The database for my hot tub was returning IO errors and when I tried to use the VACUUM command, it returned an error: Result: database disk image is malformed Let’s fix this!
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Upgrade from ESXi 6.7 to 7.0 via the Terminal
ESXi 7.0 has been recently released. Here are the instructions to upgrade ESXi 6.7 to 7.0 using the terminal.
Read MoreUbuntu 18.04 Initial Setup
On my vSphere 6.7 host, I frequently need to setup a new VM for various projects — some long term, some short term. Since this doesn’t happen too often, I tend to need to lookup a few configuration steps every time. List Available Timezones: timedatectl list-timezones Set Timezone to PT sudo timedatectl set-timezone America/Los_Angeles Update system packages: sudo apt-get update…
Read MoreSynology SSD Cache on External Devices – Part 2 – Forced Failure
After the write up on using external drives for the SSD cache, I shared the article with the wonderful community on Reddit for feedback. As a point of order, the intention of this research is to enable the support of an SSD cache. While this does also enable the ability to extend the volume with external drives, that is out…
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