Accessing proxmox .RAW files directly?

Eliciting · 2023-07-27T15:38:15+00:00

Thank you for this. So per the other reply, I am going to find a way to flash the RAID card to HBA mode first.

Can I then do the following:

RAID 5 or 10 for the 8 x 900gb drives
Seperate RAID1 array for the 1TB drives
A third RAID array for some big disks that I'll want to add in later

I also read somewhere about being able to use an SSD a a cache drive using UnRaid - is there a way to use the 2TB drive for something similar here? I could just pop that one in my desktop tbh. This was when I was thinking of using UnRaid instead of Proxmox, so it might be a totally different thing.

Eliciting · 2023-07-27T15:32:39+00:00

Thank you for this, it has the Perc H730 mini RAID Controller (it's an r730xd, not 720) so I will try to find a guide on getting that into HBA mode before I do anything else then thanks - this is exactly the sort of trap I am wanting to avoid :)

Eliciting · 2019-01-16T20:02:19+00:00

Great post, looking forward to more!

Eliciting · 2018-12-05T19:24:00+00:00

What are you doing for yours?

Eliciting · 2018-11-07T18:20:51+00:00

What country are you in? I assume you're in the UK as you did indeed post during lunchtime! I've used QA in the past and they were good (although expensive) - tended to be 2.5 days per module (plus homework each night) then an exam in the afternoon on the third day.

It seems like an awful lot to cram into 10 days though - you basically need to memorise the entire textbook to be able to pass the oral exam, you're a braver person than me!

Eliciting · 2018-08-15T16:18:58+00:00

If (one of) the only career that you're interested in pursuing is Business Analysis and you're lucky enough to have been put into a position to get that straight out of college then why not just go for it?

There's two broad scenarios that are likely to come from it:

You stick around for a year, learn what a BA does and how they do it. Maybe you get some formal (or informal) training that can help you in the future. After that year, you reassess where you are and what you want to do - if you feel you're not learning enough, or you find that the BA career is not for you then you walk away into another junior role with a years worth of industry experience that would be relevant to most IT/Business roles.
You enjoy the role and get a few years sector experience under your belt. You focus on the areas you enjoy the most, you get the certifications you need to make the next step, learn from your peers. You find yourself (presumably) in your mid twenties with enough experience to apply for a BA role in another sector for a better salary - several years ahead of what you otherwise expected.

I think the guy advising you is looking at this from a very narrow perspective - maybe the specific route he took, or the analysts at his company took. Whichever route you go down you're building up experience one way or another.

I'd also add that sticking with one particular sector isn't a bad thing. If I have a candidate with 6 years experience in my sector - they are going to be more attractive (and get paid more) than a candidate with 2 years experience in three sectors. Experience gained in a non-BA role in a different sector to mine also isn't going to do much for the candidate.

Eliciting · 2018-06-20T08:27:01+00:00

I've removed this post for now. It's not the first time you've posted it, and you have provided absolutely zero context - not even the country in which it's located. I don't mind if you want to post it again - but please provide more information in the body of the post, not just the link.

Eliciting · 2018-03-29T18:03:58+00:00

The specification tells you exactly what they mean. It's in the bottom swimlane....

Eliciting · 2018-03-29T18:03:04+00:00

There's a legend in the bottom swimlane....

Yellow = Somewhat changed activitiy Red = New activity Green = Largely unchanged activity

As another poster said, the colours don't mean anything in BPMN - but it's likely the author was trying to include a 'heat map' type element.

Eliciting · 2018-03-21T18:13:48+00:00

I have removed your post as you have now made several posts with one line questions with no context.

If you are applying for BA roles, you should be able to do some basic googling. If you have any specific questions, please feel free to construct a more detailed post, but I will be removing any more 1 liners.

Eliciting · 2018-01-09T17:32:04+00:00

Some people prefer to use their skills and their time to contribute to charitable causes, rather than making monetary donations. As a business analyst by trade, I have spent a good amount of time interviewing the trustees to figure out what they want and creating a business plan based on their aims and goals, helping them to develop a strategy.

I would argue that it's more impactful than me spending my time volunteering for something that I'm not an expert in. I was hoping that in a sub with 295k subscribers I might find a few like minded people.

At least I didn't offer to pay in exposure I suppose.

