Author Archives: Thomas S

SELinux: httpd_sys_rw_content_t vs. httpd_sys_content_rw_t

SELinux file context (fcontext) confusion: httpd_sys_rw_content_t and httpd_sys_content_rw_t – They’re the same but (not really) different.

Quick & Dirty Disaster Recovery: eSATA + iSCSI + RAID-1 + BackupPC

Scripts & ideas for a sneaker-net based Disaster Recovery solution using BackupPC, iSCSI RAID Array(s) and hot-plug capable eSATA drive docks.

Is your network playing nice?

Get stuck with odd performance in your iSCSI SAN? Try the obvious!

Linux: Configure “bridge at boot” for NIC(s) in Fedora 13

Sometimes, for instance when having a limited number of Network Interface Cards (NICs) on a system that will be used for a Linux hosted platform virtualization solution (and you’re running Fedora 13), the easiest approach to giving each of the guests “direct” access to a network is to configure the physical devices as bridges on…

Linux: Using multipath to improve performance for your iSCSI array

Configuring Fedora 13 for Device Mapper Multipath with an EqualLogic PS series RAID array

Fedora 13: Multi-NIC and IP traffic problems

Problems with getting all devices to accept IP traffic in multi-homed network configurations (in the same subnet) without using the Linux bonding driver?

EqualLogic storage (iSCSI) on Fedora 13

Short summary of configuring your Linux (Fedora 13) host to configure, access and use a Volume (LUN) hosted on an EqualLogic PS Series iSCSI array.

The iPad|iPhone|iPod approach to enterprise storage?

Looking for input on where storage should/needs to go…

Building DRBD-8.3.7 from sources for Fedora 12

DRBD v8.3.7 kernel module (or km-rpm) fails to build against a non-running kernel version with “RPM build errors: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.OhAlII (%prep)”

Can PeeCees (PC) ever be used for mission critical workloads?

Heresy! I think PCs are ready to host truly mission-critical workloads today…