Upgrade Proxmox ZFS boot drive with mirroring

From https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/chapter-sysadmin.html#chapter_zfs # zpool status pool: rpool state: ONLINE scan: resilvered 9.32M in 00:00:00 with 0 errors on Thu Apr 3 23:20:51 2025 config: NAME STATE READ WRITE CKSUM rpool ONLINE 0 0 0 nvme-eui.0025388581b66796-part3 ONLINE 0 0 0 # lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS sda 8:0 0 1.8T 0 disk –sda1… Continue reading Upgrade Proxmox ZFS boot drive with mirroring

Proxmox GPU Passthrough for LXC for Docker, for apps WebODM, immich

Proxmox GPU Passthrough for Docker using LXC to host WebODM with ClusterODM References: NVIDIA Drivers, NVIDIA Driver Search NVIDIA Container Toolkit Docs Ansible Playbook that runs the recommendations below GPU Passthrough on Proxmox ClusterODM Setup Guide Using Specific GPU with NodeODM ClusterODM Project Remove Old NVIDIA Drivers List existing NVIDIA or CUDA packages: apt list… Continue reading Proxmox GPU Passthrough for LXC for Docker, for apps WebODM, immich

Home Lab KVM with MeshCommander

No Homelab Remote KVM? Intel Chipset? No Problem with Intel’s Management Engine and MeshCommander! Mesh Commander is an application that can communicate to the Intel Management Engine (IME) available on most systems using an intel chipset. Once IME is configured, Mesh Commander will provide an entry point into the system and can provide a whole… Continue reading Home Lab KVM with MeshCommander

Where’s the truth…

By not being on social media sites, I have a choice in what I consume from a news perspective. I want sources that give me the data to form my opinion rather than get opinions framed as news. So this is what works for me: Use a web browser “incognito” mode so tracking cookies aren’t… Continue reading Where’s the truth…

zfs glory and snaphot hell

This page is to document my trials with zfs snapshots for backup purposes. There a problem I found that entails when incremental snapshot sends are performed when the receive side has changed in some way. I’ll provide complete details soon. Good news my zfs retention script looks to be running well. I’ll document that as… Continue reading zfs glory and snaphot hell

Living on a Raspberry Pi!

This feels a little weird! Playing with the overclocking and it really makes a difference!  The settings below look stable but make the proc very hot (over 85 degrees c.) From /boot/config.txt: # Overclock settings – disabled until heat sink is added. 170327 SeanK #arm_freq=1350 #core_freq=500 #over_voltage=4 #disable_splash=1 ##force_turbo=1 #boot_delay=1 #sdram_freq=500 Also created a script… Continue reading Living on a Raspberry Pi!

High School 1957 vs 2009

From a recent email spam – that was sorta funny… Scenario 1: Jack goes quail hunting before school and then pulls into the school parking lot with his shotgun in his truck’s gun rack. 1957 – Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack’s shotgun, goes to his car and gets his new shotgun to show… Continue reading High School 1957 vs 2009

Tesla’s B-day today

Tesla’s birthday is today!  Here’s a cool video of the person who invented modern electricity and the death ray….

Tesla Motors

This is my next dream car.  I saw one of these beauties in Ft. Lauderdale and it was so sexy.  100% Electric, quick charging, 0-60 in 3.9 seconds… Awesome.