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Turning a 'No you cannot attend' to a 'Yes' for VMworld
I've been lucky enough to make it to every VMworld since 2008 and 2014 will be my 7th. time in a row. In this blog post I wanted to share with you a breakdown of some of the tips and tricks I've used to get to these events. Being the former Phoenix VMUG leader I've shared these tips with fellow VMUG users and now I'm sharing them with all of you. Users would tell me cost is the number one reason why they don't go – "My Company sees value in this event but will not pay for it". This breaks down to Food, Hotel, Travel, and the infamous golden ticket, aka the VMworld pass. So how do users overcome the cost to attend? This is what this blog post is all about…
Working with your employer –
Having your employer pick up the tab not only benefits them as a company but yourself too. As you know VMworld is full of great content and the socialization aspects are second to none. Chances are you'll be asked to put together a total cost to attend and this cost can be quite high for some companies on a tight budget. My suggestion is if you are getting the big 'No' then work with your boss around the total costs. First find out why it's a 'No' and look for opportunities to overcome this. Maybe your company will pay for some of the items. Example – They might be able to cover airfare, but the rest is on you. Don't forget if your company has a VMware TAM (Technical Account Manager) reach out them. Even if you are not directly working with the TAM they are your best resource not only for VMware Technology but also for getting you to VMworld. They don't have passes but they usually know the community very well and can assist.
Sometimes I hear "My employer will not allow me to accept gifts". True your company may have a policy around the type of gifts you can receive and by all means follow this policy. However, keep in mind you may be able to take vacation time and represent yourself at this event not your employer. Then there is a possibility gifts could be accepted but on the premises you don't represent your company. Some companies are okay with this but just make sure they are. If you are able to do this I would suggest you represent it as 'personal development'.
How do I get a free VMworld Pass?
This can be your biggest challenge. However here are some ways to get your hands on one.
- I can't tell you how many vendors have giveaways contests right now — hit them early and enter as many contests as you can find
- When you enter, find out who your local vendor contact is and let them know you entered. Then stay in contact with them.
- Keep in mind not all contests are the same, some are based on random drawing and others are not. This is why I say keep in contact with the vendor.
- How do I find give-a-ways >> Google 'VMworld getting there for free'
Get the word out
- Tell your boss, workmates, vendors, and partners. Post on Twitter, Linked-In, etc. and Repeat again and again. By doing this you let others know about your strong interest in getting there, in turn they might get a lead for you.
- Most importantly, reach out to your local VMUG leader and ask them for tips in your area. They are usually well connected and might have a lead for you as well.
Follow Twitter and Linked-In – You never know who is going to post up "I have a pass and need to give it to someone". Yes that is right, before the event you can transfer a pass to someone.
- New to Twitter, need contacts? It's a pretty simple to get started. Simply find the #VMworld hastag, see who is posting to it and start following them. Then look at all their contacts and follow them too, soon you'll have a gaggle of folks.
- This sound like work. Why do all this? Simple, distributed coverage model. The more people know the more likely they are to help and in turn the more likely you'll succeed
Don't forgo an Expo-Only or Solutions Exchange Pass
- If you get offered this pass take it. I can't tell you how many vendors have these passes and have trouble giving them away, seriously this is gold but folks don't know how to leverage them.
- First off this pass has great value, there is a TON of value here.
Second this pass can get you on to the Solutions Exchange floor where all the vendors and partners are.
- Once there start talking to all the vendors, fellow attendee, all those folks you meet on Twitter, etc. as you never know who has a full pass they couldn't get rid of, take it and upgrade yours.
- Third, while you are there with an Expo Pass use Twitter and the VMworld hash tags to let folks know you're here and you are looking for a full pass.
- Stop by the VMUG booth on the Expo floor, you never know who will be there and you never know if users there might be able to help you.
Vendors and Partners
Find out who is sponsoring VMworld this year, and then…
- Start calling the ones you know well, ask them for support getting there.
- Don't forget to call the ones you don't know so well too.
- If you have an upcoming deal on the table with a vendor, inquire if they will throw in passes, travel, etc.
What about Food, Hotel, and Travel Costs?
- There will be free food everywhere, in-fact feel free to give some to the homeless I usually do.
- If you get a pass then lunch and usually breakfast are included.
- For dinner, find out where the nightly events are as they usually have food.
- Talk with Vendors as they might take you out, you never know.
- Ask a Vendor to pay for just the room or ask them to gift hotel points to you.
- Room Share with someone at the event << Think about it, you won't be in the room that often and chances are from 7AM till 10PM you'll be out of your room.
Use travel sites to cut down the cost.
- Secret Hotels: Best Western Carriage Inn and The Mosser. Good if you're on a budget but chances are they are full this year (2014).
- Use your hotel or other travel points to book the hotel for free.
- Get a low cost hotel away from the event, but watch your travel costs.
- Ask a vendor to pay for just the airfare, or maybe they have points they can gift you.
- Use your own travel points to pay for this.
Rideshare to the event
- See if one of your connections are driving to the event, offer to split fuel costs.
- You drive someone to the event, and they pick up the hotel or vise versa.
Local Travel
Use the following –
- VMworld Shuttle
- Bus
- Uber
- Once again hit up those vendors, they might have a way to get you around for free
Finally here is a breakdown of how I got to so many events and how/who paid for it….
|2008 VMworld
|Vendor Sponsor – Full Pass
|Employer Paid
|Vendor / Event
|Employer Paid
|2009 VMworld
|VMUG Sponsored – Full Pass
|Vendor paid for Airfare with Miles
|Vendor / Event
|Employer Paid
|2010 VMworld
|VMUG Sponsored – Full Pass
|Vendor paid for Airfare with Miles
|Vendor / Event
|Vendor Sponsored
|2011 VMworld
|Vendor Sponsor – Expo Pass but I got an upgrade to Full by asking others
|I drove two others and I paid for the fuel
|Vendor / Event
|Travel Companion paid for room
|2012 VMworld
|Employee Labs
|Employer Paid
|Employer Paid
|Employer Paid
|2013 VMworld
|Employee TAM
|Employer Paid
|Employer Paid
|Employer Paid
|2014 VMworld
|Employee TAM
|Employer Paid
|Employer Paid
|Employer Paid
Summing it up…
My take is this, if you REALLY want to go you'll get there but sometimes it takes effort to do so and if you do it right it might not cost you a thing. Don't let anything stop you and find your way there.
Finally, after you've been to the event don't forget about the folks who got you there and say 'Thank you'. Then over the next year continue to build this relationship, as you never know if you'll need help again, or you want to help someone else get there.
Network port diagram for vSphere 5.x – Poster
This is by far and away my favorite VMware Poster and I use it as a reference quite often.
Benefits –
- Clear representation of all the TCP/IP Ports needed by VMware Products and their dependences
- PDF has a very clear diagram that can be printed on to a large format
- PDF Diagram has reference numbers that correlate to further slides for more information
You can find the PDF Here >>http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2054806
PIC of the Reference Link –
Part of a PIC of the Port Diagram
Geeks.com – Time to Say goodbye for now
I was a bit shell shocked when I went to one of my favorite online stores, geeks.com, only to find out they had closed.
They had been open for 17 years and they were one of the first sites I trusted to buy quality products from new or used.
They had a lot of common items but every now and then they had something different or unique. It was one of the reasons why I kept coming back.
I had recommended geeks.com many times and everyone I sent there always let me know what excellent service and product they had.
Well Geeks.com – I salute you – you had a good run, I'm sorry to see you go, and I hope one day you return!
Just a quick note, if you liked geeks.com then check out http://www.pacificgeek.com/ they were very similar in product and layout.
Network port diagram for vSphere 5.x
Check out this great network port diagram for vSphere 5.x. It was recently released on kb.vmware.com
This is a must have for those doing architecture and design around VMware – Enjoy!
Home Lab – VMware ESXi 5.1 with iSCSI and freeNAS
Recently I updated my home lab with a freeNAS server (post here). In this post, I will cover my iSCSI setup with freeNAS and ESXi 5.1.
