https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/categories/virtualization.htmlHugoen-ie2026 Tiernan OTooleFri, 10 Jul 2026 23:30:52 +0100https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2024/12/11/how-to-set-up-mac-os-9-on-qemu.htmlWed, 11 Dec 2024 13:31:28 +0000https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2024/12/11/how-to-set-up-mac-os-9-on-qemu.htmlWant to experience the classic Apple operating system on modern hardware? Emulating Mac OS 9 using QEMU is the way to go! This guide will guide you through the process of setting up Mac OS 9 in QEMU, from creating a virtual hard drive to installing the operating system. Let’s get started! Prerequisites Before you begin, make sure you have these things: A computer that can run QEMU (macOS, Linux, or Windows). A Mac OS 9 installation ISO (like Mac OS 9.2.2 Universal Install. Check Archive.org). A version of QEMU with sound support (like qemu-screamer). You should also know a bit about using the terminal. Step 1: Install QEMUhttps://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2024/11/13/vmware-workstation-pro-and-fusion-pro-now-available-for-free-for-everyone.htmlWed, 13 Nov 2024 09:25:25 +0000https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2024/11/13/vmware-workstation-pro-and-fusion-pro-now-available-for-free-for-everyone.htmlBack in May, VMware announced that VMware Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro would be free for non-commercial use. This was fantastic news for non-commercial users. However, a few days ago, they made an even better announcement: the free edition is now available to all users, including commercial users. While you can still purchase a license if you require support, the free version functions just as well, albeit without any support. It appears that they are discontinuing Workstation Player and Fusion Player, as the functionality they offered is now included in the free version of Workstation and Fusion. https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2020/10/11/esxi-on-arm-and-raspberry-pi.htmlSun, 11 Oct 2020 17:00:00 +0000https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2020/10/11/esxi-on-arm-and-raspberry-pi.htmlA few days back (October 6th 2020) VMWare announced a new “Fling”: ESXi Arm Edition. Not completely sure what a Fling is, but anyway, I started reading, liked the idea and managed to download a copy for testing. I have 2 Pi 4s in the house, both 4Gb Models, and I wanted to play around with the new tech.https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2019/04/18/network-update-info-april-2019.htmlThu, 18 Apr 2019 17:00:00 +0000https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2019/04/18/network-update-info-april-2019.htmlSo, this post has been a long time coming! A load of different things to talk about, so lets get started! GodBox V3 So, for a long time, I have been thinking about GodBoxV3, the replacement to GodBoxV2. And when planning this, i had some ideas of what it should be: Minimum of 2×16 cores (double godboxv2) About the same RAM, if not more FAST STORAGE! Is able to run my twin 30" 4K monitors Would like 10Gb/s NICs Well, It finally happened! I got the machine, built it and, well, its impressive! How did i do with specs? Well…https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2015/06/23/network-and-homelab-v-next-part-2.htmlTue, 23 Jun 2015 09:30:00 +0000https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2015/06/23/network-and-homelab-v-next-part-2.htmlSo, in my last post i talked about the requirements for the home lab, and in this post, im going to talk about a few more updates i have made in the last few weeks. First, the processors: in the first post, i talked about Xeon D or Xeon E3… Well, i missed one… The Xeon E5. I have 2 of these in GodBox 2, and you can get them into a microATX board. There does seem to be some limits with the microatx boards, but hopefully enough searching will find me what i am looking for. Ideally, i want it to take “normal” DDR3/4 memory (not SODIMMs like the ASRock one above) and also take enough of them to run 64 or 128Gb of ram (thinking 8 would do the job!). Also, i would like to have 4 GigE ports onboard and 1 management port. 4 onboard is not a hard requirement: If i can get one with 2 ports, i can always get a 4 port card for the PCI-Express slot… Finally, i would like it to have at least 6 SATA ports and possibly an MSATA port. Thinking Boot off MSATA (Windows Server 2016 Nano Server would