July 23, 2019
by dhoytt
Comments Off on The Yard
Finally got the front yard to an easier maintenance state. Pulled the weeds put down some more weed block, put in some coyote statues then layered in some black bark, then manicured the bushes and it’s looking much better. I … Continue reading → Continue reading
July 5, 2019
by dhoytt
Comments Off on Curio Shopping Gaming Chair and C7000 BladeSystem Buying
Went looking for a corner curio almost bought it ended up with a gaming chair, HP C7000 Blade Chassis a couple of C7000 VC 10 GB modules and oh yeah an irrigation granite rock imitation valve cover! Had 4 people … Continue reading → Continue reading
June 14, 2019
by dhoytt
Comments Off on Apache not Reading php.ini Changes Configuring New Zoneminder Install
I wanted to setup some quick testing of Zoneminder on different platforms last night and started the basic configurations. Installed Fedora 30 , installed RpmFusion repository, installed mysql community database mariadb, Apache installed, install Zoneminder rpms using “dnf” etc.. Went … Continue reading → Continue reading
February 21, 2019
by dhoytt
Comments Off on Newly Built Systems Come Back Quickly After Power Outage
After a power outage just a few moments ago I think this is the fastest one of my virtual and NAS environments has ever recovered after booting up! No curruption to speak of and XCP-ng and FreeNAS recovered effortlessly! Hopefully … Continue reading → Continue reading
February 16, 2019
by dhoytt
Comments Off on New Virtual Environment Almost Set
My new XCP-ng environment is just about completely set I just need one more 8tb SAS drive with the same geometry to put into one of the pools on my FreeNAS server. One of the prior 8tb drives was a … Continue reading → Continue reading
February 16, 2019
by dhoytt
Comments Off on New Virtual Environment Almost Set
My new XCP-ng environment is just about completely set I just need one more 8tb SAS drive with the same geometry to put into one of the pools on my FreeNAS server. One of the prior 8tb drives was a … Continue reading → Continue reading
February 3, 2019
by dhoytt
Comments Off on Taught a Valuable Lesson Super Bowl Day
With my Rams, a team I have followed since I was in elementary school in the Super Bowl I was debating going to my normal Super Bowl party. I then decide I’m going and will take some pulled pork and … Continue reading → Continue reading
February 2, 2019
by dhoytt
Comments Off on Moving FreeNAS and XCP-ng into Position Migrating VM’s to XCP-ng
Well I moved my new FreeNAS along with one of my new XCP-ng hypervisors into the racks to start taking over my environment for storage and my new virtualization. I’ll detail the technical aspect later. I hooked both up to … Continue reading → Continue reading
June 18, 2018
by dhoytt
Comments Off on Turning Over Garden
Getting set for garden turnover after early plants of mustard and lettuce bolted and went to seed. Now will try to plant the same but with a garden shade to protect from the Sacramento summer heat. Did some intense gardening … Continue reading → Continue reading
May 13, 2018
by dhoytt
Comments Off on Replacing Last Years Collard Greens and Barefooted in the Dirt
Removed last years stalks of collard greens earlier this week since they were going to seed and this years collard greens are growing rapidly. The collards from last year I let go a bit longer than normal and the stalks … Continue reading → Continue reading