Keep this in mind when reading – This Post is about my home lab. My Home Lab is not a high-performance production environment, its intent is to allow me to test and validate virtualization software. Some of the choices I have made here you might question, but keep in mind I've made these choices because they fit my environment and its intent.
Overall Hardware…
Click on these links for more information on my lab setup…
- ESXi Hosts – 2 x ESXi 5.1, iCore 7, USB Boot, 32GB RAM, 5 x NICS
- freeNAS SAN – freeNAS 8.3.0, 5 x 2TB SATA III, 8GB RAM, Zotac M880G-ITX Mobo
- Networking – Netgear GSM7324 with several VLAN and Routing setup
Here are the overall goals…
- Setup iSCSI connection from my ESXi Hosts to my freeNAS server
- Use the SYBS Dual NIC to make balanced connections to my freeNAS server
- Enable Balancing or teaming where I can
- Support a CIFS Connection
Here is basic setup…
freeNAS Settings
Create 3 networks on separate VLANs – 1 for CIFS, 2 x for iSCSI < No need for freeNAS teaming
The CIFS settings are simple. I followed the freeNAS guide and set up a CIFS share.
Create 2 x iSCSI LUNS 500GB each
Setup the basic iSCSI Settings under "Servers > iSCSI"
- I used this doc to help with the iSCSI setup
- The only exception is – Enable both of the iSCSI network adapters in the "Portals" area
ESXi Settings
Setup your iSCSI vSwitch and attach two dedicated NICS
Setup two VMKernel Ports for iSCSI connections
Ensure that the First VMKernel Port group (iSCSI72) goes to ONLY vmnic0 and vice versa for iSCSI73
Enable the iSCSI LUNs by following the standard VMware instructions
Note – Ensure you bind BOTH iSCSI VMKernel Ports
Once you have your connectivity working, it's time to setup round robin for path management.
Right click on one of the LUNS, choose 'Manage Paths…'
Change the path selection on both the LUNS to 'Round Robin'
Tip – After the fact if you make changes to your iSCSI settings, then ensure you check your path selection as it may go back to default
Notes and other Thoughts…
Browser Cache Issues — I had issues with freeNAS updating information on their web interface, even after reboots of the NAS and my PC. I moved to Firefox and all issues went away. I then cleared my cache in IE and these issues were gone.
Jumbo Frames — Can I use Jumbo Frames with the SYBA Dual NICs SY-PEX24028? – Short Answer is NO I was unable to get them to work in ESXi 5.1. SYBA Tech support stated the MAX Jumbo frames for this card is 7168 and it supports Windows OS's only. I could get ESXi to accept a 4096 frame size but nothing larger. However, when enabled none of the LUNS would connect, once I moved the frame size back to 1500 everything worked perfectly. I beat this up pretty hard, adjusting all types of ESXi, networking, and freeNAS settings but in the end, I decided the 7% boost that Jumbo frames offer wasn't worth the time or effort.
These settings will enable my 2 ESXi Hosts to balance their connections to my iSCSI LUNS hosted by freeNAS server without the use of freeNAS Networking Teaming or aggregation. By far it is the simplest way to setup and the out of the box performance works well.
My advice is — go simple with these settings for your home lab and save your time to beat up more important issues like "how do I shutdown windows 8" J
I hope you found this post useful and if you have further questions or comments feel free to post up or reach out to me.
VMware Guest Operating System Installation Guide gets an Online Facelift
At some point in your VMware administrator career you discover you need information around the correct settings to deploy a VM properly.
You find that you need to answer questions like –
What is the supported network adapter for my Guest OS?
Are Paravirtualization adapters supported for my Guest OS?
Can I do Hot memory add?
A few years ago the default standard was the Guest Operating System Installation Guide.
It gave you all the information you needed to setup the virtual hardware or confirm what recommend virtual hardware should be by the OS Type.
Recently the compatibility and OS installation guides have come online and they can lead you to best practices around settings and KB's too.
In this blog post I'm going to step you through how to find basic information around a Windows 2008 server.
Start here – http://partnerweb.vmware.com/GOSIG/home.html#other
This link will take you to the Guest Operating System Installation Guide.
Select your OS – In this case I choose Windows 2008 Server
Here are the base install instructions for the Guest OS, note at the bottom the KB Articles and Guest OS Compatibility Guide.
The Guest OS Compatibility Guide can tell you what network drivers etc are support for the guest OS..
Click here to go to the VMware Compatibility Guide, Select your OS Family, OS Type and choose Update & Review…
Then select your ESX / ESXi version to see the details…
Here are the results… Also from this page you can choose a different product like ESXi 5.0U1 or other…
Home Lab – Adding a Layer 3 Switch to my growing Home Lab
Most recently I expanded my home lab to include a Layer 3 switch.
Why would I choose a Layer 3 switch and what/how would I use it is the topic of this blog post.
Here are my requirements for my home lab –
I would like to setup my home network to support multiple VLANs and control how they route.
This will enable me to control the network traffic and segment my network to allow for different types of testing.
I'd also like to be able to run all of these VM's on Workstation 9, support remote access, and ESXi Hosts.
Frist thing I did was come up with a drawing of what I wanted. It included all my wants and needs…
This was my chance to brain storm a bit and I just wrote down everything I wanted or really needed.
From this drawing I came up with this list…
- Support Remote Access
- VLAN Routing
- VLAN Tagging
- ESXi Host with 5 NICs
- Workstation 9 Host with 5 NICs
- Support 5 Different VLANs
- Support Internet Access for VM's
- Local Storage support for home files
- Printer / Scanner need to be on the network
- I'm going to need a switch with 24 Ports or better
- Design the network so that I can power down the test lab and allow home devices to print and access the Inet.
Second thing – What do I currently have to work with…
- Windows 7×64, Workstation 9, 32GB RAM, iCore 7, 2 x SATA3 2TB 6gbs HD, 2 x SATA3 SSD (60 & 120), 1 NIC
- IO Mega IX4 with Dual NICs
- Older Netgear 16 Port Gig Layer 2 Switch unmanaged
- Netgear N900 with Guest Network Support
Based on these lists I came up with my shopping list…
- I need a Layer 3 Switch to support all this
- I need some Multiport Giga Bit NICs
Let's start with the switch…Here is what I looked for in a Switch –
Must Have –
- Layer 3 Routing
- VLANs
- VLAN Routing
- Managed
- Quiet – It is a must for home networking as I work from home and am frequently on calls.
- Cost effective – keep it below a few hundred
Nice to have –
- Quality Brand
- Support
- Community behind the product
- Non-Blocking Switch
- OSPF or RIP
Basically most good Layer 3 switches achieve the requirements for 1-4. However these switches usually run in a Data center or Networking closet and are quite loud
I did some looking around for different switches, mostly used Cisco and Extreme Networks. These are switches that I am familiar with and would fit my home lab. However I've seen my share of their innards, I know their fans are loud and cannot easily be replaced. When I was at VMworld 2012 I chatted quite a bit with the Netgear folk about their products and I remember talking with them about their products and how they fit SMB to Enterprise quite nicely. I started to look on Ebay and I found an affordable Netgear Switch. I did some research on line and found how others were modifying the fans to help them run more quietly.
My choice was the Netgear GSM7324. It is a 24 Port Layer 3 Managed Switch from 2008. It meets all my must have needs and it fulfilled all of the "Nice To haves"
I also bought the following to support this switch –
Startech Null Modem DB9 to USB to run the CLI on the Switch
Sunon MagLev HA40201V4-0000-C99, 40x20mm,Super Silent FAN for $10 apiece, they fit perfectly and they run the switch at a tolerable noise level
TIP – And this is important… I had to move the PIN outs on these fans to meet the PIN outs on the Switch. If I didn't it could have damaged the switch…
Next I started looking for Multi-Port Gigabit NICS…
What do I have to work with?
I'm using the Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 for Workstation 9 and MSI Z68MA-G45B3 for my ESXi 5.x Host.
