IT Infrastructure Architect

The low-power Raspberry Pi is an excellent platform for the modest compute requirements of an always-on Active Directory (AD) Domain Controller (DC). However, building a DC from scratch on a Raspberry Pi can be complex, and few options exist for running AD in a container…

This article is the first in a series that discusses the design, implementation and use of a free Infrastructure Architecture system to monitor, improve and automate your infrastructure. It records my experiences of building such systems for various clients. The aim of my Infrastructure Architecture…

A recent experience demonstrated how Denial of Service countermeasures in network switches can prevent VMWare ESXi NFS datastores working. I recently upgraded the network switches in my home lab. By default, my new switches have a denial of service prevention feature that detect the following…

It is easy to change the time zone of your Linux server from the command line interface (CLI). The following technique should work on all systemd-derived distros including Redhat, Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, etc. Check your current time zone with the timedatectl command: $ timedatectl Local…

Photo by Louis-Philippe Poitras / Unsplash Diagnosing and replacing a failed XBox One S hard disk is no more difficult than swapping a failed drive on a blade server or laptop. Here is a simple guide. I played XBox One games during the coronavirus lockdowns…