How to Create and Populate a vSphere Content Library with PowerCLI
“Automate the boring stuff”- it’s the title of the most recommended Python book for new programmers, but it’s also how I feel about all things that I have to do…
Author: Justin Paul
Harbor: How to Deploy a Private Container Registry
What a container registry does Even a single docker host machine has to get its images from somewhere. That somewhere is a container registry. A container registry is typically a…
How to use a Cloudflare API Token for LetsEncrypt Validation on Ubuntu 20.04
How to use LetsEncrypt with CloudFlare API Tokens on Ubuntu 20.04
How to: Azure Custom DNS, Private Endpoints, and Zerto
Disclaimer PRIVATE ENDPOINTS REQUIRE GPV2 STORAGE ACCOUNTS. ZERTO IS A HIGH IO REPLICATION ENGINE AND GPV2 STORAGE ACCOUNTS HAVE AN EXPONENTIALLY HIGHER IO COST. (GPV1 = $.0004 per 10,000 READ…
The Ultimate Nerd Raspberry Pi Cluster case version 2.0!
How do you make the Ultimate Nerd Raspberry Pi cluster case better!?! I wrote this article sometime in late 2019 or early 2020… apparently I forgot to click publish. Woops!…
What Happens When You Turn 240 Containers Against A SQL Server To Test VSS Stun Time
This is the story of how I created a load generator using containers to performance test MS SQL and the effects on VSS stun time. I’ve heard from customers more…
How to Build a JunkYard Kubernetes Cluster on the Cheap!
This post is about recycling old hardware that you might never consider using for a lab. It won’t be a super technical post, but since Kubernetes requirements are not the…
How to Enable Zerto LTR with no hardware using HPE Cloud Volumes Backup
Zerto Long Term Retention Zerto is known for its super low RPO and RTO objectives and its ability to “re-wind” your VM like a DVR would do to a movie.…
How to Install VMware Drivers on a non-VMware Machine
This method of installing VMware Drivers is for those who don’t like the idea of cracking the VMware Tools installer and removing the parts that check for VMware based VMs.…
Warning! Don’t try to learn Kubernetes
Was that a click bait headline or what! LOL, seriously though, if you have been thinking about learning about containers DON’T start with Kubernetes! There is a lot of buzz…