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IP network multipathing (IPMP) provides physical interface failure detection and transparent network access failover for a system with multiple interfaces on the same IP link. IPMP also provides load spreading of packets for systems with multiple interfaces.
This chapter contains the following information:
For IPMP configuration tasks, refer to Chapter 31, Administering IPMP (Tasks).
IPMP provides increased reliability, availability, and network performance for systems with multiple physical interfaces. Occasionally, a physical interface or the networking hardware attached to that interface might fail or require maintenance. Traditionally, at that point, the system can no longer be contacted through any of the IP addresses that are associated with the failed interface. Additionally, any existing connections to the system using those IP addresses are disrupted.
By using IPMP, you can configure one or more physical interfaces into an IP multipathing group, or IPMP group. After configuring IPMP, the system automatically monitors the interfaces in the IPMP group for failure. If an interface in the group fails or is removed for maintenance, IPMP automatically migrates, or fails over, the failed interface's IP addresses. The recipient of these addresses is a functioning interface in the failed interface's IPMP group. The failover feature of IPMP preserves connectivity and prevents disruption of any existing connections. Additionally, IPMP improves overall network performance by automatically spreading out network traffic across the set of interfaces in the IPMP group. This process is called load spreading.
Oracle Solaris IPMP involves the following software:
The in.mpathd daemon, which is explained fully in the in.mpathd(1M) man page.
The /etc/default/mpathd configuration file, which is also described in the in.mpathd(1M) man page.
ifconfig options for IPMP configuration, as described in the ifconfig(1M) man page.
The in.mpathd daemon detects interface failures, and then implements various procedures for failover and failback. After in.mpathd detects a failure or a repair, the daemon sends an ioctl to perform the failover or failback. The ip kernel module, which implements the ioctl, does the network access failover transparently and automatically.
Do not use Alternate Pathing while using IPMP on the same set of network interface cards. Likewise, you should not use IPMP while you are using Alternate Pathing. You can use Alternate Pathing and IPMP at the same time on different sets of interfaces. For more information about Alternate Pathing, refer to the Sun Enterprise Server Alternate Pathing 2.3.1 User Guide.
The in.mpathd daemon detects failures and repairs by sending out probes on all the interfaces that are part of an IPMP group. The in.mpathd daemon also detects failures and repairs by monitoring the RUNNING flag on each interface in the group. Refer to the in.mpathd(1M) man page for more information.
DHCP is not supported to manage IPMP data addresses. If you attempt to use DHCP on these addresses, DHCP eventually abandons control of these addresses. Do not use DHCP on data addresses.
This section introduces terms and concepts that are used throughout the IPMP chapters in this book.
In IPMP terminology, an IP link is a communication facility or medium over which nodes can communicate at the data-link layer of the Internet protocol suite. Types of IP links might include simple Ethernets, bridged Ethernets, hubs, or Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networks. An IP link can have one or more IPv4 subnet numbers, and, if applicable, one or more IPv6 subnet prefixes. A subnet number or prefix cannot be assigned to more than one IP link. In ATM LANE, an IP link is a single emulated local area network (LAN). With the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), the scope of the ARP protocol is a single IP link.
Other IP-related documents, such as RFC 2460, Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification, use the term link instead of IP link. Part VI uses the term IP link to avoid confusion with IEEE 802. In IEEE 802, link refers to a single wire from an Ethernet network interface card (NIC) to an Ethernet switch.
The physical interface provides a system's attachment to an IP link. This attachment is often implemented as a device driver and a NIC. If a system has multiple interfaces attached to the same link, you can configure IPMP to perform failover if one of the interfaces fails. For more information on physical interfaces, refer to IPMP Interface Configurations.
A network interface card is a network adapter that can be built in to the system. Or, the NIC can be a separate card that serves as an interface from the system to an IP link. Some NICs can have multiple physical interfaces. For example, a qfe NIC can have four interfaces, qfe0 through qfe3, and so on.
An IP multipathing group, or IPMP group, consists of one or more physical interfaces on the same system that are configured with the same IPMP group name. All interfaces in the IPMP group must be connected to the same IP link. The same (non-null) character string IPMP group name identifies all interfaces in the group. You can place interfaces from NICs of different speeds within the same IPMP group, as long as the NICs are of the same type. For example, you can configure the interfaces of 100-megabit Ethernet NICs and the interfaces of one gigabit Ethernet NICs in the same group. As another example, suppose you have two 100-megabit Ethernet NICs. You can configure one of the interfaces down to 10 megabits and still place the two interfaces into the same IPMP group.
You cannot place two interfaces of different media types into an IPMP group. For example, you cannot place an ATM interface in the same group as an Ethernet interface.
Failure detection is the process of detecting when an interface or the path from an interface to an Internet layer device no longer works. IPMP provides systems with the ability to detect when an interface has failed. IPMP detects the following types of communication failures:
The transmit or receive path of the interface has failed.
The attachment of the interface to the IP link is down.
The port on the switch does not transmit or receive packets.
The physical interface in an IPMP group is not present at system boot.
After detecting a failure, IPMP begins failover. Failover is the automatic process of switching the network access from a failed interface to a functioning physical interface in the same group. Network access includes IPv4 unicast, multicast, and broadcast traffic, as well as IPv6 unicast and multicast traffic. Failover can only occur when you have configured more than one interface in the IPMP group. The failover process ensures uninterrupted access to the network.
Repair detection is the process of detecting when a NIC or the path from a NIC to an Internet layer device starts operating correctly after a failure. After detecting that a NIC has been repaired, IPMP performs failback, the process of switching network access back to the repaired interface. Repair detection assumes that you have enabled failbacks. See Detecting Physical Interface Repairs for more information.
Probe-based failure detection uses target systems to determine the condition of an interface. Each target system must be attached to the same IP link as the members of the IPMP group. The in.mpathd daemon on the local system sends ICMP probe messages to each target system. The probe messages help to determine the health of each interface in the IPMP group.
For more information about target system use in probe-based failure detection, refer to Probe-Based Failure Detection.
With IPMP configured, outbound network packets are spread across multiple NICs without affecting the ordering of packets. This process is known as load spreading. As a result of load spreading, higher throughput is achieved. Load spreading occurs only when the network traffic is flowing to multiple destinations that use multiple connections.
Dynamic reconfiguration (DR) is the ability to reconfigure a system while the system is running, with little or no impact on existing operations. Not all Sun platforms support DR. Some Sun platforms might only support DR of certain types of hardware. On platforms that support DR of NIC's, IPMP can be used to transparently fail over network access, providing uninterrupted network access to the system.
For more information on how IPMP supports DR, refer to IPMP and Dynamic Reconfiguration.
IPMP is built into Oracle Solaris and does not require any special hardware. Any interface that is supported by Oracle Solaris can be used with IPMP. However, IPMP does impose the following requirements on your network configuration and topology:
All interfaces in an IPMP group must have unique MAC addresses.
Note that by default, the network interfaces on SPARC based systems all share a single MAC address. Thus, you must explicitly change the default in order to use IPMP on SPARC based systems. For more information, refer to How to Plan for an IPMP Group.
All interfaces in an IPMP group must be of the same media type. For more information, refer to IPMP Group.
All interfaces in an IPMP group must be on the same IP link. For more information, refer to IPMP Group.
Multiple IPMP groups on the same link layer (L2 or layer 2) broadcast domain are unsupported. A L2 broadcast domain typically maps to a specific subnet. Therefore, you must configure only one IPMP group per subnet.
Depending on your failure detection requirements, you might need to either use specific types of network interfaces or configure additional IP addresses on each network interface. Refer to Link-Based Failure Detection and Probe-Based Failure Detection.
You can configure IPMP failure detection on both IPv4 networks and dual-stack, IPv4 and IPv6 networks. Interfaces that are configured with IPMP support two types of addresses: data addresses and test addresses.
Data addresses are the conventional IPv4 and IPv6 addresses that are assigned to an interface of a NIC at boot time or manually, through the ifconfig command. The standard IPv4 and, if applicable, IPv6 packet traffic through an interface is considered to be data traffic.
Test addresses are IPMP-specific addresses that are used by the in.mpathd daemon. For an interface to use probe-based failure and repair detection, that interface must be configured with at least one test address.
You need to configure test addresses only if you want to use probe-based failure detection.
