Re: South Florida position.

[Gary Slinger]

LMFAO.   This, FTW. 
-Original Message-
From: Micheal Espinola Jr 
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:54:47 
To: NT System Admin Issues
Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Subject: Re: South Florida position.

Your sarcasm does not help your post.  Plus, I worked a year in Fort
Lauderdale.  I am politely refraining from openly talking shit about your
company.

--
Espi




On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 3:00 PM,  wrote:

> Guys,
>
> ** **
>
> THANK YOU for your input.
>
> It REALLY is constructive.
>
> And, if you know someone willing to start with low pay and grow (skipping
> the sales part as it’s an added bonus anyhow), please let us know.
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 02, 2012 5:05 PM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: South Florida position.
>
> ** **
>
> You need to seriously reassess your compensation.  Its way out of balance
> with your expectations.
>
> --
> Espi
>
>  
>
>
>
> 
>
> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:42 AM,  wrote:
>
> Folks,
>
> I truly hope this is allowed and that I don't upset people by this e-mail.
> We're looking for some reliable people to start and grow with us.
> If you know anyone, please forward this to them.
>
> Thanks!
>
> On-Site Computer Field Technician & Tech Support Rep (Hollywood, Aventura,
> North Miami Beach)
>
> Please DO NOT apply for this position if you do not meet all the
> qualifications listed below.
>
> Job Purpose:
> Candidates will be required to manage and deliver On-Site & Over-the-phone
> services including repairing servers and workstations by utilizing
> diagnostic and repair techniques, virus/malware removal, data backup,
> operating system installation, end user software support.
> Common job tasks also associated with the core job functions are pre &
> post sales and support, help desk and customer support to users by
> researching and answering questions; resolving problems; providing
> resources.
> Candidates will also need to be able to create marketing & advertising
> materials for use by the company.
> In addition to the duties listed below, candidate will be required to
> actively market the services offered by the company and accomplish a goal
> of Two signed maintenance agreements per month.
>
> Duties:
> - Repair workstations while logging repair work orders; responding to
> requests.
> - Comply with policies while adhering to requirements; advising management
> of needed actions.
> - Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities;
> reading technical publications.
> - Enhance organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing
> new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job
> accomplishments.
> - Receive materials by inspecting shipped contents against order;
> verifying receipt; arranging for shipment of missing items; tracking
> backorders.
> - Provide answers to clients by identifying problems; researching answers;
> guiding client through corrective steps.
> - Improve client references by writing and maintaining documentation.
> - Participate in development of client training programs by identifying
> learning issues; recommending instructional language.
> - Accommodate client disabilities by recommending devices and techniques.
> - Improve system performance by identifying problems; recommending changes.
> - Accomplish information systems and organization mission by completing
> related results as needed.
> - Develop new concepts/techniques and complete assignments/tasks in
> innovative and effective ways.
> - To be considered for this position, you must put "resume for job 210222"
> in the subject line of your e-mail.
> - Work on assignments that may be extremely complex in nature where a high
> degree of independent judgment, initiative and technical knowledge is
> required to resolve problems.
> - Complete work independently and handle unique situations.
> - Determine optimal methods and procedures for new assignments.
> - Answer incoming calls and assist customers with issues.
> - Remove systems from premises when required and return upon repair while
> maintaining responsibility.
> - Participate in local marketing events such as Chamber of Commerce
> meetings.
>
> Skills/Qualifications:
> - Knowledge of MS products and the ability to verify that the system
> starts up and works after installation.
> - Working knowledge of XP, Vista, Win 7, Win 2003, Win 2008 operating
> systems.
> - Ability to perform data transfers and setup computers, laptops, printers
> and other peripherals.
> - Familiarity with various types of laptops and their peripherals.
> - Familiarity with networking & protocols with troubleshooting skills.
> - Attention to details and organizational skills.
> - Ability to communicate verbally and in written form.
> - Customer service skills are required.
> - Problem Solving, Electronics / Computer Troubleshooting, Software
> Testing, Network Hardware

Re: South Florida position.

[Micheal Espinola Jr]

Your sarcasm does not help your post.  Plus, I worked a year in Fort
Lauderdale.  I am politely refraining from openly talking shit about your
company.

--
Espi




On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 3:00 PM,  wrote:

> Guys,
>
> ** **
>
> THANK YOU for your input.
>
> It REALLY is constructive.
>
> And, if you know someone willing to start with low pay and grow (skipping
> the sales part as it’s an added bonus anyhow), please let us know.
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 02, 2012 5:05 PM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: South Florida position.
>
> ** **
>
> You need to seriously reassess your compensation.  Its way out of balance
> with your expectations.
>
> --
> Espi
>
>  
>
>
>
> 
>
> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:42 AM,  wrote:
>
> Folks,
>
> I truly hope this is allowed and that I don't upset people by this e-mail.
> We're looking for some reliable people to start and grow with us.
> If you know anyone, please forward this to them.
>
> Thanks!
>
> On-Site Computer Field Technician & Tech Support Rep (Hollywood, Aventura,
> North Miami Beach)
>
> Please DO NOT apply for this position if you do not meet all the
> qualifications listed below.
>
> Job Purpose:
> Candidates will be required to manage and deliver On-Site & Over-the-phone
> services including repairing servers and workstations by utilizing
> diagnostic and repair techniques, virus/malware removal, data backup,
> operating system installation, end user software support.
> Common job tasks also associated with the core job functions are pre &
> post sales and support, help desk and customer support to users by
> researching and answering questions; resolving problems; providing
> resources.
> Candidates will also need to be able to create marketing & advertising
> materials for use by the company.
> In addition to the duties listed below, candidate will be required to
> actively market the services offered by the company and accomplish a goal
> of Two signed maintenance agreements per month.
>
> Duties:
> - Repair workstations while logging repair work orders; responding to
> requests.
> - Comply with policies while adhering to requirements; advising management
> of needed actions.
> - Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities;
> reading technical publications.
> - Enhance organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing
> new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job
> accomplishments.
> - Receive materials by inspecting shipped contents against order;
> verifying receipt; arranging for shipment of missing items; tracking
> backorders.
> - Provide answers to clients by identifying problems; researching answers;
> guiding client through corrective steps.
> - Improve client references by writing and maintaining documentation.
> - Participate in development of client training programs by identifying
> learning issues; recommending instructional language.
> - Accommodate client disabilities by recommending devices and techniques.
> - Improve system performance by identifying problems; recommending changes.
> - Accomplish information systems and organization mission by completing
> related results as needed.
> - Develop new concepts/techniques and complete assignments/tasks in
> innovative and effective ways.
> - To be considered for this position, you must put "resume for job 210222"
> in the subject line of your e-mail.
> - Work on assignments that may be extremely complex in nature where a high
> degree of independent judgment, initiative and technical knowledge is
> required to resolve problems.
> - Complete work independently and handle unique situations.
> - Determine optimal methods and procedures for new assignments.
> - Answer incoming calls and assist customers with issues.
> - Remove systems from premises when required and return upon repair while
> maintaining responsibility.
> - Participate in local marketing events such as Chamber of Commerce
> meetings.
>
> Skills/Qualifications:
> - Knowledge of MS products and the ability to verify that the system
> starts up and works after installation.
> - Working knowledge of XP, Vista, Win 7, Win 2003, Win 2008 operating
> systems.
> - Ability to perform data transfers and setup computers, laptops, printers
> and other peripherals.
> - Familiarity with various types of laptops and their peripherals.
> - Familiarity with networking & protocols with troubleshooting skills.
> - Attention to details and organizational skills.
> - Ability to communicate verbally and in written form.
> - Customer service skills are required.
> - Problem Solving, Electronics / Computer Troubleshooting, Software
> Testing, Network Hardware Configuration and Troubleshooting, Messaging
> Systems, Quality Focus, Organization, Planning, Coordination, Help Desk
> Experience, Phone Skills, Customer Service, Training, Verbal Communication,
> Document

Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!

[Sean Martin]

SAN Support:
· Strong familiarity with enterprise data archiving systems and
disaster recovery backup systems.  uses Flashnet for data archive and
Commvault for Disaster Recovery backups
· Level 1 & 2 SAN Storage Support (EMC CX300, EMC AX100, IBM N3400
· Level 1 & 2 Fibre Channel Switch Support (Cisco MDS 9134, McData )

CX300? AX100? McData?

They don't need just a specialist, they need someone to replace that
hardware. Pretty sure at least the CX300 went EoSL in December of last
year.

- Sean


On 2/3/12, Greer, Thomas N  wrote:
> Were they going to put a computer on it?
>
> Tom Greer (t...@txstate.edu)
> Core Systems
> Texas State University-San Marcos
>
>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
>> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 3:48 PM
>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>> Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 3:37 PM, Rankin, James R 
>> wrote:
>> > I seem to find people who think I know everything about anything
>> > electrical, from mobile phones and games consoles to TVs and,
>> > um, recreational massagers :-0
>>
>>   I had someone ask me today if we (IT dept) could provide them with a
>> table.  And I don't mean a database, I mean the wooden variety.  It's
>> bad enough that people hit me up for spare computer parts for their
>> home PC, now we're a furniture store?  WTF?
>>
>> -- Ben
>>
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RE: R: Lyris is sloooooooooow....

[Jonathan]

Apologies guys and gals. I haven't been as active on here as I used to be,
so I had not noticed. I'll try to pay more attention and contribute more as
well.

As for the response from Mr. Bittenbender.sir, thank you to you and
your company for continuing to maintain this list since the Sunbelt
acquisition. It is an invaluable resource, and in my opinion much more
efficient [1] than a blog/forum/bulletin board.

Jonathan

[1] jokes, OT posts, rants, and tantalizing tales aside :-)
On Feb 3, 2012 10:54 AM, "Donald Bittenbender" 
wrote:

>  There is a limitation of how many posts can go out per hour, when
> replies get frequent within the same hour the delay gets greater .
>
>
>
> GFI Software has been working on finding a solution to this problem.
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
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>
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> *From:* Jonathan [mailto:ncm...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, February 03, 2012 10:04 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: R: Lyris is sloow
>
>
>
> Well, of course Lyris would prove me wrongthe one I sent this morning
> came through almost immediately
>
> On Feb 3, 2012 7:54 AM, "HELP_PC"  wrote:
>
> Not so much but it looks slow to me as well
>
>
>
> *Guido Elia*
>
> *HELPPC - HELPPC SERVICE*
>   --
>
> *Da:* Jonathan [mailto:ncm...@gmail.com]
> *Inviato:* venerdì 3 febbraio 2012 12.23
> *A:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Oggetto:* Lyris is sloow
>
>
>
> Is it just me or is the.list response time exceptionally slow? I posted a
> question about Lync 2010 SP 1 @ 7:55 pm EST.it finally showed up @
> 9:01. What's going on?
>
> Jonathan
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RE: Speaking of Lync 2010....

[Jonathan]

Interestingthat's not what amother engineer I work with saidI had
not seen that documentso, thanks. I'll give of a read.

