Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Nice to see that work on getting Linux up and running and fully functional on Apple’s proprietary M1 chips is progressing well. Networking.

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 6, 2017

Humair Ahmed of VMware shares some details on a new control plane resiliency feature recently added to VMware NSX: Controller Disconnected Operation (CDO) mode. Here’s a handy list of deprecated Linux network commands and their replacements. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Yes, please! (I

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Vmware Linux Storage Network 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 29, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Jorge Castro encourages folks to just kill the silly myths (regarding desktop Linux). Poorna Gaddehosur has an update on getting Linux-based eBPF programs to run with eBPF on Windows. Lucas Pardue and Christopher Wood share a primer on proxies. Web views in macOS?

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Linux Storage Programming Applications 74

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Last week at VMworld , I had the opportunity to meet with Lightbits Labs , a relatively new startup working on what they called “disaggregated storage.” So what is “disaggregated storage”? Lightbits has their own operating system, LightOS, which runs on industry-standard x64 servers from Dell, HP, Lenovo, etc.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 7, 2021

In this Technology Short Take, I’ve gathered some links for you covering topics like Azure and AWS networking, moving from macOS to Linux (and back again), and more. Servers/Hardware. maximizing revenue per hardware instance). Operating Systems/Applications. Let’s jump right into the content!

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Linux Hardware Network Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

I have a fairly diverse set of links for readers this time around, covering topics from microchips to improving your writing, with stops along the way in topics like Kubernetes, virtualization, Linux, and the popular JSON-parsing tool jq. Michael Kashin shares the journey of containerizing NVIDIA Cumulus Linux. Servers/Hardware.

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Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The rise of the disaggregated network operating system (NOS) marches on: this time, it’s Big Switch Networks announcing expanded hardware support in Open Network Linux (ONL) , upon which its own NOS is based. Servers/Hardware. I use OTR with Adium on OS X, and OTR with Pidgin on my Fedora Linux laptop.).

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Cabling is hardware, right? Although Linux is often considered to be superior to Windows and macOS with regard to security, it is not without its own security flaws. Although Linux is often considered to be superior to Windows and macOS with regard to security, it is not without its own security flaws.

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Linux Load Balancer IPv6 Licensing 74

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Uh oh… more hardware exploits. Operating Systems/Applications. You may have heard of eBPF, the Linux technology that is reshaping Linux applications (and in some ways reshaping Linux itself). Something about Linux, and Fedora in particular, just keeps drawing me back. Good stuff!

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Linux Vmware Open Source Examples 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2020

Redpill Linpro talks to readers about their new routers running Cumulus Linux. Servers/Hardware. This article is about hardware, just not the hardware I’d typically talk about in this section—instead, it’s about Philips Hue light bulbs. Operating Systems/Applications. That’s cool.

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Linux Windows Hardware Network 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. For relevant storage news, I’d recommend having a look at J Metz’ Storage Short Take 42. The state of virtualization on Apple Silicon hardware has seen a few developments in recent days and weeks. network virtualization). Programming.

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Virtualization Storage Programming Network 79

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Cumulus Networks recently introduced the Cumulus Linux Network Command Line Utility (NCLU) , which provides a more unified front-end to configuring switches running Cumulus Linux. Servers/Hardware. Kevin Houston discusses workload acceleration options—specifically, storage acceleration via NVMe or PCIe SSDs—for blade servers.

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Linux Vmware Storage Network 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 27, 2023

Back in October of last year, Tom Hollingsworth weighed in on Hedgehog , the networking company that has set out to commercialize SONiC, a Linux-based NOS used extensively in Azure. Servers/Hardware What do you think of the ThinkPhone ? Ah, the bygone sounds of yesteryear …what a blast from the past!

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Programming Open Source Cloud Devops 90

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

I have a fairly diverse set of links for readers this time around, covering topics from microchips to improving your writing, with stops along the way in topics like Kubernetes, virtualization, Linux, and the popular JSON-parsing tool jq along the way. Michael Kashin shares the journey of containerizing NVIDIA Cumulus Linux.

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Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

It was good to read this post on Cumulus Linux first impressions by Jeremy Stretch. I’m a fan of Cumulus, but I’m admittedly a Linux guy (see here ) so you might say I’m a bit biased. Jeremy is a “hard-core” networking professional, and so hearing his feedback on Cumulus Linux was, in my opinion, useful.

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Vmware Linux Storage Virtualization 69

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 11, 2016

In this post you’ll find a collection of links to articles discussing the major data center technologies—networking, hardware, security, cloud computing, applications, virtualization…you name it! (If Thinking of using a hardware VTEP (VXLAN Tunnel Endpoint) with VMware NSX? Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Vmware Hardware Storage Linux 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Both the hardware as well as the software have served me well. Both the hardware as well as the software have served me well. I adopted OS X as my operating system of choice in 2003 because I wanted a stable, powerful, UNIX-based operating system. Macintosh iPhone Linux' The only constant is change.

