Welcome!

I work as a Unix Systems Administrator within Information Systems Services at Lancaster University.

Work things

• Virtualisation:
  • (OLD) Disaster Tolerance using Virtual Machines: Provide (free!) disaster tolerance below the operating system layer using VMware Server or Xen.
  • (OLD) Configuring VMware guests: The 'perfect' kernel configuration for VMware linux guests.
  • I'm deeply involved in the university's central VMware vSphere deployment.
• Looking after the University's unofficial Jabber Service.

Fun things

• Home temperature monitoring and heating control.
• A model railway in the attic.

Useful links

• University term dates
• University holidays