The in.mpathd daemon uses test addresses to exchange ICMP probes, also called probe traffic, with other targets on the IP link. Probe traffic helps to determine the status of the interface and its NIC, including whether an interface has failed. The probes verify that the send and receive path to the interface is working correctly.
Each interface can be configured with an IP test address. For an interface on a dual-stack network, you can configure an IPv4 test address, an IPv6 test address, or both IPv4 and IPv6 test addresses.
After an interface fails, the test addresses remain on the failed interface so that in.mpathd can continue to send probes to check for subsequent repair. You must specifically configure test addresses so that applications do not accidentally use them. For more information, refer to Preventing Applications From Using Test Addresses.
For more information on probe-based failure detection, refer to Probe-Based Failure Detection.
In general, you can use any IPv4 address on your subnet as a test address. IPv4 test addresses do not need to be routeable. Because IPv4 addresses are a limited resource for many sites, you might want to use non-routeable RFC 1918 private addresses as test addresses. Note that the in.mpathd daemon exchanges only ICMP probes with other hosts on the same subnet as the test address. If you do use RFC 1918-style test addresses, be sure to configure other systems, preferably routers, on the IP link with addresses on the appropriate RFC 1918 subnet. The in.mpathd daemon can then successfully exchange probes with target systems.
The IPMP examples use RFC 1918 addresses from the 192.168.0/24 network as IPv4 test addresses. For more information about RFC 1918 private addresses, refer to RFC 1918, Address Allocation for Private Internets.
To configure IPv4 test addresses, refer to the task How to Configure an IPMP Group With Multiple Interfaces.
The only valid IPv6 test address is the link-local address of a physical interface. You do not need a separate IPv6 address to serve as an IPMP test address. The IPv6 link-local address is based on the Media Access Control (MAC ) address of the interface. Link-local addresses are automatically configured when the interface becomes IPv6-enabled at boot time or when the interface is manually configured through ifconfig.
To identify the link-local address of an interface, run the ifconfig interface command on an IPv6-enabled node. Check the output for the address that begins with the prefix fe80, the link-local prefix. The NOFAILOVER flag in the following ifconfig output indicates that the link-local address fe80::a00:20ff:feb9:17fa/10 of the hme0 interface is used as the test address.
hme0: flags=a000841<UP,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv6,NOFAILOVER> mtu 1500 index 2 inet6 fe80::a00:20ff:feb9:17fa/10
For more information on link-local addresses, refer to Link-Local Unicast Address.
When an IPMP group has both IPv4 and IPv6 plumbed on all the group's interfaces, you do not need to configure separate IPv4 test addresses. The in.mpathd daemon can use the IPv6 link-local addresses as test addresses.
To create an IPv6 test address, refer to the task How to Configure an IPMP Group With Multiple Interfaces.
After you have configured a test address, you need to ensure that this address is not used by applications. Otherwise, if the interface fails, the application is no longer reachable because test addresses do not fail over during the failover operation. To ensure that IP does not choose the test address for normal applications, mark the test address as deprecated.
IPv4 does not use a deprecated address as a source address for any communication, unless an application explicitly binds to the address. The in.mpathd daemon explicitly binds to such an address in order to send and receive probe traffic.
Because IPv6 link-local addresses are usually not present in a name service, DNS and NIS applications do not use link-local addresses for communication. Consequently, you must not mark IPv6 link-local addresses as deprecated.
IPv4 test addresses should not be placed in the DNS and NIS name service tables. In IPv6, link-local addresses are not normally placed in the name service tables.
An IPMP configuration typically consists of two or more physical interfaces on the same system that are attached to the same IP link. These physical interfaces might or might not be on the same NIC. The interfaces are configured as members of the same IPMP group. If the system has additional interfaces on a second IP link, you must configure these interfaces as another IPMP group.
A single interface can be configured in its own IPMP group. The single interface IPMP group has the same behavior as an IPMP group with multiple interfaces. However, failover and failback cannot occur for an IPMP group with only one interface.
You can also configure VLANs into an IPMP group by using the same steps to configure a group out of IP interfaces. For the procedures, see Configuring IPMP Groups. The same requirements that are listed in Basic Requirements of IPMP apply to configure VLANs into an IPMP group.
The convention that is used to name VLANs might lead to errors when you configure VLANs as an IPMP group. For more details about VLAN names, see VLAN Tags and Physical Points of Attachment in System Administration Guide: IP Services. Consider the example of four VLANs, bge1000, bge1001, bge2000, and bge2001. IPMP implementation requires these VLANs to be grouped as follows: bge1000 and bge1001 belong to one group on the same VLAN 1, while bge2000, and bge2001 belong to another group on the same VLAN 2. Because of VLAN names, errors such as mixing VLANs that belong to different links into an IPMP group can easily occur, for example, bge1000 and bge2000.
The standby interface in an IPMP group is not used for data traffic unless some other interface in the group fails. When a failure occurs, the data addresses on the failed interface migrate to the standby interface. Then, the standby interface is treated the same as other active interfaces until the failed interface is repaired. Some failovers might not choose a standby interface. Instead, these failovers might choose an active interface with fewer data addresses that are configured as UP than the standby interface.
You should configure only test addresses on a standby interface. IPMP does not permit you to add a data address to an interface that is configured through the ifconfig command as standby. Any attempt to create this type of configuration will fail. Similarly, if you configure as standby an interface that already has data addresses, these addresses automatically fail over to another interface in the IPMP group. Due to these restrictions, you must use the ifconfig command to mark any test addresses as deprecated and -failover prior to setting the interface as standby. To configure standby interfaces, refer to How to Configure a Standby Interface for an IPMP Group.
As mentioned in IPMP Addressing, interfaces in an IPMP group handle regular data traffic and probe traffic, depending on the interfaces' configuration. You use IPMP options of the ifconfig command to create the configuration.
An active interface is a physical interface that transmits both data traffic and probe traffic. You configure the interface as "active" by performing either the task How to Configure an IPMP Group With Multiple Interfaces or the task How to Configure a Single Interface IPMP Group.
The following are two common types of IPMP configurations:
A two interface IPMP group where both interfaces are "active," that is they might be transmitting both probe and data traffic at all times.
A two interface IPMP group where one interface is configured as "standby."
You can check the status of an interface by issuing the ifconfig interface command. For general information on ifconfig status reporting, refer to How to Get Information About a Specific Interface.
For example, you can use the ifconfig command to obtain the status of a standby interface. When the standby interface is not hosting any data address, the interface has the INACTIVE flag for its status. You can observe this flag in the status lines for the interface in the ifconfig output.
The in.mpathd daemon handles the following types of failure detection:
Link-based failure detection, if supported by the NIC driver
Probe-based failure detection, when test addresses are configured
Detection of interfaces that were missing at boot time
The in.mpathd(1M) man page completely describes how the in.mpathd daemon handles the detection of interface failures.
Link-based failure detection is always enabled, provided that the interface supports this type of failure detection. The following Sun network drivers are supported in the current release of Oracle Solaris:
To determine whether a third-party interface supports link-based failure detection, refer to the manufacturer's documentation.
These network interface drivers monitor the interface's link state and notify the networking subsystem when that link state changes. When notified of a change, the networking subsystem either sets or clears the RUNNING flag for that interface, as appropriate. When the daemon detects that the interface's RUNNING flag has been cleared, the daemon immediately fails the interface.
The in.mpathd daemon performs probe-based failure detection on each interface in the IPMP group that has a test address. Probe-based failure detection involves the sending and receiving of ICMP probe messages that use test addresses. These messages go out over the interface to one or more target systems on the same IP link. For an introduction to test addresses, refer to Test Addresses. For information on configuring test addresses, refer to How to Configure an IPMP Group With Multiple Interfaces.
The in.mpathd daemon determines which target systems to probe dynamically. Routers that are connected to the IP link are automatically selected as targets for probing. If no routers exist on the link, in.mpathd sends probes to neighbor hosts on the link. A multicast packet that is sent to the all hosts multicast address, 188.8.131.52 in IPv4 and ff02::1 in IPv6, determines which hosts to use as target systems. The first few hosts that respond to the echo packets are chosen as targets for probing. If in.mpathd cannot find routers or hosts that responded to the ICMP echo packets, in.mpathd cannot detect probe-based failures.
