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Move or swap IPs across linked Linodes within the same data center
You can now move and/or swap IP addresses assigned from one Linode to another Linode that's under your account -- as long as they're in the same datacenter. This new feature is located here, off the new Utilities sub-tab.
Enjoy!
-Chris

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Datacenter selection on first log in
You can now select the geographic location of your Linode during the inital login! Here's how it works:
Upon your initial login (or the first "switch to" for a new Linode added to an existing account), if there's availability in any of our other datacenters for the Linode plan you've [...]

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Self-Serve Removal of Extras
You no longer need to submit a support ticket to have extras removed from your Linode account. This includes removing extra disk space, RAM, monthly data transfer, and IP addresses. The remaining time on the package is credited back to your account, minus one day.
This feature gets us out of [...]

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Utility to change a root password
I've added a utility to change root password on a selected disk image. It's available here, off of the new Utilities sub-tab. It's pretty straightforward. You select a disk image, enter a new password twice, hit submit and the job is dispatched to the host. Your Linode [...]

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Lassie - Linode Autonomous System Shutdown Intelligent rEbooter
Lassie is a shutdown watchdog. It will automatically reboot your Linode if it powers off unexpectedly. It works by detecting that your Linode has powered off without a shutdown job being responsible for the power off condition. To prevent a loop, it will give up [...]

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Multiple Account Management
You can now have multiple Linodes under one account, either by adding a Linode to your existing account or, if you already have multiple Linodes you can merge them together.
Multiple Accounts Features
Can switch from one Linode to another inside the LPM without logging out/in.
All-in-one billing. All your Linode [...]

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Check it out by logging in with this URL:
https://www.linode.com/members/index.cfm?redirect=/members/dashboard.cfm
No more jumping around to create/edit/delete images and config profiles.
Thoughts?
-Chris

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CPU usage graphs are now availible from the Member's site. Two graphs are displayed, one covering the last 24 hours and another covering the last 30 days.
Like the network traffic graphs, these graphs are generated in real time but the data they are based on is updated every five minutes. Endless refreshing won't increase the [...]

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Ryan Finnie has updated Finnix to version 87.0. I've updated all the hosts' Finnix Recovery Distributions to this latest version.
How to utilize Finnix in our environment
1) Create an empty Configuration Profile (Configurations sub-tab, click "Create a new Configuration Profile")
2) Select "Recovery - Finnix (kernel)" for the kernel
3) Select "Recovery - Finnix (iso)" for /dev/ubda
4) [...]

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Finnix LiveCD Recovery Distribution Support
I've added support to the LPM that allows you to utilize Finnix as a recovery/rescue/bootstrap distribution. It occupies none of your disk space, autoconfigures your network interface and swap files, and contains enough admin utilities to get just about anything done. To quote the Finnix website:
Finnix is a self-contained, [...]

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