My Personal Blog
It’s easy when you’re prepared ! Last Sunday it was my first 5K run and I am proud ! I was prepared and it wasn’t too hard for me. My goal was just to finish and have a nice run. I didn’t had any goal time. It’s not that I was unprepared. The last weeks … Read more
Let’s break the Hyperflex system ! In the lab there is a 5 node Hyperflex cluster up and running. Everything is healthy and the system is almost for 60% filled, so that is closer to a real test then a lab test. There are several ways to break the cluster and I choose the easiest … Read more
Auto Healing ! Hyperflex is cool and I really like this feature. Not only on Powerpoint, but also how it’s working. You have to ask yourself : How can a system heal itself ? Doesn’t a RAID controller do that for storage ? Why change that into something completely different? How does it work ? … Read more
Is your Hyperflex system failing ? Powerpoints are nice selling tools, and I like to test all kinda things before I believe it ! So why not test a healthy Hyperflex System and remove a HDD ? When the system notice there is a HDD missing or corrupt, it will kick in self healing in … Read more
Cisco UCS Rack servers are more than pizzaboxes ! The most common servers do have the same CPU (intel), common memory and common HDD or SDD. So why would you choose for Cisco UCS Rack servers ? Here are 5 reasons : 5: Automation Ofcourse you can configure the whole rack server manually, but why … Read more
May 2007 : Diagnose Diabetes ! When I was 35 years old, the doctor at a hospital told me I am a diabetic ! Not type 1 or type 2, but a MODY. This completely changed my life. How ? Before the diagnose, I drank a lot of water each day. Don’t think 2 liters, … Read more
HELP : Treadmill is slippery ! Although Joost likes running outside, he bought a second hand treadmill for indoor running. This time he don’t have any excuse to not to practice running. Because the person who sold the treadmill didn’t have any clue regarding cleaning and countenancing the treadmill, Joost had to do the job. … Read more
Expanding Cisco Hyperflex 1.8 Cluster Expanding a Cisco Hyperflex cluster (Hyper Converged Infrastructure) with a Cisco HX Server is very, very easy ! Make sure that you export the JSON file after the Hyperflex installation. This will makes life way easier ! Just use that file, fill in some credentials and wait about 30 minutes. … Read more
Hyperflex 1.8.1c installation Cisco Hyperflex Hyper converged (HCI) solution is getting easier and easier ! Before installing the only thing you will have to do is to download the Hyperflex 1.8 installer software from http://www.cisco.com/go/software The Fabric Interconnect and servers are already with the correct version of the needed software. The hyperflex 1.8 installer is an … Read more
Hiking with diabetes Who am I ? For a several years I got diabetes and the last 4 years I even got a insulin pump. Hiking is something I really learned in the neighborhood of Las Vegas, NV. I started with small hikes and in august 2016 I hiked the Grand Canyon from the North … Read more