Category Archives: OpenSUSE

LVM metadata inconsistency trouble on boot

This is what “Murphy’s Law” is all about: You change a minor issue and spend the day fixing big trouble. In this specific case, I had to reboot one of our more important servers because of problems with persistent network … Continue reading

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Creating non-SLES boostrap repositories in SUSE Manager 3

You likely already know this, but let me state it anyhow: SUSE Manager is an awesome tool to manage your SUSE and Redhat server environment. At least it is since the update to version 3 – I wouldn’t start arguing … Continue reading

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Ceph caching for image pools

Running a Ceph storage for small and mid-size private clouds can easily become challenging and spotting supporting information is not always that easy. A major concern will likely be the over-all speed of the Ceph cluster, as seen by the … Continue reading

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