@scottalanmiller said in How Do You Mount a VHDX in CentOS 7:
@Tim_G said in How Do You Mount a VHDX in CentOS 7:
If you want to mount a .VHDX file on CentOS, and it's a VM, why not attach it to the VM itself and then mount it as a volume within CentOS?
Not a VM, just an image.
I mean if the CentOS 7 server is a VM on Hyper-V, you could mount the .VHDX to the VM and it would be presented to CentOS as a regular drive.
What is "loopback mount"?
If you want to mount a .VHDX file on CentOS, and it's a VM, why not attach it to the VM itself and then mount it as a volume within CentOS? Unless it's a physical machine.
You could also mount a .VHDX file as an iSCSI device if there's an available Windows Server to install the iSCSI target role on I believe. Could present the .VHDX that way. I haven't tried it, but I think it's definitely worth a go.
Of course, this all depends on what "loopback mount" means. I'm just assuming mounting a .vhdx on CentOS.
@Dashrender said in Hyper V replica VS Veeam B&R Replica.:
We are not 24/7 shop, so taking the system down after hours to do maintenance doesn't count against our five 9's of uptime.
That's a good point.
When five nines really matter is during production hours... when end users and the business will be negatively impacted. If this is a web hosting company, then five nines matter 24/7. For a typical SMB, fine nines may only mean all services are 100% uptime for only half the day, leaving you with the other half for maintenance and other things.
@Kelly said in Interesting article on Linux and Microsoft:
@scottalanmiller said in Interesting article on Linux and Microsoft:
Used to be called SFU 3.5 before they retired it to revamp it because it had aged so badly.
Linux on Windows would require a hypervisor layer as the Linux kernel needs to see a computer appears to run and Windows can't provide that currently (Linux can, however.) So nothing that sounds like Linux on Windows will ever be that until Windows addresses that kernel shortcoming, but even if they do, it's just a VM.
I had been under the impression that Client Hyper-V in Windows 10 is a "Type 1" hypervisor, granting VMs direct access to the hypervisor, bypassing the host OS.
I found it!: http://www.runasradio.com/Shows/Show/480
Took me awhile because it was so long since I heard it.
To get the proper context of the whole thing, you can start at 11 minutes in, and listen from there. It really doesn't start until about 17, but you need the extra 6 to really get it.
@scottalanmiller have you heard this?
@Tim_G said in Interesting article on Linux and Microsoft:
@Kelly said in Interesting article on Linux and Microsoft:
@scottalanmiller said in Interesting article on Linux and Microsoft:
Used to be called SFU 3.5 before they retired it to revamp it because it had aged so badly.
Linux on Windows would require a hypervisor layer as the Linux kernel needs to see a computer appears to run and Windows can't provide that currently (Linux can, however.) So nothing that sounds like Linux on Windows will ever be that until Windows addresses that kernel shortcoming, but even if they do, it's just a VM.
I had been under the impression that Client Hyper-V in Windows 10 is a "Type 1" hypervisor, granting VMs direct access to the hypervisor, bypassing the host OS.
Yeah, that's right... technically the host OS is a VM when Hyper-V is enabled.
There's a very good podcast that explains this. It's from RunAs Radio... I'll see if I can find the specific one I'm talking about.
@Kelly said in Interesting article on Linux and Microsoft:
@scottalanmiller said in Interesting article on Linux and Microsoft:
Used to be called SFU 3.5 before they retired it to revamp it because it had aged so badly.
Linux on Windows would require a hypervisor layer as the Linux kernel needs to see a computer appears to run and Windows can't provide that currently (Linux can, however.) So nothing that sounds like Linux on Windows will ever be that until Windows addresses that kernel shortcoming, but even if they do, it's just a VM.
I had been under the impression that Client Hyper-V in Windows 10 is a "Type 1" hypervisor, granting VMs direct access to the hypervisor, bypassing the host OS.
Yeah, that's right... technically the host OS is a VM when Hyper-V is enabled.
@scottalanmiller said in Hyper V replica VS Veeam B&R Replica.:
Important to note as Tim points out, if all you want is five nines of uptime, you can achieve that pretty inexpensively with non-redundant servers. One really good, well treated server with good RAID, good environment, and good management can average five nines.
Five nines is just over 5 minutes downtime over a year. You can't update a server in under 5 minutes. You would need a cluster to move it to, or another server to take over in some way so you can down the original. But yeah you are right... I've seen single servers that are well treated environmentally and everything stay running for years. As a consequence they we never updated, but that's besides the point. Stability-wise, definitely way over five nines is possible from a single server as you said.
@scottalanmiller said in Interesting article on Linux and Microsoft:
No Linux on Windows. There is Ubuntu/Windows... but it is specifically not Linux. All Linux was removed to make it just an alternative window dressing for Windows.
@openit said in Hyper V replica VS Veeam B&R Replica.:
Okay. I will take help from Management to do maths about Redundancy requirement.
Let's assume, Server Redundancy is necessary after doing maths, could you please advice which one option for Server Redundancy is better ?
What kind of redundancy do you need? RAID gives you redundancy, hence the "R".
What does management "NEED" according to their numbers? I'm sure they want the 5 nines of uptime, who doesn't... but what do the numbers say?
@scottalanmiller said in Installing Wordpress on CentOS 7 Minimal:
I like doing it from the CLI, even though phpMyAdmin is slick, because I only need one interface. Having to switch back and forth between SSH and web or something else is cumbersome and more things that I have to maintain. I've had databases where I need to do regular maintenance and then, definitely, that's the tool that I use. But for just initial setup tasks, I stick to the command line.
