As another step to becoming a Red Hat Certified Architect, I recent took the Red Hat Specialist in OpenShift Administration exam. It took a while to get to that point, but I am happy to say that I was able to pass it and add another certification to my portfolio …
read moreThoughts on the LPI DevOps Tools Exam
I recently passed the LPI (Linux Professional Institute) DevOps Tools certification exam.
It wasn't actually my first time with the exam - I took it a few days after it was first released just to see what it is like. I didn't pass, but I came close, so I made a …
read moreBack to Black
It's bold strategy, Cotton. Let see if it pays off
A month ago, I took the RHCE exam, fairly confident I will pass after spending hours studying and practicing.
It did not happen. I was not even able to complete the exam on time. I was hoping when I came home that I somehow squeaked though, but then came the …
read moreHold your nose and close your eyes
Aggregating interfaces can be a pain, but it doesn't have to be. With Red Hat 7 and above, you can team your interfaces with very little effort. Frankly, it is pretty awesome.
There is one catch, though. You will have to learn to use Network Manager.Specifically, nmcli.
Much can …
read moreI should put something here
Oh, I hate Pollen
Its end of April and the pollen season is in fully bloom here in Chicago. I am on the edge of scratching my eyes out.
It could be worse. I could be living in Atlanta, where everything turns yellow.
Anyway, in my learnings with OpenStack, I was about to go …
read moreThe Dangers of Skipping
Long time, no write. This will change immediately.
Recently, I have getting myself familiar with OpenStack by way of the book OpenStack Cloud Computing Cookbook. For the most part, it was an easy read and I got my home OpenStack environment and running, albeit with some issues.
The book starts …
read moreAutomatically set the hostname during Kickstart Installation
I hate having to manually set the hostname in kickstart file, so when I found a fix, I was very happy. I wish I can take credit, but it was originally made by somebody who was trying to figure out a way to automatically set the hostname for VMWare ESX …
read moreUpdated to chef-client on FreeBSD (aka part III)