Posting this for future reference.
XenServer 5.5 Tape Backup with Bacula « Filippo Zanardo’s Blog.
On the XenServer CLI you have to list your physical disk with fdisk.
fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 499 4008186 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 500 998 4008217+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 999 30401 236179597+ 83 Linux
Disk /dev/sdb: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk /dev/sdb doesn’t contain a valid partition table
There you can see your new hard drive. In my case it shows up as /dev/sdb. For integrating the hard disk into your XenServer you first have to reveal the UUID of your host. This is done by the following command.
xe host-list
uuid ( RO) : ba3d140c-3de5-499b-b831-7c40d82958a9
name-label ( RW): xs-tarenz01
name-description ( RO): Default install of XenServer
The last step is to create a new XenServer storage repository. You have three options for doing so.
First option: create a normal LVHD storage repository. This is by the way the default storage repository type.
xe sr-create host-uuid=ba3d140c-3de5-499b-b831-7c40d82958a9 content-type=user type=lvm device-config:device=/dev/sdb shared=false name-label=”Local storage 2″
via How to add an additional local disk to your XenServer 5.5 host « XenDesktopMaster.
Category : Android, HTC, Open Source, Technology
Interesting. I’ve not tried Siri nor do I know anyone that has an iPhone 4GS that can give me reports on it. By all accounts it’s the dogs nutsack so hopefully this app will be just as good.
Google’s response to Siri is codenamed Majel, could be released by end of year | Android and Me.
Category : General
At Last UPC have caught up with the times. Just waiting for an Android app to come out now.
No matter how savvy you think you’re being when downloading torrents there is always someone watching. This site records the IP addresses of torrent users and saves them to a database. It can tell you the name of the files that you have downloaded as well as your location and the dates that the files were downloaded. Check the link to see if you’ve been caught
This Web Sites Been Watching Your BitTorrent Habits and Can Show What Youve Been Downloading.
Looks as though the US Government is starting to use Open Source. A welcome development.
Searching Google for relevant results can be somewhat of a mixed bag. Try to make the most of your searches with the tips shown in the link below.
Improve Your Google Search Skills [Infographic] – How-To Geek.
This post is especially for the paranoid amongst us. Recently an Android Developer discovered a rootkit called Carrier IQ that is capable of logging everything you do and worst of all it comes pre-installed on almost all smartphones, including Android, iPhone and Blackberry. Click on the link below for more information
Carrier IQ: How the Widespread Rootkit Can Track Everything on Your Phone, and How to Remove It.
Category : Uncategorized
All my computers now run some variation of Linux therefore this article was very useful in helping with flashing the BIOS of my various machines.
How to flash motherboard BIOS from Linux (no DOS/Windows, no floppy drive)? | LinuxInsight.
Category : Uncategorized
I received an email this morning (see below). If you’re in the market for a hard drive best get one now or else wait until stock levels return to normal in a few months time.
“Flooding in Thailand has caused the closure of a number of hard drive manufacturing and component plants. This has led to worldwide shortages which are expected to last until at least February next year. Hard drive internal and external prices are shooting up. We have very limited stock at cheaper than market prices, especially on our external hard drives. We recommend that if you plan to purchase a hard drive between now and Christmas you should do so while prices are still bearable.“
