Scott Lowe

JULY 21, 2016

First up, there’s a great article on using IPVLAN with Docker and Cumulus Linux (with a tie back to sFlow, naturally!). Here’s a walkthrough by Cody Bunch on setting up BGP on Linux with Cumulus Quagga. VMware is offering licenses for Log Insight to customers who already own NSX. Operating Systems/Applications.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Operating Systems/Applications. While written for OS X, most of these tips apply to Linux or other Unix-like operating systems as well. Mike Preston has a great series going on tuning Debian Linux running under vSphere. This list is reasonably handy if you’re not a Terminal guru. All good stuff, thanks Mike!

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Linux Network 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

In recent years, we’ve seen more devices running off-the-shelf software (like Linux). Is the Linux bridge efficient enough? These challenges can be summarized as: I/O-intensive application virtualization. The DPDK is BSD licensed and source code is available from Intel. Intra-VM communication.

Virtualization 113

Virtualization Intel Cloud Data 113

Scott Lowe

MARCH 8, 2016

Cumulus Networks recently shifted their pricing and licensing model toward perpetual licenses; this article has more information and a comparison of the old vs. new models. Operating Systems/Applications. ZFS will be in the next Ubuntu Linux LTS release. Martin Fowler has a good article that lays it out pretty clearly.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Intel Network 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 14, 2017

This graphical summary of the AWS Application Load Balancer (ALB) is pretty handy. Operating Systems/Applications. Brendan Gregg has a pretty detailed write-up on migrating from Solaris to Linux (pertinent given the recent layoff of the majority of the Solaris developers). Ben Evans has a four-part series (so far) on vSAN.

Load Balancer 60

Load Balancer Vmware Hardware Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 24, 2015

It’s important to note that these security enhancements don’t really represent “net new” functionality but rather reflect existing Linux security constructs now being exposed and usable by Docker. Operating Systems/Applications. Juan Manual Rey has a write-up on VIO that might be worth reading, if you aren’t already familiar with VIO.

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Firewall Network 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 25, 2015

In this post, I’ve gathered links to posts about networking, virtualization, Docker, containers, Linux, configuration management, and all kinds of other cool stuff. Operating Systems/Applications. Welcome to Technology Short Take #53. Here’s hoping you find something useful! Networking. Simple, but effective. Thanks Mike!

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Virtualization Tools 60

SPF13

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

This tutorial will introduce the features of MongoDB by building a simple location-based application using MongoDB. Deploying the sample application. For linux most users should know how to for their own distributions. Building your first MongoDB Application. Writes and updates: using MongoDB’s atomic update modifiers.

Open Source 160

Open Source Applications Exercises Storage 160

SPF13

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

This tutorial will introduce the features of MongoDB by building a simple location-based application using MongoDB. Deploying the sample application. For linux most users should know how to for their own distributions. Building your first MongoDB Application. Writes and updates: using MongoDB’s atomic update modifiers.

Open Source 160

Open Source Applications Exercises Storage 160

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

This time around, the content is a bit heavier on cloud management and applications/operating systems, but still lots of good content all the way around (I hope, anyway). A quick perusal of the ONF web site does not indicate that the OpenFlow materials are available anywhere under any open source license. Networking.

Open Source 60

Open Source Vmware Network IBM 60

Sean Daniel

JANUARY 6, 2011

The Academic version was only via volume licensing to qualified people, and supported 20 users and the beloved domain-join functionality. I’ve even seen old useless Linux based laptops, that have support for RDP be instantly turned into a powerful Windows 7 workstation. Storage Server Essentials. (17). Geoff Granfield.

Windows 69

Windows Small Business SMB Education 69