What are the Must haves for the NIC's?
- Dual Gigabit
- VLAN support
- Jumbo Frames
- Support for ESXi and Windows 7×64
- I need about 4 of these cards
I choose the SYBA SY-PEX24028. It's a Dual NIC Gigabit card that meets my requirements. I found it for $39 on Newegg .
Tip – When choosing a network card I needed to ensure the card will fit into my motherboards, not all x1 PCIe slots are the same and when looking at Dual Gigabit NICs most only work in server class hardware.
Summary –
I achieved what I was looking to accomplish and with some good design work I should have a top notch home lab. All in all I spent about ~$400 to upgrade my home lab. Which is not a bad deal considering most Layer 3 switches cost $400+. All my toys have now come in and I'm off to rework my lab…. But that my friend is a different blog post…
Test Lab – Day 2 CLI with the Xsigo!
Yesterday I did about 90% of the hardware install. Today, Day 2, our Xsigo SE will be here to assist with the installation and configuration of the Xsigo to the ESX Hosts..
Today's Goals..
- Install 2nd Xsigo VP780
- Install vmware ESXi 4.1 on 4 servers with Xsigo Drivers
- Configure both Xsigo vp780's
Install 2nd Xsigo VP780…
Day 2 started out with a gift from Mr. FedEx, it was the parts we needed to install the 2nd Xsigo. Only yesterday afternoon we discovered we were missing some power cords and mounting brackets. A couple quick calls to Xsigo and viola parts are on their way. Props to Xsigo for a VERY quick response to this issue!
Based on the lessons learned from Day 1 we mounted the 2nd Xsigo VP780 and it went much smoother. Notice the WE part of installing the VP780, these things are heavy & large and you'll need some help or a giant with huge hands to install them into a rack. See their install manual for more information.
When we powered them up I was amazed by the amount of air they moved through the device >> Very NICE!
Keep in mind at this point all the test lab hardware including the Xsigo fiber modules (2 x 10gig Fiber modules per device), and networking is mounted and interconnected…
Install vmware ESXi 4.1 on 4 servers with Xsigo Drivers…
You'll need the Xsigo Drivers installed for ESXi to recognize the infiniband cards and for proper communication.
There are two installation options…
- Install ESXi 4.1 and add the Xsigo Drivers after the install.
- Download the drivers and re-master the ESXi ISO yourself (This is a good option if your building / rebuilding lots of servers)
We chose to re-master the ESXi ISO with the Xsigo drivers.
Here is the link to master the ISO
I won't bore you with the details of installing ESXi, however the only gotcha I ran into was the Dell R5400 SATA RAID controller.
I setup a SATA RAID group, during the ESXi install it recognized the RAID volume, and ESXi installed to it without issue.
However after the reboot of the host it would not boot to this volume.
I didn't have time to troubleshoot, for now we just broke the RAID group, reinstalled, and it worked perfectly.
ESXi Management NICS's..
Our test lab network will be isolated from production network traffic. However, one of our servers will need to be in the production environment. We setup one physical NIC (pNIC) on to our production environment. This will allow us to temporarily transfer VM's from production to test, we'll then disconnect this pNIC and setup ESXi to use the Xsigo NIC for management.
(More to come on this on Day 3)
Configure both Xsigo vp780's…
Configuring the vp780 was very simple. We attached a laptop to the Xsigo and in about 20 commands our Xsigo was up and running..
These are the basic commands we used to setup our pair of Xsigo's (A and B), the commands below reflect B only.
The commands would be the same for the A Xsigo simply change the appropriate parameters…
NOTE: I don't recommend you execute these commands in your environment, keep in mind these are for my reference ONLY… I also recommend you contact your Xsigo representative for assistance.
Here are the commands we executed..
Getting into the Xsigo VP780…
We used a standard Xsigo provided rollover cable plugged into Serial1. (Serial2 is for Tech / Debug – Don't use)
We connected to the console via Putty or Absolute Telnet (COM Settings are 115200,8,1,None,None)
Tip: All default passwords are in the CLI Config Guide by Xsigo
Setup the Xsigo via the Wizard…
Once the connected we used the XgOS config Wizard and entered in the following..
Welcome to XgOS
Copyright (c) 2007-2010 Xsigo Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Enter "help" for information on available commands.
Would you like to use the XgOS Configuration Wizard? [Y/n]
Hostname: xsigo-b
Domain: YOURDOMAIN.COM
Is this Director to be designated as the IB subnet manager (leave as Y unless using an external, non-Xsigo subnet manager) ? [Y/n]
Do you want this Director to send diagnostic data to Xsigo periodically? [Y/n]
Please input the 'root' password: ****
Please confirm the 'root' password: ****
Please input the 'admin' password: *****
Please confirm the 'admin' password: *****
Please input the 'recovery-password': ****
Please confirm the 'recovery-password': ****
IP Address [static/DHCP]: 555.555.555.555
IP Address [static/DHCP]:
Enter NTP Server 1: 555.555.555.555
Enter NTP Server 2:
Enter Timezone [<Tab><Tab> for the list of Timezones]: America_Phoenix
Welcome to XgOS
Copyright (c) 2007-2010 Xsigo Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Enter "help" for information on available commands.
Now it's time to setup the Xsigo…
Place the Xsigo into Trunk Mode..
Port 10 and Port 11 are the 10gig Fibre Modules; this command places them in Trunk Mode
set ethernet-port 10/1 -mode=trunk << Port 10 will be used for our IP Network (Vlans for Guests, vmotion, hosts, etc)
set ethernet-port 11/1 -mode=trunk << Port 11 will be used for our NFS
Rear of VP780
Ensure Trunk Mode is activated..
Use the command 'show ethernet-port '
admin@xsigo-b[xsigo] show ethernet-port
name type state descr mode flags lag access-vlan vnics vlans
10/1 nwEthernet10GbPort up/up trunk -s— 1 0 none
11/1 nwEthernet10GbPort up/up trunk -s— 1 0 none
2 records displayed
Setup Phone Home for Support…
set system phone-home -customer-name="YOUR COMPANY NAME HERE"
set system phone-home -firstname.lastname@example.com
set system phone-home -contact-phone-numbers="555-555-5555″
set system phone-home proxy [YOUR PROXY IP HERE] [PROXY PORT if needed, default is 3128]
Note: For this command the syntax is [PROXY IP Address] one space [PROXY PORT], don't use ':' to as the separator.
Once completed then check confirm your information…
Enter the command 'show system phone-home'
admin@xsigo-b[xsigo] show system phone-home
enabled true
freq weekly
next Fri Jan 14 12:44:52 MST 2011
notify no
strip yes
alarm yes
name COMPANYNAME
email firstname.lastname@example.com
phone 5555555555
p-host 555.555.555.555:3128
1 record displayed
Check on the Phone Home Log….
admin@xsigo-b[xsigo] showlog phonehome.log
Wed Jan 5 17:30:33 MST 2011: Phone home successful to http://phone-home.xsigo.com:6522
Wed Jan 5 18:04:14 MST 2011: Phone home successful to http://phone-home.xsigo.com:6522
Wed Jan 5 18:04:38 MST 2011: Phone home successful to http://phone-home.xsigo.com:6522
[Press CRTL-C to Exit]
Tip: your log might be empty until it has something to send
Ensure your Physical servers are attached…
As expected all 4 servers are attached to this Xsigo.. (If they don't show up here it could be an interconnect or ESXi issue)
Enter the command 'show physical-server' to view your connected servers.
admin@xsigo-b[xsigo] show physical-server
name localhost <<< This is the ESXi Hostname
guid 2c903000b4df5
port xsigo-001397001:ServerPort2 << This is the Xsigo Port the Server is connected to
os VMware/ESXi-4.1.0:xg-3.5.0-1-246491/x86_64 << This is the version of ESX & Xsigo Driver
version 2.7.0/3.0.0
server-profile << Notice this is blank, We configured it next
name localhost
guid 2c903000b4ea5
port xsigo-001397001:ServerPort3
os VMware/ESXi-4.1.0:xg-3.5.0-1-246491/x86_64
version 2.7.0/3.0.0
name localhost
guid 2c903000b4ea9
port xsigo-001397001:ServerPort4
os VMware/ESXi-4.1.0:xg-3.5.0-1-246491/x86_64
version 2.7.0/3.0.0
name localhost
guid 2c903000b5095
port xsigo-001397001:ServerPort1
os VMware/ESXi-4.1.0:xg-3.5.0-1-246491/x86_64
version 2.7.0/3.0.0
4 records displayed
Create Server Profiles…
Creating a server profile enables you to assign devices to your specific host.
