Complete network shutdown – wtf?

This afternoon, I was running an Ansible script to update the snmpd configuration settings on nagios03 (which replaced nagios02 – which was intentionally destroyed earlier today). After the script completed, I could not access the ngaios3 website, nor could I ssh into the host. My first thoughts: I must have messed up the ssh configuration,

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PF states limit reached – on three different host at nearly the same time

What are the chances that three different hosts, in thee different datacenters all display these messages within seconds of each other? The uptimes: [dvl@r720-02:~] $ uptime 1:42PM up 62 days, 15:01, 2 users, load averages: 0.04, 0.12, 0.18 [13:42 tallboy dvl ~] % uptime 1:42PM up 62 days, 15:37, 2 users, load averages: 0.17, 0.37,

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Playing around with a ‘failing’ drive

In zpool replace, you can read about a drive which was giving errors and which I replaced. At present, that drive is [still] giving these errors, but it not part of any spool. [17:38 r730-03 dvl ~] % tail /var/log/messages Dec 25 14:52:17 r730-03 smartd[15472]: Device: /dev/da6 [SAT], 18 Currently unreadable (pending) sectors Dec 25

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Setting up a local subversion repository server with nil security

There is much code for FreshPorts which lives in a subversion repository in my basement. I have long wanted to convert that to git and move it to git hub. In this post: FreeBSD 14.1 subversion 1.14.4 Which reminds me: I need to find a tool which backs up Github repos for me. Preferably everything

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Dell R730 – moving disks from front drive bay to PCI slots in r730-03

I’ve been seeing these types of errors for about 4 weeks now. I ordered a replacement drive. When it arrived, I realized I had no free drive bays. When a drive is still functional, I prefer to leave it in the host to retain zpool integrity. Instead, I will add the new drive in, run

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Eaton 5PX UPS – clear the ‘Replace Battery’ warning

Three weeks ago, I wrote about Replacing batteries Eaton 5PX – 5PX2200RT & 5PXEBM48RT. Back then, I did not properly replace the front panel before connecting the battery… See also Eaton 5PX console booting screen shots for the followup work. Fixing this requires disconnecting the battery from the UPS. I’m not sure if I can

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