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Technology Short Take #81

Scott Lowe

Here’s a handy list of deprecated Linux network commands and their replacements. Konstantin Ryabitsev has a series going on securing a SysAdmin Linux workstation. Part 1 covers how to choose a Linux distribution, and part 2 discusses some security tips for installing Linux on your SysAdmin workstation. Virtualization.

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IDF 2014: Bare Metal, Docker Containers, and Virtualization

Scott Lowe

This includes cgroups (the ability to control resource allocation/utilization), which is built into the Linux kernel. LXC is a set of user-space tools that attempted to make using these constructs easier, but it hasn’t (until recently) been easy to really leverage these constructs. easier to use. Docker Making Its Move.

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Technology Short Take 130

Scott Lowe

” Want to use a Yubikey to automatically lock and unlock your Linux system? Via Ivan Pepelnjak (who in turn got it from Julia Evans), I learned about entr , a Linux CLI tool to run arbitrary commands when files change. ” Storage. Ivan Pepelnjak discusses the security implications of so-called “Smart NICs.”

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Technology Short Take #25

Scott Lowe

Erik Smith, notably known for his outstanding posts on storage and FCoE, takes a stab at describing some of the differences between SDN and network virtualization in this post. Is Cisco’s Insieme effort producing a storage product? storage enhancements. It starts here. I suppose I should wrap things up now.

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Technology Short Take 138

Scott Lowe

I didn’t do so well on storage links; apologies to my storage-focused friends! Via TecMint, James Kiarie explains how to use VirtualBox VMs on KVM in Linux. As always, I welcome all constructive feedback and I love hearing from readers, so feel free to reach out to me on Twitter. Networking. Virtualization.

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A Quick Introduction to Docker

Scott Lowe

Docker leverages LXC (Linux Containers), which encompasses Linux features like cgroups and namespaces for strong process isolation and resource control. LTS as the Linux platform. linux-headers-generic-lts-raring. A Dockerfile is a plain text file that tells Docker exactly how to construct a Docker image. (I

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Technology Short Take #43

Scott Lowe

Welcome to Technology Short Take #43, another episode in my irregularly-published series of articles, links, and thoughts from around the web, focusing on data center technologies like networking, virtualization, storage, and cloud computing. Here’s hoping you find something useful. Networking. Technology Short Take #43.

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