In our case we used the ESX Hostname as the Xsigo Server Profile name.
This will help us to keep the profiles well organized.
Keep in mind YOURSERVERNAME# equals your ESX Hostname and it will become your Xsigo Server Profile Name…
Long way to create a Server Profile…
add server-profile [server profile name]
View the new server profile…
admin@xsigo-b[xsigo] show server-profile
name state descr connection def-gw vnics vhbas
YOURSERVER1 up/unassigned 0 0
1 record displayed
Assign the server profile to a port on the Xsigo…
set server-profile YOURSERVER1 connect localhost@xsigo-001397001:ServerPort1
Short way to create a Server Profile…
add server-profile YOURSERVER2 localhost@xsigo-001397001:ServerPort2
add server-profile YOURSERVER1 localhost@xsigo-001397001:ServerPort3
add server-profile YOURSERVER1 localhost@xsigo-001397001:ServerPort4
Then use show server-profile to confirm your entries…
admin@xsigo-b[xsigo] show server-profile
name state descr connection def-gw vnics vhbas
Yourserver3 up/up localhost@xsigo-001397001:ServerPort3 0 0
Yourserver4 up/up localhost@xsigo-001397001:ServerPort4 0 0
Yourserver1 up/up localhost@xsigo-001397001:ServerPort1 0 0
Yourserver2 up/up localhost@xsigo-001397001:ServerPort2 0 0
4 records displayed
Set Up and attach the virtual NICS to your server profile…
In this step we created our Xsigo vNICS, attached them to the appropriate server profiles, and the 10gig Modules.
When complete each of our ESXi servers will have 4 Xsigo vNICS.
(2 vNICs for IP Network, 2 vNICs for Storage network)
Decoding the command…
The command 'add vnic xnb.yourservername1 10/1 -mode=trunk' breaks down to…
add vnic << Add vNIC Command
xnb << The vNIC Name (xnb = Xsigo, IP Network, B Xsigo Device, Xsb = Xsigo, Storage Network, B Xsigo Device)
yourservername1 << Which profile to attach to
10/1 << Which Module on the Xsigo to attach to
-mode=trunk << What transport mode
These are the command we entered..
IP Network vNICS
admin@xsigo-b[xsigo] add vnic xnb.yourservername1 10/1 -mode=trunk
admin@xsigo-b[xsigo] add vnic xnb.yourservername2 10/1 -mode=trunk
admin@xsigo-b[xsigo] add vnic xnb.Yourservername3 10/1 -mode=trunk
admin@xsigo-b[xsigo] add vnic xnb.Yourservername4 10/1 -mode=trunk
Storage vNICS
admin@xsigo-b[xsigo] add vnic xsb.Yourservername1 11/1 -mode=trunk
admin@xsigo-b[xsigo] add vnic xsb.Yourservername2 11/1 -mode=trunk
admin@xsigo-b[xsigo] add vnic xsb.Yourservername3 11/1 -mode=trunk
admin@xsigo-b[xsigo] add vnic xsb.Yourservername4 11/1 -mode=trunk
Results from ESXi…
Other Information…
Set System back to factory Defaults…
If needed, you can set the System back to factory Defaults by the following command.
When complete you will need to access the system via Serial Cable.
Here are the steps:
set system factory-default
confirm << type in Confirm, my Putty will exited and the system will shutdown
NOTE: This command will erase the configuration from the Xsigo. Do it with caution
Tip: Note this will cause the system to shutdown, this means someone will have to manually power it back on.
Upgrade the XgOS via USB…
Download the GOS 2.8.5 to a USB Stick..
We inserted the stick into the USB Port on the VP780, then executed this command
system upgrade file://usb/xsigo-2.8.5.xpf
Other Handy commands…
show system status
show system
show system version
show system warnings
show serial
show system info
CLI Fun…
One thing I like about the CLI for Xsigo is TAB at the end of the command (most modern CLI's have this and it sure is handy)
If I type in set system phone-home[Press TAB] it displays possible completions and qualifiers and then it displays the last command I typed in.
admin@ xsigo-b[xsigo] set system phone-home [Press TAB]
Possible completions:
disable Disable phone home
enable Enable phone home
noproxy Don't use HTTP Proxy
proxy HTTP Proxy config
snooze Hit the snooze button
[Optional qualifiers]
-contact-email-address Email address for Xsigo technical support to contact when a problem is discovered. (or 'none')
-contact-phone-numbers Telephone number for Xsigo technical support to contact when a problem is discovered. (comma separated, or 'none')
-copy-url URL to send audit copy to
-customer-name Customer name (or 'none')
-frequency Phone home frequency (relative to when it is set)
-notify Will Xsigo notify you when problems are detected?
-send-alarms Send major alarms to Xsigo?
-strip-private Strip private information from phone-home data
Repeat '?' for detailed help.
admin@xsigo-b[xsigo] set system phone-home
Day 2 Summary..
The pair of Xsigo's were very easy to configure and install. I enjoyed working with Xsigo CLI, it is very well thought out, and I plan do to write additional blog about it alone.
Besides for the very few and sometime self-inflicted gotchas things went smooth.
It was nice to have a Xsigo SE on site to assist with the initial install and I'm looking forward to tomorrow when we spin up some VM's and then test!
Still to do…
- Copy vCenter Server & other VM's from Production to this test environment
- Test, Test, Test and more testing..
Test Lab – End of Day 1
Day one was pretty simple it mostly comprised of hardware installation.
Below are my notes from todays adventure!
Work completed…
- Network team mounted and configured the EX4200 switches with appropriate vlans (NFS, VM Service Console, vMotion, and others)
- Severs were mounted and remounted to make room (see Installation gotchas below)
- One Xsigo was mounted, and due to some missing brackets the other will have to be mounted tomorrow
- Ethernet CAT and Infiniband cables were all cabled and routed
- Physical Servers for VMware ESXi 4.1 were installed
Installation Gotchas…
Installing & Mounting the Xsigo VP780 proved harder then I expected, this in no way is a slam against Xsigo, and it is totally my fault for not fully reading the manual.
I suggest you run through the Quick Install Manual prior to installing the VP780. There are a LOT of brackets and about 5-8 bolt packages. All are necessary for their intended purpose.
My mistake was I just looked at the VP780 which is 4U in size and planned out 8U for both.
However the mounting / support bracket requires 1U of space… This brings the total to 5U per Xsigo or 10U for both.
This miscalculation caused a bit of a delay and I had to remount some servers to make up this space.
Lesson learned, read the manual before installing.
Xsigo Stuff..
From a DC cooling and cabling perspective the Xsigo is designed very well. In the front there are 4 massive primary fans and 4 smaller fans for the Power Supplies.
This design puts the intake in the front pulling cool air though the Xsigo and out the rear. All the cabling is done in the rear and cable management is a breeze as I can directly cable the rear of my servers to the rear of theXsigo.
Front View
Rear View
Physical Server Front..
Physical Server Rear (Look Mom No Cables!!) – It's Pretty Sweet that 2 Cables can do so much
Still to do…
- Install Vmware on site 1 and 2 cluster with Xsigo Drivers
- Install 2nd Xsigo into rack
- Copy vCenter Server & other VM's from Production to this test environment
- Test, Test, Test and more testing..
Test Lab – The Plan and Layout with Xsigo, juniper, IOMega, vmware, and HP/Dell servers)
This week I have the pleasure of setting up a pretty cool test lab with Xsigo, juniper, IOMega, vmware, and HP/Dell servers.