You can use host routes to explicitly configure a list of target systems to be used by in.mpathd. For instructions, refer to Configuring Target Systems.
To ensure that each interface in the IPMP group functions properly, in.mpathd probes all the targets separately through all the interfaces in the IPMP group. If no replies are made in response to five consecutive probes, in.mpathd considers the interface to have failed. The probing rate depends on the failure detection time (FDT). The default value for failure detection time is 10 seconds. However, you can tune the failure detection time in the /etc/default/mpathd file. For instructions, go to How to Configure the /etc/default/mpathd File.
For a repair detection time of 10 seconds, the probing rate is approximately one probe every two seconds. The minimum repair detection time is twice the failure detection time, 20 seconds by default, because replies to 10 consecutive probes must be received. The failure and repair detection times apply only to probe-based failure detection.
In an IPMP group that is composed of VLANs, link-based failure detection is implemented per physical-link and thus affects all VLANs on that link. Probe-based failure detection is performed per VLAN-link. For example, bge0/bge1 and bge1000/bge1001 are configured together in a group. If the cable for bge0 is unplugged, then link-based failure detection will report both bge0 and bge1000 as having instantly failed. However, if all of the probe targets on bge0 become unreachable, only bge0 will be reported as failed because bge1000 has its own probe targets on its own VLAN.
A group failure occurs when all interfaces in an IPMP group appear to fail at the same time. The in.mpathd daemon does not perform failovers for a group failure. Also, no failover occurs when all the target systems fail at the same time. In this instance, in.mpathd flushes all of its current target systems and discovers new target systems.
For the in.mpathd daemon to consider an interface to be repaired, the RUNNING flag must be set for the interface. If probe-based failure detection is used, the in.mpathd daemon must receive responses to 10 consecutive probe packets from the interface before that interface is considered repaired. When an interface is considered repaired, any addresses that failed over to another interface then fail back to the repaired interface. If the interface was configured as "active" before it failed, after repair that interface can resume sending and receiving traffic.
The following two examples show a typical configuration and how that configuration automatically changes when an interface fails. When the hme0 interface fails, notice that all data addresses move from hme0 to hme1.
hme0: flags=9000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2 inet 192.168.85.19 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.85.255 groupname test hme0:1: flags=9000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,DEPRECATED,IPv4,NOFAILOVER> mtu 1500 index 2 inet 192.168.85.21 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.85.255 hme1: flags=9000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2 8 inet 192.168.85.20 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.85.255 groupname test hme1:1: flags=9000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,DEPRECATED,IPv4,NOFAILOVER> mtu 1500 index 2 inet 192.168.85.22 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.85.255 hme0: flags=a000841<UP,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv6,NOFAILOVER> mtu 1500 index 2 inet6 fe80::a00:20ff:feb9:19fa/10 groupname test hme1: flags=a000841<UP,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv6,NOFAILOVER> mtu 1500 index 2 inet6 fe80::a00:20ff:feb9:1bfc/10 groupname test
hme0: flags=19000842<BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4, NOFAILOVER,FAILED> mtu 0 index 2 inet 0.0.0.0 netmask 0 groupname test hme0:1: flags=19040843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,DEPRECATED,IPv4, NOFAILOVER,FAILED> mtu 1500 index 2 inet 192.168.85.21 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 10.0.0.255 hme1: flags=9000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2 inet 192.168.85.20 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.85.255 groupname test hme1:1: flags=9000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,DEPRECATED,IPv4, NOFAILOVER> mtu 1500 index 2 inet 192.168.85.22 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 10.0.0.255 hme1:2: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 6 inet 192.168.85.19 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.18.255 hme0: flags=a000841<UP,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv6,NOFAILOVER,FAILED> mtu 1500 index 2 inet6 fe80::a00:20ff:feb9:19fa/10 groupname test hme1: flags=a000841<UP,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv6,NOFAILOVER> mtu 1500 index 2 inet6 fe80::a00:20ff:feb9:1bfc/10 groupname test
You can see that the FAILED flag is set on hme0 to indicate that this interface has failed. You can also see that hme1:2 has been created. hme1:2 was originally hme0. The address 192.168.85.19 then becomes accessible through hme1.
Multicast memberships that are associated with 192.168.85.19 can still receive packets, but they now receive packets through hme1. When the failover of address 192.168.85.19 from hme0 to hme1 occurred, a dummy address 0.0.0.0 was created on hme0. The dummy address was created so that hme0 can still be accessed. hme0:1 cannot exist without hme0. The dummy address is removed when a subsequent failback takes place.
Similarly, failover of the IPv6 address from hme0 to hme1 occurred. In IPv6, multicast memberships are associated with interface indexes. Multicast memberships also fail over from hme0 to hme1. All the addresses that in.ndpd configured also moved. This action is not shown in the examples.
The in.mpathd daemon continues to probe through the failed interface hme0. After the daemon receives 10 consecutive replies for a default repair detection time of 20 seconds, the daemon determines that the interface is repaired. Because the RUNNING flag is also set on hme0, the daemon invokes the failback. After failback, the original configuration is restored.
For a description of all error messages that are logged on the console during failures and repairs, see the in.mpathd(1M) man page.
The dynamic reconfiguration (DR) feature enables you to reconfigure system hardware, such as interfaces, while the system is running. This section explains how DR interoperates with IPMP.
On a system that supports DR of NICs, IPMP can be used to preserve connectivity and prevent disruption of existing connections. You can safely attach, detach, or reattach NIC's on a system that supports DR and uses IPMP. This is possible because IPMP is integrated into the Reconfiguration Coordination Manager (RCM) framework. RCM manages the dynamic reconfiguration of system components.
You typically use the cfgadm command to perform DR operations. However, some platforms provide other methods. Consult your platform's documentation for details. You can find specific documentation about DR from the following resources.Table 30–1 Documentation Resources for Dynamic Reconfiguration
For Information
Detailed information on the cfgadm command
cfgadm(1M) man page
Specific information about DR in the Sun Cluster environment
Sun Cluster 3.1 System Administration Guide
Specific information about DR in the Sun Fire environment
Sun Fire 880 Dynamic Reconfiguration Guide
Introductory information about DR and the cfgadm command
Chapter 6, Dynamically Configuring Devices (Tasks), in System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems
Tasks for administering IPMP groups on a system that supports DR
Replacing a Failed Physical Interface on Systems That Support Dynamic Reconfiguration
You can add interfaces to an IPMP group at any time by using the ifconfig command, as explained in How to Configure an IPMP Group With Multiple Interfaces. Thus, any interfaces on system components that you attach after system boot can be plumbed and added to an existing IPMP group. Or, if appropriate, you can configure the newly added interfaces into their own IPMP group.
These interfaces and the data addresses that are configured on them are immediately available for use by the IPMP group. However, for the system to automatically configure and use the interfaces after a reboot, you must create an /etc/hostname.interface file for each new interface. For instructions, refer toHow to Configure a Physical Interface After System Installation.
If an /etc/hostname.interface file already exists when the interface is attached, then RCM automatically configures the interface according to the contents of this file. Thus, the interface receives the same configuration that it would have received after system boot.
All requests to detach system components that contain NICs are first checked to ensure that connectivity can be preserved. For instance, by default you cannot detach a NIC that is not in an IPMP group. You also cannot detach a NIC that contains the only functioning interfaces in an IPMP group. However, if you must remove the system component, you can override this behavior by using the -f option of cfgadm, as explained in the cfgadm(1M) man page.
If the checks are successful, the data addresses associated with the detached NIC fail over to a functioning NIC in the same group, as if the NIC being detached had failed. When the NIC is detached, all test addresses on the NIC's interfaces are unconfigured. Then, the NIC is unplumbed from the system. If any of these steps fail, or if the DR of other hardware on the same system component fails, then the previous configuration is restored to its original state. You should receive a status message regarding this event. Otherwise, the detach request completes successfully. You can remove the component from the system. No existing connections are disrupted.
RCM records the configuration information associated with any NIC's that are detached from a running system. As a result, RCM treats the reattachment of a NIC that had been previously detached identically as it would to the attachment of a new NIC. That is, RCM only performs plumbing.
However, reattached NICs typically have an existing /etc/hostname.interface file. In this case, RCM automatically configures the interface according to the contents of the existing /etc/hostname.interface file. Additionally, RCM informs the in.mpathd daemon of each data address that was originally hosted on the reattached interface. Thus, once the reattached interface is functioning properly, all of its data addresses are failed back to the reattached interface as if it had been repaired.
