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setting up truenas remote replication task
another process that is more complicated than initial investigation would indicate. there are 2 ways you can do it, a push or a pull, i am going to do a push. pros/cons revolve around security, more details later. steps: on target: on source: create manual snapshot go to Data Protection –> periodic snapshot tasks then…
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NAS – Key Concepts Explained and how to make it actually work
i’ve been working a lot with this lately, and i’ve finally got it to work. i realize everyone’s setup is unique so it’s almost impossible to just make a straightforward/linear guide. but, i will at least document my flow and hopefully show you all the concepts you need to actually do it. everything else i’ve…
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how to setup Cisco Catalyst 2960-X series switch
Recently, i got an EOL Cisco Catalyst 2960-X switch, and this is what i’ve learned about how to set it up from scratch. it seems like the community eschews these because they’re too intimidating, or maybe its just that they’re so proprietary nobody wants to deal with learning such a niche product with so few…
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salesforce certifications
looking at taking my next SF cert, investigating the available options. some reference info is below. the AI exams are brand new, and are being marketed for SF as a way to demonstrate their ecosystem is strong, therefore the exams are free through dec2025. regular price of exams is: AI associate is only $100 test…
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all about ACL’s in trueNAS
i need to figure out how to set these permssions correct for all the shares and app’s i’d like to install for data management. here’s some resources to read through. to start, i will go through this, and add notes and info here as i do. https://www.truenas.com/docs/scale/scaletutorials/datasets/permissionsscale https://www.truenas.com/docs/scale/scaleuireference/datasets/editaclscreens https://www.truenas.com/docs/references/aclprimer https://www.reddit.com/r/truenas/comments/vuwezk/i_dont_understand_how_to_set_acl_for_a_smb_share/
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how to crossflash LSI 9300 HBA card
the following is a copy/paste from an internet archive page, copied here for convenience: Compact Steps (Using ONLY MEGAREC3 and MEGACLI in DOS) (These instructions will allow you to flash a Dell H330 Raid card to a HBA330 Card with IT HBA firmware without using Windows, using only DOS tools) Steps:1. Using the same files I included…
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how to work with networking in Debian terminal
this will be an explainer about the “ip” command, and some general info about wifi commands in linux. first command we will use is ip: the “a” can be interchanged with “a”, “addr” or “address”, they all mean and do the same thing. references/further reading:
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how to use the sudo/su command
in my previous project to set up CUPS on a x86 Debian PC, i had to learn something about the su command, since the OS doesn’t come with the command bundled. i was trying to explain this within that tutorial, but realized that it’s enough to break out into it’s own section. so, a bit…
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Follow-Up on CUPS server
I decided to switch to an x86 PC instead of continuing to use the raspberry pi as my print server. eventually i would like to move to virtualized servers in xcp-ng with this new hardware. for now, i’m just doing a a “lift-and-shift” project to move print server to debian12. because I’m staying with debian,…