Tag: server

Fix Loud Fans in Dell PowerEdge Servers, Without Taking it Apart!

There are many invasive techniques to lowering your lab server’s decibels. Here is a way to do it… command line style! First, make sure you do this from a Linux server. I used Ubuntu. apt install ipmitool Now you have…

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How to Install Oracle Virtual Box on Ubuntu 16.04 on a DigitalOcean Droplet

I wanted to circumvent my residential FIOS with my one dynamic public ip in my home lab without upgrading to a commercial account with Verizon. Right now I’m enjoying 1Gig up and down. One look at commercial prices and its…

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Digital Ocean How to download a copy or snapshot of your droplet or vm locally and run it on your own server

* This post uses the DD command which if used improperly WILL completely destroy your system.  If you are unsure about what you are doing do not even attempt anything below. The command below will overwrite any drive you tell…

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