I'll be posting up some more information as the days go on…
The idea and approval for the lab came up pretty quickly and we are still defining all the goals we'd like to accomplish.
I'm sure with time the list will grow, however here are the initial goals we laid out.
Network Goals
- Deploy the vChissis solution by Juniper (Server Core and WAN Core)
- Deploy OSPF Routing (particularly between sites)
- Multicast Testing
- Layer 2 test for vm's
- throughput Monitoring
VMware Goals
- Test EVC from Old Dell QuadCores Servers to new HP Nehalem
- Test Long Distance vMotion & long distance cluster failures from Site1 to Site 2
- Play around with ESXi 4.1
Xsigo Goals
- Test Redundant Controller failover with vmware
- Throughput between sites, servers, and storage
- We don't have a dual storage devices to test SAN replication, however the IOMega will be "spanned" across the metro core
- Even though this is a "Site to Site" design, this is a lab and all equipment is in the same site
- The Simulated 10Gbs Site to Site vChassis Connection is merely a 10Gbs fibre cable (We are working on simulating latency)
- Xsigo recommends 2 controllers per site and DOES NOT recommend this setup for a production enviroment, however this is a test lab — not production.
The Hardware..
2 x Xsigo VP780's with Dual 10Gbs Modules, All Server hardware will be Dual Connected
2 x HP DL360 G6, Single Quad Core Nehalem , 24GB RAM, Infinband DDR HBA, gNic's for Mgt (Really not needed but nice to have)
2 x Dell Precision Workstation R5400, Dual QuadCore, 16GB RAM, Infiniband DDR HBA, gNic's for Mgt (Really not needed but nice to have)
6 x Juniper EX4200's (using Virtual Chassis and Interconnect Stacking Cables)
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Busting Some Cans with an Atlatl Looks Like Awesome Hunting Practice
Watching Ryan Gill hit these cans with an atlatl has us excited to try it ourselves.
In this video from Wide Open Spaces video contributor Ryan Gill, several shots are taken at a stack of cans with an atlatl, a primitive hunting weapon that Gill has nearly mastered.
It doesn't look so difficult when a pro like Gill shows off his skills, but with some practice and experience under your belt, you could be hunting with an atlatl as well.


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St Albans duo tackling charity walk for seriously ill children
PUBLISHED: 13:11 16 May 2019 | UPDATED: 13:11 16 May 2019
Two friends from St Albans are taking part in a 100k charity walk to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Alex Chapman, of Prospect Road, and Rob Riches, of Doggetts Way, are taking part in the London 2 Brighton Challenge on Saturday, May 25, walking the 62-mile distance between Richmond and Brighton Race Course.
They are also holding a live music event at three different St Albans pubs this Saturday (May 18) to help reach their £1,200 target.
You may also want to watch:
Local acoustic duo Entropy, fronted by Neil Oxtoby, will perform at The Mermaid at 3pm, at Ye Olde Fighting Cocks at 5pm, and at the Lower Road Lion at 7pm.
Alex said: "A lot of my family are in child or neonatal nursing.
"Great Ormond Street's research is vital to improving the quality of care for all under 18s with serious illnesses."
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1,2Yunhua Wu,3,4Weibiao Hsu
Journal of Geophysical Research, Planets (in Press) Link to Article [https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JE005743]
1Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
3The State Key Laboratory of Planetary Science, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, China
4CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology, China
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Northwest Africa (NWA) 11042, originally classified as a primitive achondrite with no chondritic relicts, is rather a unique L‐melt rock. It is a severely shocked, igneous‐textured ultramafic rock composed of euhedral to subhedral olivine (Fa25.1±0.5) and pyroxenes (Low‐Ca pyroxene Fs20.7±0.8Wo4.2±1.0, and Ca‐rich pyroxene Fs11.5±0.5Wo37.6±1.2) with interstitial albitic plagioclase (Ab80.7±1.7Or5.0±0.7) that has been completely converted to maskelynite. Mineral compositions are similar to those of equilibrated L chondrites. Melt pockets are scattered throughout the sample, containing high‐pressure minerals including ringwoodite, wadsleyite, jadeite, and lingunite. Merrillite and apatite in NWA 11042 contain significantly higher REE abundances than those of ordinary chondrites, indicative of igneous fractional crystallization. In situ U‐Pb dating of apatite in NWA 11042 reveals an upper intercept age of 4479±43 Myr and a lower intercept age of 465±47 Myr on the normal U‐Pb concordia diagram. The upper intercept age recorded the time when NWA 11042 initially crystallized. This age is much younger than when the decay of short‐lived nuclides (e.g., 26Al) would act as a major heat source, suggesting melting and crystallization of NWA 11042 could be otherwise triggered by an impact event. The lower intercept age represents a reset age due to a later impact event, that is in coincidence with the disruption event of L chondrite parent body at ~470 Myr. NWA 11042 is an excellent example to link igneous‐textured meteorites with a chondritic parent body through shock‐induced melting.


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A fun aspect of raising and homeschooling young children is the training, teaching and developing of the youngest minds.
You know, the babies.
At just under eleven months old, our little Colton is at a prime age for learning and absorbing something new from everything and everyone around him.
As a family, it's so much fun to watch him grow and explore!
Two of our most valuable resources for nurturing his little mind are his big sisters and brother, and learning toys and games.
I had the privilege of being asked by Timberdoodle to review their Tolo Shape Sorter Playbench. (This item is no longer available at Timberdoodle, but you can view other related items here.)
As a member of Timberdoodle's Blogger Review Team, I received a free shape sorter set in exchange for a frank and unbiased review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own.
A few things we're enjoying about this shape sorter:
*The shapes are bright and colorful and make a fun rattling sound when shaken… the perfect fit for curious little hands!
*Our girls, ages 7 and 5, enjoy playing with their little brother and helping him learn to bang the hammer, identify the shapes, etc. It's great interaction between our children!
*Our three-year old son enjoys using the soft-head hammer to bang the shapes through the matching holes… he loves using "tools just like Daddy."
*Worthy of being mentioned is the fact that the hammer is attached to the playbench with a cord… no need to worry about it being misplaced. 🙂
The Tolo Shape Sorter Play Bench is one of the many useful items included in Timberdoodle's Early Learning curricula (along with another of my favorite "tools" for little ones: My First Baby Signs board book collection. More about that another time!)
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Check out more ideas and encouragement right here.
I'd love to connect with you over at my Facebook group for homeschooling moms, as well!


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Why You Should Undergo Pre-Employment Medicals
Some prospective employees may have a negative attitude towards pre-employment medicals because they look at them as an inconvenience. Such people may not know how those medicals can be of benefit to them. This article discusses why each employee should embrace these medicals.
Protects You From Safety Risks
Some people may have medical conditions that can put their safety at risk if they are given certain jobs. For example, a person who has epilepsy may die in case he or she is suddenly incapacitated when working at height. The pre-employment medical test can prompt the examining officer to advise the employer to place you in another position where you will not face a safety risk in case you get an attack.
Advice on Condition Management
Having a pre-existing medical condition doesn't necessarily stop you from performing certain tasks. The pre-employment medical offers an avenue for you to receive helpful advice about how you can keep any medical condition discovered under control so that you can live without any problems. This invaluable information helps you beyond the workplace. For instance, someone found to have diabetes can be advised about how to prevent blood-sugar spikes. Such a person can end up living longer without depending on medications.
Monitoring the Effect of Workplace Risks
Pre-employment tests also provide a baseline for assessing how you are being affected by any workplace risks to which you are exposed. This ongoing monitoring can help your employers to offer you better personal protective equipment in case periodic medicals reveal that you are being affected by the risks at the workplace. This proactive approach can protect your health and life.
Evidence During Litigation
Some insurance companies may want to reduce how much they pay you after you file a workers' compensation claim. Such firms may suggest that you had the condition long before you took up that job. The results from the pre-employment medical can support your claim that you only developed the condition after taking on that job. In this way, the court is likely to rule in your favour because you will have presented evidence that you were fine before you were exposed to those risks at work.
