Given the prevalence of COVID-19 and other illnesses, it is important to document a new set of conference and event tips. So, in version 2 of my conference and event tips, I have added a health section with information for protecting not just your own health but the health of those around you. When you … The post Conference and Event Tips v2 appeared first on AstroArch Consulting, Inc ..read more

Voting in the United States of America is a civic duty as well as a right. It is a duty in that all citizens should vote, have the right to vote, and vote to better our nation. However, during a pandemic voting will be much more difficult due to constraints imposed by the pandemic, fear … The post Voting During a Pandemic Tips appeared first on AstroArch Consulting, Inc ..read more

Recently, I moved what I call my ‘base’ installers to Ansible. Base installers are those that install the bare minimum number of tools I require on top of the minimal installs of Linux; that is, Linux installations that include just enough of the OS components to boot and provide minimal, mostly manual administrative tasks. The … The post Ansible: Where vSphere and Linux Collide appeared first on AstroArch Consulting, Inc ..read more

Putting Dropbox in a container is required for installations of Linux that do not use the latest version of the C libraries and other bits. It is also convenient for keeping Dropbox to itself. The major change is the need to include more libraries than those in the original container by Jan Broer. The steps […] The post Linux Notes: Fixing Dropbox Container: Update 2 appeared first on AstroArch Consulting, Inc ..read more

History After all these years, my vSphere Upgrade Saga has become less of a saga than a well-planned operation. For any major upgrade, planning is crucial. The why of the upgrade is as important as the actual deed. I would like to note that I have upgraded server chassis from 2U servers to blades, complete […] The post vSphere Upgrade Saga: Blade Swap appeared first on AstroArch Consulting, Inc ..read more

When I worked at Digital Equipment Corporation, I was a charter member of the Work from Home Working Group. We worked with those who worked from home to get them the tooling they required and to solve problems. But we also worked with people on-site to help them understand work from home better. This was […] The post Work-from-Home Tips v1 appeared first on AstroArch Consulting, Inc ..read more

I do not use Dropbox on my Linux systems very often, but as I develop LinuxVSM, I use it to share out beta versions of the code. Thus, having Dropbox on Linux is very useful to me and, indirectly, to the virtualization community as a whole. My goal was to fix this useful tool so […] The post Linux Notes: Fixing the Dropbox Container appeared first on AstroArch Consulting, Inc ..read more

The vExpert community started as a free flow of ideas, and that has never stopped. I see many folks within it helping each other. Unlike in other fields, it seems to me that the vExpert community does not stratify into those with knowledge and those without. In that way, it is different from nearly every […] The post vExpert and Community appeared first on AstroArch Consulting, Inc ..read more

As it turns out, this upgrade was less Saga and more Business as Usual. There were really no surprises. Going to vRealize Operations and vRealize Log Insight version 8.0 went seamlessly. Upgrading vCenter was also seamless. However, a subsequent upgrade did cause an unexpected issue. More on that later. The major overhaul was to my […] The post vSphere Upgrade Saga: vRealize Suite, et al. appeared first on AstroArch Consulting, Inc ..read more

Yes, I know it is rather ironic that my Mr. Holland was actually named Mr. Holland. But sometimes it is like that. Mr. Holland—to this day, I have never been able to call him anything but Mr. Holland—was one of my math teachers. Yet, his presence at The Derryfield School was felt well outside of […] The post Everyone Has a Mr. Holland appeared first on AstroArch Consulting, Inc ..read more