Jonathan
On Feb 3, 2012 1:07 PM, "Coleman, Hunter"  wrote:

>  SP 1 isn’t a requirement for the Lync mobile clients. No need for old
> OCS infrastructure either.
> http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28355
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Jonathan [mailto:ncm...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 02, 2012 5:55 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Speaking of Lync 2010
>
> ** **
>
> Does anyone here have any insider info on when Lync 2010 SP 1 will be
> released? We have some users that are asking for Lync mobilethe clients
> are out, but not much good if you don't have the old OCS infrastructure in
> place.and fully functional.
>
> Jonathan
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Re: OT - ugh!

[Ben Scott]

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 8:00 PM, Ken Schaefer  wrote:
> And it's not about "paying peanuts get monkeys" - what's happened
> too much in IT is paying inflated salaries for "well trained engineers"
> yet projects are late/over budget/etc.

  I've found there's plenty of both.  Some companies underpay and get
clueless people, and that ends badly.  And some companies pay top
dollar but still get clueless people, and that ends badly.  There
doesn't seem to be a correlation between clue and pay.

  Again, I suspect the problem is that it's hard to quantify clue.
Some people "get it", others don't, but it's very hard to define what
"it" is, or to determine if someone has "it".

  This also makes it hard to teach "it".  I've got two minions now,
both somewhat green to "real IT management".  While neither is a waste
of space, both also have a lot to learn.  I get the feeling there is
some systemic pattern to it that I could address if I only knew how.
:-(

-- Ben

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RE: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

[Ken Schaefer]

Still curious - what is the issue with SQL Servers?

-Original Message-
From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] 
Sent: Saturday, 4 February 2012 6:51 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

SQL is an issue. File servers are if DFS is involved.

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
Consultant and Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com


-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 8:52 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

Ah, SBS is all I really care about as far as this discussion goes, but it makes 
sense about the non-SBS multi-server environments. However, in those 
environments it's the DC's and Exchange servers that are the primary concern 
right? What about SQL? I can't imagine a web or file/print server is a big 
deal, although by definition they are usually simpler to restore from backup 
anyhow...

-Original Message-
From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 3:26 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

Yes. If you restore an old VHD you WILL break stuff. Not maybe. Not 
"sometimes". Not "rarely". You WILL.

The only exceptions are single server solutions like SBS.

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
Consultant and Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com


-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 5:35 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

Even with VSS it's scary?
 
-Original Message-
From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 2:05 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

I backup the virtual machines from within themselves. 

Backing up vhd's is easily doable, but DR using backed up vhd's is scary with 
AD, SQL, and Exchange*. And will be even more so with other server roles in 
Win8. So... there be a method to my madness.

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
Consultant and Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com

* Can you say "USN rollback", or "SN rollback", or anything similar? ... I knew 
you could. :-)

-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 4:16 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 3:44 PM, Michael B. Smith  wrote:
> I backup the root of all my VMs to a NAS and then backup each VM to the NAS.

  Do you backup the virtual disk files themselves (running the backup on the 
root/host), or do you backup the files from within the guest (as if the guest 
was just another network node)?  The later is the direction I'm leaning in -- 
it's how we do things with our physical servers anyway.  But it seems like 
backing up the virtual disk files would also be useful, for recovery from OS 
corruption, disaster scenarios, etc.

-- Ben

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RE: OT - ugh!

[Ken Schaefer]

I don't think it has anything to do with "lowering costs" per se - it's supply 
and demand. Entry level positions simply do not have the barrier to entry that 
they did before. If the skillset is more ubiquitous, then the price it commands 
goes down. That's exactly the same with any other trade or profession.

OEMs don't woo companies to outsource - HP as an OEM has no interest in taking 
over your IT - just you buying stuff from our PCSG. HP ITO/Enterprise Services 
(which is a completely different business unit) does. Then there are companies 
like Wipro which would like to take over your IT, but they aren't an OEM at all.

And it's not about "paying peanuts get monkeys" - what's happened too much in 
IT is paying inflated salaries for "well trained engineers" yet projects are 
late/over budget/etc. 

Cheers
Ken

-Original Message-
From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] 
Sent: Friday, 3 February 2012 11:29 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!

One other thing that I think we may see is adjustments in wages.  Starting 
positions may not offer the same wages as they did in the past in an attempt 
for companies to lower costs.  I also see what I perceive as attempts by OEMs 
to woo companies to outsource more and more services to them (such as HP) 
rather than encourage companies to have well-trained engineers.  Of course if 
you pay peanuts you're still going to get monkeys, unless someone can't afford 
to eat anything else.

-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 7:59 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!

That was well put, Ken.

-Original Message-
From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:39 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!

I think our opinions are coloured by our industry and in particular working in 
(small scale) systems administrator, which is more of a trade than a profession.

For many other professions: civil engineering, medicine, accounting - there is 
no way you'd get anywhere in most countries without a degree. There is simply 
too much established theory in those fields that you just have to know in order 
to be useful. Systems engineering might be a bit different because basic theory 
and principles are not as well established. Software and electrical engineering 
are perhaps more established, and there are many algorithms, principles and 
methodologies (like lifecycle management, project management) etc that a 
structured course such as a degree can help you with.

That said, systems engineering will change to. Organisations (starting with the 
biggest, but I suspect it'll eventually make its way down to the smaller ones) 
are looking for structured, repeatable, predictable delivery. They outsource. 
They get x service for $y within z minutes/hours/days. And the companies that 
provide it (HP/EDS, CSC, IBM, Satyam, Wipro, etc.) all have regulated 
processes, backed by technologies (invariably built upon ITIL at the moment). 
If you want to get ahead in this type of world, there'll have to be some theory 
that you need to learn, because deep technical skills are for 
architecture/design/implementation, and not operations (except for those in 
high severity incident management). Operations is about following processes, 
managing expectations, and executing structured/tested change requests.

Cheers
Ken

-Original Message-
From: Mathew Shember [mailto:mathew.shem...@synopsys.com]
Sent: Friday, 3 February 2012 3:57 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!

Indeed.

Certs and degrees are used by people who aren't technical and don't know what 
to ask let alone evaluate.

I have seen talent from prestigious schools and I have seen lunkheads from 
prestigious schools.

The universities were setting rather high expectations however.  A friend used 
to handle the college new hires and he said he had to talk a few off the ledge 
because they weren't VPs inside of 6 months.

Thanks,
Mathew




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RE: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!

[Greer, Thomas N]

Were they going to put a computer on it?

Tom Greer (t...@txstate.edu)
Core Systems
Texas State University-San Marcos


> -Original Message-
> From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 3:48 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!
> 
> On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 3:37 PM, Rankin, James R 
> wrote:
> > I seem to find people who think I know everything about anything
> > electrical, from mobile phones and games consoles to TVs and,
> > um, recreational massagers :-0
> 
>   I had someone ask me today if we (IT dept) could provide them with a
> table.  And I don't mean a database, I mean the wooden variety.  It's
> bad enough that people hit me up for spare computer parts for their
> home PC, now we're a furniture store?  WTF?
> 
> -- Ben
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RE: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

[Michael B. Smith]

SQL is an issue. File servers are if DFS is involved.

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
Consultant and Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com


-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] 
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 8:52 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

Ah, SBS is all I really care about as far as this discussion goes, but it makes 
sense about the non-SBS multi-server environments. However, in those 
environments it's the DC's and Exchange servers that are the primary concern 
right? What about SQL? I can't imagine a web or file/print server is a big 
deal, although by definition they are usually simpler to restore from backup 
anyhow...

-Original Message-
From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 3:26 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

Yes. If you restore an old VHD you WILL break stuff. Not maybe. Not 
"sometimes". Not "rarely". You WILL.

The only exceptions are single server solutions like SBS.

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
Consultant and Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com


-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 5:35 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

Even with VSS it's scary?
 
-Original Message-
From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 2:05 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

I backup the virtual machines from within themselves. 

Backing up vhd's is easily doable, but DR using backed up vhd's is scary with 
AD, SQL, and Exchange*. And will be even more so with other server roles in 
Win8. So... there be a method to my madness.

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
Consultant and Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com

* Can you say "USN rollback", or "SN rollback", or anything similar? ... I knew 
you could. :-)

-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 4:16 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 3:44 PM, Michael B. Smith  wrote:
> I backup the root of all my VMs to a NAS and then backup each VM to the NAS.

  Do you backup the virtual disk files themselves (running the backup on the 
root/host), or do you backup the files from within the guest (as if the guest 
was just another network node)?  The later is the direction I'm leaning in -- 
it's how we do things with our physical servers anyway.  But it seems like 
backing up the virtual disk files would also be useful, for recovery from OS 
corruption, disaster scenarios, etc.

-- Ben

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Re: OT - ugh!

[Rankin, James R]

I was told once being a Sunderland fan helped me get a job. Not that you US 
guys will even know about football. Real football, that is. Played with feet :-)

Sent from my SR-71 Blackbird

-Original Message-
From: "Guyer, Donald" 
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:13:52 
To: NT System Admin Issues
Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!

There are soo many factors that come into play during the hiring 
process.

Tech skills, personality, appearance, education, communication skillsthe 
list goes on. Sometimes something that both parties share in common that pops 
up in the casual part of the interview sways it. Hobbies, music, sports

Hell, I landed a gig awhile back, where my boss told me he hired me in large 
part due to the fact that I had a modified Jeep (he owned one too).

I was told by my new employer that what stood out for me was the way I answered 
the scenario questions regarding prioritizing and IT's role in supporting the 
business (availability, bottom line, etc).

They asked me very few technical questions, based on the fact that I've been in 
IT since the late 80s. Some I couldn't answer, but I was honest and they told 
me that was another thing they liked about me.

Sometimes I equate the whole process to blindly throwing a dart...

Don Guyer
Directory and Messaging Services
Catholic Health East, ITSS

From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 10:33 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OT - ugh!

Exactly.

Hiring "rules" are very dependent upon who is doing the hiring, the formal HR 
processes in the organization, what industry is involved, the geography in 
question, and the perceived level/degree of competition/demand for the position.

There are very few hard and fast rules.
ASB

http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker

Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market...



On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:49 AM, John Hornbuckle 
mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us>> 
wrote:
Well, I'm all confused. I keep hearing that employers are looking for loyalty, 
and that job-hoppers make hiring managers nervous.

Darned if you do, darned if you don't.



John Hornbuckle, MSMIS, PMP
MIS Department
Taylor County School District
www.taylor.k12.fl.us



From: Robert Cato [mailto:cato.rob...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:54 PM

To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OT - ugh!


I do not agree with the mentality, but I have heard the argument: "If they were 
any good, they would be changing jobs every 2-5 years to expand their skills". 
Depending on the environment, most companies change (refresh technology) every 
2-5 years so that would force some expansion of skills. Another scenario is 
that you started in one role and changed your role, probably more than once in 
that 15 years.

Sorry for the bad news, hopefully you will find something.

Robert
On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 6:19 PM, Jacob Kisner 
mailto:jbdkis...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Nothing sucks more than being interviewed for a position at a
different company last Tuesday, then being called Thursday to say we
are going to offer you a position and finally being told today that we
changed our mind... "We did not realize you were with the same company
for 15 years..."  WTF?

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RE: CN format question

[Crawford, Scott]

Fall onto its back and giggle loudly?

