Category Archives: Lab Infrastructure

How I Doubled My Homelab CPU Capacity for $200: Xeon Gold 6230 Upgrade

In this post, I’ll walk you through how I solved a growing CPU bottleneck issue in my homelab by upgrading the CPUs in my Dell Precision 7920. I’ll share the process, challenges, and cost-effective solution that allowed me to double … Continue reading

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Getting Started with Bruno: A Beginner’s Guide to Simplifying API Interactions

I’ve recently been working with APIs more than ever. A colleague recently introduced me to Bruno, an offline, open-source API client. For the most part, I had been interacting with APIs using swagger UIs in product or with PowerShell’s Invoke-RestMethod. … Continue reading

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Are my ESXi hosts sending syslog to Aria Operations for Logs?

I was recently working on an issue where a query in Aria Operations for Logs was not returning an event that I really expected to be present. After a bit of troubleshooting, I found that the ESXi host was sending … Continue reading

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Leveraging VMware Aria Operations for Power Consumption Tracking

I’ve been looking for a good reason to try out the Aria Operations Management Pack Builder, ever since a peer of mine built one for Pi-Hole back in early 2023. One thing that I thought would be of particular interest … Continue reading

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Step-by-Step: Installing Ubuntu 24.04 on a Raspberry Pi for DNS and NTP

In my home network, I have a Raspberry Pi4 which provides DNS (pi-hole) and NTP (chrony). Its a device that I don’t touch often and is a ‘production’ type service — in my lab I don’t mind blowing up / … Continue reading

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