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Category Archives: Virtualization
Emulating a Wide Area Network with Latency and Packet Loss
Have you ever found yourself needing to simulate network latency or packet loss? I recently wanted to test a replication scenario but needed to have at least 15ms or so of latency between the source and destination. Years ago I … Continue reading
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Horizon Linux Virtual Desktop – Non Persistent Ubuntu 22.04
I recently wanted to apply some updates (OS updates and Horizon Agent) to my Ubuntu 20.04 desktop. It had been several months since I had last updated the desktop and realized the Ubuntu 22.04 had since been released. This is … Continue reading
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Add vRealize Log Insight endpoint to Skyline Collector
The Skyline Collector 3.3 release [release notes] recently added support for vRealize Log Insight / Aria Operations of Logs to the Skyline platform. As described in the release notes, only local authentication is supported in this release. I had not … Continue reading
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Homelab Power Outage & Recovery – Lessons Learned
My homelab has a small UPS to help carry through short power ‘blips’ that occur from time to time — it is not sized for prolonged outages. As such, I don’t have any automation to detect/respond to these on battery … Continue reading
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Keep it secure: Automate vCenter Server SSL Certificate replacement
Validity periods for SSL certificates keep shrinking, requiring more frequent certificate replacements. Something that once only needed done every 3 or so years is now required every year. With these increased demands it is common to want to automate this … Continue reading
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