Mounting An .iso File In Linux

Many times it is convenient to mount anĀ .iso file without burning it to a CD or DVD. Here's an example of how to mount an .iso file in Linux: mkdir /mnt/redhat_disk2 mount -o loop -t iso9660 rhel-server-5.3-x86_64-disk2.iso /mnt/redhat_disk2...
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Removing A Lost Xen Server From Resource Pool

A xen server that was in a resource pool became corrupted and lost all nic/network information & needed to be reinstalled from scratch. After reinstalling it, there were duplicate server entries in the pool within the XenCenter console, one was the new server that was reinstalled and added back into...
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Checking An MD5 Hash

Validating An MD5 Hash MD5 (message digest algorithm 5) is a cryptographic hash that generates a 128-bit digital signature of a message. The message could be text or a file. The md5 message is a unique id and in theory, no two files could ever have the same md5 hash. ...
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Configuring Connection Pooling With Postgres Using PGPOOL-II

Overview of PGPOOL-II By default, Postgres doesn't come with a database connection pooling feature. This functionality is provided by PGPOOL-II, an open source project. For high traffic databases, you typically use database connection pooling to reduce the amount of time it takes to get a database connection and speed up access...
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Creating A Memory Cloud Using Postgres Plus Advanced Server

Infinite Cache Overview Enterprisedb's Postgres Plus Advanced Server 8.3R2, includes a new featured called Infinite Cache, which is based on the open source distributed object cache, memcached. Memcached is used by sites like Facebook to essentially cache their entire website. In fact, Facebook has memcached installed on over 800 servers with...
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Installing the Citrix XenServer 5.5 License File

Obtain A License File From Citrix In the XenCenter console, click on Tools / License Manager to bring up the license manager. Check your xen server and click activate. Your browser window will open and you will be take to Citrix's website to fill out a form to get a free...
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Installing Citrix XenCenter 5.5

Download Citrix XenCenter 5.5 Installing Citrix XenServer 5.5 is pretty straight forward. First you need to download the XenServer 5.5 iso file from Citrix. You can do that here. You want the XenCenter, under #2 section. Installing Citrix XenCenter 5.5 After you have downloaded the .msi file, double-click it to install it. Connecting To...
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Installing Citrix XenServer 5.5

Download Citrix XenServer 5.5 Installing Citrix XenServer 5.5 is pretty straight forward. First you need to download the XenServer 5.5 iso file from Citrix. You can do that here. You want the installer, under #1 section. Burning The ISO Image To CD After you have downloaded XenServer you should have a file called...
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Welcome to Vinteros, Inc.’s Blog

We are kicking off our blog dedicated to open source software & technology. We'll discuss different technologies, write how to docs, discuss problems, errors & more. This should be a lot of fun and hopefully a great place to discuss open source in general....
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