As you can see, pre-employment medicals don't only serve the interests of employers. They also have massive benefits for the employees who undergo them. You should therefore welcome every opportunity that is offered to you to undergo that examination so that you can enjoy the benefits in the discussion above.


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A recent Washington Post piece by Elizabeth Breunig raises a lot of interesting points and is worth reading.
She highlights that in the US (as in the UK) there are constant moves to ensure that those receiving ever shrinking welfare payments are in fact working (or actively seeking work). This is sometimes referred to as 'workfare'
Breunig points out that most of the non-working poor are elderly, children, or care-givers, all of whom seem to have some reason for not earning more in market employment.
What is particularly interesting about this piece is comparison between the treatment of the poor and rich non-workers.
Everyday libertarianism for the idle rich vs. workfare for the undeserving poor
This comparison might strike some as odd - the poor in question are receiving assistance from society via government spending while the idle rich in question aren't. They receive their money from dividends etc.
The author gives examples of policies that benefit investors and capital-holders, which could be considered subsidies for the idle rich. The point is that these subsidies do not come with a work-requirement as do workfare programmes
I think its possible to go further than this. Even if there weren't such subsidies it would still be morally acceptable to insist that the idle rich work, even if their income comes from a "private" rather than a "public" source.
This is because the idea that there is a difference between the two is based upon a mistake, labelled everyday libertarianism by philosophers Liam Murphy and Thomas Nagel in their excellent book The Myth of Ownership.
This is the idea that people are led to consider their gross income to be 'theirs' and that the tax system takes some of it from them. If you are a libertarian, then you might believe this to be the case. However, since libertarianism isn't a very attractive political philosophy and since most people aren't in fact libertarians it is an unfortunate but common mistake to make.
It is more appropriate to consider the property distribution system holistically, and consider each owner (individual, corporation, charity or government) as the temporary holder of their property. There are strong reasons to let the owner have power of the property while they own it, of course, and I don't draw the conclusion that the government should be able to seize property unless there is an exceptional circumstance (such as a national emergency, where the property is required for infrastructure development or where the property in question is illegal). I don't go as far as more radical leftists who would then say that the above means that any private property can be seized by the government at any time.
The point is that when property is transferred from one owner to another it is an opportunity for society to consider whether to (in rare situations) block or (more commonly) tax the transaction. It may appear as if the transaction is just between the two parties involved, but in fact the whole of society is involved. Firstly, society supports the system in which the property and the transaction exists. Secondly, the value of the property exists because of the rest of society.
Investors aren't just sitting on their property, they are sending it out into the world and getting more back. This is captured by my Comprehensive-Acquired-income tax-base. A self-sufficient farmer who tends their own land and gains from it wouldn't have to pay tax on their gains. But no-one gets rich from being a self-sufficient farmer who does not engage economically with anyone else.
The idle rich person is then a recipient of social wealth in just the same way as the welfare/benefit recipient.
Why do we care whether people work?
There are lots of possible reasons why we might want to ensure that people work rather than receive money while being idle.
· Social Consequences: If someone who could work doesn't do so then this is a missed opportunity for society. Society could have got the benefit of this labour but misses out.
· Paternalistic consequentialist: This is the idea that it is in people's interest to work (whether they realise or not). This is because people who are idle will get into unhealthy habits, become slothful, lose purpose and so on.
· Contributions are important: It is important for people (where able) to contribute to society, and people should only receive social wealth to the extent that they do contribute to society. Interestingly, desert-based (or meritocratic) theories of justice would be against all unearned wealth such as gifts and inheritances since these are unearned.
What is interesting is that these three justifications apply to the wealthy just as much as the poor.
An alternative justification is that people should do whatever they are required to do by the correct theory of justice. Some of those theories will require workfare, and they may or may not require wealthy individuals to work too. My preferred theory would require both. This is the correct way to think about it, and I encourage people to engage with such theories.
However, what about those who want to support workfare but not force the idle rich to work before they can receive unearned income?
To be consistent, anyone relying on any of the three arguments listed above also will have to apply this to wealthy individuals who choose not to work.
What is a contribution?
In the article, Breunig makes the point that carers can contribute to society without receiving market income. Furthermore, many clearly socially useful activities aren't well-rewarded in the market (such as most minimum wage work), while some activities that aren't as clearly socially useful are well-remunerated. This is because remuneration follows from supply as well as demand.
On the other hand, someone who inherits a fortune and lives off the returns from this obtains a market income without contributing. It would be possible to insist that only those who work should be able to receive unearned income, or that lifetime unearned income should be linked to the amount of work someone has performed.
Market income is not a perfect indicator of contribution. However, again, I don't take the hard-left conclusion that market income is meaningless.
Nevertheless, there is often some correlation between market income and social contribution, something I mentioned in my blogs on desert-theories of justice. The point is that we can look at a broad conception of contribution as participation in the labour market or undertaking some socially useful activity such as studying or caring.
Workfare for the rich?
So, do we need to insist on workfare for rich investors as well as the poor?
I think so, on the basis that this would make for a fairer society. My CLIPH-rate tax system would link people's net income to the hours they have worked (or undertaken some equivalent or having been excused from doing so).
However, those who argue for workfare on more limited grounds, such as the three arguments listed above, should also support workfare for the idle rich on the same grounds. This would presumably mean taxing non-working but able people from gaining unearned income through punitive taxation or by blocking such benefits until the individual has undertaken the requisite about of work.
How else could they avoid the inconsistency?
· They could stop insisting on workfare and instead support a Universal Basic Income, i.e. to give up on workfare.
· They could advocate a theory of justice which justifies workfare programmes for the poor but not the rich. This rules-out desert or contribution-based theories. Furthermore, it probably also rules-out consequentialist theories which emphasise economically strong outcomes.
As I mentioned, my proposal is to link net income and work for all those who can work. This applies whether they are wealthy or poor, high-earner or low-earner.


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Glam up this season in stylish ball gowns
PUBLISHED: 13:35 11 November 2011 | UPDATED: 20:15 20 February 2013
In the iconic surroundings of Hylands House, Essex Life captures a collection of dazzling ball gowns to make a big impression during the coming party season
MODEL: Emma Radley On location
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This magnificent building is now available to hire for functions and weddings.
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In Eden v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection the Federal Court highlights that unfair visa cancellations can be fought in the courts on grounds of unreasonableness. Justice Logan, sitting… read more →
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The Mark Mills award conferred by the American Nuclear Society (ANS) recognizes the important contributions of the late Mark Mills to nuclear science and engineering. It is awarded every year to the graduate student author who submits the best original technical paper contributing to the advancement of science and engineering related to the atomic nucleus.
Boopathy Kombaiah, a former PhD student in MS&E guided by Prof K.L. Murty, has been selected to receive the 2015 ANS-Mark Mills award for his recent research article entitled "Dislocation cross-slip controlled creep in Zircaloy-4 at high stresses" published in 'Materials Science and Engineering: A623 (2015) 114-123'. The official presentation of a plaque and a monetary award of $500 will be made during the 2015 ANS Winter Meeting in Washington, DC from November 8-12, 2015.
Dr Kombaiah obtained his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Metallurgical Engineering from PSG College of Technology in India in 2005 and Master of Engineering degree from Indian Institute of Science, India in 2009. He was a Marie-Curie Early Stage Researcher at EMPA-Materials Science and Technology in Switzerland before joining NCSU in spring 2011 as a research assistant in the Nuclear Materials Group working under the guidance of Prof. K.L. Murty on creep characterization of Zr alloys with application to the reliability during dry storage and transportation of used nuclear fuel. He graduated in May 2015 and is now working as a post-doctoral fellow at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA.