From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 3:02 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: CN format question

IIRC, we had commas in our names too after our migration up from Winnt4 to 
Windows 2000.  Because of some of the display issues (and because we only had a 
small number of staff on NT-based platforms at the time), we renamed everything 
to take out the commas and standardize.  Otherwise, our cns would look about 
the same as yours, with my last name then first, but we also have middle 
initials.

If I understand correctly, the cn is just reflecting the name on the object.  
You don't even really have to have a first/last name combo-it could be "elmo", 
if that was the name of the object.  What would the app do then?

From: Kennedy, Jim 
[mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 11:17 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: CN format question

Thanks Bonnie, that was my feeling also. I too feel it is an app issue, but 
wanted to get some opinions since I am fuzzy on this.  The issue isn't the \, 
they are choking on my lastname then firstname.  They are looking for FirstName 
first. I would be shocked that they cannot accommodate my way. Can't imagine my 
way is 'wrong'. It was just a choice someone made here before my time.

From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 2:01 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: CN format question

The part you've shown us looks normal to me for Microsoft AD.  The \ is there 
to escape the comma that follows.  Maybe their app can't deal with that?

http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=101405&seqNum=7


From: Kennedy, Jim 
[mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 10:09 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: CN format question


Having an issue with a vendor with some LDAP lookups. I certainly saw this 
years ago, but never looked into it. Our CN's are backwards from how most 
people do it I think. Is there anything wrong with it being this way? Why is 
that \ there?



CN=Kennedy\, Jim,OU=(Redacted list of OU/DC's)

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Re: CN format question

[Ben Scott]

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 4:01 PM, Miller Bonnie L.
 wrote:
> If I understand correctly, the cn is just reflecting the name on the
> object.  You don’t even really have to have a first/last name combo—it could
> be “elmo”, if that was the name of the object.  What would the app do then?

  If it's like most apps, crash and burn.

-- Ben

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Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!

[Kurt Buff]

I wear a kilt, so I'm pretty much exempt from your amendments -
especially the first one...

Heh.

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 12:57, Sam Cayze  wrote:
> Or at my company: If it passes electrons, requires a ladder, or involves 
> getting dirty, it's yours.
>
> I used to be in carpentry so I'm OK with it though.  I like the surprise 
> tasks :)
>
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 1:52 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!
>
> Simpler:
>
> "If it passes electrons, it's yours."
>
> As opposed to IT Generalist:
>
> "If it passes electrons or whines when frustrated, it's yours."
>
> Kurt
>
> On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:49, Don Kuhlman  wrote:
>> Long but here's a snip of the description...
>>
>> Job Summary
>> The primary role of the temporary Production Infrastructure Specialist
>> is the support of production infrastructure systems across multiple
>> operating units within the business. This includes client-facing
>> application servers, local fileservers/storage, and management of the
>> local data centers. In addition to daily support of systems this role
>> will undertake two long-term
>> projects: 1. Coordinate migration of production servers from local
>> Active-Directory to company Corporate Active Directory 2. Organize
>> data archives and research/implement a modern, replacement archiving system.
>> Job Responsibilities
>> • Address daily support tickets regarding end-user permissions and
>> file archiving and restores from  nearline archive and
>> disaster-recovery backup systems • Re-architect the  file archive
>> systems to make them more efficient, functional, easier to manage, and
>> organized, replacing the current system if necessary • Coordinate the
>> migration from a local Active Directory into the company global Active
>> directory for all employee-facing systems • Assist senior
>> Infrastructure Administrator with client facing and production
>> infrastructure systems and services, ensuring both operating at an
>> optimal level, with high availability and recoverability.
>> • Works independently toward goals and objectives seeks additional
>> review on unusual assignments.
>> • Solves complex problems and conducts analysis of the costs and
>> benefits of modifying procedures increase effectiveness of a department.
>> • Develops cross-work group partnerships and initiates new and
>> productive internal and external alliances.
>> • Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of other related
>> business disciplines/processes.
>>
>> Qualifications / Requirements
>> ServerSupport:
>> · Due to extensive use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux on production
>> servers, a strong background in Linux server administration is required.
>> · General Server Support: Level 1 & 2 Windows, Unix/Linux, Mac OS X
>> Server Support (Rack Servers, IBM, Dell, Apple, Cisco, Configure
>> Shares & Security) · Level 1 & 2 VMWare Support (vSphere 5 Enterprise,
>> vCenter Server 5) experience preferred SAN Support:
>> · Strong familiarity with enterprise data archiving systems and
>> disaster recovery backup systems.  uses Flashnet for data archive and
>> Commvault for Disaster Recovery backups · Level 1 & 2 SAN Storage
>> Support (EMC CX300, EMC AX100, IBM N3400 · Level 1 & 2 Fibre Channel
>> Switch Support (Cisco MDS 9134, McData ) Directory Service Support:
>> · Level 1 & 2 Active Directory Support · Create Accounts and Set
>> Permissions
>>
>>  Personal Performance Factors
>> ·  Integrity/Ethics - deals with others in a straightforward and
>> honest manner, is accountable for actions, maintains confidentiality,
>> supports company values, and conveys good news and bad.
>> ·  Perseverance - targets and achieves results, sets challenging
>> goals, prioritizes tasks, overcomes obstacles, accepts accountability,
>> sets team standards and responsibilities, provides leadership/motivation.
>> ·  Adaptability/Flexibility - Adapts to change, is open to new ideas,
>> takes on new responsibilities, handles pressure, and adjusts plans to
>> meet changing needs.
>> ·  Teamwork - Meets all team deadlines and responsibilities, listens
>> to others and values opinions, helps team leader to meet goals,
>> welcomes newcomers and promotes a team atmosphere.
>> ·  Initiative - Tackles problems and takes independent action, seeks
>> out new responsibilities, acts on opportunities, generates new ideas,
>> practices self-development.
>>
>>
>> 
>> From: David Lum 
>> To: NT System Admin Issues 
>> Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 11:51 AM
>> Subject: RE: OT - ugh!
>>
>> Define infrastructure specialist..
>>
>> From: Don Kuhlman [mailto:drkuhl...@yahoo.com]
>> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 8:47 AM
>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>> Subject: Re: OT - ugh!
>>
>> Very well put on both.
>>
>> So, not to hijack the thread, but speaking of wages, does 40 - 43 per
>> hour sound reasonable

RE: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!

[Maglinger, Paul]

I used to work in a computer repair shop.  We repaired computers, VCRs, Atari 
video consoles, coin operated video games, pinball machines, and curling irons 
for the salon down the street.  A dollar is a dollar!

-Original Message-
From: Rankin, James R [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 2:38 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!

I seem to find people who think I know everything about anything electrical, 
from mobile phones and games consoles to TVs and, um, recreational massagers :-0


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-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff 
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 11:51:36 
To: NT System Admin Issues
Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist 
defined - was: OT - ugh!

Simpler:

"If it passes electrons, it's yours."

As opposed to IT Generalist:

"If it passes electrons or whines when frustrated, it's yours."

Kurt

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:49, Don Kuhlman  wrote:
> Long but here's a snip of the description...
>
> Job Summary
> The primary role of the temporary Production Infrastructure Specialist is
> the support of production infrastructure systems across multiple operating
> units within the business. This includes client-facing application servers,
> local fileservers/storage, and management of the local data centers. In
> addition to daily support of systems this role will undertake two long-term
> projects: 1. Coordinate migration of production servers from local
> Active-Directory to company Corporate Active Directory 2. Organize  data
> archives and research/implement a modern, replacement archiving system.
> Job Responsibilities
> • Address daily support tickets regarding end-user permissions and file
> archiving and restores from  nearline archive and disaster-recovery backup
> systems
> • Re-architect the  file archive systems to make them more efficient,
> functional, easier to manage, and organized, replacing the current system if
> necessary
> • Coordinate the migration from a local Active Directory into the company
> global Active directory for all employee-facing systems
> • Assist senior Infrastructure Administrator with client facing and
> production infrastructure systems and services, ensuring both operating at
> an optimal level, with high availability and recoverability.
> • Works independently toward goals and objectives seeks additional review on
> unusual assignments.
> • Solves complex problems and conducts analysis of the costs and benefits of
> modifying procedures increase effectiveness of a department.
> • Develops cross-work group partnerships and initiates new and productive
> internal and external alliances.
> • Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of other related business
> disciplines/processes.
>
> Qualifications / Requirements
> ServerSupport:
> · Due to extensive use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux on production servers, a
> strong background in Linux server administration is required.
> · General Server Support: Level 1 & 2 Windows, Unix/Linux, Mac OS X Server
> Support (Rack Servers, IBM, Dell, Apple, Cisco, Configure Shares & Security)
> · Level 1 & 2 VMWare Support (vSphere 5 Enterprise, vCenter Server 5)
> experience preferred
> SAN Support:
> · Strong familiarity with enterprise data archiving systems and disaster
> recovery backup systems.  uses Flashnet for data archive and Commvault for
> Disaster Recovery backups
> · Level 1 & 2 SAN Storage Support (EMC CX300, EMC AX100, IBM N3400
> · Level 1 & 2 Fibre Channel Switch Support (Cisco MDS 9134, McData )
> Directory Service Support:
> · Level 1 & 2 Active Directory Support
> · Create Accounts and Set Permissions
>
>  Personal Performance Factors
> ·  Integrity/Ethics - deals with others in a straightforward and honest
> manner, is accountable for actions, maintains confidentiality, supports
> company values, and conveys good news and bad.
> ·  Perseverance - targets and achieves results, sets challenging goals,
> prioritizes tasks, overcomes obstacles, accepts accountability, sets team
> standards and responsibilities, provides leadership/motivation.
> ·  Adaptability/Flexibility - Adapts to change, is open to new ideas, takes
> on new responsibilities, handles pressure, and adjusts plans to meet
> changing needs.
> ·  Teamwork - Meets all team deadlines and responsibilities, listens to
> others and values opinions, helps team leader to meet goals, welcomes
> newcomers and promotes a team atmosphere.
> ·  Initiative - Tackles problems and takes independent action, seeks out new
> responsibilities, acts on opportunities, generates new ideas, practices
> self-development.
>
>
> 
> From: David Lum 
> To: NT System Admin Issues 
> Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 11:51 AM
> Subject: RE: OT - ugh!
>
> Define infrastructure specialist..
>
> From: Don Kuhlman [mailto:drkuhl...@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 8:47 AM
> To: NT Syste

Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!

[Ben Scott]

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 3:37 PM, Rankin, James R  wrote:
> I seem to find people who think I know everything about anything
> electrical, from mobile phones and games consoles to TVs and,
> um, recreational massagers :-0

  I had someone ask me today if we (IT dept) could provide them with a
table.  And I don't mean a database, I mean the wooden variety.  It's
bad enough that people hit me up for spare computer parts for their
home PC, now we're a furniture store?  WTF?

-- Ben

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RE: CN format question

[Brian Desmond]

Most customers I work with do CN= or CN=. 
CN=First Last or CN=Last, First are great for manual management with ADUC but 
beyond that they're obnoxious. Vendors assuming this is the only way data 
should be formatted, much less assuming that they can split on the first space 
to get the two tokens need to rethink things. 

