Getting Started with LXC

I am in the process of spinning up a new home lab, and I have a need for several Linux-based applications. Since I do not have a plethora of resources (and since I want to try something new), I plan to use containers. What better way to get started than with LXC! What is LXC?…

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Adding a KVM Host to NSX-T Fabric

I’ve been a big fan of NSX, having been a user of it going back to 6.2. Naturally, I was very excited when NSX-T was announced and was very anxious to get it stood up in my lab. After procrastinating long enough, I finally got NSX-T setup and configured. One of the first things I…

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KVM Domain Installation Still in Progress

When deploying a virtual machine via KVM on the command line, you may notice that it stops at “Domain installation still in progress. Waiting for installation to complete.” You go and refill the coffee, come back, and it’s still there. Something must be wrong. Think of this as you just booted a VM with a…

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Failed to load SELinux Policy Freezing

Failed to load SELinux policy freezing. Well, that’s a new one – at least for me. So what went wrong? While performing some configuration changes on one of my Linux hosts, I needed to temporarily disable SELinux to test. Easy enough, right? Edit /etc/selinux/config and change SELINUX to disabled. Changes made, host rebooted. I go…

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