While he published about 4 technical papers based on his doctoral degree research funded by DOE/NEUP and National Science Foundation, his recent paper entitled, 'Coble, Orowan Strengthening, and Dislocation Climb Mechanisms in a Nb-Modified Zircaloy Cladding', in Met Mat Trans was recently selected as Editor's Choice Article by AM&P-eNews on Aug 12, 2015.


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We are happy to celebrate this anniversary with them and are proud to honor them with the Bob Sheldon Award. We look forward to presenting and celebrating this award together at the Internationalist Cabaret, at the Nightlight at 405 W. Rosemary St. in Chapel Hill at 9 pm on February 28th.
In the nomination process for this year's award, many people shared that they wanted to find a way to highlight the ongoing struggles for justice after the death of Jesus "Chuy" Huerta. We felt there was no clear way to acknowledge only one individual or group out of a dynamic and evolving community response to the tragic loss of Chuy and a larger movement against the police. What we want to offer the family is not an award for the tragedy they have been through, but our committed and continuing support. We ask that as people celebrate Bob Sheldon's memory this year, they find ways to support the Huerta family and the struggle for justice in Durham.


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Royal Caribbean has posted a teaser hinting at a big announcement coming next week.
Royal Caribbean alerted travel agents to the news that will be announced next Tuesday, with simply the tag line of, "Mark your calendars and tune in on November 7, 2017! The Thrills are about to get even bigger."
That's all the information there is, though it's interesting that the teaser doesn't feature a ship, just land, and the word "thrills" is prominently mentioned.
Guess we'll have to wait until Tuesday.
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Question: My mother owns a farm and told me she is working on her will. I understand through my sister that she has decided she would like to leave my sister more of the property than to me. Do I have the right to contest the will once she dies in order to get an equal share? Answer: So long as your mother is competent and not being 'unduly' influenced or coerced by your sister (or any other person for that matter), she has the right to leave her property in any amount and to anyone she desires in her Will. While you could contest the Will after she dies, she has no obligation to treat you and your sister equally under her Will. I can tell you that unless you can prove there was an issue with competency or some other form of coercion, you are facing an uphill battle. I would recommend that if you think she is going to treat you and your sister unequally (to your detriment), it would be best to speak to your mother about this now. Perhaps by speaking with her, you will understand her position, or she will understand yours. A family fight which ensues in litigation after the fact is usually expensive and can ruin your relationship with your sister and other family members. As always, if you have any questions or would like to learn more, please let me know.
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AI News, Deconvolution and Checkerboard Artifacts
Deconvolution and Checkerboard Artifacts
When we look very closely at images generated by neural networks, we often see a strange checkerboard pattern of artifacts.
It's more obvious in some cases than others, but a large fraction of recent models exhibit this behavior.
For excellent discussion of deconvolution, see [5, 6].) Unfortunately, deconvolution can easily have "uneven overlap,"
In particular, deconvolution has uneven overlap when the kernel size (the output window size) is not divisible by the stride (the spacing between points on the top).
For example, in one dimension, a stride 2, size 3 deconvolution has some outputs with twice the number of inputs as others,
(a learned value added to the output) it's easy to output the average color.
which uses stride 2 size 4 deconvolutions, as an example.) There are probably a lot of factors at play here.
At best, deconvolution is fragile because it very easily represents artifact creating functions, even when the size is carefully chosen.
For example, you might resize the image (using nearest-neighbor interpolation or bilinear interpolation) and then do a convolutional layer.
This seems like a natural approach, and roughly similar methods have worked well in image super-resolution (eg.
Where deconvolution has a unique entry for each output window, resize-convolution is implicitly weight-tying in a way that discourages high frequency artifacts.
It might also point at trickier issues with naively using bilinear interpolation, where it resists high-frequency image features too strongly.
Simply switching out the standard deconvolutional layers for nearest-neighbor resize followed by convolution causes artifacts of different frequencies to disappear.
we can already see the artifacts: This suggests that the artifacts are due to this method of generating images, rather than adversarial training.
(It also suggests that we might be able to learn a lot about good generator design without the slow feedback cycle of training models.) Another reason to believe these artifacts aren't GAN specific is that we see them in other kinds of models, and have found that they also go away when we switch to resize-convolution upsampling.
For example, consider real-time artistic style transfer [10] where a neural net is trained to directly generate style-transferred images.
We've found these to be vulnerable to checkerboard artifacts (especially when the cost doesn't explicitly resist them).
(We've chosen to present this technique separately because we felt it merited more detailed discussion, and because it cut across multiple papers.) Whenever we compute the gradients of a convolutional layer,
Max pooling was previously linked to high-frequency artifacts in [12].) More recent work in feature visualization (eg.
If gradient artifacts can affect an image being optimized based on a neural networks gradients in feature visualization,
It seems possible that having some pixels affect the network output much more than others may exaggerate adversarial counter-examples.
The standard approach of producing images with deconvolution — despite its successes! — has some conceptually simple issues that lead to artifacts in produced images.
It suggests that there is low-hanging fruit to be found in carefully thinking through neural network architectures, even ones where we seem to have clean working solutions.
In the meantime, we've provided an easy to use solution that improves the quality of many approaches to generating images with neural networks.
We look forward to seeing what people do with it, and whether it helps in domains like audio, where high frequency artifacts would be particularly problematic.
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On this artificial data, the convolutional networks significantly outperform existing blind deconvolution methods, including those optimized for text, in terms of image quality and OCR accuracy.
Authors: Pavel Svoboda, Michal Hradiš, Lukas Maršík, Pavel Zemčík Abstract: In this work we explore the previously proposed approach of direct blind deconvolution and denoising with convolutional neural networks in a situation where the blur kernels are partially constrained.
We focus on blurred images from a real-life traffic surveillance system, on which we, for the first time, demonstrate that neural networks trained on artificial data provide superior reconstruction quality on real images compared to traditional blind deconvolution methods.
The training data is easy to obtain by blurring sharp photos from a target system with a very rough approximation of the expected blur kernels, thereby allowing custom CNNs to be trained for a specific application (image content and blur range).
Authors: Pavel Svoboda, Michal Hradiš, David Bařina, Pavel Zemčík Abstract: This paper shows that it is possible to train large and deep convolutional neural networks (CNN) for JPEG compression artifacts reduction, and that such networks can provide significantly better reconstruction quality compared to previously used smaller networks as well as to any other state-of-the-art methods.
We were able to train networks with 8 layers in a single step and in relatively short time by combining residual learning, skip architecture, and symmetric weight initialization.
We provide further insights into convolution networks for JPEG artifact reduction by evaluating three different objectives, generalization with respect to training dataset size, and generalization with respect to JPEG quality level.
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Run kubectl get nodes to get the names of your cluster's nodes.
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COLUMBIA - Residents in Fayette can expect to see a new service in town Thursday, and they can expect to see it returning frequently.
The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri will be sending a mobile food bank truck to Fayette for the first time Thursday morning. The truck will be making monthly visits.
The food bank truck will be parked in the lot of First Baptist Church from 10 a.m. to Noon.
To get food, Fayette residents must bring the following:
- A photo ID
- Social Security cards for each family member living with them
- Proof of residency (utility bill, or other piece of mail with name and current address)
- Boxes or bags to carry food
For one Fayette native, the first visit is special.
Lindsay Young Lopez, the executive director of the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri, said the food bank is struggling to move food to Howard County.
"We are not coming close to distributing the food we need to be in Howard County and in Fayette in particular," Lopez said. "So we are so thrilled that tomorrow we will have our very first mobile pantry on-site in Fayette."
Lopez said the food bank should be delivering 300,000 pounds of food annually, but is falling short due to the sheer number of people in need.
"On average, we are serving 114,000 people on a monthly basis," Lopez said. "The reality is, one-in-five people in this community and throughout our service region lives in poverty everyday."
Lopez said the food bank's goal is to have 10,000 pounds of food on-site Thursday. She said each mobile truck is comparable to a moving grocery store.
"The trucks are refrigerated and can distribute perishable items, as well as non-perishable items," she said.
Lopez grew up in Fayette and said she is humbled to be able to bring the service to her hometown.