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com

w - 312.625.1438 | c   - 312.731.3132

-Original Message-
From: Steve Kradel [mailto:skra...@zetetic.net] 
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 2:19 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: CN format question

I would hazard to guess 50% of Active Directory deployments use "CN=Last\, 
First" RDN format.  It is quite normal, and an application has no business 
trying to parse meaningful stuff out of the RDN anyway... that is why the 
discrete "sn" and "givenName" fields are there.  Certainly if an application 
cannot tolerate an escaped comma in the DN at all, that's an application bug, 
not a problem with the directory data.

IMHO, "CN=logonid" is a better way--this is how most non-AD directories 
roll--but I guess since ADUC slops the name fields into CN / RDN, that approach 
persists in AD generally.

--Steve

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Kennedy, Jim  
wrote:
> Thanks Bonnie, that was my feeling also. I too feel it is an app 
> issue, but wanted to get some opinions since I am fuzzy on this.  The 
> issue isn't the \, they are choking on my lastname then firstname.  
> They are looking for FirstName first. I would be shocked that they cannot 
> accommodate my way.
> Can't imagine my way is 'wrong'. It was just a choice someone made 
> here before my time.
>
>
>
> From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu]
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 2:01 PM
>
>
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: CN format question
>
>
>
> The part you've shown us looks normal to me for Microsoft AD.  The \ 
> is there to escape the comma that follows.  Maybe their app can't deal 
> with that?
>
>
>
> http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=101405&seqNum=7
>
>
>
>
>
> From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org]
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 10:09 AM
>
>
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: CN format question
>
>
>
> Having an issue with a vendor with some LDAP lookups. I certainly saw 
> this years ago, but never looked into it. Our CN's are backwards from 
> how most people do it I think. Is there anything wrong with it being 
> this way? Why is that \ there?
>
>
>
> CN=Kennedy\, Jim,OU=(Redacted list of OU/DC's)
>

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Re: CN format question

[Ben Scott]

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Kennedy, Jim
 wrote:
> I too feel it is an app issue, but wanted to get some opinions
> since I am fuzzy on this. ... They are looking for FirstName first.

  I'm not even sure the CN (Common Name) is required to be a person's
name (and not, e.g., a logon ID or employee #).  In any event, AD
provides separate attributes for first name and last name.  They
should be using those.

  It's certainly not unusual to put last-name first.  In particular,
that's the way the entire Department of Defense works.

  Your app vendor is an idiot.  < internally redundant statement

-- Ben

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RE: Curious networking anomaly in Win7 Pro box

[Kim Longenbaugh]

:)

-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 2:33 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Curious networking anomaly in Win7 Pro box

Oh, I'm no Spock - that's a hard-learned lesson for me, with
occasional reminders needed.

BTW: This issue was resolved via a wipe and reload. User is now happy.

Kurt

On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 14:19, Kim Longenbaugh  wrote:
> Well said, Mr. Spock
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 3:57 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Curious networking anomaly in Win7 Pro box
>
> True, but at this point it's beyond my control, so emotional
> investment in the outcome is pointless..
>
> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 13:04, Jonathan Link  wrote:
>> Or not...if it's a wipe and rebuild we will never know...
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 4:01 PM, Kurt Buff  wrote:
>>>
>>> LOL.
>>>
>>> Patience, grasshopper...
>>>
>>> Kurt
>>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 12:49, Kim Longenbaugh 
>>> wrote:
>>> > The suspense is killing me...  :)
>>> >
>>> > -Original Message-
>>> > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com]
>>> > Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 2:08 PM
>>> > To: NT System Admin Issues
>>> > Subject: Re: Curious networking anomaly in Win7 Pro box
>>> >
>>> > I've just learned that he's on the road on an emergency service call.
>>> >
>>> > I may not hear from him for days...
>>> >
>>> > Kurt
>>> >
>>> > On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 06:41, Kim Longenbaugh 
>>> > wrote:
>>> >> The trace routes weren't informative?
>>> >>
>>> >> -Original Message-
>>> >> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com]
>>> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 4:21 PM
>>> >> To: NT System Admin Issues
>>> >> Subject: Re: Curious networking anomaly in Win7 Pro box
>>> >>
>>> >> Not dropping in the sense you mean - I'd still see a traceroute or
>>> >> other ICMP packets in tcpdump, but they wouldn't go anywhere.
>>> >>
>>> >> More to the point, pings to multiple addresses on the same remote
>>> >> subnet are treated the same, and when he's doing the unsuccessful
>>> >> pings, there's nothing in tcpdump - just nothing. AFAICT, it's simply
>>> >> not reaching the office's firewall at all.
>>> >>
>>> >> Also, no other machine is having this difficulty - if they can ping
>>> >> one address on the remote subnet, they can ping all.
>>> >>
>>> >> I even went so far as to have him specify the TTL in the pings at 254,
>>> >> with a timeout of 300ms (usual response time is ~200m, and I didn't
>>> >> want to wait the full 1000ms).
>>> >>
>>> >> As further background, the network firewalls I have are Sidewinders
>>> >> (now known as McAfee Enterprise Secure firewalls, since the
>>> >> acquisition) and are a hardened version of FreeBSD. I can ssh into the
>>> >> box, run tcpdump just like any other *nix and see what's coming across
>>> >> the wire.
>>> >>
>>> >> Kurt
>>> >>
>>> >> On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 13:01, Steve Kradel 
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >>> Doesn't this imply you are dropping at least some ICMP at the
>>> >>> firewall, then?
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Kurt Buff 
>>> >>> wrote:
>>>  No drops at the firewall.
>>> 
>>>  Forgot to have him do a traceroute - the firewall doesn't allow
>>>  traceroutes to pass through it, so that doesn't usually occur to me,
>>>  but in this case it would prove useful.
>>> 
>>>  I'll have him try that.
>>> 
>>>  Kurt
>>> 
>>>  On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 11:04, Kim Longenbaugh
>>>   wrote:
>>> > Compare trace routes from the anomalous machine to the devices you
>>> > can connect to with trace routes to the ones you can't.
>>> > Check firewall logs for drops.
>>> >
>>> > -Original Message-
>>> > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com]
>>> > Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 12:56 PM
>>> > To: NT System Admin Issues
>>> > Subject: Curious networking anomaly in Win7 Pro box
>>> >
>>> > All,
>>> >
>>> > Just one machine in our UK office is affected, and I haven't been
>>> > able
>>> > to figure it out. All other machines seem to be working fine.
>>> >
>>> > This one laptop cannot talk to a few addresses in our US server
>>> > subnet.
>>> >
>>> > For instance, this machine can ping the file server, and the
>>> > Exchange
>>> > server, but not the DCs, nor a new terminal server, nor the address
>>> > of
>>> > the router on that subnet. However, all of the machines he's trying
>>> > to
>>> > ping by name resolve to correct IP addresses.
>>> >
>>> > We put Wireshark on this machine, and it thinks its emitting the
>>> > ICMP
>>> > packets, but when I fired up tcpdump on the internal interface of
>>> > the
>>> > firewall for his office, I verified that it was not seeing packets
>>> > for
>>> > those machines that he was trying to ping, and it

RE: CN format question

[Kennedy, Jim]

Apparently the app is hard coded to only lookup CN's of   Firstname Lastname
Must have the space, no comma's and no deviation allowed. Oh well, if the 
department that wants this goes ahead with it they are going to spend a ton of 
time manually tagging AD accounts to accounts in this app. 7000 user changes 
per year is going to keep them busy.

-Original Message-
From: Steve Kradel [mailto:skra...@zetetic.net] 
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 3:19 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: CN format question

I would hazard to guess 50% of Active Directory deployments use "CN=Last\, 
First" RDN format.  It is quite normal, and an application has no business 
trying to parse meaningful stuff out of the RDN anyway... that is why the 
discrete "sn" and "givenName" fields are there.  Certainly if an application 
cannot tolerate an escaped comma in the DN at all, that's an application bug, 
not a problem with the directory data.

IMHO, "CN=logonid" is a better way--this is how most non-AD directories 
roll--but I guess since ADUC slops the name fields into CN / RDN, that approach 
persists in AD generally.

--Steve

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Kennedy, Jim  
wrote:
> Thanks Bonnie, that was my feeling also. I too feel it is an app 
> issue, but wanted to get some opinions since I am fuzzy on this.  The 
> issue isn't the \, they are choking on my lastname then firstname.  
> They are looking for FirstName first. I would be shocked that they cannot 
> accommodate my way.
> Can't imagine my way is 'wrong'. It was just a choice someone made 
> here before my time.
>
>
>
> From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu]
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 2:01 PM
>
>
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: CN format question
>
>
>
> The part you've shown us looks normal to me for Microsoft AD.  The \ 
> is there to escape the comma that follows.  Maybe their app can't deal 
> with that?
>
>
>
> http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=101405&seqNum=7
>
>
>
>
>
> From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org]
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 10:09 AM
>
>
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: CN format question
>
>
>
> Having an issue with a vendor with some LDAP lookups. I certainly saw 
> this years ago, but never looked into it. Our CN's are backwards from 
> how most people do it I think. Is there anything wrong with it being 
> this way? Why is that \ there?
>
>
>
> CN=Kennedy\, Jim,OU=(Redacted list of OU/DC's)
>

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Re: GPO troubleshooting

[Rankin, James R]

Machine GPO? Surely not? Trusted sites are user configurable, are they not?

Is loopback policy processing set up? That is a machine GPO but applies user 
settings based on the machine they log in to.

Sent from my SR-71 Blackbird

-Original Message-
From: David Lum 
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 20:05:37 
To: NT System Admin Issues
Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Subject: GPO troubleshooting

I have an IE trusted sites GPO that I use to place sites in the trusted sites 
zone, and this works fine for workstations but when I try to apply it to our 
Terminal Servers it just blanks out the options but doesn't apply anything.

No WMI filtering, it's a pretty generic GPO. Loopback looks like it only 
applies to user-side and this is a machine-side GPO.

Anyone?
David Lum
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Re: OT - ugh!

[Christopher Bodnar]

Sorry, late to the party on this one. Seriously they said these things to 
you? As a person who has been involved with the interview and hiring of 
the last 4 systems engineers in my group, I can't even conceive of this 
scenario:

They interviewed you, I'm guessing more than once
They all decided you were the correct choice for the job (also guessing 
more than one person was involved here).
They offered you the job
Someone went back and looked at the resume and decided that due to a 
longer length of employment at one company, to rescind the offer. Based 
solely on that one factor. 

Keep in mind that this is different than them not thinking you had the 
qualifications they were looking for. They thought you had those on the 
resume or you would not have been interviewed. And again, they thought so 
after the interview since you were offered the position. 

All I can say is that you are probably much better off. There are 
obviously more serious issues going on in this organization. You will be 
better off somewhere else.

Any chance you are in the vicinity of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania?  We are 
hiring.







Christopher Bodnar 
Technical Support III, Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel 
Services 
Tel 610-807-6459 
3900 Burgess Place, Bethlehem, PA 18017 
christopher_bod...@glic.com 




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From:   Jacob Kisner 
To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Date:   02/01/2012 06:58 PM
Subject:Re: OT - ugh!



