2015 Ignite New Zealand demo prep: Step 3 03 October 2015 Donovan-Brown Work (16) In this post we configure our Docker hosts. [More]
2015 Ignite New Zealand demo prep: Step 2 28 September 2015 Donovan-Brown Work (4) In this post we setup our build agent. [More]
2015 Ignite New Zealand demo prep: Step 1 20 September 2015 Donovan-Brown Work (1) In this post learn about the epic demo I created for Ignite New Zealand 2015. [More]
Build a Linux based Dev Machine in Azure 08 August 2015 Donovan-Brown Work (2) My goal in this post is to stand up a Linux VM in Azure withEclipse connected to VSO that I can RDP [More]
How to Enable Root Login on Ubuntu 24 March 2015 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem:I need to log in as root on my Ubuntu server.Solution:sudo passwd root [More]
How many vendors does it take to implement DevOps? 24 February 2015 Donovan-Brown Work (1) I was recently reading a post titled “5 Secrets of Enterprise DevOps”. It is a very interestin [More]
How to get my reports in Chef Server working on Ubuntu 18 January 2015 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: I installed the Chef Server but my Reports are not working. Solution: The reporting piece of Chef is actually installed separately from the server. To get reports to work simply issue these commands. sudo chef-server-ctl install opscode-reporting sudo opscode-reporting-ctl reco... [More]
How to install Chef Server on an Ubuntu server in Hyper-V or Azure 17 January 2015 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Today we are going to build a Chef Server on an Ubuntu server in Hyper-V or Azure.Hyper-VStep one [More]
How to resolve Windows machine names from Ubuntu server 17 January 2015 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: I can’t resolve my Windows machine names on my Ubuntu Linux box. Solution: Install libnss-winbind and then update your /etc/nsswitch.conf file. To install libnss-winbind run the following command: sudo apt-get install libnss-winbind When asked “Do you want to con... [More]
Building Ubuntu Servers in Hyper-V 30 November 2014 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Download Ubuntu server Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS ISO from http://www.ubuntu.com/download/server In Hyper-V Manager select New / Virtual Machine Before You Begin Click Next Specify Name and Location Name: <Stage> i.e. Dev, QA, Prod Click Next Specify Generation Select ... [More]