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Continue reading →: Docker CE vs Docker EE
Big announcement from Docker! Looks like we have some new product names in the house. (Docker CE & Docker EE) EE = Docker Enterprise Edition (Previously Docker Commercially Supported (CS)) CE = Docker Community Edition (Previously Docker Engine) After you read the article above, you will notice some benefits to this new…
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Continue reading →: Sensu Stack – Beginner Notes
What is the Sensu Stack? For a detailed explanation, read this webpage. The Sensu stack has multiple components, which generally consist of the following. Sensu Client – This is the agent that collects data. Like Telegraf, the Sensu Client can be installed on both Linux and Windows. Sensu Server…
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Continue reading →: Ansible, App Pool, and Specific Identity
Is it possible to create an IIS Application Pool that uses a custom identity with Ansible? I asked the question on the Ansible forums and got the following response. Create the Application Pool first using “win_iis_webapppool“ Then switch the pools Identity using module “win_command” and the “appcmd.exe” command. Here are…
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Continue reading →: AWS S3 – Versioning
By default, your S3 bucket in AWS will have versioning disabled. The following link explains the different S3 storage classes. There are three S3 versioning states that you should be aware of. Once you enable versioning on your bucket, you can’t go back to unversioned, but rather just the suspended…
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Continue reading →: Telerik TFS Work Item Manager (WIM)
I just recently found the need to use the Telerik TFS dashboard again. This was a tool I used in the past all the time to help facilitate Scrums with remote individuals. I was disappointed to read the following forum response on the future of the tool. http://www.telerik.com/forums/tfs-2013-and-work-item-manager-(wim) I understand…
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Continue reading →: TICK Stack – Beginner Notes
What is the TICK stack? Its the combination of “open source” products that make up the InfluxData monitoring and analytics platform. T = Telegraf Responsible for collecting data (metrics) and shipping to InfluxDB I = InfluxDB Responsible for storing the data C = Chronograf Gui for visualization of data in…
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Continue reading →: Ansible and Windows – Setup Notes
Using Ansible to manage Windows hosts gives sys admins the ability to use the same tool-set between Linux and Windows hosts. Below are some notes, issues, and resolutions, you may find useful during your Windows setup. On the Ansible controller instance, you will want to install the Python library for Windows Remote…
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Continue reading →: VirtualBox\Guest Additions\Linux
If you are using VirtualBox and want some additional features present in your guest VM (RHEL), then you will probably end up “trying” to install Guest Additions within your VM. (e.g Shared folders, viewing guest properties from the host) https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch04.html#guestadd-guestprops In my case, I had a VM up and running…
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Continue reading →: Agile Testing Pyramid
If you have ever developed a build\deployment pipeline with automated UI testing at the end, then this article is for you! https://martinfowler.com/bliki/TestPyramid.html Its spot on with how fragile UI tests can be and the amount of $$$$ it cost to keep maintaining them. So in a nut shell, this is…
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Continue reading →: Selenium via Firefox, CMD, and Jenkins
So you would like to execute tests using Selenium against a Website. Below are 3 ways that you can execute Selenium for testing. Selenium via Firefox. You must have Firefox installed. You will need the Selenium IDE add-on https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/selenium-ide/ After installing the add-on, you should restart FireFox and verify the Selenium tool installed…
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