"Because we feel  you are not diversified enough to address our issues."

Same issues I have addressed over the years poor issue management, no
project management, no documentation, crashing servers, IT staff
treating the network like a high school lab.. etc. Not only can I stop
the bleeding and stabilize the patient (gave then how I would do it),
I can implement a more proactive approach to IT management and stop
the fires (also gave details.)

I guess they rather have the fires...


On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 3:27 PM, Don Kuhlman  wrote:
> That makes no sense - why do they care where you were for 15 
years...Sorry
> to hear that Jacob.
>
> I just started a new position - temp for 9 months, nice place - nice 
people
> so far.
>
> I'm getting into MAC/Linux support so it's a stretch for me (windows
> background), but it's a job and a chance to learn.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Don K
>
> 
> From: Jacob Kisner 
> To: NT System Admin Issues 
> Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 5:19 PM
> Subject: OT - ugh!
>
> Nothing sucks more than being interviewed for a position at a
> different company last Tuesday, then being called Thursday to say we
> are going to offer you a position and finally being told today that we
> changed our mind... "We did not realize you were with the same company
> for 15 years..."  WTF?
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RE: CN format question

[Miller Bonnie L .]

IIRC, we had commas in our names too after our migration up from Winnt4 to 
Windows 2000.  Because of some of the display issues (and because we only had a 
small number of staff on NT-based platforms at the time), we renamed everything 
to take out the commas and standardize.  Otherwise, our cns would look about 
the same as yours, with my last name then first, but we also have middle 
initials.

If I understand correctly, the cn is just reflecting the name on the object.  
You don't even really have to have a first/last name combo-it could be "elmo", 
if that was the name of the object.  What would the app do then?

From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 11:17 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: CN format question

Thanks Bonnie, that was my feeling also. I too feel it is an app issue, but 
wanted to get some opinions since I am fuzzy on this.  The issue isn't the \, 
they are choking on my lastname then firstname.  They are looking for FirstName 
first. I would be shocked that they cannot accommodate my way. Can't imagine my 
way is 'wrong'. It was just a choice someone made here before my time.

From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 2:01 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: CN format question

The part you've shown us looks normal to me for Microsoft AD.  The \ is there 
to escape the comma that follows.  Maybe their app can't deal with that?

http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=101405&seqNum=7


From: Kennedy, Jim 
[mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 10:09 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: CN format question


Having an issue with a vendor with some LDAP lookups. I certainly saw this 
years ago, but never looked into it. Our CN's are backwards from how most 
people do it I think. Is there anything wrong with it being this way? Why is 
that \ there?



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RE: OT - ugh!

[Sam Cayze]

Well put.  

 

Also, I knew I shouldn't have sold that Jeep.

 

From: Guyer, Donald [mailto:dgu...@che.org] 
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 2:14 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!

 

There are soo many factors that come into play during the hiring
process.

 

Tech skills, personality, appearance, education, communication skills..the
list goes on. Sometimes something that both parties share in common that
pops up in the casual part of the interview sways it. Hobbies, music,
sports..

 

Hell, I landed a gig awhile back, where my boss told me he hired me in large
part due to the fact that I had a modified Jeep (he owned one too).

 

I was told by my new employer that what stood out for me was the way I
answered the scenario questions regarding prioritizing and IT's role in
supporting the business (availability, bottom line, etc).

 

They asked me very few technical questions, based on the fact that I've been
in IT since the late 80s. Some I couldn't answer, but I was honest and they
told me that was another thing they liked about me.

 

Sometimes I equate the whole process to blindly throwing a dart.

 

Don Guyer

Directory and Messaging Services
Catholic Health East, ITSS

 

From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 10:33 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OT - ugh!

 

Exactly.

 

Hiring "rules" are very dependent upon who is doing the hiring, the formal
HR processes in the organization, what industry is involved, the geography
in question, and the perceived level/degree of competition/demand for the
position.

 

There are very few hard and fast rules.



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Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market.

 

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:49 AM, John Hornbuckle
 wrote:

Well, I'm all confused. I keep hearing that employers are looking for
loyalty, and that job-hoppers make hiring managers nervous.

 

Darned if you do, darned if you don't.

 

 

 

John Hornbuckle, MSMIS, PMP

MIS Department

Taylor County School District

www.taylor.k12.fl.us

 

 

 

From: Robert Cato [mailto:cato.rob...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:54 PM


To: NT System Admin Issues

Subject: Re: OT - ugh!

 

 

I do not agree with the mentality, but I have heard the argument: "If they
were any good, they would be changing jobs every 2-5 years to expand their
skills". Depending on the environment, most companies change (refresh
technology) every 2-5 years so that would force some expansion of skills.
Another scenario is that you started in one role and changed your role,
probably more than once in that 15 years.

 

Sorry for the bad news, hopefully you will find something.

 

Robert

On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 6:19 PM, Jacob Kisner  wrote:

Nothing sucks more than being interviewed for a position at a
different company last Tuesday, then being called Thursday to say we
are going to offer you a position and finally being told today that we
changed our mind... "We did not realize you were with the same company
for 15 years..."  WTF?

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RE: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!

[Sam Cayze]

Or at my company: If it passes electrons, requires a ladder, or involves 
getting dirty, it's yours.

I used to be in carpentry so I'm OK with it though.  I like the surprise tasks 
:)




-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 1:52 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!

Simpler:

"If it passes electrons, it's yours."

As opposed to IT Generalist:

"If it passes electrons or whines when frustrated, it's yours."

Kurt

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:49, Don Kuhlman  wrote:
> Long but here's a snip of the description...
>
> Job Summary
> The primary role of the temporary Production Infrastructure Specialist 
> is the support of production infrastructure systems across multiple 
> operating units within the business. This includes client-facing 
> application servers, local fileservers/storage, and management of the 
> local data centers. In addition to daily support of systems this role 
> will undertake two long-term
> projects: 1. Coordinate migration of production servers from local 
> Active-Directory to company Corporate Active Directory 2. Organize  
> data archives and research/implement a modern, replacement archiving system.
> Job Responsibilities
> • Address daily support tickets regarding end-user permissions and 
> file archiving and restores from  nearline archive and 
> disaster-recovery backup systems • Re-architect the  file archive 
> systems to make them more efficient, functional, easier to manage, and 
> organized, replacing the current system if necessary • Coordinate the 
> migration from a local Active Directory into the company global Active 
> directory for all employee-facing systems • Assist senior 
> Infrastructure Administrator with client facing and production 
> infrastructure systems and services, ensuring both operating at an 
> optimal level, with high availability and recoverability.
> • Works independently toward goals and objectives seeks additional 
> review on unusual assignments.
> • Solves complex problems and conducts analysis of the costs and 
> benefits of modifying procedures increase effectiveness of a department.
> • Develops cross-work group partnerships and initiates new and 
> productive internal and external alliances.
> • Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of other related 
> business disciplines/processes.
>
> Qualifications / Requirements
> ServerSupport:
> · Due to extensive use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux on production 
> servers, a strong background in Linux server administration is required.
> · General Server Support: Level 1 & 2 Windows, Unix/Linux, Mac OS X 
> Server Support (Rack Servers, IBM, Dell, Apple, Cisco, Configure 
> Shares & Security) · Level 1 & 2 VMWare Support (vSphere 5 Enterprise, 
> vCenter Server 5) experience preferred SAN Support:
> · Strong familiarity with enterprise data archiving systems and 
> disaster recovery backup systems.  uses Flashnet for data archive and 
> Commvault for Disaster Recovery backups · Level 1 & 2 SAN Storage 
> Support (EMC CX300, EMC AX100, IBM N3400 · Level 1 & 2 Fibre Channel 
> Switch Support (Cisco MDS 9134, McData ) Directory Service Support:
> · Level 1 & 2 Active Directory Support · Create Accounts and Set 
> Permissions
>
>  Personal Performance Factors
> ·  Integrity/Ethics - deals with others in a straightforward and 
> honest manner, is accountable for actions, maintains confidentiality, 
> supports company values, and conveys good news and bad.
> ·  Perseverance - targets and achieves results, sets challenging 
> goals, prioritizes tasks, overcomes obstacles, accepts accountability, 
> sets team standards and responsibilities, provides leadership/motivation.
> ·  Adaptability/Flexibility - Adapts to change, is open to new ideas, 
> takes on new responsibilities, handles pressure, and adjusts plans to 
> meet changing needs.
> ·  Teamwork - Meets all team deadlines and responsibilities, listens 
> to others and values opinions, helps team leader to meet goals, 
> welcomes newcomers and promotes a team atmosphere.
> ·  Initiative - Tackles problems and takes independent action, seeks 
> out new responsibilities, acts on opportunities, generates new ideas, 
> practices self-development.
>
>
> 
> From: David Lum 
> To: NT System Admin Issues 
> Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 11:51 AM
> Subject: RE: OT - ugh!
>
> Define infrastructure specialist..
>
> From: Don Kuhlman [mailto:drkuhl...@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 8:47 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: OT - ugh!
>
> Very well put on both.
>
> So, not to hijack the thread, but speaking of wages, does 40 - 43 per 
> hour sound reasonable in the Midwest for a 2nd level infrastructure 
> specialist ?
> Assuming if you're placed through a staffing firm, they are charging 
> double that and paying the person half the client rate.
>
> As Paul said, it seems like ther

RE: ANOTHER network anomaly - SOLVED

[Kim Longenbaugh]

The good news is, you'll probably not run out of available addresses on that 
subnet any time soon.

From: Jim von Stein [mailto:jvonst...@soastc.org]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 1:32 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: ANOTHER network anomaly - SOLVED

Stupid administrator trick #375: enter the subnet mask incorrectly when 
configuring the NIC. It was 255.0.0.0 instead of 255.255.0.0. Correcting that 
error fixed it all.



Jim v.

From: Jim von Stein
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 1:38 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: ANOTHER network anomaly

Adding an entry to the rash of weird networking issues...

I have a WAN setup for our organization with three sites, each with its own 
subnet, Domain server and file server (all in the same domain). The "main" site 
is connected to site #2 by multilink t-1 through two Cisco routers and to Site 
#3 by a "Branch Office" (fixed) VPN connection through a couple of WatchGuard 
Fireboxes (all traffic from Site #3 routed through the VPN). Everything works, 
browsing, file sharing, Internet access, it's all good.

I brought up a new Server 2008R2 in the "main" site on a DL360G7 box and 
installed the Remote Desktop Services Host role on it. No errors or (observed) 
glitches. Joined to the domain, etc. I'm only using one NIC at the moment, 
fixed IP address, reservation in DHCP, DNS entries good on all internal DNS 
servers.

Now, the problem. The new server cannot "see" site #3 at all; a ping to any box 
in that site returns "Destination host unreachable" from the IP address of the 
server (not the Firebox). Tracert returns the same on the first line. The 
server can talk to everything in the main site and site #2, and approved users 
can RDP into it from those sites with no problem, but any attempt to connect to 
the server from site #1 (Windows Explorer, ping, RDP) times out (not 
"Destination host unreachable"). Mobile VPN connections from "outside" also 
time out.

