Just don’t use the same RSA key over and over, between projects, tenants, users … In any form : api AuthN keys or ssh keys. Please. Just don’t. That being said, security principals needs to be easy to implement, with…
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Designing your OCI Data Centre – Describe the purpose and context of each item with Tags – Part1
On the Tagging options Tagging is the act of putting labels on objects. There is 1:n relation, meaning one object can have many labels applied to it. Traditional systems that implement tags are usually backed with a “set” data structure:…
Principles for a clear and obvious Naming Convention
When (1)Naming, (2)Filing and (3)labeling are done right for your resources, we can assume that you have a well defined environment. The problem is to agree upon what *”done right”* is.
For (2)Filing and (3)labeling, your platform will generally propose you some tools to help. You still have to decide how you use them, but the feature’s design will probably suggest some pattern.
In OCI, there is Compartments & Tags👌and we will discuss about some ideas to make the best use of them later.
But for (1)naming, that’s up to you to decide about your strategy: cryptic IT naming convention can ruin all the benefits of a careful filling and labeling strategy ❌
Let’s talk about our naming practices in IT.
OCI VCN Transit Routing Part 1 : Foundation for Hub-and-Spoke topologies in OCI
Update The 3rd use case exposed here (East/West traffic with “DRG Bouncing”) was not supported, and it is not possible anymore : For East/West traffic with VTR, you must insert a compute instance and route to the Private IP, ideally…
Working with Comware OS (HPE FlexFabric Switching) – Basics
TL;DR I recently got the opportunity to get my hands on a HPE 5700. This switch come from H3C assets and run the Comware OS. It is a bit disturbing to work with it when you are used to Cisco’s…
How.to : Configure a GbE interface on Nexus 5xx/55xx/56xx
When you insert a GLC-T module without any previous configuration, you are likely to get the error ” SFP Validation Failed”, even if using a compatible module. This is because not all ports are capable to “downgrade” their functional speed…
I.use[iCloud.Storage] 200GB
Today I decided once again to stop fighting against apple’s devil plan to rule my wallet : I subscribed to an iCloud 200 GB storage plan. I already have plenty of “databox”, either personal/free or corporate accounts, with free space.…
Crash Test – What happen when you loose L1&L2 on an UCSM Cluster?
L1 & L2, What’s it? The L1 & L2 links are dedicated physical ports (GbE) on UCS Fabric Interconnect platform, responsible of carrying the heartbeat traffic for the UCSM cluster. To be clear, both links are crucial to the survival of the cluster!…
How.to : Updating an UCS system – from FI to OS drivers
Update October 27th 2015 At the time writing this article, I mentioned my experience on upgrading from version 2.2(3a), and the unexpected reboots of “some” blades. It turns this bug have been identified and is fixed since 2.2(3g). I forgot to update this article as promised : thanks…
VMware don’t play nice with CoD. For now. Me neither …
No, I am not going to talk about Call of Duty. At least not today, not on this blog post, even maybe not during this life … 🙂 So what’s CoD and what the hell this have to do with…
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