Today we are going to go through the process of installing MySQL Server Community Edition on Fedora 20. You could of course simply use MariaDB, but this will focus on the Community Edition. Install the MySQL Repository We will need to install the MySQL Community Repository, the MySQL project hosts…
BIND 9: Configure Slave Zones
Today we are going over one of the fundamental aspects of administering a DNS infrastructure, that is maintaining consistency across multiple replicas. The simplest method of accomplishing this is to have a master/slave relationship. Essentially you have a read-write (master) copy and a read-only (slave) copy of the zone. The…
Solaris 11: Install Bind Server
Today I am going to document the process of install BIND in Solaris 11. I am using a Solaris 11.1 zone for this task, though nothing in this is specific to zones, and it should work on previous versions of Solaris 11. I have done this quite a few times…
Powerconnect: Configure Link Aggregation Groups
Today we will be configuring LACP to interconnect some switch stacks as part of a network upgrade. Please keep in mind that part of configuring the LAG will result in the ports losing connectivity, so while it is not necessary to use a console cable, please keep in mind how…
Dell Powerconnect 3500: Enable SSH and Disable Telnet
Most modern switches include the ability to use SSH as a remote communications protocol. Here we will enable that functionality and disable telnet on the Dell Powerconnect 3548 switches. Enable SSH In order to enable SSH we need to generate the keys which will be used by SSH to encrypt…