The other, identical (except for File Services instead of Remote Desktop) 
server in the same rack has no difficulty communicating with Site #3, and 
everyone at Site #3 can see it with no problem.

The Server 2003 Terminal Services box is also accessible from all three sites 
(and outside).

Any ideas? I'm a Social Worker who inherited the IT Admin job 15 years ago, and 
my knowledge of the black arts of networking is pretty rudimentary; this has 
got me baffled, and Google has presented only cases that had obvious (and 
inapplicable) differences.

Jim von Stein
Information Services Administrator
SOASTC

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RE: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!

[N Parr]

Don't forget, if it's located in or near the vicinity of the server room, it's 
your. 

-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 1:52 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!

Simpler:

"If it passes electrons, it's yours."

As opposed to IT Generalist:

"If it passes electrons or whines when frustrated, it's yours."

Kurt

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:49, Don Kuhlman  wrote:
> Long but here's a snip of the description...
>
> Job Summary
> The primary role of the temporary Production Infrastructure Specialist 
> is the support of production infrastructure systems across multiple 
> operating units within the business. This includes client-facing 
> application servers, local fileservers/storage, and management of the 
> local data centers. In addition to daily support of systems this role 
> will undertake two long-term
> projects: 1. Coordinate migration of production servers from local 
> Active-Directory to company Corporate Active Directory 2. Organize  
> data archives and research/implement a modern, replacement archiving system.
> Job Responsibilities
> . Address daily support tickets regarding end-user permissions and 
> file archiving and restores from  nearline archive and 
> disaster-recovery backup systems . Re-architect the  file archive 
> systems to make them more efficient, functional, easier to manage, and 
> organized, replacing the current system if necessary . Coordinate the 
> migration from a local Active Directory into the company global Active 
> directory for all employee-facing systems . Assist senior 
> Infrastructure Administrator with client facing and production 
> infrastructure systems and services, ensuring both operating at an 
> optimal level, with high availability and recoverability.
> . Works independently toward goals and objectives seeks additional 
> review on unusual assignments.
> . Solves complex problems and conducts analysis of the costs and 
> benefits of modifying procedures increase effectiveness of a department.
> . Develops cross-work group partnerships and initiates new and 
> productive internal and external alliances.
> . Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of other related 
> business disciplines/processes.
>
> Qualifications / Requirements
> ServerSupport:
> · Due to extensive use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux on production 
> servers, a strong background in Linux server administration is required.
> · General Server Support: Level 1 & 2 Windows, Unix/Linux, Mac OS X 
> Server Support (Rack Servers, IBM, Dell, Apple, Cisco, Configure 
> Shares & Security) · Level 1 & 2 VMWare Support (vSphere 5 Enterprise, 
> vCenter Server 5) experience preferred SAN Support:
> · Strong familiarity with enterprise data archiving systems and 
> disaster recovery backup systems.  uses Flashnet for data archive and 
> Commvault for Disaster Recovery backups · Level 1 & 2 SAN Storage 
> Support (EMC CX300, EMC AX100, IBM N3400 · Level 1 & 2 Fibre Channel 
> Switch Support (Cisco MDS 9134, McData ) Directory Service Support:
> · Level 1 & 2 Active Directory Support · Create Accounts and Set 
> Permissions
>
>  Personal Performance Factors
> ·  Integrity/Ethics - deals with others in a straightforward and 
> honest manner, is accountable for actions, maintains confidentiality, 
> supports company values, and conveys good news and bad.
> ·  Perseverance - targets and achieves results, sets challenging 
> goals, prioritizes tasks, overcomes obstacles, accepts accountability, 
> sets team standards and responsibilities, provides leadership/motivation.
> ·  Adaptability/Flexibility - Adapts to change, is open to new ideas, 
> takes on new responsibilities, handles pressure, and adjusts plans to 
> meet changing needs.
> ·  Teamwork - Meets all team deadlines and responsibilities, listens 
> to others and values opinions, helps team leader to meet goals, 
> welcomes newcomers and promotes a team atmosphere.
> ·  Initiative - Tackles problems and takes independent action, seeks 
> out new responsibilities, acts on opportunities, generates new ideas, 
> practices self-development.
>
>
> 
> From: David Lum 
> To: NT System Admin Issues 
> Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 11:51 AM
> Subject: RE: OT - ugh!
>
> Define infrastructure specialist..
>
> From: Don Kuhlman [mailto:drkuhl...@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 8:47 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: OT - ugh!
>
> Very well put on both.
>
> So, not to hijack the thread, but speaking of wages, does 40 - 43 per 
> hour sound reasonable in the Midwest for a 2nd level infrastructure 
> specialist ?
> Assuming if you're placed through a staffing firm, they are charging 
> double that and paying the person half the client rate.
>
> As Paul said, it seems like there are wage adjustments in effect from 
> what was paid in the past.
>
> _

Re: ANOTHER network anomaly - SOLVED

[Andrew S. Baker]

Thanks for following up on this.  Always good to hear how these things turn
out, even if it is self-inflicted. :)

And be happy you're only up to 375.

* *

*ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of
Technology for the SMB market…

*



On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 2:31 PM, Jim von Stein  wrote:

> Stupid administrator trick #375: enter the subnet mask incorrectly when
> configuring the NIC. It was 255.0.0.0 instead of 255.255.0.0. Correcting
> that error fixed it all.
>
> ** **
>
> 
>
> ** **
>
> Jim v.
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Jim von Stein
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 02, 2012 1:38 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* ANOTHER network anomaly
>
> ** **
>
> Adding an entry to the rash of weird networking issues…
>
> ** **
>
> I have a WAN setup for our organization with three sites, each with its
> own subnet, Domain server and file server (all in the same domain). The
> “main” site is connected to site #2 by multilink t-1 through two Cisco
> routers and to Site #3 by a “Branch Office” (fixed) VPN connection through
> a couple of WatchGuard Fireboxes (all traffic from Site #3 routed through
> the VPN). Everything works, browsing, file sharing, Internet access, it’s
> all good.
>
> ** **
>
> I brought up a new Server 2008R2 in the “main” site on a DL360G7 box and
> installed the Remote Desktop Services Host role on it. No errors or
> (observed) glitches. Joined to the domain, etc. I’m only using one NIC at
> the moment, fixed IP address, reservation in DHCP, DNS entries good on all
> internal DNS servers.
>
> ** **
>
> Now, the problem. The new server cannot “see” site #3 at all; a ping to
> any box in that site returns “Destination host unreachable” from the IP
> address of the server (not the Firebox). Tracert returns the same on the
> first line. The server can talk to everything in the main site and site #2,
> and approved users can RDP into it from those sites with no problem, but
> any attempt to connect to the server from site #1 (Windows Explorer, ping,
> RDP) times out (*not* “Destination host unreachable”). Mobile VPN
> connections from “outside” also time out.
>
> ** **
>
> The other, identical (except for File Services instead of Remote Desktop)
> server in the same rack has no difficulty communicating with Site #3, and
> everyone at Site #3 can see it with no problem.
>
> ** **
>
> The Server 2003 Terminal Services box is also accessible from all three
> sites (and outside).
>
> ** **
>
> Any ideas? I’m a Social Worker who inherited the IT Admin job 15 years
> ago, and my knowledge of the black arts of networking is pretty
> rudimentary; this has got me baffled, and Google has presented only cases
> that had obvious (and inapplicable) differences.
>
> ** **
>
> Jim von Stein
>
> Information Services Administrator
>
> SOASTC
>
>
>

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Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!

[Rankin, James R]

I seem to find people who think I know everything about anything electrical, 
from mobile phones and games consoles to TVs and, um, recreational massagers :-0


Sent from my SR-71 Blackbird

-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff 
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 11:51:36 
To: NT System Admin Issues
Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist 
defined - was: OT - ugh!

Simpler:

"If it passes electrons, it's yours."

As opposed to IT Generalist:

"If it passes electrons or whines when frustrated, it's yours."

Kurt

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:49, Don Kuhlman  wrote:
> Long but here's a snip of the description...
>
> Job Summary
> The primary role of the temporary Production Infrastructure Specialist is
> the support of production infrastructure systems across multiple operating
> units within the business. This includes client-facing application servers,
> local fileservers/storage, and management of the local data centers. In
> addition to daily support of systems this role will undertake two long-term
> projects: 1. Coordinate migration of production servers from local
> Active-Directory to company Corporate Active Directory 2. Organize  data
> archives and research/implement a modern, replacement archiving system.
> Job Responsibilities
> • Address daily support tickets regarding end-user permissions and file
> archiving and restores from  nearline archive and disaster-recovery backup
> systems
> • Re-architect the  file archive systems to make them more efficient,
> functional, easier to manage, and organized, replacing the current system if
> necessary
> • Coordinate the migration from a local Active Directory into the company
> global Active directory for all employee-facing systems
> • Assist senior Infrastructure Administrator with client facing and
> production infrastructure systems and services, ensuring both operating at
> an optimal level, with high availability and recoverability.
> • Works independently toward goals and objectives seeks additional review on
> unusual assignments.
> • Solves complex problems and conducts analysis of the costs and benefits of
> modifying procedures increase effectiveness of a department.
> • Develops cross-work group partnerships and initiates new and productive
> internal and external alliances.
> • Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of other related business
> disciplines/processes.
>
> Qualifications / Requirements
> ServerSupport:
> · Due to extensive use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux on production servers, a
> strong background in Linux server administration is required.
> · General Server Support: Level 1 & 2 Windows, Unix/Linux, Mac OS X Server
> Support (Rack Servers, IBM, Dell, Apple, Cisco, Configure Shares & Security)
> · Level 1 & 2 VMWare Support (vSphere 5 Enterprise, vCenter Server 5)
> experience preferred
> SAN Support:
> · Strong familiarity with enterprise data archiving systems and disaster
> recovery backup systems.  uses Flashnet for data archive and Commvault for
> Disaster Recovery backups
> · Level 1 & 2 SAN Storage Support (EMC CX300, EMC AX100, IBM N3400
> · Level 1 & 2 Fibre Channel Switch Support (Cisco MDS 9134, McData )
> Directory Service Support:
> · Level 1 & 2 Active Directory Support
> · Create Accounts and Set Permissions
>
>  Personal Performance Factors
> ·  Integrity/Ethics - deals with others in a straightforward and honest
> manner, is accountable for actions, maintains confidentiality, supports
> company values, and conveys good news and bad.
> ·  Perseverance - targets and achieves results, sets challenging goals,
> prioritizes tasks, overcomes obstacles, accepts accountability, sets team
> standards and responsibilities, provides leadership/motivation.
> ·  Adaptability/Flexibility - Adapts to change, is open to new ideas, takes
> on new responsibilities, handles pressure, and adjusts plans to meet
> changing needs.
> ·  Teamwork - Meets all team deadlines and responsibilities, listens to
> others and values opinions, helps team leader to meet goals, welcomes
> newcomers and promotes a team atmosphere.
> ·  Initiative - Tackles problems and takes independent action, seeks out new
> responsibilities, acts on opportunities, generates new ideas, practices
> self-development.
>
>
> 
> From: David Lum 
> To: NT System Admin Issues 
> Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 11:51 AM
> Subject: RE: OT - ugh!
>
> Define infrastructure specialist..
>
> From: Don Kuhlman [mailto:drkuhl...@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 8:47 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: OT - ugh!
>
> Very well put on both.
>
> So, not to hijack the thread, but speaking of wages, does 40 - 43 per hour
> sound reasonable in the Midwest for a 2nd level infrastructure specialist ?
> Assuming if you're placed through a staffing firm, they are charging double
> that and paying the person half the client rate.
>
> As Paul said, it seems like there are wage adjustments in effect from 

Re: Curious networking anomaly in Win7 Pro box

[Kurt Buff]

Oh, I'm no Spock - that's a hard-learned lesson for me, with
occasional reminders needed.

