Category Archives: Hardware

Accuracy, Resolution, and Precision




Accuracy, resolution, and precision are easily confused parameters used to describe the performance a system is capable of. While working on a recent temperature monitoring network using digital temperature sensors made by Texas Instruments, I had several choices on how … Continue reading

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Grrrrrr…Linksys




While I was at my girlfriend Jill’s house today, I wanted to hook up my business phone because I needed to make a few phone calls. In doing so, I ran into a few dilemmas that made what might be … Continue reading

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Troubleshooting Tips For a Failed Site-To-Site VPN Tunnel




Troubleshooting a site-to-site VPN tunnel that is not working can be a difficult task, luckily most VPN appliances provide ample debugging information for you to diagnose the issue. When viewing this debugging information, a good set of steps can be … Continue reading

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Nexcess Quadruples Storage to 600 GB on Dedicated Magento Hosting




Ann Arbor, Michigan, July 23,  2012 – Nexcess, a leading provider of premium Magento hosting services, has announced that it will be quadrupling the storage space on its SIP 400 and SIP 500 dedicated Magento servers and Magento cluster offerings … Continue reading

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Using IPMI Tools to Monitor System Hardware




IPMI is the Intelligent Platform Management Interface which is an open standard that is integrated into most systems by hardware manufacturers. IPMI can provide real time hardware information including system temperatures, voltages, fan speeds and hardware status, along with identification … Continue reading

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Configuring and Using Dell DRAC Cards in Linux




The Dell DRAC (Dell Remote Access Card) is a powerful piece of hardware for remote server management. Utilizing a DRAC card, you can have total server control from remote locations including control to power on or off the server as … Continue reading

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Managing hardware RAID with MegaCLI




A guide and a few examples on the usage of the Dell PERC / LSI MegaRaid MegaCLI utility. Continue reading

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