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2015-12-07 14:57:23 Post No. 51735930
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Anonymous
2015-12-07 14:57:23
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Alright g, I need a hand. I've been in IT for going on 18 years. I've been primarily a user of propriatary hardware and software. For the most part I've supported Windows environments going as far back as NT4. I held an MCSE back when they meant something in the early 2000s. As I've progressed in my career I've added other propriatary technologies like NetApp, Netbackup, Cisco, F5, Palo Alto, VMware, Exchange etc. I'm far from a linux/unix noob but I'm nowhere near ready to call myself a proper linux admin. I've been toying with it since before there were package managers and have been a regular user since 2009 or so.
I have a pretty significant homelab where I run a bunch of these technologies. It's mostly a lab but I do have a few paying tenants to which I provide what are essentially cloud hosting services. There is a small cost associated with keeping my lab software licensed every year. It's under $1000 and I usually get it comped by my employer. The licensing to run my tenant offerings are getting out of hand so I'm looking to find the best way to replace all my propriatary components with FOSS alternatives. Here is my stack so far.
Firewall -> Was Palo Alto 2050 -> now pfSense
L3 Switching -> is currently Avaya, no plans to change.
L2 Storage Switching -> is currently Gnodal, no plans to change.
Storage -> was NetApp -> now FreeNAS, will probably be CEPH by Q1 2017.
DNS -> 2008r2 Domain -> Need to select replacement, probably BIND.
LDAP -> 2008r2 Domain -> Need to select replacement.
Email -> Exchange 2010 -> Need to find a replacement that manages Email, contacts, calendar.
Update -> WSUS -> Need to find a replacement, will probably be puppet or chef.
Monitoring -> Was Splunk and Tripwire -> Now OSSIM, may try SEXI log and ELK.
File storage -> Was secured Windows shares -> Need to select replacment.
Hypervisor -> Is currently VMware 5.5, no plans to change in the near future. Will probably move to KVM Q3 2016.
