I need to connect to my office via VPN. Fedora has a point and click interface, but I am trying to minimize mouse usage. So, instead I have a small bash function that does it for me.
I has an OTP that I need to enter in, so I have nmcli prompt me.
$ cat `which vpn_up ` nmcli --ask c up "Raleigh (RDU2)" |
I can connect to the system libvirtd on my system without password. I set this up some time ago, and forgot how, so figured I would document it.
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This OpenStack summit marks the third that I have attended where we’ve discussed the algorithms to try and record quota in Keystone but not update it on each resource allocation and free.
We were stumped, again. The process we had planned on using was game-able and thus broken. I was kinda bummed.
Fortunately, I had a long car ride from Vancouver to Seattle and talked it over with Morgan Fainberg.
We also discussed the Pig War. Great piece of history from the region.
By the time we got to the airport the next day, I think we had it solved. Morgan came to the solution first, and I followed, slowly. Here’s what we think will work.
Continue readingCluster computing requires a cluster of computers. For the past several years, I have been attempting to get work down without having a home cluster. This is no longer tenable, and I need to build my own.
One of the requirements for a home cluster is a progammable network device. I’ve purchased a second hand Junper SRC22.
Juniper SRX 220
Here are my configuration notes.
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