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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 (SLES) not only introduced new software packages – another big update was making those packages more modular. In comparison to predecessor releases, SLES has a generic installation media for the … Read more
When using tools such as GitLab can cloned via HTTP and SSH. Especially the second choice can be handy if there is no VPN available – but keep in mind, also sending DNS via the … Read more
When implementing larger tasks in Ansible, you might thinking about writing your own Ansible role sooner or later. For this, the ansible-galaxy command can help you:
While using the Ansible modules get_url and unarchive I recently stumbled upon the following errors:
When it is planned to automate deploying and configuring complex insfrastructure setups, Chef is a mighty tool. Focussing the Infrastructure as Code (IaC) manifesto, it offers more than conventional Configuration Management and can be used … Read more
Recently, I stumbled upon the following issue while installing a Python utility on an older CentOS system:
Doing a recent Puppet agent upgrade from version 3.x to 4.x I stumbled upon the following errors:
Leveraging SNMP is often a pain when appropriate MIB files (Management Information Base) are missing – e.g. because the manufacturer did not document them or only offer them at fee. When utilizing a Perl program … Read more
Recently I had the problem that my homelab’s Linux machines managed by Puppet were generating dozens of error messages when updating the catalog:
It is a common procedure to use templates (“golden images“) when deploying virtual machines. Recently I had an issue when deploying SLES machines – newly registered systems within SUSE Manager replaced older one. The management … Read more
