nsxchecker: Verify the health of your NSX network
Introducing nsxchecker, a Python tool for quickly checking the operational health of NSX logical networks.
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Operating OpenStack: Monitoring RabbitMQ
OpenStack RabbitMQ monitoring scenarios and checks that help operators catch message broker problems before they spread.
Monitoring Edge Node Network Configuration
A checklist of Open vSwitch and XenServer networking details I wanted monitored on hypervisors and edge nodes.
On Failure
A few notes on failure papers I found through The Datacenter as a Computer.
On Working Remote
My early lessons from going remote, including what worked across IRC, tmux, voice, and video calls.
Required Reading: The Datacenter as a Computer
Why The Datacenter as a Computer is still useful reading for understanding large-scale infrastructure design.
StatsD and multiple metrics
A quick StatsD note on sending multiple metrics efficiently from operational tooling.
Managing Nagios Configurations
How we managed Nagios configuration changes across OpenStack environments with shared repositories and automation.
Personal Backups with Duply
How I used Duply and Duplicity for personal backups with encryption and remote storage.
Measuring Virtual Networking Overhead
Introducing netweaver, a small tool for measuring virtual networking overhead with paired packet captures.