BTW: This issue was resolved via a wipe and reload. User is now happy.

Kurt

On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 14:19, Kim Longenbaugh  wrote:
> Well said, Mr. Spock
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 3:57 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Curious networking anomaly in Win7 Pro box
>
> True, but at this point it's beyond my control, so emotional
> investment in the outcome is pointless..
>
> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 13:04, Jonathan Link  wrote:
>> Or not...if it's a wipe and rebuild we will never know...
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 4:01 PM, Kurt Buff  wrote:
>>>
>>> LOL.
>>>
>>> Patience, grasshopper...
>>>
>>> Kurt
>>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 12:49, Kim Longenbaugh 
>>> wrote:
>>> > The suspense is killing me...  :)
>>> >
>>> > -Original Message-
>>> > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com]
>>> > Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 2:08 PM
>>> > To: NT System Admin Issues
>>> > Subject: Re: Curious networking anomaly in Win7 Pro box
>>> >
>>> > I've just learned that he's on the road on an emergency service call.
>>> >
>>> > I may not hear from him for days...
>>> >
>>> > Kurt
>>> >
>>> > On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 06:41, Kim Longenbaugh 
>>> > wrote:
>>> >> The trace routes weren't informative?
>>> >>
>>> >> -Original Message-
>>> >> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com]
>>> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 4:21 PM
>>> >> To: NT System Admin Issues
>>> >> Subject: Re: Curious networking anomaly in Win7 Pro box
>>> >>
>>> >> Not dropping in the sense you mean - I'd still see a traceroute or
>>> >> other ICMP packets in tcpdump, but they wouldn't go anywhere.
>>> >>
>>> >> More to the point, pings to multiple addresses on the same remote
>>> >> subnet are treated the same, and when he's doing the unsuccessful
>>> >> pings, there's nothing in tcpdump - just nothing. AFAICT, it's simply
>>> >> not reaching the office's firewall at all.
>>> >>
>>> >> Also, no other machine is having this difficulty - if they can ping
>>> >> one address on the remote subnet, they can ping all.
>>> >>
>>> >> I even went so far as to have him specify the TTL in the pings at 254,
>>> >> with a timeout of 300ms (usual response time is ~200m, and I didn't
>>> >> want to wait the full 1000ms).
>>> >>
>>> >> As further background, the network firewalls I have are Sidewinders
>>> >> (now known as McAfee Enterprise Secure firewalls, since the
>>> >> acquisition) and are a hardened version of FreeBSD. I can ssh into the
>>> >> box, run tcpdump just like any other *nix and see what's coming across
>>> >> the wire.
>>> >>
>>> >> Kurt
>>> >>
>>> >> On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 13:01, Steve Kradel 
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >>> Doesn't this imply you are dropping at least some ICMP at the
>>> >>> firewall, then?
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Kurt Buff 
>>> >>> wrote:
>>>  No drops at the firewall.
>>> 
>>>  Forgot to have him do a traceroute - the firewall doesn't allow
>>>  traceroutes to pass through it, so that doesn't usually occur to me,
>>>  but in this case it would prove useful.
>>> 
>>>  I'll have him try that.
>>> 
>>>  Kurt
>>> 
>>>  On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 11:04, Kim Longenbaugh
>>>   wrote:
>>> > Compare trace routes from the anomalous machine to the devices you
>>> > can connect to with trace routes to the ones you can't.
>>> > Check firewall logs for drops.
>>> >
>>> > -Original Message-
>>> > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com]
>>> > Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 12:56 PM
>>> > To: NT System Admin Issues
>>> > Subject: Curious networking anomaly in Win7 Pro box
>>> >
>>> > All,
>>> >
>>> > Just one machine in our UK office is affected, and I haven't been
>>> > able
>>> > to figure it out. All other machines seem to be working fine.
>>> >
>>> > This one laptop cannot talk to a few addresses in our US server
>>> > subnet.
>>> >
>>> > For instance, this machine can ping the file server, and the
>>> > Exchange
>>> > server, but not the DCs, nor a new terminal server, nor the address
>>> > of
>>> > the router on that subnet. However, all of the machines he's trying
>>> > to
>>> > ping by name resolve to correct IP addresses.
>>> >
>>> > We put Wireshark on this machine, and it thinks its emitting the
>>> > ICMP
>>> > packets, but when I fired up tcpdump on the internal interface of
>>> > the
>>> > firewall for his office, I verified that it was not seeing packets
>>> > for
>>> > those machines that he was trying to ping, and it was seeing packets
>>> > for the machines to which he was able to connect.
>>> >
>>> > I did a 'route print', to see if there were something odd there, but
>>> > saw nothing interestin

RE: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

[ntsysadmin]

Windows Backup can also send email notifications. I'm in the process of setting 
this up now.

Mike

-Original Message-
From: Terry Dickson [mailto:te...@treasurer.state.ks.us] 
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 10:09 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

Wbadmin Start backup -backuptarget:\\targetbackupserver\targetshare 
-Include:c:,E:,f: -vssfull -allCritical -noinheritacl -quiet 
-user:domain\username -Password:userpassword

OK I took out specific info, but this is the command I use to backup many of 
our servers.  I choose this one because you can see it has multiple drives.  
This server is running Server 2008 R2, however the same command works on 2008.  
I would suggest after you set it up to try a restore to verify everything is 
working fine.  That is exactly what we have done.  The biggest problem is that 
everytime you run it, you overwrite the old backup so you only have the latest 
backup.
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RE: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!

[John Hornbuckle]

Just caught the word “temporary” in there. That’s certainly a factor in 
determining a fair rate of pay.



John Hornbuckle, MSMIS, PMP
MIS Department
Taylor County School District
www.taylor.k12.fl.us




From: Don Kuhlman [mailto:drkuhl...@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 1:50 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!

Long but here's a snip of the description...

Job Summary
The primary role of the temporary Production Infrastructure Specialist is the 
support of production infrastructure systems across multiple operating units 
within the business. This includes client-facing application servers, local 
fileservers/storage, and management of the local data centers. In addition to 
daily support of systems this role will undertake two long-term projects: 1. 
Coordinate migration of production servers from local Active-Directory to 
company Corporate Active Directory 2. Organize  data archives and 
research/implement a modern, replacement archiving system. 

Job Responsibilities
• Address daily support tickets regarding end-user permissions and file 
archiving and restores from  nearline archive and disaster-recovery backup 
systems
• Re-architect the  file archive systems to make them more efficient, 
functional, easier to manage, and organized, replacing the current system if 
necessary
• Coordinate the migration from a local Active Directory into the company 
global Active directory for all employee-facing systems
• Assist senior Infrastructure Administrator with client facing and production 
infrastructure systems and services, ensuring both operating at an optimal 
level, with high availability and recoverability.
• Works independently toward goals and objectives seeks additional review on 
unusual assignments.
• Solves complex problems and conducts analysis of the costs and benefits of 
modifying procedures increase effectiveness of a department.
• Develops cross-work group partnerships and initiates new and productive 
internal and external alliances.
• Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of other related business 
disciplines/processes.


Qualifications / Requirements
ServerSupport:
· Due to extensive use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux on production servers, a 
strong background in Linux server administration is required.
· General Server Support: Level 1 & 2 Windows, Unix/Linux, Mac OS X Server 
Support (Rack Servers, IBM, Dell, Apple, Cisco, Configure Shares & Security)
· Level 1 & 2 VMWare Support (vSphere 5 Enterprise, vCenter Server 5) 
experience preferred
SAN Support:
· Strong familiarity with enterprise data archiving systems and disaster 
recovery backup systems.  uses Flashnet for data archive and Commvault for 
Disaster Recovery backups
· Level 1 & 2 SAN Storage Support (EMC CX300, EMC AX100, IBM N3400
· Level 1 & 2 Fibre Channel Switch Support (Cisco MDS 9134, McData )
Directory Service Support:
· Level 1 & 2 Active Directory Support
· Create Accounts and Set Permissions 


 Personal Performance Factors
·  Integrity/Ethics - deals with others in a straightforward and honest manner, 
is accountable for actions, maintains confidentiality, supports company values, 
and conveys good news and bad.
·  Perseverance - targets and achieves results, sets challenging goals, 
prioritizes tasks, overcomes obstacles, accepts accountability, sets team 
standards and responsibilities, provides leadership/motivation.
·  Adaptability/Flexibility - Adapts to change, is open to new ideas, takes on 
new responsibilities, handles pressure, and adjusts plans to meet changing 
needs.
·  Teamwork - Meets all team deadlines and responsibilities, listens to others 
and values opinions, helps team leader to meet goals, welcomes newcomers and 
promotes a team atmosphere.
·  Initiative - Tackles problems and takes independent action, seeks out new 
responsibilities, acts on opportunities, generates new ideas, practices 
self-development.

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Re: CN format question

[Steve Kradel]

I would hazard to guess 50% of Active Directory deployments use
"CN=Last\, First" RDN format.  It is quite normal, and an application
has no business trying to parse meaningful stuff out of the RDN
anyway... that is why the discrete "sn" and "givenName" fields are
there.  Certainly if an application cannot tolerate an escaped comma
in the DN at all, that's an application bug, not a problem with the
directory data.

IMHO, "CN=logonid" is a better way--this is how most non-AD
directories roll--but I guess since ADUC slops the name fields into CN
/ RDN, that approach persists in AD generally.

--Steve

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Kennedy, Jim
 wrote:
> Thanks Bonnie, that was my feeling also. I too feel it is an app issue, but
> wanted to get some opinions since I am fuzzy on this.  The issue isn’t the
> \, they are choking on my lastname then firstname.  They are looking for
> FirstName first. I would be shocked that they cannot accommodate my way.
> Can’t imagine my way is ‘wrong’. It was just a choice someone made here
> before my time.
>
>
>
> From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu]
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 2:01 PM
>
>
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: CN format question
>
>
>
> The part you’ve shown us looks normal to me for Microsoft AD.  The \ is
> there to escape the comma that follows.  Maybe their app can’t deal with
> that?
>
>
>
> http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=101405&seqNum=7
>
>
>
>
>
> From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org]
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 10:09 AM
>
>
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: CN format question
>
>
>
> Having an issue with a vendor with some LDAP lookups. I certainly saw this
> years ago, but never looked into it. Our CN’s are backwards from how most
> people do it I think. Is there anything wrong with it being this way? Why is
> that \ there?
>
>
>
> CN=Kennedy\, Jim,OU=(Redacted list of OU/DC’s)
>

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RE: ASUS laptops/notepbooks

[Guyer, Donald]

My bad, he just told me it is the Motorola Xyboard.

