Migration complete. Anybody need a Dell server for tasks heavier on CPU than I/O or memory (32 GB RAM, 1 TB hardware RAID1 (support for 0/5 in hardware) and a 4 core Xeon (8 HT) CPU, 3*1 Gbps Ethernet). Been running ESXi for 2.5 years. Can probably also do Linux or Windows. Can work as […]
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Harvesting virgin timber
Ah, the first check for updates on a fresh Windows installation… Like harvesting virgin timber in the rainforest. Edit: Yippie! […]
That’s weird…
That’s weird… Dell seem to have forgotten the PS/2 port on my server. And I just brought down my IBM Model M Keyboard from the storage. Just over 21 years old (i.e., old enough for alcohol), modded with Dvorak layout and ready to go to war. Yet, cut down before its time by unscrupulous manufacturers […]
The ESXi installer is not just ugly…
The ESXi installer was not just beat with the ugly-stick as a kid. It was born in the ugly-tree and hit every single branch as it fell down. Then, a rude Frenchman threw acid in its face and a joker put big, ugly hipster glasses on it. […]
Oud en nieuw
Oud en nieuw. Beauty and the beast. When I ordered a Dell, I didn’t realize just how ugly they are. Loud too, I presume, but I haven’t switched it on yet. […]
How to Make a System Administrator Cry
I want to replace Apache by nginx, but I don’t want to do a big conversion in one step. Hence, this is what my webserver looks like now. Previously Apache was the frontend but now nginx is taking over the role with Apache being phased slowly out whenever-the-fuck-I-feel-like-it. After I switched to php-fpm and FastCGI, […]