News on Mexicali IT

System Update: Overall Status & 2026 Roadmap

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:13:00 -0700

Following the publication of our first five guides, it is time to reveal the full roadmap for the Dell EMC Isilon (OneFS) series. This series is designed to take you from initial deployment to advanced enterprise operations.

I have been working on integrating my extensive Knowledge Base into the blog. This process has involved retaking many of the original screenshots to ensure they meet the visual standards of the site, which is currently taking some extra time. While much of the upcoming content focuses on Dell EMC Isilon, this update reflects the status of the entire project.

System Update: New Series Published & Upcoming Documentation

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:30:00 -0700

I have been working hard behind the scenes to fill this Knowledge Base with Enterprise technologies, with the goal of having everything documented and readily available, not just for myself, but for the entire community.

Recently Published

In case you missed it, I am thrilled to announce that the complete Proxmox VE and TrueNAS documentation series have been published and are now live on the blog. These guides cover everything from initial deployments and Quorum troubleshooting, to complex SMB access control solutions (OpenFiles), all tailored for production-ready infrastructure.

Incoming Transmission: The Obsidian Vault Migration is Underway

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 19:45:00 -0700

As mentioned in the previous reboot announcement, one of the primary directives of the new mxlit.com architecture is to serve as an evergreen Knowledge Base (KB).

For years, my local Obsidian vault has been an extensive repository of technical data, absorbing countless troubleshooting nights, Proxmox cluster configurations, networking diagrams, and Windows Server anomalies. While it’s great to have a personal second brain, hoarding that knowledge locally defeats the purpose of the open-source community that helped me piece it together in the first place.

System Reboot: Migration to Hugo and the New Knowledge Base

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:00:00 -0800

Every good SysAdmin knows that there comes a point in the life of any infrastructure where continuing to patch legacy systems is no longer viable. It’s time to perform a wipe, redesign the architecture, and redeploy from scratch.

Welcome to the new mxlit.com.

The Paradigm Shift: Goodbye to the Heavyweight CMS

For a long time, I maintained this space on traditional platforms, but as an Infrastructure Engineer, the idea of having databases running, exposed ports, and vulnerable plugins to serve simple text went against everything I apply in my daily work.