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Operating Systems Apple Applications Linux 131

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Servers/Hardware. William Lam takes a look at some potentially interesting homelab hardware. Rory McCune writes about a CVE in the Linux kernel that could allow for container escape in Kubernetes. It’s a shame the site doesn’t appear to have an RSS/Atom feed… Operating Systems/Applications.

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Storage Hardware Policies Open Source 79

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Servers/Hardware. 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. Here’s a good source. Any thoughts?

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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. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. If this is the case, I’d highly recommend working on that.).

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 2, 2016

Dmitri Kalintsev examines some options for addressing storage-related connectivity in NSX environments. Servers/Hardware. Intel clearly has its sights set on expanding beyond just “servers” into many more platforms, including network hardware platforms. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

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Vmware Virtualization Linux Windows 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Servers/Hardware. The big news in the hardware space recently was the article regarding the purported Chinese hardware supply chain attack. Of the (innumerable) articles commenting on the hardware hack, this article by Joe FitzPatrick and this ErrataSec article caught my eye. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 18, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Stay tuned for a quick review of the hardware once it arrives. Although Rowan doesn’t specifically mention it, this command relies on tools like tr , sort , and uniq , so I’m guessing it will only work on OS X/Linux/*BSD systems. Operating Systems/Applications. Check this out. release).

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Linux Network Hardware Dell 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

Cumulus VX, if you aren’t aware, is a community-supported virtual appliance version of Cumulus Linux aimed at helping folks preview and test “full-blown” Cumulus Linux (which, of course, requires compatible hardware). Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 17, 2019

Courtesy of Tigera, Alex Pollitt shares some guidelines on when Linux conntrack is no longer your friend. Servers/Hardware. Apparently Dell’s new docking stations support firmware updates via Linux. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking. Michael Allen published an article on weaponizing the Yubikey.

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Linux Dell Open Source Licensing 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 5, 2019

Servers/Hardware. Although I’ve by and large moved away from Apple hardware (I still have a MacBook Pro running macOS that sees very little use, and a Mac Pro running Fedora), I did see this article regarding a new keyboard for the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. Operating Systems/Applications. Kubernetes 1.15

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Storage Hardware Open Source Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

” Servers/Hardware. Christian Kellner provides a brief reminder that not all USB-C ports are Thunderbolt ports, and updates everyone on the status of bolt (Linux utility for working with Thunderbolt ports and peripherals). Operating Systems/Applications. A simple tip, yes, but useful! Virtualization.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 22, 2018

Servers/Hardware. On the hardware side of things, we have James Hamilton of AWS discussing two hardware-related items coming out of AWS re:Invent 2018. Operating Systems/Applications. Dave Taylor provides s ome tips for configuring VMware Fusion for Linux usage. Virtualization. Career/Soft Skills.

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Vmware Linux Hardware Case Study 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Servers/Hardware. I recently mentioned on Twitter that I was considering building out a new Linux PC to replace my aging Mac Pro (it’s a 2012 model, so going on 9 years old). Kaizhe Huang examines Falco versus AuditD from a host intrusion detection system (HIDS) perspective. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Vmware Storage Study Network 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Flatpak is a (relatively) new application packaging/sandboxing mechanism for Linux applications. Who would have thought that one day you’d refer to a Microsoft web site for instructions on configuring something in Linux?

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Linux Network Virtualization IPv6 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Here’s an interesting article on the role that virtualization is playing in the network functions virtualization (NFV) space now that ARM hardware is growing increasingly powerful. Operating Systems/Applications. This post has a list of 5 Docker utilities you may find helpful. RegEx tester. Enough said.

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Windows Vmware Virtualization Linux 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Here’s an interesting article on the role that virtualization is playing in the network functions virtualization (NFV) space now that ARM hardware is growing increasingly powerful. Operating Systems/Applications. This post has a list of 5 Docker utilities you may find helpful. RegEx tester. Enough said.

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Windows Vmware Virtualization Linux 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Servers/Hardware. I’m a 1Password user (just wish they’d release a “real” Linux client and bring back support for local vaults to all platforms), so seeing this article on how Agile Bits (the company behind 1Password) is using Terraform with AWS was pretty cool. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Vmware Linux Network Storage 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 29, 2020

Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Nicola Apicella has a nice, in-depth write-up discussing Docker images, overlay file systems, and the OCI specification. This recent post by Eric Sloof shows how to do BGP neighbor adjacency between GNS3 and NSX-T 3.0. Read his write-up here. Ubuntu 20.04 Virtualization.

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Linux Virtualization Security Network 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 5, 2012

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. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Is Cisco’s Insieme effort producing a storage product? storage enhancements.

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Storage Vmware Linux Virtualization 92

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. I recently saw an article stating that VMware is going to use Minio as the object storage platform for Kubernetes, but the evidence presented in the article is anything but convincing. The investment in your family will pay off in later years, trust me. Networking.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 7, 2016

His journey started in June 2014 as a result of the Microsoft announcement regarding support for Linux and Kubernetes on Azure—this really indicated a shift in the industry. He highly recommends using OS X on Apple hardware (he bought a used MacBook Pro, including SSD, for less than 300 euros). Otto and Terraform by Hashicorp.

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