I have good news and great news: The good news is that all my corn is in the ground! The great news is that my DIY fertilizer monitor preformed amazingly. If you havent read part 1 check it out here, but the TLDR recap is: consistency is the name of the game. I need to…| Justin's IT Blog
In a shocking turn of events, Broadcom has announced that it will be reversing all of the pricing changes implemented since its acquisition of VMware in 2023. That’s right, folks, no more sticker shock for your VMware bills! According to sources close to the company, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan made the announcement in a surprise…| Justin's IT Blog
Agriculture has been part of my life forever. I grew up on a farm and worked for my grandpa and dad until I was old enough to go off to university. Computers were a huge interest as well and sometimes those two priorities conflicted when I was growing up. I cannot even count the times…| Justin's IT Blog
Maintaining secure integrations between Active Directory (AD) and identity management platforms like Keycloak is a crucial task in any modern IT environment. Password management for service accounts, especially those used in sensitive environments such as LDAP integrations, can become tedious when performed manually. However, automating the process reduces errors, enhances security, and saves time. In… The post Automated Rotation of Keycloak LDAP Federation Password for Zerto appeared first...| Justin's IT Blog
The back story… Recently I replaced an electric water heater with a manufactured date from 1992. You might be asking yourself how the hell a water heater survived that long to begin with. Long story short, my wife and I purchased a farm which belonged to my great-grandparents in 2021. They had passed about 15…| Justin's IT Blog
In today’s digital world, precise timekeeping is more important than ever. From securing financial transactions to managing networks, accurate time synchronization ensures that all devices are on the same page. This is where the Network Time Protocol (NTP) comes into play. NTP is a protocol designed to synchronize the clocks of computers over a network,… The post DIY Stratum 1 NTP Server: Secure Time Sync with Raspberry Pi Under $200 appeared first on Justin's IT Blog.| Justin's IT Blog
Zerto 10 marks the third iteration of a Linux based ZVM, and v10 is already in its 5th major update. While 9.5 and 9.7 were aimed at greenfield environments, Zerto 10 is the path forward for all customers and with the introduction of update 5, has introduced many new APIs. Summary of Core APIs When… The post Harnessing Zerto 10 API Enhancements for Superior Disaster Recovery appeared first on Justin's IT Blog.| Justin's IT Blog
A little over a year ago I posted about converting your scripts from Zerto’s ZVM 9.x API to the new ZVM 10.x API. The process I described here still works, but there is an easier way if you are willing to use a username and password, instead of a key and secret. For most purposes,…| Justin's IT Blog
In this How to install and use Docker on Raspberry Pi 5 guide I will walk you through the process I use to get a fresh Raspberry Pi OS image ready for docker workloads. These are my notes and should be considered a living document that may get updated as needed throughout the lifecycle of… The post How to Install Docker on a Raspberry Pi 5 appeared first on Justin's IT Blog.| Justin's IT Blog
In this How to install and use docker on Ubuntu 24.04 guide I will walk you through the process I use to get a fresh Ubuntu machine ready for docker workloads. These are my notes, and should be considered a living document that may get updated as needed throughout the lifecycle of Ubuntu 24.04. Prerequisites… The post How To Install and Use Docker on Ubuntu 24.04 appeared first on Justin's IT Blog.| Justin's IT Blog
Monitoring Zerto with Open source tools like Grafana and Prometheus| Justin's IT Blog
There are breaking changes to the Zerto REST API between Windows and linux-based ZVMs. This guide shows you have to update your scripts.| Justin's IT Blog
