IME, the Vipre Console is a bit of a resource hog. I only run it when I need to run a one off report or manually deploy an agent.
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 1:27 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I have loads of consoles and no slowdown. I use a virtual desktop too. I > have loads of RAM, and very occasionally an MMC will eat loads of memory, > but that's usually when I haven't rebooted for weeks > > Sent from my POS BlackBerry wireless device, which may wipe itself at any > moment > ------------------------------ > *From: * David Lum <[email protected]> > *Date: *Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:21:57 +0000 > *To: *NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: * "NT System Admin Issues" < > [email protected]> > *Subject: *mgmt consoles (was RE: Vipre console hangs server on reboot) > > Exchange is not dissimilar. I don’t know if it loads the mgmt console by > default but it always seemed weird to me that the full installer interface > was presented when all you wanted was the console.**** > > ** ** > > Which brings me to a Q: I have what is effectively my “management” server > (a VM) that has most of the consoles on it (Exchange, Shavlik, vSphere > client, etc). I simply RDP to it when I need to administer something (unless > it’s a web-based tool like PGP or McAfee ePO). Saves me the trouble of > moving those around when I change PC’s. If I need a hardware upgrade I move > the VM. **** > > ** ** > > In general I don’t like consoles on my personal machine because they seem > to load way more services and crap than you really want and once you have a > few of them your machine becomes slow just doing e-mail and browsing, etc. > **** > > ** ** > > Is this an unusual setup? I seem to recall reading (years ago) that this > was a good idea but didn’t know if many people actually did this.**** > > ** ** > > Dave**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 26, 2011 9:22 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Vipre console hangs server on reboot**** > > ** ** > > It also allows you to install the console elsewhere... > > Just because SQL server installs a local console by default doesn't mean > that this is the best place to run it for day to day administration... > **** > > *ASB***** > > *http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker***** > > *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market…***** > > > > **** > > On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 12:12 PM, John Aldrich < > [email protected]> wrote:**** > > I won't swear to it, but I'm pretty sure that the console is designed to > run > on the server. I mean it installs the console when you install the server. > :D > > > > From: Gasper, Rick [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 11:59 AM**** > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Vipre console hangs server on reboot > > A lot of today’s software is designed to run on a local desktop and then it > connect back to a server. > > For example: You can administer active directory from your local desktop > and not log into the server (though I wouldn’t recommend this to a someone > who doesn’t have any clue about security.) > > I am not familiar with the product you mentioned but sometimes running > from > a server is a bad thing.™ > > From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 11:45 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Vipre console hangs server on reboot > > I suppose there’s no real reason to reboot the server on a scheduled basis… > THAT server has never had any real issues… As for not running the Console > remotely, I really don’t wish to install it on another machine as it’s a > bit > of a resource hog. As far as taskkill, I just don’t like killing off a > process “just because”, and that’s what that seems like to me. > > > **** > > From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 11:25 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Vipre console hangs server on reboot > > A - Why are you rebooting the server on a scheduled basis? > > > B - Why are you not running the Vipre console remotely? > > C - What's wrong with Taskkill (assuming you don't wish to address the > previous two issues)? > ASB > http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker > Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… > > On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 11:14 AM, John Aldrich > <[email protected]> wrote: > I have to manually shut down Vipre Enterprise Console if I want the server > to come up on a scheduled reboot, otherwise it hangs the server and I have > to manually power-cycle the server to get it to work. I checked with > Sunbelt > support and they said there is no way to *programmatically* close the > console when I reboot the server (scheduled task, so it's non-interactive.) > They suggested using Microsoft's TaskKill. Anyone got any better > suggestions? 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