be used), 2 SSDs and 4 HDDs. Using Storage Spaces, use the 2 SSDs as “Fast” storage for the pool.https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2015/06/14/network-and-homelab-v-next-part-1.htmlSun, 14 Jun 2015 15:05:00 +0000https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2015/06/14/network-and-homelab-v-next-part-1.htmlSo, its that time again… HomeLab upgrade time… Or at least the planning for it. I am in the process of rebuilding my home lab, which involves pull all old servers out of the rack and replacing them with new ones… It also means rewriting the network, possibly upgrading some existing gear and hopefully getting the whole lot done on a budget of some sort… So, why? Well, biggest reason for all this is currently heat and power usage. We use about 4-6x more electricity than the average house here in Ireland, which means our electricity bill is fairly high. It also means that the lab, which is also my office/bedroom, gets quite warm and uncomfortable during the summer month. There is an Air-Con unit in the room, and, well, that’s costing the most on electricity!https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2015/05/30/pfsense-with-multiple-public-ips.htmlSat, 30 May 2015 17:50:00 +0000https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2015/05/30/pfsense-with-multiple-public-ips.htmlSo, a few weeks back, i got my hands on a Hetzner Dedicated box. It has a quad core Xeon, 32Gb ram, 3x3Tb hdds, RAID controller and KVMoIP. one of the first thing i did was get myself a /29 IP pool (8 total, 6 usable IPs). There where already 3 IPs given to me: 1 for the KVM, one for the box itself, and 1 as the router for the IP block.https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2015/05/20/quick-tip-for-internet-facing-esxi-servers.htmlWed, 20 May 2015 07:12:00 +0000https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2015/05/20/quick-tip-for-internet-facing-esxi-servers.htmlQuick tip for all you with internet facing VMWare ESXi Hosts. I have just got my hands on a box on the Hetzner network (more on that later) and using their LARA system i installed ESXi on it. All was good, then I tried login in a couple hours later and i kept getting errors about my password being wrong… So, i tried a few more times, got pissed off and rebooted the box (had to do a hard reboot, since i couldn’t even get in over KVM). I though this was a hardware issue, or a config issue, and left it… yesterday, i had the console open most of the day, and when looking at something i noticed this:https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2012/10/05/zfs-iscsi-nfs-sftp-hyper-v-and-more.htmlFri, 05 Oct 2012 08:38:13 +0000https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2012/10/05/zfs-iscsi-nfs-sftp-hyper-v-and-more.htmlAs part of my new task to make my files safer and backups faster, and, well, cheap, I am looking into ZFS for my storage needs. My needs are as follows: Allow me to store lots of different types of data (Photos, Videos, Music, VMs) in different formats (RAW and JPG photos, MP4, AVI and DivX Videos, with DVD and BluRay rips also a posibility, MP3 music and VHD files from HyperV, inclduing ISOs and Snapshots). I also need to store different file systems using iSCSI (Mac and Windows clients will be mounting the storage). must be safe. DO NOT LOSE DATA! must be somewhat fast. I have VHDs weighing in at 100Gb… my photo collection is 600Gb. If i need to move or copy files to the storage system, it must be fast. So, ZFS offers all these features. I can export a file share as iSCSI, NFS, SMB, etc. All works well. But the replication stuff is the interesting part…https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2012/08/31/understanding-storage-spaces-in-windows-8-and-windows-server-2012.htmlFri, 31 Aug 2012 09:04:14 +0000https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2012/08/31/understanding-storage-spaces-in-windows-8-and-windows-server-2012.htmlSo, Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 have both RTMed in the last couple of weeks and will be available to the public in the next month or so (September for Server, October for Client). If you are an MSDN Subscriber, you already have Client, and will (hopefully) get server in the next couple of weeks. Fingers crossed. Anyway, one of the interesting features i am waiting for is Storage Spaces Tim Anderson’s Gadget Writing blog has some information on how Storage Spaces works. handy notes on what to do and what not to do.