"Every day, we give back to our communities and make a difference," Lopez said. "But it is especially meaningful to me to be able to give back to my hometown."


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European Airline Industry – Strategies for the New Millennium
Structural Evolution of the Airline Industry in Europe
Case Study of a Flag Carrier: British Airways
British Airways is UK's largest international scheduled airline, flying to over 550 destinations to the bestlocated airports. Traditionally, It has always remained one of the top major airlines of the world by its infrastructure and services. Recently, the airlines has signed an agreement with Iberia to develop a joint business on key routes between London and Spain that includes revenue and cost sharing on flights between London Heathrow and Madrid and Barcelona. British Airways extensively focuses on customer loyalty, and for this reason, it is implementing a series of self-service kiosks along with e-ticketing to provide its flyers a faster, hassle-free mode of check in. Stats show that the ASK of British Airways in Dec 2004 was higher by 3.9% from Dec 2003. The traffic, measured in RPK grew by 3.2% from the previous year. The European airline industry is a dynamic industry that changes its trends in accordance to the general European economy. The overall air transport market in Europe is expected to grow substantially in the coming years. The International Air Transport Association along with few leading bodies like AEA and ATI estimate that the number of international scheduled passengers traveling between countries in Europe will grow from 233 million in 1999 to 302 million in 2005, reflecting an average annual growth rate of 4.9%. By contrast, the low-fare segment of the market is expected to grow at a significantly higher rate. It is estimated that low-cost airlines which carried 6.3% of all domestic and international passengers within Europe in 1999 will increase that to a share of 16-18% by 2005 making them a formidable unit in the European air travel market. The European airline sector has historically been dominated by national flag carriers who together account for over 70% of civilian passenger traffic. These airlines came up after the Second World War and were state-owned or statesponsored. Examples include British Airways, Lufthansa and Air France.
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By Kodjo Adams, GNA
Accra Feb 14, GNA - Hungary, as part of its commitment to support education, has increased the annual number of scholarships for Ghanaian students from 50 to 100, effective September 2020.
Mr Andras Szabo, the Hungarian Ambassador to Ghana, announced this, on Friday, when he signed a Memoranda of Understanding with Education Minister Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, to formalise the scholarship scheme on behalf of their countries.
The grant package covers the payment of accommodation, full tuition, feeding and monthly stipends.
The initiative is to provide educational opportunities to the students to acquire special skills and knowledge to contribute meaningfully to Ghana's socio-economic development.
Ambassador Szabo said Hungary was committed to supporting the 'Ghana Beyond Aid' agenda, while exploring ways of cooperation for mutual benefits, especially for supporting the poor in society.
Hungary, the Ambassador said, was of the view that empowering the youth with the needed educational foundation and setting up social programmes for their livelihoods would liberate them from their poor state to a more befitting life.
"We want to improve skills in Technology and help in other sectors of the economy including; Agriculture and Engineering so that the beneficiaries will utilise them in their various communities and to prevent rural-urban migration and migration to other countries".
Dr Prempeh commended the contribution of Hungary towards upgrading the knowledge of Ghanaian and other African students to attain higher education to facilitate national development.
Ghana and Hungary, he said, had had a long-standing relationship over the years for capacity building.
He encouraged Ghanaians to take advantage of the opportunity and maximise the full benefits of the scholarship scheme for their growth.
Ghana and Hungary signed the Education Cooperation Agreement in 2016, which guaranteed at least 50 scholarships each year for Ghanaian students to study in Hungary.
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|Monday 1st September
|Tuesday 2nd September
|Wednesday 3rd September
|Thursday 4th September
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|Friday 5th September
|Saturday 6th September
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|Sunday 7th September
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Sat/Sun 6th & 7th August
7:00pm: John Dillon.
11:00am: Claire Martin.
Eucharistic Ministers
Sat/Sun 6th & 7th August
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11:00am: Una Muldoon, John Duggan, Ann Tuohy.
Mass Servers
Sat/Sun 6th & 7th August
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Sincere sympathy to Liam Broder & family Gortanumera on the death of his brother Jim Broder Galway.
Sincere sympathy to Jim Hynes & family on the death of their Aunt Peggy (Margaret) Starr Killkee Co. Clare.
Sincere sympathy to Willie & Mary Burke & family on the death of their son Daire Burke.
May their gentle souls rest in peace.
Masses from the 1st Sept
Mon & Tue & Wed at 8.30am. Thurs & Fri at 7.30pm. Sat 11am 7pm. Sun 11am. Gortanumera 9.30am for the month of Sept.
Padre Pio Novena
Friday 26th Sept at 7.30pm
National Grandparents Pilgrimage Sun 14th Sept
In Our Lady of Knock Shrine. Chief Celebrant Archbishop Charles Brown Papal Nuncio. 2.30pm Ceremonies start. 3pm Pilgrimage Mass. An invitation to all children to write a prayer for their Grandparents. All prayers will be blessed at the pilgrimage.
Annual Pilgrimage to Knock
On Monday 8th Sept. Birthday of our Lady. Details from Anne at 087-2800208 or call into the Day Care Centre. Light refreshments will be provided. Bus leaving the Day Centre at 9.30am sharp.
Portumna Shorelines Art Exhibition 2014
Will run this year from 7th -28th Sept at the Gallery @ the Workhouse Portumna. Local artists wishing to submit a piece are asked to bring it to the Workhouse on 1st Sept from 6.30-8pm. Further details from 086-3195603.
Coffee Morning
Niall Mellon volunteer Paul Mullins is holding a coffee morning in Tiernascragh hall on Sunday 7th Sept at 10.30am -2pm to raise funds to build schools in Africa. Thank you for your support.
2014/2015 Community Smoke Alarm Scheme
This scheme is supported by Galway County Council, the Galway County Community & Voluntary Forum & Fire Service. On average 46 people die in fires each year in Ireland. Most of these can be prevented by a smoke alarm. Do you know someone vulnerable in your community who doesn't have a smoke alarm? Register them now for a free smoke alarm. Contact Rita Cunnane at 093-45547 ( Mon- Fr 9.30am-1.30pm) Email: email@example.com Name, address and phone number of the person to receive the alarm is needed. Contact of the person to install the alarm is also needed. The alarms are 10 year lithium battery alarms.
National Heritage Week
To celebrate National Heritage Week, there will be a talk by Margaret Hickey, Writer and Poet "Pratai na Eireann- The Potato and the Famine in the Irish Workhouse Centre Portumna on Sun 31st Aug at 3.30pm. Also some music. Free Adm all day. All welcome.
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Chiropody Clinic
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www.prayingeachday.org- a prayer and education site
www.gettingmrried.ie – useful information for engaged couples
www.cura.ie- help with an unexpected pregnancy
www.aware.ie – a support for people with depression
www.zenith.org – a news agency based in Rome
www.vatican.va – the Vatican.
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We do not always know when we are happy.
It is only when things go wrong that we look upon the quite days and realize how blessed they were.
But we did not think so at the time.
So, if you are ever tempted to say that life is dull, or to complain that your days are humdrum and uneventful, be thankful that it is so.
Rejoice in the quite days, the plain days, the ordinary days.
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British Summer time has finally landed! To celebrate this we have decided to give away 3 Cameras & 6 tickets to the Electric Beach Festival in Cornwall 7-8 June 2014.
Surf, Sea, Sun and Fun are all things that you can expect to find on Cornwall beaches throughout the summer months. The Electric Beach Festival bring along the musical element by setting up a huge stage directly on the beach for what they promise to be the greatest party the UK has ever seen on the golden sands of Watergate Bay. iON Camera will be joining in to capture all of the action both in the water and on stage.
Grandmaster Flash, Zion Train, Sam and the Womp, Dizraeli and the Small Gods, Lloyd Yates, The People's String Foundation and Running Numbers are just a few of the acts announced to rock the beach this year. Also the main man, DJ Maseo from De La Soul will be returning to play some all time classics.
Electric Beach in 2014 has changed it's format and is now 2 full days, with camping available nearby.
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