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Nagios and SNMP Storage Checks
Not content with ruining my life with Nagios, a while back I thought it would be wise to keep an eye on disk usage with Nagios. Admittedly most of this is documented in the documentation at http://nagios.manubulon.com/snmp_storage.html but I thought one thing should be highlighted – the ability to exclude […]
Read MoreUpstart & pywws
Not content with some shonky bash script launched from rc.local, I had a quick look at Upstart. It’s a million times easier than I expected. Simply stick the following into /etc/init/pywws.conf and let upstart do the rest. If you want to start the app, just run service pywws start after […]
Read MoreRace the Runway 2010
Back in July 2010 Edinburgh Airport and many others were involved in Race the Runway. To raise money for Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow and Edinburgh’s St Columba’s Hospice. I was involved in the timing of Race the Runway 2010 back in July, and only now have […]
Read MoreNetworking Serial Ports
i have a variety of gear that I attach to my server in order to monitor and control the home. As is the fashion these days, it’s a USB device that has a serial port on the end of it. However as the home control software runs on a virtual […]
Read MoreAutomating HP Server Startup
It may not be much, but I stuck together a small article about how to remotely automate the startup of HP servers. We did this ages, and only now have I gotten around to tidying up the notes! Over here
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