Don Guyer
Directory and Messaging Services
Catholic Health East, ITSS

From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 1:46 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks

thanks !
On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 12:50 PM, Guyer, Donald 
mailto:dgu...@che.org>> wrote:
IIRC, my bro-in-law is getting that one. I'll check with him after he's "kicked 
the tires".

Don Guyer
Directory and Messaging Services
Catholic Health East, ITSS

From: Matt Cross [mailto:mrforkl...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 11:31 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks

Got one on Tues. -- so far it is pretty good.  has had no issues with any tasks 
yet, is already on ICS.  The docking keyboard is pretty slick and helps form a 
ultrabook type setup if you leave it connected.  Battery life is good.

I am still in infancy stages of full testing -- have not tried remote desktop 
yet or any complex games.  Flixster app allowed me to download my ultraviolet 
collection.  Everything ran smoothly; streaming from youtube was pretty good.

Hope this helps.


--
Matt Cross
mailto:mrforkl...@gmail.com
On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:20 AM, Erik Goldoff 
mailto:egold...@gmail.com>> wrote:
OT but related,
anyone get their hands on an ASUS Prime tablet yet ?  Looking for a real world 
review from someone that has actually used one.
Thanks
On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:09 AM, Guyer, Donald 
mailto:dgu...@che.org>> wrote:
I've never heard anything but good about their laptops/netbooks/tablets and 
might even pick up one of their tablets myself.

Don Guyer
Directory and Messaging Services
Catholic Health East, ITSS

From: John Hornbuckle 
[mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 9:55 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: ASUS laptops/notepbooks

I don't have any experience with the current models, but I have an Asus laptop 
that's several years old and has held up like a champ. I keep it because it has 
a ginormous screen. So in terms of durability, I have no complaints.
I also have a Lenovo netbook that I love. It's small, light, has good battery 
life, and performs well. Lenovo tends to be pretty innovative, despite having 
some boring-looking models. So, I wouldn't rule them out without exploring 
their product line fully.
When I travel, I often take both. I leave the Asus in my hotel room, and carry 
the Lenovo into meetings. This gives me the best of both worlds. But this fall, 
I hope to finally trade both for a new unit that has a big screen but is also 
light and has all-day battery life. I'm thinking Ivy Bridge + Windows 8 will 
make for some great options.



John Hornbuckle, MSMIS, PMP
MIS Department
Taylor County School District
www.taylor.k12.fl.us



From: Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 8:51 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: ASUS laptops/notepbooks

Anyone using these in the enterprise?  We currently use Dell or Lenovo laptops. 
 Some of the ASUS models look very light, which would be good for our nomadic 
staff.  Just wondering on long term durability, ability to image.

Comments appreciated.

Tom


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RE: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

[Eric Wittersheim]

On Feb 2, 2012 12:32 AM, "Jay Kulsh"  wrote:

> Terry,
>
> I think you are backing up your VMs from the host machine which is Windows
> 2008 R2. Right? Even with command-line of OBadmin, it is my understanding
> that you need to backup all VMs and entire partions where their files are.
> Is there option to backup individual VMs with command line of OBAdmin in
> R2? (I am using 2008 host without R2.) Thanks.
>
> Jay
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RE: OT - ugh!

[Guyer, Donald]

There are soo many factors that come into play during the hiring 
process.

Tech skills, personality, appearance, education, communication skillsthe 
list goes on. Sometimes something that both parties share in common that pops 
up in the casual part of the interview sways it. Hobbies, music, sports

Hell, I landed a gig awhile back, where my boss told me he hired me in large 
part due to the fact that I had a modified Jeep (he owned one too).

I was told by my new employer that what stood out for me was the way I answered 
the scenario questions regarding prioritizing and IT's role in supporting the 
business (availability, bottom line, etc).

They asked me very few technical questions, based on the fact that I've been in 
IT since the late 80s. Some I couldn't answer, but I was honest and they told 
me that was another thing they liked about me.

Sometimes I equate the whole process to blindly throwing a dart...

Don Guyer
Directory and Messaging Services
Catholic Health East, ITSS

From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 10:33 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OT - ugh!

Exactly.

Hiring "rules" are very dependent upon who is doing the hiring, the formal HR 
processes in the organization, what industry is involved, the geography in 
question, and the perceived level/degree of competition/demand for the position.

There are very few hard and fast rules.
ASB

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On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:49 AM, John Hornbuckle 
mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us>> 
wrote:
Well, I'm all confused. I keep hearing that employers are looking for loyalty, 
and that job-hoppers make hiring managers nervous.

Darned if you do, darned if you don't.



John Hornbuckle, MSMIS, PMP
MIS Department
Taylor County School District
www.taylor.k12.fl.us



From: Robert Cato [mailto:cato.rob...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:54 PM

To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OT - ugh!


I do not agree with the mentality, but I have heard the argument: "If they were 
any good, they would be changing jobs every 2-5 years to expand their skills". 
Depending on the environment, most companies change (refresh technology) every 
2-5 years so that would force some expansion of skills. Another scenario is 
that you started in one role and changed your role, probably more than once in 
that 15 years.

Sorry for the bad news, hopefully you will find something.

Robert
On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 6:19 PM, Jacob Kisner 
mailto:jbdkis...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Nothing sucks more than being interviewed for a position at a
different company last Tuesday, then being called Thursday to say we
are going to offer you a position and finally being told today that we
changed our mind... "We did not realize you were with the same company
for 15 years..."  WTF?

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RE: OT - ugh!

[John Cook]

We're going to move you and your red swingline stapler to the basement.

 John W. Cook
Network Manager
Partnership For Strong Families
5950 NW 1st Place
Gainesville, Fl 32607
Office (352) 244-1610
Cell (352) 215-6944
MCSE, MCP+I, MCTS, CompTIA A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4, MCVP

From: Mike Sullivan [mailto:neog...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 2:19 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OT - ugh!

That leaves me out, I'm only qualified for first floor infrastructure. :)
On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:52 AM, Sam Cayze 
mailto:sca...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Obviously it means infrastructure located on the second floor :)

From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 11:58 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OT - ugh!

Please define the role of:   2nd level infrastructure specialist ?

Those words can mean so many different things to people.
ASB

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On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Don Kuhlman 
mailto:drkuhl...@yahoo.com>> wrote:
Very well put on both.

So, not to hijack the thread, but speaking of wages, does 40 - 43 per hour 
sound reasonable in the Midwest for a 2nd level infrastructure specialist ?  
Assuming if you're placed through a staffing firm, they are charging double 
that and paying the person half the client rate.

As Paul said, it seems like there are wage adjustments in effect from what was 
paid in the past.


From: "Maglinger, Paul" mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com>>
To: NT System Admin Issues 
mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>>
Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 9:29 AM

Subject: RE: OT - ugh!

One other thing that I think we may see is adjustments in wages.  Starting 
positions may not offer the same wages as they did in the past in an attempt 
for companies to lower costs.  I also see what I perceive as attempts by OEMs 
to woo companies to outsource more and more services to them (such as HP) 
rather than encourage companies to have well-trained engineers.  Of course if 
you pay peanuts you're still going to get monkeys, unless someone can't afford 
to eat anything else.

-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 7:59 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!

That was well put, Ken.

-Original Message-
From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:39 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!

I think our opinions are coloured by our industry and in particular working in 
(small scale) systems administrator, which is more of a trade than a profession.

For many other professions: civil engineering, medicine, accounting - there is 
no way you'd get anywhere in most countries without a degree. There is simply 
too much established theory in those fields that you just have to know in order 
to be useful. Systems engineering might be a bit different because basic theory 
and principles are not as well established. Software and electrical engineering 
are perhaps more established, and there are many algorithms, principles and 
methodologies (like lifecycle management, project management) etc that a 
structured course such as a degree can help you with.

That said, systems engineering will change to. Organisations (starting with the 
biggest, but I suspect it'll eventually make its way down to the smaller ones) 
are looking for structured, repeatable, predictable delivery. They outsource. 
They get x service for $y within z minutes/hours/days. And the companies that 
provide it (HP/EDS, CSC, IBM, Satyam, Wipro, etc.) all have regulated 
processes, backed by technologies (invariably built upon ITIL at the moment). 
If you want to get ahead in this type of world, there'll have to be some theory 
that you need to learn, because deep technical skills are for 
architecture/design/implementation, and not operations (except for those in 
high severity incident management). Operations is about following processes, 
managing expectations, and executing structured/tested change requests.

Cheers
Ken

-Original Message-
From: Mathew Shember 
[mailto:mathew.shem...@synopsys.com]
Sent: Friday, 3 February 2012 3:57 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!

Indeed.

Certs and degrees are used by people who aren't technical and don't know what 
to ask let alone evaluate.

I have seen talent from prestigious schools and I have seen lunkheads from 
prestigious schools.

The universities were setting rather high expectations however.  A friend used 
to handle the college new hires and he said he had to talk a few off the ledge 
because they weren't VPs inside of 6 months.

Thanks,
Mathew


-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com

Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!

[Kurt Buff]

Simpler:

"If it passes electrons, it's yours."

As opposed to IT Generalist:

"If it passes electrons or whines when frustrated, it's yours."

Kurt

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:49, Don Kuhlman  wrote:
> Long but here's a snip of the description...
>
> Job Summary
> The primary role of the temporary Production Infrastructure Specialist is
> the support of production infrastructure systems across multiple operating
> units within the business. This includes client-facing application servers,
> local fileservers/storage, and management of the local data centers. In
> addition to daily support of systems this role will undertake two long-term
> projects: 1. Coordinate migration of production servers from local
> Active-Directory to company Corporate Active Directory 2. Organize  data
> archives and research/implement a modern, replacement archiving system.
> Job Responsibilities
> • Address daily support tickets regarding end-user permissions and file
> archiving and restores from  nearline archive and disaster-recovery backup
> systems
> • Re-architect the  file archive systems to make them more efficient,
> functional, easier to manage, and organized, replacing the current system if
> necessary
> • Coordinate the migration from a local Active Directory into the company
> global Active directory for all employee-facing systems
> • Assist senior Infrastructure Administrator with client facing and
> production infrastructure systems and services, ensuring both operating at
> an optimal level, with high availability and recoverability.
> • Works independently toward goals and objectives seeks additional review on
> unusual assignments.
> • Solves complex problems and conducts analysis of the costs and benefits of
> modifying procedures increase effectiveness of a department.
> • Develops cross-work group partnerships and initiates new and productive
> internal and external alliances.
> • Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of other related business
> disciplines/processes.
>
> Qualifications / Requirements
> ServerSupport:
> · Due to extensive use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux on production servers, a
> strong background in Linux server administration is required.
> · General Server Support: Level 1 & 2 Windows, Unix/Linux, Mac OS X Server
> Support (Rack Servers, IBM, Dell, Apple, Cisco, