Live Upgrade is a feature of Solaris that lets you create alternate boot environments. This makes it easy to switch between OS builds at boot time, but also make upgrading much easier, less risky, and quicker. This extends to patching too. I recently received a query from a customer asking how we ensure that patches installed via live upgrade do not interfere with the running system. As well as ensuring that the patch applies Read more
Its been a while since I posted anything here so heres a few shots that I took recently around Dublin. Trinity College Famine Statues Custom House Read more
Shamrock Rovers take on Galway Utd at Tolka Park at 8pm this Friday. The Hoops are in second place in the league but 8 points off the top spot. All games are now must win games for Rovers if they are to secure what would be a historic league title. A printable poster is also available. Read more
The latest sanctions from the FAI have a couple of bizarre fines. Even by the FAI sanction press release standards!. Before going into the sanctions have a look at this video. It from the Harps-v- Derry match on August 18th 2007. The following fines were handed down: Derry Citywere fined €500 for the throwing of paper by their supporters in the match v Finn Harps (18.08.07). Decision under appeal to FAI.Finn Harps were fined €500 Read more
Following some recent discussions over on the SRFC Ultras message board (www.srfcultrasforum.com) I thought I’d do a little tutorial on how I made a simple 2 post flag. This flag is a little on the small side but hey it’s just a tutorial. The idea behind 2 post flags is that it makes it easy to show off a message or a design. Large flags at the sidelines of matches are easy to read, but Read more
Something that I’ve been meaning to do for a while is to carve a spoon. After coming back from Matty’s wedding on Friday I noticed that a bough had broken off a sycamore tree in a nearby park. I took that as a sign to get on with it. So today I went up with a pocket saw and cut off a few sections of branches. Sycamore is a fairly soft wood and when its Read more
On Thursday my cousin Matty got married in Terrath Co. Wexford. I’ve uploaded the pics; most are only visible to friends and family. Read more
I’ve uploaded some photos of the Rovers -v Bohs game to my flickr account. The highlights of the game are also online at the official website. Forza Hoops! Read more
There is a blueprint available on Patching mirrored systems using live upgrade. This document will take you through the steps needed to create an alternate boot environment and how to patch it. Why bother? Well by using Live Upgrade you can drastically reduce downtime as you are applying patches to a non-running boot environment. You just need one reboot to make everything active. If you run into problems you can easily reboot back into the Read more
There was an interesting segment on RTE’s "Capital D" program tonight about the work that Shamrock Rovers do in the community. The video feed is at http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0426/capitald.html The initiative from Shamrock Rovers include providing scolarships for payers to gain 3rd level qualifications. Just in case they dont make millions playing football! Also some schoolkids are featured whose training gear, school books and uniforms are paid for by Shamrock Rovers. Shamrock Rovers – Building The Future Read more