@olivier

I didn't know about the potential 2 nodes capability of StarWind (I still need to understand how )

Me too! (Again Not rethoric)

@olivier said in Xenserver and Storage:

@matteo-nunziati This is why we have an extra arbiter VM in 2 nodes setup. I node got 2 VMs (1x normal and 1x arbiter), and the other one just a normal VM.

This way, if you lose the host with one gluster VM, it will still work and you can't have a split-brain scenario.

An arbiter node cost very few resources (it just works with metadata)

Wow blowing my mind! Always considered physical gluster nodes where gluater was installed on dom0. x-D.
But what if the node w/ volume AND arbiter goes down? I'm still missing this... Is arbiter replicated in any way on the xen nodes?

@olivier official gluster docs say a 2 node config will go readonly if 1 node dies... You need at least an arbiter node afaik

@scottalanmiller basically any clevo reseller has those models, so you can find the one colser to you (duties).
btw for personal experience nothing is as solid as a dell/hpe/lenovo enterprise lines chassis-wise. Clevo stuff is nice but a bit more weak.

@scottalanmiller also have a look here but mind they are UK based

@tim_g hyperoo works well as an agent solution. Well I've not tested it but if you dig a bit in specs it is not an hypervisor level backup. So you can use veeam agent free.

@black3dynamite so it seems sftp! got it! yes if you mount temporarily as a user you get your stuff in /run/media/$usrname.

@black3dynamite said in Mounting an SMB network share on Ubuntu during SSH logon process:

Mounting a remote file system via ssh using Nautilus.

mmm... never done. what's that? sftp? scp? sshfs? uh...

@black3dynamite said in Mounting an SMB network share on Ubuntu during SSH logon process:

@matteo-nunziati said in Mounting an SMB network share on Ubuntu during SSH logon process:

@black3dynamite yes this is common for -say - usb keys and the so. /run/media is the mount point for removeable devices (even CD/DVD). Recently it is classified on a per-user basis, adding an additional level with /run/media/$usrname

Looks like /run/media is the mount point for ssh too.

what do you mean? ssh is not a device or an fs. what do you mount with ssh?

@momurda my house in Italy was something line 400k in 2010, we already were in the descending curve of the market bubble but not at the bottom.

@black3dynamite yes this is common for -say - usb keys and the so. /run/media is the mount point for removeable devices (even CD/DVD). Recently it is classified on a per-user basis, adding an additional level with /run/media/$usrname

Mounting fs requires root privileges afaik. If the user runs bash you could mount using fuse in bashrc. Anyway fstab with proper mount point permissions should fit.

EDIT. Use gvfs

@hobbit666 said in GDPR galore:

Yeah I've been hearing a lot on this GDPR stuff luckily I'm not involved and others in the dept are lol.

But what logs would they need you to collect and store? We don't do this at the moment but if required would like to start looking at solutions. So I'm prepared for the "can you do this and get it installed" lol

Bah. Here in italy they are stressing a lot the access control. And they want centralized lig inspection to check for logins (not necessarily a valid point from a tech perspective but they ask for)

OK,

here in Europe they are starting spread FUD about GDPR and consequences if you are not aligned. One of the things which seems useful to pass the inspection (don't really mind about what can be useful to be compliant de facto) is a log monitoring system like ELSA.

Now I'm new to this kind of stuff and I know about ELSA as a name just because of a post on linked in.

Basic question is: what would you use for centralized logging and inspection in a mixed env (linux + windows)? Any hint is welcome as I'm just aware of syslog for centralized logging in linux envs, but I'm quite new to windows, to not say about any tool for analysis and reporting (and I also hate it already!).

@tim_g said in Manage KVM through Cockpit:

@stacksofplates said in Manage KVM through Cockpit:

CentOS 7 now has the VM console as long as the VM has VNC graphics. You don't need to remove SPICE, you can just add VNC also.

Can it work like that in the browser with spice?

well it depends on cockpit for the most. there are vnc web implementations out there, like in kimchi.

@dashrender you mean FTTB? This is available only in a few areas here. More common in the big cities.

Basically if you look at our rack you will see 2 fiber optic patch panels. One is our internal patch panel with OM2 and OM3, the other one is from our ISP and hosts the monomode fiber for WAN.

If you rent the "entire" cable you get a dark fiber in the optich patch panel. period.
Otherwise you also receive the conversion stuff. Including a cisco router reserved for the ISP "tricks and games".

@dashrender said in Routers and switches:

@matteo-nunziati said in Routers and switches:

@scottalanmiller said in Routers and switches:

@dashrender said in Routers and switches:

@scottalanmiller said in Routers and switches:

@mroth911 said in Routers and switches:

I have a web hosting business.

That doesn't explain the need for double routers, though. If you have pfSense, why add another router? Are you just looking to upgrade from pfSense to something more serious?

I'm guessing that the ISP is delivering Fiber to him.. he has to convert it to ethernet for his network, or run fiber NICs everywhere

I've literally never heard of an ISP that hands off fiber. Who do you know that does that?

My ISP does if you want but it is way too expensive for us. don't even remember the price... So we simply receive the fiber and the other equipment and their stuff convert to ethernet in our racks. Then we plug the eth in the firewall.

Why would you want the fiber delivered directly to you?

well it is not that I want it, it is how fiber connectivity is delivered in Italy in industrial areas: FTTH all around. FTTC only where you have legacy infrastructure with copper lines (I mean the POTS) like offices, houses and the so. there they wire everything with fiber but the last "mile".
In my industrial area you have only to choose: dark fiber and buy your equipment or shared/limited bandwith and reduced cost along with all the fiber-to-copper conversion stuff.

@scottalanmiller said in Routers and switches:

@dashrender said in Routers and switches:

@scottalanmiller said in Routers and switches:

@mroth911 said in Routers and switches:

I have a web hosting business.

That doesn't explain the need for double routers, though. If you have pfSense, why add another router? Are you just looking to upgrade from pfSense to something more serious?

I'm guessing that the ISP is delivering Fiber to him.. he has to convert it to ethernet for his network, or run fiber NICs everywhere

I've literally never heard of an ISP that hands off fiber. Who do you know that does that?

My ISP does if you want but it is way too expensive for us. don't even remember the price... So we simply receive the fiber and the other equipment and their stuff convert to ethernet in our racks. Then we plug the eth in the firewall.

@jaredbusch said in What terminal program do you use with Fedora:

Now that I am running Fedora derivitves on all my computers, I have a need for a terminal program.

My MacBook Pro had screen available by default.

What do all of you use when connecting with a USB to serial converter for console connections?

here are some options. I think most here have missed the "serial" bit in your statement...

here is the Apache explanation