November 2020 - Tales from the Datacenter v2.0

Install Oracle Linux 8 on a Raspberry Pi

Posted on November 14, 2020 by admin — 5 Comments ↓

First, lets chat about Oracle Linux on ARM! Having a single Enterprise Operating System on all Linux systems has several advantages, like using the same tools across all servers and access to the same commercial support for your systems. The Continue reading Install Oracle Linux 8 on a Raspberry Pi→

Oracle Linux Automation Manager- An Introduction and Installation September 7, 2021
If you are not familiar with Oracle Linux, this may be the technology included with the distro that makes you pay attention to Oracle’s Free and Open Source Linux distro. Oracle Linux has been around since 2006, and is a Continue reading Oracle Linux Automation Manager- An Introduction and Installation→ The post Oracle Linux Automation […]
A Secure Install for Oracle Linux April 6, 2021
Recently in the news, we have seen reports of computer systems being hacked, often due to insecure settings. One of the easiest ways to secure your Operating System, is when you install it. The Anaconda installer used by Oracle Continue reading A Secure Install for Oracle Linux→ The post A Secure Install for Oracle […]
Storage Performance Part 3: UEK vs a standard kernel February 17, 2021
This post is a bit off the original plan, mainly due to timing. Short version on the timing, my Dell 7750 notebook (The one with a Xeon processor, 128G ram, and NVME storage…) had to get replaced. Dell was good Continue reading Storage Performance Part 3: UEK vs a standard kernel→ The post Storage Performance […]
Raspberry PI Storage Performance: Part 2 U3 vs U3 Cards, they are all no equal February 16, 2021
In the previous post in this short series, I shared a benchmark between MicroSD card and a USB Drive. In this review we look at two different MicroSD cards, both with a U3 rating. The U3 rated card was Continue reading Raspberry PI Storage Performance: Part 2 U3 vs U3 Cards, they are all […]
Raspberry PI Storage Performance: Part 1 USB vs SD Card February 15, 2021
Recently I saw some discussion about storage performance on Raspberry PIs, with the focus being on performance between the MicroSD card vs. USB performance for the storage. This short series of BLOGs will compare several performance options for the Raspberry, Continue reading Raspberry PI Storage Performance: Part 1 USB vs SD Card→ The post Raspberry […]
Centos and the bomb that IBM Red Hat dropped December 11, 2020
If you know me, you likely know where this is headed. But before we get there, lets chat a little bit about the bomb that IBM RedHat dropped on the Linux community the other day. As soon as the news Continue reading Centos and the bomb that IBM Red Hat dropped→ The post Centos and […]
Install Oracle Linux 8 on a Raspberry Pi November 14, 2020
First, lets chat about Oracle Linux on ARM! Having a single Enterprise Operating System on all Linux systems has several advantages, like using the same tools across all servers and access to the same commercial support for your systems. The Continue reading Install Oracle Linux 8 on a Raspberry Pi→ The post Install Oracle Linux […]
New OCI Video is up August 4, 2020
I did this video for work, but it is a good review on some of the advantages of OCI, and I think it’s worth the few minutes to watch. The post New OCI Video is up appeared first on Tales from the Datacenter v2.0. New OCI Video is up was first posted on August 4, […]
How to graph historical data in OEM13c March 10, 2020
Once of the many overlooked abilities of OEM is the ability to view and graph historical data from the targets. With OEM, as a general rule, if it has a metric, you can not only build alerts, but you can Continue reading How to graph historical data in OEM13c→ The post How to graph historical […]
How to automatically load ssh keys when Windows 10 boots using putty pagent December 31, 2019
As more and more people move to the cloud, they start to use ssh keys to authenticate to their cloud instances. This is great, as keys are generally considered more secure than passwords. But, with many new users to ssh, Continue reading How to automatically load ssh keys when Windows 10 boots using putty pagent→ […]