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Re:Automation via UEFI on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @01:47PM (#45826367)
In large-scale datacenter environments, traditional BIOS-based automation quickly becomes a bottleneck. This post explores how I automated server provisioning and RAID configuration directly through UEFI, without using a live OS. From building a bootable ISO with xorriso to embedding BOOTX64.EFI from EDK2, we’ll walk through each step — creating startup scripts, managing RAID controllers, and understanding UEFI’s limitations like missing log-transfer tools. This guide demonstrates how firmware-level automation can simplify provisioning across clusters while minimizing wasted storage and deployment overhead.
Re:Automation via UEFI on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @01:47PM (#45826357)
In large-scale datacenter environments, traditional BIOS-based automation quickly becomes a bottleneck. This post explores how I automated server provisioning and RAID configuration directly through UEFI, without using a live OS. From building a bootable ISO with xorriso to embedding BOOTX64.EFI from EDK2, we’ll walk through each step — creating startup scripts, managing RAID controllers, and understanding UEFI’s limitations like missing log-transfer tools. This guide demonstrates how firmware-level automation can simplify provisioning across clusters while minimizing wasted storage and deployment overhead.
Re: on Thursday March 10, 2022 @09:23PM (#30635402)
In some cases, you might want to recover your data from Zimbra, or you may be curious about how Zimbra manages users and emails behind the scenes.
Re:Ask HN: Is Java a wise career investment? on Saturday January 05, 2013 @05:09AM (#5012225)
learn couple of languages not only java but remember java is weapon of choice in enterprise businesses
Re:Making the best of Java? on Thursday December 20, 2012 @09:16PM (#4951159)
stop hating it! Speaking of your experience it seems to me you are still young and it seems you start to work with other languages such as C# in your childhood! there are load of similarity between C# and Java!!! if this is the case then you can't count those years as your professional years of your life! cause you still have problem with a programming language whereas the concept of being a software developer says : there is no comfort zone for you!
because it sucks!