RAID array migration from CentOS 7 to Debian GNU/Linux 10 (upgrading drives)

After installing Debian GNU/Linux Testing (Bullseye) on my HP Proliant G8 Microserver in a new SSD drive, I have to setup an already created RAID array on my new fresh Linux installation and upgrade disks in that array at the same time, these are the steps which I followed: Scan RAID arrays # mdadm --detail … Continue reading RAID array migration from CentOS 7 to Debian GNU/Linux 10 (upgrading drives) →

Recover information when pfsense router doesn’t boot

In this entry I'm going to explain how I could recover information from my router (APU1D4) when router doesn't boot. Since a couple of days I get this error message booting device: elf64_loadimage: failed to read section headers I have to say that I had installed pfSense 2.4.2-RELEASE on my router, this distribution is based … Continue reading Recover information when pfsense router doesn’t boot →

Set up RAID 1 (Mirroring) on CentOS 7

This entry explains steps which I followed to set up storage to BackupPC software. Obviously the right choice to set up storage settings depends on your hardware and your needs. In my case I decided to use my HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen8 G1610T as my backup server and I wanted to be safe enough to … Continue reading Set up RAID 1 (Mirroring) on CentOS 7 →

Quick fix to BackupPC start on CentOS 7

A reader had commented that he had a problem when BackupPC service started and some actions needed to be done to fix the service start, this comment was related to this previous entry, if you get this message when the service is started, you could try the following fix: $ /usr/share/BackupPC/bin/BackupPC_serverMesg status info Can't connect … Continue reading Quick fix to BackupPC start on CentOS 7 →

Install and set up BackupPC on CentOS 7

Before going deep with the instructions to install and setup this backup solution you could want to check how I prepare the storage to be used with BackupPC, in my case I choose RAID1 using two hard drives. At this time I want to explain steps that I followed to install and set up BackupPC … Continue reading Install and set up BackupPC on CentOS 7 →