Category Archives: Virtualization

Still Hurting Back and Tired

Posted on May 4, 2023 by larry

I think I need another day of rest. Not only is my hips and back sore, but I am tired. Need some sleep. I did get grafana charts for my ESXi hosts. Data is going in to a prometheus database. … Continue reading →

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Nagios, Grafana and Mysql

Posted on April 18, 2023 by larry

This morning I had an aha moment. I was trying to figure out how to get Grafana to display the nagios status. Then it dawned on me, I should just use an event handler and write things to a database … Continue reading →

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Upgraded More Machines

Posted on April 12, 2023 by larry

I have a upgraded a bunch more machines. I have half C7 machines and half non C7. There are a lot of VMs, I really should reduce the count. Hitting more this week. Weight: 330.6

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Right Knee A Problem

Posted on April 8, 2023 by larry

It was my left knee, now it is my right knee. I am getting a feel of life with good knees. I can do stuff which is great. On the tech side, I am starting to upgrade my machines to … Continue reading →

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Inadvertent Upgrade

Posted on April 3, 2023 by larry

I was messing around with installing pihole today on Rocky 9. I figured it out with my prior notes. At the same time I decided to upgrade my pihole on CentOS 7. It failed miserably. It wanted some glibc that … Continue reading →

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Foot Getting Better But Still Limited

Posted on April 1, 2023 by larry

Doesn’t mean I did not get a lot done though. Big one was getting my stock Rocky Linux box as as an AMI in AWS. I also got a new save, that was heavy, and started my taxes. Got a … Continue reading →

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Need to Tackle Tasks

Posted on March 17, 2023 by larry

Got a bunch of stuff back logged. Tomorrow I am going to get my workout done early. Rest a bit, and charge after the rest of the day doing stuff. I struggled to get the RAM installed on my new … Continue reading →

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PT Working

Posted on January 31, 2023 by larry

Had a Physical Therapy today, and I must say, I am not only feeling better but learning a lot. I have identified a muscle that is overworked and massaging that muscle really makes me feel better. This will be an … Continue reading →

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Working On Yearly Plan

Posted on January 20, 2023 by larry

Looking at my network plan for 2023, I am getting parts and paying for services early, I hope to get the network settled early. Upgrade to the fileserver ESXi and to Linux. Also looking what it takes to lose weight … Continue reading →

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Light Coming Out

Posted on January 17, 2023 by larry

The sun is still out when I begin my walk, but it has been getting darker. I walked around RTC three times, started at around 5PM got done at 6:30, almost an exact pace of 30 minutes a lap. Was … Continue reading →

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