If the NIC being reattached does not have an /etc/hostname.interface file, then no configuration information is available. RCM has no information regarding how to configure the interface. One consequence of this situation is that addresses that were previously failed over to another interface are not failed back.
NICs that are not present at system boot represent a special instance of failure detection. At boot time, the startup scripts track any interfaces with /etc/hostname.interface files that cannot be plumbed. Any data addresses in such an interface's /etc/hostname.interface file are automatically hosted on an alternative interface in the IPMP group.
In such an event, you receive error messages similar to the following
moving addresses from failed IPv4 interfaces: hme0 (moved to hme1) moving addresses from failed IPv6 interfaces: hme0 (moved to hme1)
If no alternative interface exists, you receive error messages similar to the following:
moving addresses from failed IPv4 interfaces: hme0 (couldn't move; no alternative interface) moving addresses from failed IPv6 interfaces: hme0 (couldn't move; no alternative interface)
In this instance of failure detection, only data addresses that are explicitly specified in the missing interface's /etc/hostname.interface file move to an alternative interface. Any addresses that are usually acquired through other means, such as through RARP or DHCP, are not acquired or moved.
If an interface with the same name as another interface that was missing at system boot is reattached using DR, RCM automatically plumbs the interface. Then, RCM configures the interface according to the contents of the interface's /etc/hostname.interface file. Finally, RCM fails back any data addresses, just as if the interface had been repaired. Thus, the final network configuration is identical to the configuration that would have been made if the system had been booted with the interface present.


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Ljubljana, Slovenia
Hotel: I stayed at Hotel Emonec, which is located right at the city centre; perfect for exploring the best that Ljubljana has to offer
To Do: Get lost in the little streets. Don't use a map. Just trust your instinct, wander, and get lost in this amazing city with beautiful surprises at every corner. Don't forget to enjoy the nightlife and clubbing scene, because that is what Ljubljana is known for. This city never sleeps. Go to the morning market by the river (note: store owners start to pack up atat 3pm), For a view of the city go to Lubljana Grad (Castle).
To Eat: Any tiny restaurant along the river or in the little streets that catch your eye really. There are so many options all around; you'll never run out of food. Make sure to hunt for Strukji, a ricotta bread local dish!
Portoroz, Slovenia
Hotel: Hotel Marko, which is located directly across from the coastline between the Salt Lake and Piran
To Do: Bicycle through the Salt Lake all the way to Croatia. You may even cross the border if you like! It's about 7 – 10 kilometers from Portoroz each way. Head to Piran, which is about 3 kilometres from Portoroz in the other direction. You can easily catch a bus or bicycle there as well! Go up the church tower for the most stunning view of Piran's coastline and city centre.
To Eat: Seafood at Pavel's. Order the oven-baked fish, but also bring your appetite.
Belluno, Italy
Hotel: Astor, which is on the pricy side, but brand new with amazing facilities in the room. Also, the view is pretty great
To Do: Before reaching Belluno from Portoros, drive through the Processo vineyard routing (see below map), go on some Processo and white wine tastings. Here's the routing you should take, and the places you should make pit stops at! This is doable within 3 – 4 hours, as the routing is 50km in total. The map below shows a general outline of the location (Source: Unknown).
This is what I actually ended up doing though, except I also through in Lago di Santa Maria, and ended my day in Belluno as a spur of the moment decision. To use this google map I've drafted, simply click "More Options", and you can play around to modify the routing to your liking! 🙂
In Belluno, make sure to have an Aperol spritz or two or three in the sun. Don't forget to walk through this tiny Processo town, especially through the morning markets, riverside, and shopping areas downtown if you enjoy it as a leisure activity.
To Eat: Teracotta for a different style of Italian food, quite different from your average pasta and pizza. Make sure to book in advance as this restaurant is always full!
Bolzano, Italy
Hotel: Hotel Foresta which is again on the slightly pricey side and on the outskirts of Bolzano (In Moena), but the sauna, wellness center, cabin style rooms, and breakfast variety make it all worthwhile.
To Do: Before reaching Bolzano from Belluno, drive through the Dolomites. Along the way, you will pass some cute smaller villages where you can enjoy some delicious Prosecco inspired cocktails. Hint: Bellinis in this region are delicious. Also, make sure you make a pitstop at Karersee, which is a gorgeous emerald green lake, that reflects a range of the Dolomites.

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Anyway, after a long week of work the only date that K and I seem to be able to muster the energy to go on is a movie-date. We drove to Morrisville to see "Julie & Julia," which I have been dying to see and K has most definitely been attempting to divert me away from. He finally broke down, mostly because there is absolutely NOTHING worth seeing right now.
I was pleasantly surprised by how fantastically retro the Bijou was! I don't remember it being even remotely as cool... ruby-red velvet upholstery, tacky film reel tables, vintage movie posters... awesome.Also awesome: the movie!
I attribute the quality of the film to the fact that it is based on (two) true stories. The characters were charming and refreshingly realistic. Amy Adams would get a little chubby if she kept eating all that butter! She was irritable and frustrated and discontent and had a drone job and a crap apartment in Queens, but (pardon the analogy) she took the ingredients she had and cooked up something fabulous! Real people need real motivation and usually need to build from the ground up. Relationships are messy and people are not saints, no matter how filled with love they are, but life can have a happy ending if you actually live it.
I know most people like this movie despite the Amy Adams segments (because the bits about Julia Child's life in Paris are so fantastic), but I didn't mind them. It just felt so true to (my) life, like Julie was coming to the same conclusions that I have come to--feeling bitchy (yeah but who isn't?) and bored with her job and finding comfort and peace with one simple, essential thing--cooking. It's a ritual-induced meditation. It's physical and mental nourishment, and we all need to find the one thing that can satiate our hunger so that we can experience the richness of life. Feeling complete usually involves feeling driven by a purpose... Julie chose to cook. For now, I'm choosing to dress. When I look put together, I feel put together, and I am already starting to see a difference in my attitude. I hope this little blog of mine can act as a springboard for my aspirations, because mastering the art of French cooking certainly won't do it for me. I have no desire to learn how to bone a duck.


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IT WAS 26 years ago, having just arrived at a hotel in Llanelli ahead of covering the now defunct British Youths' Championship, that I first came across the man likely to be appointed today as Europe's next Ryder Cup captain.
The crowd surrounding him – it included Andrew Coltart, who came close to winning that week at nearby Ashburnham – attracted my attention and, on asking, I was told it was a young Ulsterman called Darren Clarke.
Even then – and not necessarily because he'd enjoyed a scintillating career to that point – you felt there was someone with a big personality in the room. It, coupled with a major title as well as a rich Ryder Cup career, will almost certainly earn Clarke the nod over Miguel Angel Jimenez when a five-man selection panel convenes at Wentworth this morning to pick Europe's captain for the 2016 match at Hazeltine.
Effectively, it's down to the three most recent captains – Paul McGinley, Jose Maria Olazabal and Colin Montgomerie – to make that decision. If they all agree on the same man, it won't matter what either David Howell or George O'Grady have to say. If there's division in the ranks, Howell, a former Ryder Cup player and appointed to represent the European Tour's tournament committee, will weigh in with his opinion and, if needed, the casting vote will go to O'Grady, the Tour's chief executive.
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The latter seems highly unlikely given that most bookmakers are no longer offering odds on Clarke getting the nod, but let's look at what McGinley, Olazabal and Montgomerie might be thinking about their votes. Of the trio, Olazabal probably faces the biggest dilemma. On the one hand, he'd be keen to side with Jimenez, his fellow Spaniard. On the other, Clarke was one of his vice captains at Medinah in 2012. There's a chance – perhaps even a strong one – that he'll be swayed most by the former.
What about Montgomerie? He played on the same winning team as Jimenez in 2004, had him in the side he led to victory in Wales in 2010 and now has the pony-tailed 51-year-old as a fellow Champions/Senior Tour player. However, the Scot labelled Clarke as the "favourite" following last September's match at Gleneagles, having had him in his backroom team at Celtic Manor after repairing a relationship that had become strained in the wake of the infamous "Jakarta-gate" affair.
