Month: July 2011

Python errors in RedHat’s koan, when provisioning with satellite.

We recently build a RHEL6 virtualization cluster.  Using RedHat Cluster Suite, libvirt, and kvm.  To manage our RHEL boxes, we use RHN Satellite.  On our RHEL5 cluster, this works very well.  We can provision VM’s using satellite and kickstart.  Enter some data, clickity-click, wait 15 minutes, and you have a VM. After building our fancy…


Consulting must be one hell of a gig!

I work in IT, and not to sound vain, but I think I’m pretty damn good at it. I’ve worked on environments that I’ve built myself, inherited from others, or that I’ve been tossed into and expected to support. One thing I’ve never been is a consultant. At least not professionally. Im working with a…