that … Continue reading →

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New Start

Posted on May 31, 2023 by larry

Last day of the month, tomorrow going to start seriously working out again. Still debating if I should do 10 floors and 10k steps a day. But working out in the gym and swimming should suffice. Got my JBOD up … Continue reading →

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Building New Front End to Nagios

Posted on May 26, 2023 by larry

Found this new front end called statusengine to nagios. I am looking at it and trying to see how to install it on Rocky 9. Like this kind of stuff, it pushes me to learn new things. Weight: 336.3

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Improving Skills

Posted on May 22, 2023 by larry

First it was just printing something, anything. Then it was printing something useful. Next was printing multiple items in different orientations. I am at the level of modifying prints now. I like where I am at in regards to my … Continue reading →

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Lot Done Today

Posted on May 21, 2023 by larry

Got up early to watch my son run. It was amazing he finally cracked a 20 minute 5k. I would like to do that some day. Afterwards ran some errands, got some print 3d and replaced the wiper blades on … Continue reading →

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First Practical 3D Print

Posted on May 20, 2023 by larry

Here is the first practical item I printed on my 3D printer. It is a bracket for my older HDHR, and it fits!! Too cool. It is a milestone. Watched son run a 1 mile. He did it in 5:41 … Continue reading →

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Caught Between Generations

Posted on May 19, 2023 by larry

It was an extremely tough week, but it ended with this exchange which made me smile. So my mom calls me said she wants a radio for her birthday. I said “ok”, then she said, “the one I can put … Continue reading →

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New ESXi Host Coming Online

Posted on May 9, 2023 by larry

Took a huge step today and renamed my old ESXi 6.7 host to something else and brought online the new ESXi host in its name (I liked the name). Slowly setting things up, at least it is online and the … Continue reading →

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