System maintenance

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Silly stupid scenario where I'm peeling one webserver/mail server offline to be upgraded (reinstalled really). However peeling the front end reverse proxy ended up causing a lot of random "000" nginx errors. I've rebooted firewalls, VMs, triple checked configs, nothing would show up. Eventually I took a punt at the…
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ESXi 6.7U3 Update issues

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ESXi 6.7U1->6.7U2 update introduced a "Not enough space" error when running the CLI level update. This appeared to have been carried across to the ESXi 6.7U2 to 6.7U3 updates. This is because one vib is just too large for it to install. The solution is to update one VIB then…
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Faerie.CX goes back to the Cloud

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Yes, I broke down on costs and stuff - and decided to get a hosted server :) Cost me a mint, but still a good deal from my old folks I used to work for (Web24). Too bad for our backwater Australian Internet (read:ADSL2+) for the really slow uploads. Having…
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Quick roundup for Mar-Apr

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Packages of note in the Internet worlds: pfSense (2.3 release) Runs off Bootstrap front end now, FreeBSD to 10.3 base. Looks very 'slick'. I did break the upgrade, cos the 'RX-offload' bug with Xen still exists in this release. Has to be turned off from the host. Code snippet given…
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Xen and CentOS7.2 (PV)

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I always set up my CentOS VMs as PV mode (yes, I know PVHVM/etc) under FC23 host but this time it's not working. It is BROKEN. [ OK ] Started Show Plymouth Boot Screen. [ OK ] Reached target Paths. [ OK ] Reached target Basic System. Mounting Configuration File…
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Mass update day

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CentOS 7.2 is out, but took a day or two before it turned up on local mirror. Good thing I mirror everything, mass-updates of multi-VMs in progress. While I'm there, I'd upgrade Wordpress, and any other CMS's around. Busy day!
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Bits of life

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* Looking at getting a new job (2nd round interview) * Trying out some Facebook Plugins * Helping out 2 people with webpages (Wordpress) * Entrepreneurial hosting company * Smite * Depressed :-/ [facebook_like_button][facebook_send_button]
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Fresh new page

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Hello World! (ok, had to do that!) After about 15 years, I think it's time to upgrade the frontpage. Yes, I'm selling out to a CMS, but it gives me something to maintain now. I've always been a bit more introverted, but hey it's time I caught up to the…
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