Running private LLMs on a P51 Thinkpad using Windows WSL.

TL:DR: Install Open WebUI on Docker running on Ubuntu installed in WSL on Windows 10. Pull llama3.1, gemma2 and other LLM manifests and personalize with your data. Forward port 3000 to the WSL IP address and access any LLM model from your private LAN on any web browser. QED.

MainTask’ not found – Traveler: Class ‘com/lotus/sync/admin/MainTask’ not found

TL:DR When you start traveler on Domino 14 on Centos and get "Exception in thread "main"..." replace Notes.jar with an older version or upgrade to FP2 version and you are good to go.

Vertiv supplies a Prefabricated Data Centre for Brunei

TL:DR: Vertiv provides "popup" Data Centers for rapid and secure deployments and it is very impressive. This is an extract of a 2023 press release published into the public domain by Data&StoragAsean (DSA). and the original news release from UNN.

A new journey for My Data Sys enabling Green Biomass in Data Centers in Malaysia.

TL:DR Never underestimate the power of friendly discussions and always be open to new horizons. When opportunity knocks let it in and take advantage of what is on offer. Our new journey with Vertiv as a solutions partner starts now!

AI, AI, what the h*ll is AI?

TL:DR (Opinion piece) - AI can be described as an amoeba that evolved into a multicell being a few months ago and is evolving rapidly. What we see and understand in AI today is laughingly simple but is growing incrementally. AI has not improved our lives apart from impressive meme's. Artificial General AI (AGI) is around the corner and possibly here already and on an evolutionary scale, scary as hell. Artificial Super Intelligence (ASI), well, we are screwed.

AI is driving hardware development hard. Do you need a 800GbE 51.2Tbps switch? – Yes you do!

TL:DR High end switches from Marvell now deliver 51.2 Tbps at 512 radix with a current draw of 15KW for a cluster of six switches or 90A that is equivalent to 131,500 kWh per year costing $39,500.00 per year in California or $64,500.00 in Germany.

Malaysia is getting a second chance at prosperity

TL:DR Malaysia is strategically positioned for a vast influx of IT investment and My Data Sys is here to help.

The primary consideration for an AI Data centre

TL:DR - AI Servers draw on average 1.5KW once switched on. Dependable, reliable power systems are key to your Data Centre.

Compare two directories in Linux using rsync

TL:DR: Use this script to compare two complex directories after a backup / restore / upgrade.

HCL Domino 14 – tika-server.jar NSD

TL:DR - Delete the Full Text Index of Names.nsf if you see a tika server failure at startup in a restored HCL Domino system.

Proxmox – Adding disk space to a Live Root partition

TL:DR Increase the disk in Proxmox, delete the live root / main partition, recreate partition, reboot, grow disk. Done

CVE-2024-3094 – Backdoored XZ Utils

TL:DR ALL linux systems use xz utils. If you are below 5.4.1 the JaiTan (Chinese) has not infected your system (yet).

How to add Nomad to a Domino 14 update

TL:DR - Run the installer, choose custom, select Nomad, Verse and OnTime. Have a coffee. Nothing is ever simple especially when following HCL documentation. Daniel said it was so easy he did not even document it. Well, its not when using Linux. Getting Nomad for mobile is ok but the PWA web service is another story. The key is the file path for nomad-files. It needs to be in the Domino Program Directory!

Kemp Loadmaster and Proxmox 8.1.3

TL:DR - Change your proxmox disk from RAW to QCOW2 for more stable Kemp Loadmaster implementation.

Installing a Proxmox 8.1.3 Lab server

Proxmox VE is an Open Source solution for running virtual devices including, virtual machines, containers and more. It is perfect and almost a necessity for lab environments but is powerful and robust enough for the most demanding production environment

The future of computing is scary, at best.

Emulac can be used as a definition of our ™Neural Micro Services and can be categorized as follows: Isn't conscious, is pretending to be. Isn't conscious, isn't pretending to be. Is conscious, is pretending not to be - Scary movie stuff! Is conscious...is conscious.

Step 3. Setting up Proxmox Mail Gateway.

Proxmox Mail Gateway or PMG is a shell that provides a neat interface for Sendmail / Postfix. It adds a number of features but also adds quite a bit of complexity. It will be rare for you to find a PMG specific article describing how to fix a Sendmail configuration issue or how to setup a PMG system from scratch never-mind getting it to work properly and then monitoring the system.

So, you have been told setting up a corporate mail system is easy.

SMTP Email is ubiquitous but the setup can be very complicated. This feature post will assist you in setting up the infrastructure.

CentOS, Ansible, HCL One Touch and Domino 12FP2 – MyDataSys

In this article we show how to use Red Hat Ansible to install Domino 12FP2 on CentOS using a one touch file.

HCL Volt and ISW in partnership in Australia

HCL has partnered with ISW in Australia to work with HCL Volt MX.HCL Volt MX is a low-code platform designed to revolutionize the way businesses create and deploy multi-experience applications.