Yeah, that's another point I didn't think about: it's never just initial setups that occur on a webserver. At least ones I deal with. Sure it can be fast to type in the commands fast to create a new database and user for it... but then when you have to export and import tables and such from other servers, among other things, I'd need to take a class on how to do it. And I can't stand around and school everyone or expect everyone I make contact with to pick up my documentation and do it all via CLI.
Most people just want an easy web browser bookmark, where they can visually go in an get things done without worrying about typing it all out on CLI and everything that involves.
I'm all about automation, scripting, etc... but only when it involves doing things more than once on the same or like systems.
There's a saying I like that goes something like... "If you have to do it twice, it should have been automated." lol
But anyways, I agree with you... initial set up, easy CLI... more involved work/maintenance = GUI (unless you're a trained SQL CLI admin or whatever) But even still, it's not always you who are going to be maintaining it after initial setup... it may not even be a technical fellow.
@scottalanmiller said in Installing Wordpress on CentOS 7 Minimal:
@Tim_G said in Installing Wordpress on CentOS 7 Minimal:
@travisdh1 said in Installing Wordpress on CentOS 7 Minimal:
@Tim_G said in Installing Wordpress on CentOS 7 Minimal:
Would it be hard to add the installation of phpMyAdmin into your guide?
yum install phpMyAdminWouldn't normally do that, so much of a security risk if it's not properly managed/maintained.
For intranet-only it's fine. Different for external facing installs, but it is securable. Especially when using the whitelist approach.
It is, but for something like WordPress, no really use for it.
I put it on internal servers because it's easier to set up databases and users for those databases at the same time for web servers that will be hosting multiple sites that need databases. Go to the web address, enter info in for new user and database, set permissions, done. Easy.
I personally do not know the command line way to do that, it's always been super easy and fast doing it through phpMyAdmin. When other people take over, it's very easy for them to do it.
I'm not going to choose not to install it just because there may be a possibility that I have to give someone step by step instructions on creating a database and user for MySQL on ML or SW... if it were in person, I'd just take the 25-30 seconds to bookmark the page and show them.
I'm not disagreeing with all of you, I'm just laying out my case usage. I have never installed phpMyAdmin on external facing servers. In cases where it was, it was due to the Webhost having it incorporated in cPanel for example, with no way to add databases via CLI or other real means.
Now that you have posted the CLI to do it, I already copied that down into my personal notes to do it that way in the future... so thanks for that. Very helpful.
@travisdh1 said in Installing Wordpress on CentOS 7 Minimal:
@Tim_G said in Installing Wordpress on CentOS 7 Minimal:
Would it be hard to add the installation of phpMyAdmin into your guide?
yum install phpMyAdminWouldn't normally do that, so much of a security risk if it's not properly managed/maintained.
For intranet-only it's fine. Different for external facing installs, but it is securable. Especially when using the whitelist approach.
I know that Outlook gets funny when there are like 15,000+ emails in the inbox and cached mode isn't on, so they are all in there. Archiving them and separating them into different folders seems to mitigate that issue. Perhaps turning on the cache mode to 3 months or something may help.
Perhaps that's the problem, too many emails in the inboxes of all the accounts. Outlook does just fine "in my experiences everywhere" with many O365 email accounts in the same Outlook profile.
Same with all the calendars... no issues there.
Would it be hard to add the installation of phpMyAdmin into your guide?
@scottalanmiller said in Setup a new website:
@RojoLoco said in Setup a new website:
I'm watching this thread closely as well... An intranet site would be a good training exercise is both installing Centos and creating a simple web page.
For a lot of intranets, I recommend DokuWiki. Much easier install than LAMP, it's only LAP as there is no database, and it is very portable. WordPress is easily to make pretty, but DokuWiki is easier for a lot of documentation. Different times each would be ideal, but well work checking out.
Yes, once you have Wordpress going, go to add a new template and search for "wiki". The few that show up are pretty decent.
I'm using this one on my blog: https://wordpress.org/themes/nirvana/
It doesn't look nice like that, but I have a lot disabled because I don't have all of my content created, and pages set up yet. I'm just too busy to get it done in good time.
Install a CentOS 7 VM, then install this and you are good to go:
https://bitnami.com/stack/wordpress/installer
My blog uses Wordpress and I chose a pretty simple and readable layout. But the possibilities are pretty much endless (and simple).
@jimk said in MSP charged with extortion:
@scottalanmiller I absolutely love it here. The weather is generous, the land is beautiful, and the people are extremely nice. I've lived many places in the US and abroad in other countries, and I find Forsyth County GA to be one of the best places to live. Of course, not everyone here fits that bill, but hey, no place is perfect, is it?
You should try San Diego. I love it here (not the traffic)!
Are teachers being consumed as a result of there being too many and too few job openings, or are they being consumed due to the lack of pay in their profession or specialty, therefore choosing a different, higher paying job with more or better personal benefits?
Are there other factors?
What does the log file say?
/log=C:\Users\<userProfile>\Desktop\<logName>.log /script=C:\Users\<userProfile>\Desktop\<scriptName>.txt
In my case, the "Add arguments (optional):" field in the Action tab of the scheduled task is as above. It spits out a log file on the desktop. What does your log say?
@fuznutz04 said in Copy file from Windows Server to hosted external CentOS server:
@Tim_G
Just for testing, the Everyone group has full control of the directory and file of the script. The account being used is the Administrator account, which has full control. Task scheduler is open using "Run as Administrator" for good measure. Still no dice.
I mean the task itself, within Task Scheduler.
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