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  • Create a Shared Storage Hyper-V Cluster: Complete Installation

    We are going to install our classical Hyper-V Cluster with shared storage. In earlier posts, we installed an iSCSI Server on a TrueNas VM. Now, we can install the cluster and use our nodes as iSCSI initiators. This setup allows… Continue reading

    Create a Shared Storage Hyper-V Cluster: Complete Installation
  • Yeah Darlin’ Go Make it Happen

    What’s the story behind your nickname? Speed Racer big brother. Like many kids from my generation, I grew up immersed in animated comics. Among them — and one of my favorites — was the Japanese manga Speed Racer — Meteoro… Continue reading

    Yeah Darlin’ Go Make it Happen
  • Achieve Balance: Health Strategies for Mind and Body

    What strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being? The formula is simple: mind, body, emotions, spirituality. Here’s another way to answer the question: Body Mind Emotions Spirituality Happiness is not a consequence, but a decision. Continue reading

    Achieve Balance: Health Strategies for Mind and Body
  • No Plan is the Best Plan

    What are your future travel plans? I go with the flow. I don’t really plan my trips ahead. I like to keep things spontaneous and open-ended. If it’s work-related, I try to soak in whatever the schedule allows. And if… Continue reading

    No Plan is the Best Plan
  • The Best and Worst Time to Be Alive

    What would you change about modern society? Nothing—We are living through the best and worst moment in history. This question lingers in my mind because, to me, it has always held a double meaning. I believe that just as it… Continue reading

    The Best and Worst Time to Be Alive
  • Electronic Focus

    What do you listen to while you work? No music at work, LoFi House or Electronic Jazz at home. I work in a NOC (Network Operation Center), and when I’m there, any kind of music throws off my concentration. Some… Continue reading

    Electronic Focus
  • Comfort Food Spotlight: Ecuadorian Pan de Yuca

    What’s your go-to comfort food? Pan de Yuca This daily prompt is like an earlier one a few days ago: No other food brings a smile to my face after a frustrating moment. This is true whether at work or… Continue reading

    Comfort Food Spotlight: Ecuadorian Pan de Yuca
  • Installing TrueNAS as an iSCSI Server for Hyper-V Clusters

    Before installing our Hyper-V Cluster, we need shared storage on our cluster members. This setup ensures VMs can Live Migrate between nodes without disruption. In this post we’re going to install TrueNAS on a VM and set it up as… Continue reading

    Installing TrueNAS as an iSCSI Server for Hyper-V Clusters
  • Enjoy the Journey, not the Destination

    What’s your favorite game (card, board, video, etc.)? Why? Descent I, II & III Like many kids in the ’80s, I grew up with the early video game consoles like Atari and Sega. However, it wasn’t until 1995, when I… Continue reading

    Enjoy the Journey, not the Destination
  • Chop, Mix, Fridge and Grill

    What foods would you like to make? Anything That Can Be Cooked Outdoors I don’t consider myself a great cook. Living alone, I see myself more as a practical person. I’ve learned to mix ingredients and prepare meals in a… Continue reading

    Chop, Mix, Fridge and Grill

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