Category Archives: hardware

Replacing software RAID1 boot drives with UEFI

Posted on July 28, 2023 by independence

I replaced both of the drives in my RAID1 boot array on a Ubuntu server yesterday and had some struggles so I thought I would write down my experience both for my future self and any others who needs to … Continue reading →

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Server overview 2021

Posted on April 10, 2021 by independence

I haven’t really talked about the backend infrastructure for Blinkenshell in a long time, so I thought I would give an update on the servers/VMs that are currently running as of now. Most people probably think it’s just a shell … Continue reading →

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KVM storage live migration

Posted on April 3, 2021 by independence

One of the features I’ve been most excited about with this new server setup is KVM live migration using virsh migrate with copy-storage-all. This is like a regular VM live migration, but you can do it even if you don’t … Continue reading →

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Server updates 2021

Posted on February 21, 2021 by independence

Some of you might have caught a teaser picture I pasted on IRC a couple of weeks back of some server internals. This is actually what’s going to become the new main server for Blinkenshell in 2021! The current server … Continue reading →

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January Maintenance Report

Posted on January 12, 2014 by independence

The maintenance went very well I think, but it did take a long time. Triton was back online at around 23.00 on Friday, and Web and Mailservices was not online until Saturday. I’ve been at the computer all waking hours … Continue reading →

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RAM Upgrade

Posted on July 30, 2011 by independence

So yeah… I ordered 32GB of RAM the other day. The main server is using a bit more than the current 8GB of RAM, so it’s using memory compression and swap and other workarounds at the moment. It’s actually working … Continue reading →

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New Server Hardware Update

Posted on November 13, 2009 by independence

The parts for the new server has been delayed for a while since the motherboard was not in yet (new item from the manufacturer), but I’ve now got confirmation that the parts will ship by the end of next week. … Continue reading →

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UPS doing it’s job

Posted on July 7, 2009 by independence

It seems the UPS has been quite useful the last couple of days. There has been a lot of thunderstorms here in Sweden lately, and sometimes the power fluctuates a bit when the lightening strikes. It’s mostly “brownouts” and the … Continue reading →

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CPU fan broke down

Posted on November 26, 2007 by independence

This morning at about 05.00AM the CPU fan in the server broke down, causing the system to shut down. Fortunately, I was visiting my parents this weekend (where the server is at), so I managed to fix it and boot … Continue reading →

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