Category Archives: Training

This is all items related to my physical training.

Memory Upgrade

Posted on March 7, 2020 by larry

I decided to consolidate an ESXi host, purchased 6 x 16GB sticks of ECC Registered RAM. Next is to get some hard drive space to move some VMs off. Been consolidating some disks to prepare a spot. Hoping to get … Continue reading →

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Home Server Uses

Posted on March 6, 2020 by larry

Been doing some quick research and it seems that there are two types of people that run home servers. The first is what I thought was the highest use case, home automation. Apparently there is a huge home media group … Continue reading →

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Went Running Today

Posted on March 5, 2020 by larry

First time this year, in fact for a long time since I went running. Just did half a mile on Cedar River. Easy low stress run. Felt Good. Weight: 302.8

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Calm Before The Storm At Work

Posted on March 4, 2020 by larry

Things have slowed a bit at work, but it really looks like things are set to explode. There looks to be a a big set of things about to happen at work. Tomorrow I get a break during the day, … Continue reading →

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Western Digital My Passport

Posted on March 3, 2020 by larry

So last week on Amazon there was a sale for this 5 TB Western Digital Drive for $99.99 plus tax. I purchased this primarily to backup files and bring them to work. Having 5TB in a small package seemed cool. … Continue reading →

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Learning About Melatonin

Posted on March 2, 2020 by larry

Last night did not go well with Melatonin. I did not sleep with my first dose, and that was a mistake, when I took it I should have gone to bed. I took a second dose couple hours later, and … Continue reading →

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Awesome Sleep

Posted on March 1, 2020 by larry

No ambien, for several days, since Wed night. Yet I had a nice deep sleep today. Wonder how many more days I can go on, Switched to melatonin and it works. Weight: 302.8

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Backing Up Linux Machines

Posted on February 29, 2020 by larry

I figured out how to backup a bunch of my Linux machines, the OS, not the entire VM, nor the data. I am getting better at scripting, but some stuff not working. Also documenting the install of pihole, I have … Continue reading →

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Audit Of Network 2020

Posted on February 28, 2020 by larry

I need to look at my network and see what the heck is on it. Sure I can do a portscan, but I have multiple subnets of things. Then I have things offline Then devices that do not ping Then … Continue reading →

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Graphing Script Works Well

Posted on February 27, 2020 by larry

I will probably post more on my script in the next few days. Cleaning it up a bit and making it more modular. But it seems to work nicely Weight: 301.8

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