Category Archives: Linux

Installing openSUSE Leap 42.1 on bcache root FS

Posted on January 8, 2016 by j mozdzen

Now that openSUSE Leap has been around for some time, I wanted to give it a try on one of our test SAN/NAS servers. One of the most basic elements of these SAN/NAS servers is using bcache to employ transparent … Continue reading →

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Do you trust LinkedIn to handle your data correctly?

Posted on December 18, 2015 by j mozdzen

Recently, I decided to join LinkedIn, to complement my years-long appearance on a different business platform. Things do feel different, which was expected, and it took some getting used to. I added some info to my profile, set up a … Continue reading →

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Xen disk device states

Posted on September 30, 2015 by j mozdzen

Have you ever wondered what the “state” numbers in the output of “xl block-list” (or “xm block-list”, if you’re still using the “xm” command set) mean? root@somehost:~ # xl block-list 3 Vdev BE handle state evt-ch ring-ref BE-path 51712 0 … Continue reading →

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