So is BitCoin Mining it really worth doing at home? The short answer for me and for most people is: No. I’m sure there are ways to make it profitable, but after a short experiment I determined that the electricity cost of running the tools to mine BTC is usually much more expensive than the […]
Recently I had a drive fail in a software RAID1 array on a CentOS 5.x server. I decided to write a simple cronjob/bash script that would nag me if it detected that things weren’t running correctly. This should also work for almost any other Linux disto as well. I used vi to edit these files, […]
Hello All, I write this to you through the new Windows 8 Consumer Preview! So far, things seem to be working fine, but as with any new version of software that could change in an instant. File Copy The first thing I want to cover is the much debated “no time estimate” issue with file […]
People often ask me what I’m running as a test environment at home. Usually I try and borrow a Lab on-site at whichever client I may be working at, but sometimes you just need to test something quick or build a template without that sort of access. Over the last while, I’ve put together some […]
After installing the vCenter Appliance and ESXi 5.0 trial, I decided it was time to try out using the iPad vSphere Client. I installed the iPad vSphere Client from the integrated iTunes App Store and started it up. Immediately I was asked for the server address to my vCMA server. What’s a vCMA server you […]
After downloading the separate .ovf and 2 .vmdks for the appliance (why not just a single .ova package?), installation to my ESXi 5.0 trial host was as easy as deploying any regular VM appliance from OVF/OVA. My first download of the 4GB system disk didn’t make it intact (of course it was the largest of […]
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