Network booting is the process of booting a computer system from a network rather than local disk/flash media. The system's kernel and file systems are retrieved over the network by firmware/BIOS ...

The Raspberry Pi is a great computer, even if it doesn’t have SATA. For those of us who have lost a few SD cards to the inevitable corruption that comes from not shutting a Pi down properly, here’s ...

Ellipsis (...) in the code blocks just means "there might be stuff above or below this". Anything to the right of an ellipsis is just a comment. Boldface file paths ...

Administrating large installations of computer desktops requires many tedious system reparations due to software updates, hardware fixes, user mistakes and viruses. To reduce costs, some enterprises ...

Raspberry Pi 4 is a powerful single-board computer that can help you build a range of projects, from media centers and game consoles to home automation systems and IoT devices. However, if you want to ...

It's funny how automation evolves as system administrators manage larger numbers of servers. When you manage only a few servers, it's fine to pop in an install CD and set options manually. As the ...

In response to IT demands for increased efficiency in managing diskless and blade servers, storage-area network vendors have begun crafting next-generation tools that perform advanced server ...