Have had an ongoing issue with a handful of lxc containers that fail to dnf upgrade the ‘filesystem’ package. Reading online it looks to also occur on docker containers. Error: Failed:filesystem-3.8-2.el8.x86_64 Issue is caused by the /proc subsystem that is…
3.2, Hardware, Type-C, USB, VR
[Success] USB-C VR Headset on a non-USB-C Motherboard or Graphics Card
Tl;dr Gigabyte USB 3.2 Gen2x2 PCI-E Card, will power and connect to an Oculus Quest 2 over the Oculus Link Cable. Updated with multiple edits after testing was completed. ENV: 1150 Socket CPU, recent upgrade to RTX 2070 Super Card.…
Dell, Dell, Dell Command Update, Dell Repository Manager
Dell Repository Manager – Setup, Use and Maintenance
UPDATE May 2022: Dell Repository Manager is all but dead. Post kept up for history reference. ENV: Windows 10 Pro Desktop for Dell Repo Manager v2.2.4Proxmox Containers running nginx for repo distribution Background I’ve personally found Dell Repository Manager (Business…
Windows
Windows 10 Shutdown Behavior
After a couple of months of encountering more and more users with simple system or software issues which were easily resolved by shutting down or restarting their computer; but the user insisting they shut it down each night. We starting…
Proxmox, Unifi-Video
UniFi Video Server as a LXC Container on Proxmox
To be clear, UniFi Video. Not UniFi Protect,Specifically tested with:ENV: Unifi-Video 3.10.10-3.10.12 on Ubuntu 18.04.xx LTS as a LXC Container on Proxmox 6.2-4. Build:Basic Container Build with the following specsUnprivileged6GB BootSpec’d mount point for video storage needs: mp=/var/lib/unifi-video/videos(300GB gets me…
NBN, Proxmox, pfSense
[Resolved] pfSense and NBN – Dropout Issue
Issue: Dropouts every couple of hours, not consistent but always fell on the 1/4 hour. Traced it back to DHCP timeout issues. ENV: Aussie Broadband Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) NBN. Basically an Ethernet WAN service. pfSense 2.4-5 (continued into…
NBN
NBN with Aussie Broadband
Item to consider when looking at switching to Aussie Broadband for an Australian NBN Connection. Thoughts from a SysAdmin on residential connections with Aussie BB. FTTP specifically. Recent mover from iiNet to Aussie BB here. Though iiNet has been rock…
Zabbix
Intro to Zabbix; my methodology and usage.
UPDATE: With Zabbix 5.0 LTS recently released I have updated from the Zabbix 5.0 LTS Released section on wards. Intro Zabbix, just Zabbix, is an industry standard enterprise-class network, infrastructure, server and environment monitoring, reporting and alerting software system. It…
Dell, Proxmox
Proxmox VE 802.3ad bonding issues on Dell PE Servers Connecting to Dell PC Switches
Scenario: We found an issue with bonding (trunking/bundling/teaming/channeling) copper ethernet links between Dell PowerEdge T420 Servers running Proxmox 6 and Dell PowerConnect 55xx series switches. ENV: Proxmox 6.1-7 on Dell PowerEdge T420 ServersBIOS v2.6, Xeon E5 2420 CPU, Integrated BCM5720…
Proxmox
Proxmox Virtual Environment 6 (PVE) for Home Use
Prelim: Proxmox Virtual Environment (Proxmox VE; or PVE for Short) was original developed to add features such as backups and a web gui for OpenVZ and then KVM based virtual machines. It has now evolved into a commercial product for…