That could make it 1-1, which would then make McGinley's choice pivotal before Howell, who is likely to be in Clarke's camp given the pair have a long relationship as members of Chubby Chandler's ISM stable, and O'Grady get involved.
At one point, it would have been a cast-iron certainty that McGinley would back Clarke but not any more. Make no mistake, he was extremely annoyed when Clarke, after withdrawing his own name for the Gleneagles event, then pledged his support for a Montgomerie return.
A chance for revenge then? Tempting, of course. But that's not McGinley's style. He did everything with his own captaincy in a professional manner and we can expect exactly the same from him now. It's about picking the right man for the job. The right man to know exactly what Europe's formula for success has been in the event lately. The right man to ensure there is no straying from that and not trying to reinvent any wheel.
In fairness, Jimenez wouldn't be a poor pick. Not at all. Indeed, there has to be strong possibility of him being in the reckoning again for the 2018 match in France, though Padraig Harrington and perhaps even Lee Westwood could be contenders for that one, too.
But, on this occasion, it seems almost inconceivable that Clarke can't be given the nod, partly because, as was the case with McGinley two years ago, he appears to have player power pulling for him and that, of course, has been such a big part of Europe's success against the Americans in this encounter.
According to world No 1 Rory McIlroy, Clarke is the "perfect man to lead the team there (in America)" and he's right, though again Jimenez can now tick that box after raising his profile Stateside with two wins on the Champions Tour.
Whoever gets the nod has a hard act to follow because McGinlay was brilliant. Perhaps even the best Ryder Cup captain there's ever been. It therefore, requires a big personality and having not seen anything in the intervening period to suggest the opinion I formed more than a quarter of a century ago in South Wales was wrong, Darren Clarke is our man for Hazeltine.


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You can visit his website and blog at TimMitchell.net or follow him on Twitter at @Tim_Mitchell.
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SQL PASS 2011 Keynote, Day 1
It's that time of the year again – the SQL PASS summit 2011 is underway! Today I'm participating in the blogger table, so I'll be live blogging the keynote and surrounding hoopla. I'll be updating this post periodically as the first official day gets kicked off, so check back periodically. Read more
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Spring Plantings...I think?
I was eager to write a post about the hydrangeas that I planted last weekend so I took some photos of the two plants that I bought and planted (really husband was the one who actually planted them, I supervised) LOL. Anyway, they look so lovely and perky but alas it appears that we may be in for a possible frost :-( (32 degrees) tomorrow night. So, I will dutifully cover the hydrangeas and my ferns who have just started to grow new fronds to keep them from freezing.
It was a dreary, cloudy day with intermittent rain and a good day to tackle some cleaning chores so I immersed myself in cleaning blinds and washing curtains and inside windows so that when spring does arrive for good I'll be ready to enjoy the warm, breezy, sunny weather. I hope all of you are well and if living in areas that are cold and snowy keeping busy waiting for the weather to break.
One last thing...I thought I was going to be able to share with you a recipe for an Apple Tarte Tartin but my first experience with making one didn't turn out AT ALL. LOL It was a disaster...except for the crust which I made in my food processor, it turned out delicious. So, now that I know what I did wrong I will attempt it again or better yet, maybe I'd better stick with baking an apple cobbler. Sigh...
I hope these photos bring a bit of sun and warmth to all of you.
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Your Hydrangeas are beautiful ... I have never managed to grow them. We need to completely redo our garden after the total battering it has taken this winter ... a lot of plants will have to be taken out to allow the Mr to replace the broken fences too and so I may have another go with a Hydrangea when I replant.ReplyDelete
I often make Tarte Tatin as the Mr loves it ... let me know if you need a good recipe!
Washing curtains and windows is a Spring cleaning job that is next on my 'to do' list after I finish painting our utility area ... yes, smallest room in the house and I'm still not finished ... just the cupboard to paint now and I'm done!
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Your hydrangeas are beautiful, Kris. The blue one is such a pretty color. I hope they survive the rain that is coming your way. Cleaning blinds is one of my least favorite chores to do haha.ReplyDelete
Have a nice weekend looking at your hydrangeas that were just planted.
Wow, I didn't know Hydrangea's could grow well here in FL! We only have a lanai so everything I have out there has to be potted. Succulents do well but several other things I've tried have not done so well:(ReplyDelete
I'm sorry about your apple tart! Hopefully your next attempt goes better!
They are gorgeous - such vivid colors! :-)ReplyDelete
Tis moi again Kristie! What are some flowering plants that you have luck with here? I find I do well with succulents but anything flowery really struggles in the heat!ReplyDelete


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Editor's note: Andreas Thurnherr is a physical oceanographer at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University in New York City. He has worked extensively on plume dispersion in the deep ocean.
New York (CNN) -- Those following the news of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may be surprised at how much is still unknown about the extent and movement of the oil, in particular below the sea surface, as engineers and scientists attempt to stanch the flow.
More than five weeks after the oil rig disaster, and even with today's sophisticated technology, tracking and measuring the spill remains a huge challenge. Understanding fundamental difficulties with measuring in deep water helps explain why.
Because oil is lighter than water, it tends to rise to the surface and form slicks that can be very damaging to the natural ecosystem, and ultimately the regional economy, as we are seeing now. Spraying chemical dispersants on the slick, as BP has, is one way to remove oil from the surface. The dispersants break the slick into small droplets, which are transferred down into the water column by waves and turbulence.
BP has also injected dispersants into the oil plumes rising from the oil rig's broken plumbing on the seabed to try to prevent oil slicks from forming on the surface at all. This appears to have been at least partly successful in reducing the size of the surface slicks.
The oil that does not reach the surface is dispersed through the water column by ocean currents. Instruments lowered from a research ship in the gulf have detected large oil plumes near the leak, more than 3,000 feet down. This is therefore the first spill where large plumes of oil have been observed spreading below the sea surface.
While we have some understanding of how much oil is sitting at the surface and where it is heading, we have virtually no idea how much oil and dispersants are drifting below the surface of the gulf, nor do we know where these pollutants are going.
It is notoriously difficult to take measurements at that depth. We can remotely survey large areas of the sea surface with planes and satellites but surveying the ocean's interior is vastly more difficult. Water blocks electromagnetic waves, such as light and radar, preventing us from imaging the deep.
To map underwater concentrations of oil and dispersants, instruments need to be lowered into the plumes to take measurements and samples that are later analyzed in a lab. Close to the source, where oil-droplet concentrations are high, it may be possible to map the plumes using sound waves, but dissolved chemicals, such as dispersants, cannot be detected with such acoustic methods at all. In other words, we can "see" what is at the surface, but to find out what is going on beneath the waves, we need to put our "feelers" out.
Decades of research on natural plumes, such as those rising from deep-water, hydrothermal hot springs on midocean ridges, and man-made plumes, such as sewage outfalls, have taught us that mapping subsurface plumes is time-consuming and costly. To put this into perspective, consider how hard it would be to map the ash cloud from the erupting volcano in Iceland if, instead of satellites, we were forced to use weather balloons.
Near the source of the oil plumes in the gulf, the sampling problem is particularly severe because "young" plumes tend to be extremely patchy (the oil distribution is very uneven). Varying ocean currents, such as tides and eddies, move the plume patches around continuously and randomly, and cause the plumes to spread. This makes sampling both easier, because the plumes become less patchy and therefore harder to miss; and more difficult, because the plumes become more dilute and therefore harder to detect.
With each passing day the problem gets worse as the oil spill's boundaries grow.
In recent days, scientists began mapping the subsurface oil plumes by ship and using unmanned underwater robots (floats and gliders). Unfortunately, these plume surveys are unlikely to produce a reliable estimate of the amount of oil dispersing through the gulf, especially since much of the oil may already be too dilute to detect.
To determine the extent of the oil spill, we will need to combine measurements with computer modeling. But even a perfect model cannot make valid predictions if the data are wrong. Therefore, it is crucial that the amount of oil leaking into the gulf be estimated accurately. I am hopeful that the recently formed "Flow Rate Technical Group," a multi-agency team that includes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, will be able to carry out this task with minimal outside interference.
It is equally important, however, to continue to collect data on the circulation in the gulf over the full water depth to validate and improve the realism of models for this spill.
And monitoring the circulation should continue even after the oil leak has been stopped, until the oil has dispersed sufficiently so as not to pose any further biological risk. In this way, we will have a better idea of the full environmental impact of this incident.
