notes

For tidbits or little TIL (Today I Learned) articles. Notes from experience help me remember on those days where I can’t remember. The main reason for creating this blog was to write about things I learn. But, it also acts as a second brain for me in a way.

2024

FortiGate: Configuring Auto-Scripts
Posted on Feb 26, 2024 1 min
Configuring auto scripts.
FortiGate: Configuring Fabric Automation For Service Restarts
Posted on Feb 26, 2024 1 min
Some notes on Fabric Automation for restarting services on Fortigate Firewalls.
Moving MySQL Server To A Custom Directory On Ubuntu Linux
Posted on Feb 26, 2024 2 mins
Notes for moving MySQL to a different directory on Ubuntu.

2023

Creating A VLAN Trunk Interface Using CLI On FortiGate
Posted on Dec 13, 2023 2 mins
Notes for creating a VLAN interface on a FortiGate firewall using cli.
Simple Veeam Backup & Replication License Usage Reporting Using PowerShell
Posted on Nov 29, 2023 2 mins
Notes for reporting license usage for Veeam B&R using PowerShell
Converting VMware Disks From Thick Provisioning to Thin Provisioning
Posted on Nov 16, 2023 1 min
Notes for deploying Netbox using Docker Compose or Podman Compose.
Installing Zabbix Agent 2 on Ubuntu 22.04
Posted on Nov 13, 2023 1 min
Notes for installing the Zabbix Agent 2 agent for Zabbix 6.4.
Backup & Restore MySQL Using MySQL Dump
Posted on Nov 13, 2023 2 mins
Notes for doing a backup and restore with the mysqldump command.
Migrating VMware vSphere VMs To Another Cluster Using Veeam Backup & Replication
Posted on Nov 1, 2023 1 min
My notes for migrating one vSphere VM to another cluster.
Fortinet: Some System Troubleshooting Tid-bits
Posted on Nov 1, 2023 2 mins
Notes for troubleshooting Fortigate firewalls.
Obtaining Support Data For HPE (Brocade) Fiber Channel Switches
Posted on Nov 1, 2023 3 mins
Notes for obtaining support data for HPE (Brocade) Fiber Channel switches.
Starting A New Jekyll Site Using The Jekyll Container Image
Posted on Oct 17, 2023 6 mins
Some workflow updates for the blog. A simple Hugo Podman/Docker container for writting content with docker/podman-compose.
Deploying Your Hugo Blog Development Server Using Podman/Docker Compose
Posted on Oct 13, 2023 3 mins
Some workflow updates for the blog. A simple Hugo Podman/Docker container for writting content with docker/podman-compose.
Using The IISRESET Command To Reset IIS & Obtain Its Status
Posted on Oct 13, 2023 2 mins
Some brief notes on how to reset Internet Information Services (IIS) on Windows client/servers.
Listing, Reading, & Decompressing GZip (GNU zip) Files
Posted on Oct 3, 2023 2 mins
Some Notes for unzipping or decompressing gzip files.
Verifying Nagios Configuration Using CLI
Posted on Sep 20, 2023 1 min
Quick note for verifying Nagios Core configuration via commandline.
Creating Policy Address Objects Using CLI For FortiGate
Posted on Jul 31, 2023 1 min
Notes for creating policy address objects on FortiGate firewalls using the CLI.
FortiGate: Appending An Address To An Address Group CLI
Posted on Jul 27, 2023 2 mins
Appending addresses to address groups in FortiOS CLI.
FortiGate: Creating Address Groups
Posted on Jul 27, 2023 1 min
A useful object category that FortiOS has available for policies are Address Groups.
FortiGate: Creating Static Routes Using CLI
Posted on Jul 27, 2023 1 min
Some notes for the creation of Static Routes on FortiGate firewalls in FortiOS CLI.