Remediation as a Service
A proposal for treating operational remediation as a service backed by automation, APIs, and clear ownership.
Browsing tag: openstack
Operating OpenStack: Monitoring RabbitMQ
OpenStack RabbitMQ monitoring scenarios and checks that help operators catch message broker problems before they spread.
Managing Nagios Configurations
How we managed Nagios configuration changes across OpenStack environments with shared repositories and automation.
Using Swift and logrotate
A simple pattern for rotating logs and moving them into OpenStack Swift for longer-term storage.
Home Lab setup
The hardware and software I used for a small home lab focused on OpenStack coding and deployment tooling.
Deep Dive: OpenStack Nova Snapshot Image Creation with XenAPI/XenServer and Glance
A deep dive into Nova snapshot image creation with XenAPI, XenServer, and Glance, following the storage and upload path.
Deep Dive: Openstack Nova Rescue Mode with XenAPI / XenServer
A code-path walkthrough of OpenStack Nova rescue mode when the XenAPI driver is managing XenServer instances.
Deep dive: OpenStack Nova Resize Down with XenAPI/Xenserver
A step-by-step look at how Nova resize-down works with XenAPI and XenServer, from API call through cleanup.
Deep Dive: OpenStack Nova Resize Up with XenAPI/Xenserver
A detailed walkthrough of the Nova resize-up flow with XenAPI and XenServer, including the migration and VHD staging work.