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Andreas Thurnherr.


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Jonathan Taylor pleads not guilty to Buxton device charge
A 49-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to a charge linked to the discovery of a suspicious device under a car in a Norfolk village.
Police were called to Coltishall Road, Buxton, on 2 September.
Jonathan Taylor, of Southwell Road, Norwich, was charged with doing an act with intent to cause an explosion likely to endanger life.
Mr Taylor, who appeared at Norwich Crown Court, is due to stand trial in February.
He also denied a charge of being in possession of a stun gun.
Two other men, aged 35 and 25, were arrested in connection with the incident. The 35-year-old man will face no further action, while the other remains on bail.
People had to leave six nearby properties while army bomb disposal officers dealt with the device.
Initial examinations indicated the object was safe to remove and it was taken to a forensic laboratory for further examination.


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Friday, June 17, 2016
A Post-E3 App Shill
Instead, he posted yet another short video where he shills a phone app. Some dungeon-crawling RPG, I don't care. Dislikes are adding up as this is yet another poor video where he cares more about getting paid than entertaining people. It just gets sadder and sadder...
I love the one comment that's crying about dislikes still existing. Welcome to reality kid, dislikes happen. Not everything is going be universally loved.
We'll probably hear what Chris thought of E3 next week. My predictions? More Skylanders gushing (probably try to act like a Crash Bandicoot fan even though it's clear he knows nothing), bashing Breath of the Wild because it's not gritty like God of War, either praise the fuck out of God of War or pan it because it's "different", bring up how VR is the "way of the future", South Park The Fractured But Whole will be heavily praised, and then some stupid out of nowhere thing similar to Star Wars Kinect. That's my guess at least.
On another note, do not expect Bores to show up on Hardcore Pawn. In fact, do not expect Hardcore Pawn to have new episodes. Though not official, it's likely the show is dead. One of the stars left the shop to start her own eCommerce business at home. Bores probably should have waited for the actual episode to air before bragging about his appearance on his site and in his book. Congratulations Bores, your non-appearance is now immortalized in your dumb book, shattering any credibility you tried to build. Even then I doubt he actually appeared in an episode, he could have just visited the shop and got his picture with Les Gold (the owner). Unlike the Pawn Stars, they probably still do work there.
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Did he cover E3 last year? My guess is since he read an article about E3 being dead he will use that as an excuse to not cover it at all. Maybe a mention of CrashLanders if he still hasn't forget how much he use to (pretend?) to like that bullshit.ReplyDeleteReplies
Before last year he went to E3 every year. Last year he didn't go (I'm assuming GotGame kicked him off the site). Correct me if I'm wrong but I think he did a live reaction.Delete
He didn't go last year, but made two videos. One about Skylanders & amiibo (and the collab with Nintendo) and his Top 5 E3 picks (which he's since deleted for reasons unknown).Delete
Going by the new video, he didn't go again this year. GotGame likely rejected him again.
Despite what Chris may claim, I'm seriously willing to believe that GotGame severed ties with him. They haven't given him any new games or consoles in over a year, maybe two, and this is the second year where he failed to attend E3.Delete
As for how Bores is still listed as a contributor, perhaps the site simply forgot to remove him in that regard.
awwww he shouldn't have deleted that top 5 E3 (or any of the others [or maybe he should just delete his whole channel]), wasn't that the one were he picked completely irelivant/irreverent games? Guess I will have dig for the recap here!Delete
*where i spilled something on my keyboardDelete
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Super Mario Maker
Nintendo characters in Skylanders
South Park: The Fractured But Whole
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Johnny On The Spot with E3 listDelete
There's so much other stuff to talk about like The Orlando Shooting, the kid that got eaten by an alligator, E3, the new Zelda game, the new Mario Party game and instead he talks about an app. These videos are even worse than his skylanders videos.ReplyDeleteReplies
I agree. The new Zelda game looks really good. I like how Aonuma is taking the series back to its roots and making the newest title feature an expansive, open world that is free to explore however the player wants to. It seems like a nice path to take, especially considering how linear and straightforward Skyward Sword was (I still like that game, though).Delete
As for the new Mario Party game, it's a relief that they finally got rid of the party bus system from Mario Party 9 and 10, but I am not sure how to feel about the game after watching a brief trailer about it. I feel that the series went severely downhill after Hudson Soft. was killed. Whatever happens, I just hope this series doesn't go the same way that Paper Mario is heading in.
Especially since I think Mario Party 1-3 are masterpieces. I'm not a fan of 4 and I hate 5. I like 7 but I hate 9-10. One thing I don't understand is that MP8 gets hated on because of a lack of originality and people hate on 9 because it has an original concept.Delete
I didn't follow E3, but there's a new Mario Party? And it got rid of that bus? Maybe now it won't be so reliant on luck.Delete
But anyway, I actually like Mario Party 7-8 as well (I also have DS). I actually like that 8 tries different control schemes.
And that originality claim? This has more to do with Nintendo than the fans, but I still don't like that Miyamoto made Sticker Star different because it was originally "too similar" to TTY. And yet the New Super Mario Brothers games are perfectly fine?
I think Miyamoto changed Paper Mario when Sticker Star came out due to how the company already had a RPG with the Mario & Luigi series, in addition to not wanting it to be too similar to TTYD, and possibly didn't want two RPGs to coexist alongside each other. I could be wrong; please correct me if I am.Delete
Nonetheless, Bill Trinen defining Color Splash as an "action-adventure" game back in the March Nintendo Direct was a bad move to make and the resulting outrage from fans was rightfully encouraged in my opinion, and I'm not a huge Paper Mario fan (I haven't played a single title besides TTYD).
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The are NOT ports. Sticker Star a portable version of Paper Mario using stickers, The New Super Mario Bro Wii and The New Super Mario for DS are two different games. The Wii version is harder while the Ds version is easy. Color Splash use a cards that was reusable unlike the stickers. Star Fox Zero is a reimagining, using the StarFox 2 concepts.Delete
I think that's exactly what happened. He went and visited American Jewelry and Loan in Detroit and got to meet Les Gold, which probably isn't hard to do because just like when Jimmy Hart ran the Hogan's Beach restaurant in Tampa, he probably meets with thousands of fans and gets pictures every day. I think what happened was upon entry he signed a waiver stating he may actually be on television, just like everyone who visits the store and they just might have been filming that day. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think Bores ever mentioned if he pawned anything off or not. At least I don't remember him doing so. If he did, there were probably thousands of others who did so and only a handful of people filmed ever make it into the actual episodes. Therefore, even if the show was continuing, there was never any guarantee he was going to be on it.ReplyDeleteReplies
To add on to that, Hardcore Pawn obviously likes to focus on the ghetto/trashy customers who flip out because they can't sell their fake plastic jewelry for $2,000 and have to be escorted out (sometimes by force) by the security guys for ratings and entertainment, and I'm pretty sure Chris didn't have that kind of encounter in the store. I don't see him being the type of person who goes crazy in public, and he would have been really bad at acting it if it was staged.Delete
Anyways, call me crazy, but I'm actually going back and watching the episodes. I'm hooked now, lol.
I believe somewhere, Chris mentioned selling (or trying to sell) AJL the "Ovilus," a costly piece of ghost-hunting equipment:Delete
Hardcore Pawn's producers look for wacky angles when casting their "reality" show (people with horrible manners or in a goofy costume are common), and I can see them saying "let's give the ghost hunter a shot, he might be a hoot." I would not be shocked at all if they did tape Chris' pitch, but instead of coming off as "crazy" in a ghost-hunting way, he just said "um" and "you know" a lot. Something they would have reacted better to would be a disheveled wild-eyed character who insists there are ghosts all through the store, giving the show's stars something big to react to.
You actually cited *RationalWiki* as a source?Delete
I'm sorry. I can't take a supposed educational resource seriously when the samples I've read sound like they were written by an angry madman.
What are you supposed to "cite" for an explanation of ghost hunting equipment?Delete
I believe ghost hunting to be futile crap just like you all, but anything on RW is garbage written by angsty 14-year-olds.Delete
Anything you take exception to on the Ovilus page, RWB?Delete
Moviebob and Jonathan McIntosh (Anita Sarkeesian's ex-partner-in-crime) also criticized shooters in the wake of the Orlando massacre. Yech.ReplyDeleteReplies
They said they're not Jack Thompson, yet they go ahead and do the same bullshit he did. (demonizing gamers and the industry and trying to find links connecting the shooting to violent video games where none exist.)Delete
What else is to be expected? Anita has publicly stated in the past that she does not play games, but merely critiques them. As a result, she knows jack s**t about them and does nothing but create drama by grasping at straws. Why should her former partners be any different?Delete
Also, it's ridiculous how people try and link reality shootings to violent video games. There have been multiple studies, one that spanned an entire decade, confirming that video games don't cause violence, yet people never seem to listen to these pieces of factual evidence.
She needs to watch the Penn & Teller Bullshit episode on Video Game ViolenceDelete
Maybe someday we will see games that educate us on what to do in a situation in which some sick crazy fuck has a gunDelete
I am fucking sick of Chipman and McIntosh taking every opportunity to shit on others to make themselves look "superior" and "enlightened". They can both fuck off.Delete
"Welcome to reality kid, dislikes happen. Not everything is going be universally loved."ReplyDelete
Apparently, this line of thought failed to puncture through to the minds of white knights who came to Polygon's defense following the terrible Doom gameplay video the site posted. I think ReviewTechUSA, in his response video, said it best:
"You want to put your s**t out there, people are going to have opinions on it. [If] you don't like it, too f**king bad."Replies
What about when Polygon lost all credibility by refusing to finish Star Fox Zero for their "review" of it? Did the "knights" defend them there?Delete
Not to my knowledge. Then again, I haven't seen their review of Star Fox Zero yet.Delete
Basically, the white knights were calling out "Gamergaters" for disliking Polygon's Doom video, claiming that they didn't like it solely because the person playing the game sucked and, in the end, wanted gaming to remain a niche hobby for only hardcore gamers to enjoy.
If you think that reasoning sounds insane, that's because it is.
The main reason people were upset with the Doom video is not because of how bad the person playing the game sucked, but due to how, if this person is not good at the game and just so happens to also being reviewing it, how could they give it a fair and proper review if they don't understand first-person shooter mechanics?
Also, I hope that Bores, under his LadyBuggin777 account, doesn't try to demonize BatDan again and try and compare him to Omar Mateen, similar to the comparison "she" made last October following the shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon.ReplyDeleteReplies
Surprisingly, she didn't do that when the shootings in Colorado Springs and San Bernardino happened last year...Delete
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Just saw it. Nice work! :DDelete
I love how he acts like a gum around since the '40's was only popular in the '80's. No kids in the '60's or '70's didn't care about anything at all. Numbering the comics was a case of trying to get on the collectors speculation boom that started in the late '80's and got big in the '90's. I'm sorry Bores your complete set of mini comics aren't going to be worth jack.Delete
Bores appears to be more and more a completionist-style collected with each one of these. I notice he's got a Cobra Hiss, which is one of the most common Cobra vehicles so isn't something really worth bragging about. Those are only worth anything if in complete undamaged condition(some part of the turret usually gets damaged when the toy was played with) which is actually hard to come by so I might concede that is what he's bragging about by constantly showing it off.
In the wake of the shootings, I just want to send my condolences to the people that died for nothing.ReplyDelete
That being said, it's disgusting that journalists and the media alike cast the video games in a bad light. Never mind the fact that the killer might have a few screws loose; never mind the fact that he or she might not even played games before and was naturally violent due to many other factors (environment, abusive parent, or just plain psychotic). You have a bad day? Nothing logical? Just blame video games.
They should just stick to what they're good at reporting. Why delve into a different topic when you have zero knowledge of it?
RIP Anton YelchinReplyDeleteReplies
Goodbye to the Alternate Reality Chekov. He was one of my favorite parts of those new Star Trek movies; and I'm definitely looking forward to Beyond (it's even going to be dedicated to his memory in light of the news of his passing).Delete
2 new app reviewsReplyDelete
OK, off-topic, but I have to ask: why do people give JonTron a pass? I just watched his new video and he has devolved IMMENSELY. Sure, he's always had wacky skits, and the review portions were in character, but he used to actually provide information and his honest thoughts on the games he was looking at. (His Bubsy retrospective is still a shining example of how to balance randomness and jokes with informative content. ) Now he's more like Smosh than the average caustic reviewer. The, erm, 'reviews' in his latest Disney ripoffs video last literally SECONDS (except for that one Lion King game) and the focus seems to be on pointless skits aimed at 12-year-olds. I had already not liked the last 'new' JonTron video I'd watched, but this one was even worse. If that was Bores, we'd be (rightfully) bashing the shit out of him.ReplyDelete
(Oh, and lampshading criticism does not make it funny, Jon.)
This also seemed to apply to his food reviews part 1, in which he barely touched upon the games to just focus on skits where he insanely eats the product they were advertising (and those weren't even funny).Delete
I guess he forgot what "reviewing" actually means! If you want an example of a great reviewer, try SomeCallMeJohnny! He's VERY informative and always gives a thorough analysis, but he can also be very funny (just look at how he finishes his review of the first Ecco the Dolphin).
That was the other one I was referring to which was also bad. This one was somehow even worse, though. Not sure if it's a case of Not The Target Audience (anymore) or if Jon really is sucking that bad now.Delete
or what about Caddicarus, he's pretty mcu similar to the old jontron videos only britishDelete
So "Disney Bootlegs" gets the Slaughter! *PAN*Delete
Jontron is funny 90% of the time and that's the difference, where Bores was never funny.Delete
I do agree that the videos where he reviews multiple games are the weakest, but he's basically trying to show his audience how bizarre the games are and that's it. For bootleg games especially, it's hard to actually "review" them because you'd basically just say "the controls are bad" or "it's glitchy" over and over again.
I think Jon has been on-point with his movie reviews. I loved The Skateboard Kid.
I kind of have to agree with DanielDelete
When you review bootlegs you really don't need to point out that the games are glitchy or clunky
Unless the thing your reviewing isn't super weird. Projared reviewed a knockoff Wii or if they are special bad, rerez's reviews of the Wireless 60 and the Wireless 60 air
Well, comparing Projared's and Rerez's reviews to Jontron's is a bit ridiculous. The knockoff consoles had a plethora of games, but yeah, most didn't have much to say. But when there was something dumb (like, in Projared's case, getting hit when he wasn't even near), then there was stuff to say.Delete
But thinking again, Jontron did the best he could. Those pirated games always follow the same formula anyway: bad controls, bad music, bad level design, etc. So I can actually forgive him for not saying much.
So "Disney Bootlegs" DOESN'T get the Slaughter. *NAP*
In his Dragon Encounter review, he says the narration (Shouldn't it be audio? He doesn't know the meaning of narration, does he?) is in Japanese. *Listens to the characters speaking* Chris, you dumbass. IT'S KOREAN!ReplyDeleteReplies
Reminds me of that time when Chris showed a picture of the Forbidden City in China when he meant to refer to Japan.Delete
Sheer ignorance. I bet if you showed him a unmarked map of the world he wouldn't even where to point to Japan.
I'm starting to think Chris was home-schooled his whole life.
I bet he wouldn't even know what the flag of Japan looks like, too...Delete
".....while over in Japan....."
*Chris shows flag of South Korea*
You would hope that one of the simplest flags for a nation would not be something he would not know.Delete
The flag of Japan is very easy to remember. The only thing that could be remotely confusing to someone might be if the 'sunburst' version of the flag was shown them.
He probably thinks all of Asia, its culture and its language are only revolve around Japan.Delete
A lot of people were homeschooled, Phantom. It doesn't make people stupid. I'm sure Brazil does better with its public schools, though. :/Delete
Well, I was thinking more along the notion that Mommy Buggin home-schooled Chris all on her own.
I just saw Finding Dory. I liked it, but there's one thing that really bothered me about it. *Spoiler Warning* Hank's back story is never explained. I have a feeling that the lack of explanation is a set-up for another sequel.ReplyDeleteReplies
I like the movie too. I'm glad it's not horrible like Cars 2. But I think Pixar needs to stop making sequels and make more original stories rather than continuations of previous stories.Delete
Good movie, definitely much more Toy Story 3 than Cars 2 in terms of Pixar sequels. The animation is great; and it was full of humor and genuinely had me in tears in many points. I also noticed it was a bit darker than the original in terms of how it dealt with isolation and parental abandonment.Delete
So...who here backed Mighty No. 9?ReplyDeleteReplies
I actually didn't. When I first saw the Kickstarter in 2013, I thought that it looked okay, but I'd wait for the game to come out before deciding whether to buy it. I never back games on Kickstarter for the same reason I never preorder games: I don't want to buy a game without knowing for sure if it's going to be good first.Delete
Well, I bought it yesterday, but I never backed it.Delete
I didn't back it; but I'm considering renting it in light of how it's a bit of a letdown. I definitely want to decide for myself about the whole thing; but I'm definitely not buying it at list price anymore.Delete
I preordered it, but Steam is glitching so I can't download it •_•Delete
In all fairness, though, while it might not be what everyone wanted, while it may suffer from framerate drops (especially when Bat's weapon hits a lot of things), Mighty no 9 is by no means a bad game. I actually like it!Delete
new videoReplyDelete
YET another shitty phone app
so according to not-chris'mom he's officially semi retired, that's why he's taking so long for "real" videos and why we get shitty app reviews.ReplyDeleteReplies
chris admits he does these shitty reviews as filler vids:Delete
He could get out the "real videos" faster if he spent less time shilling out these poor man's app videos. Just talking about a movie or a quick NEO review would make for better filler than these poor attempts to stay relevant.Delete
Didn't "they" use that same excuse before? It's clear that he's just too lazy to do anything right now! That explanation won't fool us!Delete
Yes he used that excuse before - more than onceDelete
The Steam Summer Sale is going on now until July 4th. Saw someone talking about it on my Facebook feed.ReplyDelete
Now he's reviewing phone apps? This is a new low for Bores. What's next, Tiger Electronic handhelds? I bet he even likes those. At least the AVGN said they're boring because he's a real gamer and...you know what, fuck it!ReplyDelete
As someone who's done some videos on phone apps, I can see where the appeal would be. They're quick to make, and not very difficult.ReplyDelete
But if you're going to make videos about apps, go with something people will like. Minecraft and Hearthstone are 2 games that could be done on mobile that people like.
Also, actually look into a screen recorder. It would look a lot better than just aiming your camera at your phone.
OT: It seems that Bryan Cranston has been cast as Zordon in the Power Rangers reboot next year. I think that might work; given how he provided the voice of some of the monsters of the week and even part of the name for Blue Ranger Billy Cranston. I just have to wonder if he's going to be channeling more Hal or Walter; as well as how much time might be spent on Eltar in the film.ReplyDeleteReplies
There's a Power Rangers reboot?Delete
Also off-topic, guess him:
"The Black Plague! The Spanish Inquisition! The Brady Bunch Reunion!"
Ha ha, love that line. And yes, they're in the process of filming it; it's coming out next March. It's going to be produced by Saban and directed by Dean Israelite. I think it could work; since the writers of X-Men First Class are writing the script. Ideally, one could just combine The Avengers and Pacific Rim for the Megazord battles and you've pretty much got it. If all else fails, I can't imagine it being worse than the Turbo movie.Delete


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Title: The Dark Enquiry
Author: Deanna Raybourn
Edition: Paperback
Publisher: MIRA 2011
Pages: 387
Challenges: Read Your Own Books Challenge; GoodReads 2011 Reading Challenge
How I Came by This Book: This was actually one of the last books that I purchased from Borders before it closed. I had been anxiously awaiting it's release but was financially incapable of getting a copy until a few months after it came out.
About the Author: A sixth-generation native Texan, Deanna Raybourn graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a double major in English and history and an emphasis on Shakespearean studies. She taught high school English for three years in San Antonio before leaving education to pursue a career as a novelist. Deanna makes her home in Virginia, where she lives with her husband and daughter, and is hard at work on the next installment in the award-winning Lady Julia Grey series.
Synopsis: Partners now in marriage and in trade, Lady Julia and Nicholas Brisbane have finally returned from abroad to set up housekeeping in London. But merging their respective collections of gadgets, pets and servants leaves little room for the harried newlyweds themselves, let alone Brisbane's private enquiry business.
Among the more unlikely clients: Julia's very proper brother, Lord Bellmont, who swears Brisbane to secrecy about his case. Not about to be left out of anything concerning her beloved--if eccentric--family, spirited Julia soon picks up the trail of the investigation.
It leads to the exclusive Ghost Club, where the alluring Madame Séraphine holds evening séances...and not a few powerful gentlemen in thrall. From this eerie enclave unfolds a lurid tangle of dark deeds, whose tendrils crush reputations and throttle trust.
Shocked to find their investigation spun into salacious newspaper headlines, bristling at the tension it causes between them, the Brisbanes find they must unite or fall. For Bellmont's sake--and more--they'll face myriad dangers born of dark secrets, the kind men kill to keep...
Review: I've gushed about Deanna Raybourn's novels several times on this blog (see especially my reviews of Dark Road to Darjeeling and The Dead Travel Fast), so I'll spare you yet another hagiography of the woman who has become my favorite contemporary female author. I'll just reiterate that she is an insanely talented writer whose novels transcend genres and transport the reader right into the heart of the worlds that she creates.
So it was again with The Dark Enquiry. This time, however, I felt that Raybourn's plot was a bit thin and her minor characters not as well fleshed out as they have been in the past. While I don't think any of her suspects could ever be as vivacious and detailed as they were in Dark Road to Darjeeling, the line-up of would-be murderers and the bit players in her recent murder mystery paled in comparison to any of the characters I'd seen before. They were, of course, unique and could have been fairly interesting had it not been that the nature of her story caused them to disappear soon after they were introduced. Instead of a complex tangle of competing motives that continued straight to the end, the murder suspects this time came and went almost as if this were a TV procedural.
There were some incredible new characters introduced this time around--most notably the mysterious Sir Morgan and Lady Julia's new footmen, Pigeon and Swan--and many of the returning characters, especially those in Lady Julia's own family, were welcome sights for those who have been following the series from the beginning. The Roma camp that plays an integral role in the novel featured some interesting characters from Brisbane's past as well. Still, after how deftly Raybourn juggled competing story lines in her last Lady Julia novel, The Dark Enquiry seemed a little flat, at least in the middle of the book.
The beginning and the end were both pure, unadulterated fun and were much more similar to the other novels. They featured the same witty banter, thrilling action, and gasp-worthy surprises that I've come to expect. Beginning with a literal explosion and ending with a figuratively explosive unveiling of secrets, this novel held my attention for most of the narrative. It was just some of the middle bits that I felt dragged. This time around I really had no idea who was behind the nefarious plot and when it was revealed I was more shocked than I ever have been by a Raybourn novel. Everything about the ending was satisfying (except for one or two things that I can't get into here) and I found myself coming to appreciate some of the things that had seemed superfluous in the rest of the book.
I guess what I'm really trying to say is that The Dark Enquiry is a bit of a quagmire. The somewhat-dragging middle contains a lot of things that are essential for the ending, which shows that Raybourn hasn't lost her touch. It's imperative that readers keep this in mind because otherwise they may find their attention flagging a little. While I won't say that on the whole this is her best novel, I will say that what happens in the latter part of the book makes it well worth reading.
I think if I could raise any real issue with the novel, it was that Lady Julia was more than a little aggravating at times. Her desire to be a part of Brisbane's life and work while not realizing how important she is to him made her say and do things that were, frankly, obnoxious. I found myself wishing I could hit her upside the head a few times, to be honest. She is such an amazing character and I would hate to see her devolve into one of those silly female characters who thinks of herself only in relation to the man to whom she is married. Brisbane remains one of the strongest male characters I've come across in years and I don't want Lady Julia to lose the strength that I've come to associate with her.
Another novel is hinted at on the last page of The Dark Enquiry and I'm yet again anxiously awaiting it, as well as any other book that Raybourn has kicking around in that brilliant head of hers. I'd like to reread this one again sometime, knowing what I know now about where it all ends up, just so that I can fully appreciate the intricacies of the text. I think this is one of those books where a second read is called for (much like Terry Pratchett's Hogfather, which I didn't like as much the first time as I did the second).
I'm giving The Dark Enquiry 4 out of 5 Gabriels. While there are better novels in the series, I still can't rate this one too low because, honestly, it's still one of the best mystery/historical fiction novels on the market today.


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