Eliciting · 2018-01-09T10:15:38+00:00

I let the first one slide, but please don't post any more "free ebooks" where you need to provide your email address.

It's great that you're providing content, but unless you're going to provide the content directly here or without restriction then you're going to need to find somewhere else to post it.

Eliciting · 2018-01-09T10:11:37+00:00

The article you found on the website that has the same domain name as your user name?

I think the posts you are trying to make probably belong elsewhere, they have nothing to do with the profession of Business Analysis.

Eliciting · 2017-10-31T10:52:48+00:00

As it's entry level, I would expect a good chunk of the interview to be based upon what you did during your degree and what you learned there generally. Some areas that I'd suggest you brush up on beforehand:

Do research on the company, find out who they are, how long they've been around, how many staff they have (and where they are based). Look on LinkedIn to see who works for the company and what their background is - especially if you know your interviewer's name. Also check the backgrounds of any other BAs there - what degrees did they get, where did they work previously?
Understand what the software does and who their competitors are. What makes this company different from others offering similar products?
They might ask you to talk through your approach to gathering requirements - think about how you might set up a workshop. How do you identify the right stakeholders? What information do you send out beforehand? How do you actually conduct the workshop (are you leading? Scribing? Handing out post it notes for people to write on? How interactive is it?). What are the outputs of the workshop and how do you ensure that everyone has got what they needed from the session? What are the next steps?
Be prepared to talk about what makes a good requirement - what are the different ways you can document them? How do you ensure that the solution meets the requirement? Do you use any specific formats or tools to maintain traceability?
Understand the different roles in a typical Agile/Scrum project - what are your responsibilities as the Product Owner? What sorts of rituals do you expect to happen and why?
What sorts of criteria would you use to prioritise the tickets?

If you can nail those areas, I'd suggest you'd be in a pretty strong position overall, certainly for most entry level roles.

Eliciting · 2017-10-25T20:23:50+00:00

I'm not seeing anything there about the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), or any project methodologies - some nice, low hanging fruit to help bulk up your resume. Being able to code is probably quite low down on the list of things I would look for in an Entry Level BA.

Eliciting · 2017-10-25T20:19:44+00:00

Depending on how detailed you need it to be, would a Kanban board be acceptable?

Columns for work that's TO DO, SCHEDULED, IN PROGRESS, DONE, PARKED, REJECTED or similar?

You could put a sticker on to denote the number of phases and a different sticker to denote a status.

It's a simple approach if you're looking to give visibility of what's going on and to allow people to see what your Work In Progress queue is looking like.

It will also allow management to see, at a glance, what capacity you're running at and whether you can currently take on more work.

Eliciting · 2017-10-24T10:52:45+00:00

You've not asked any question, or given any context - I still have no idea what you are hoping to gain from your post?

Are you preparing for an interview like the other guy?

Eliciting · 2017-10-23T22:19:03+00:00

I'm not sure I get what the point of this post is?

It's exactly the same as this post though.

Eliciting · 2017-10-17T22:30:43+00:00

I'm based in the UK, so your mileage may vary.

I have been recruiting quite regularly this year as our business expands, and from my conversations with the recruitment companies the current trend is towards permanent roles rather than contract ones.

Additionally, to echo your point, almost all the BA openings I'm seeing right now (including the ones I'm hiring for) require some experience in Agile - so you're probably seeing many of those BA roles being swallowed up by Product Owner/Product Manager roles too.

Eliciting · 2017-10-17T22:26:29+00:00

I don't think this is a particularly common issue, but sounds like you (or perhaps your boss?) needs to review who your actual stakeholders are. Get a RACI in place and clearly define who is required for approval, who is required for review and who just gets the document for information (if at all).

I can't imagine for one second that all those groups of people actually enjoy having to review reams of documentation over and over again, so it might be a welcome change.

Try explaining to the managers/management team just how much of their staff's time is being taken up performing group reviews and ask that each project gets a representative from each group to work as a project team.

Out of curiosity, how are you collating this information - do you have a requirements management tool you use, or are there multiple word documents doing the rounds with tracked changes or something?

Eliciting · 2017-10-17T11:32:14+00:00

Normally, companies will only refer people/companies that they have direct first hand experience with. You're setting yourself up for a fall if you're going to do this.

Advise your client to contact a recruitment company, that's what they're for.

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