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ironic OpenStack Ironic Images and Flavors Building images and crafting flavors is non-trivial. I've searched the world wide web for prebuilt images which universally work with Ironic and sadly there's nothing out there. So without further ado here is
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linux Debian LNMP on a Cloud Server So you have decided to get a Cloud Server and you want to install a LNMP stack on your server. This is a total possibility and all you have to do is enter
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linux Monitoring Network Traffic in Linux Basic but Essential Network Monitoring Basic Administration principles state that you, the administrator, should have a strong grasp on what your server is doing at all times. One Major metric that is sometimes
apple Calculating Possible Bandwidth in by Link Speed and hours active So you want to calculate what the possible bandwidth is for a specific Network Interface on an hourly basis. I have written a simple BASH script that will do all of the calculations
linux DD and the Mighty Disk Destroyer or Duplicator As the title states dd is the Mighty Disk Destroyer, though it can also be your savior. Many Admins fear and even cower when the letters DD are mentioned together; fear not, DD
linux Debian LAMP on a Cloud Server So you have decided to get a Cloud Server and you want to install a LAMP stack on your server. Well this is totally possible. All you have to do is issues these
debian Calculating Possible Bandwidth in a Month by Link Speed Have you ever wanted to calculate what the possible bandwidth is for a specific Network Interface? Well if so then you are in luck, I have written a simple BASH script that will
debian Creating a new KVM Virtual Machine Building a KVM Virtual Machine is easy in Ubuntu. Ubuntu has a prepackaged Virtual Machine building application available to it. This application is a script that executes "libvirtd" and allows for
linux KVM Virtualization Setup Building a KVM with the Ubuntu Server KVM is a full featured virtual server that allows for the user to create multiple operating systems on a single platform. Ubuntu Server has the ability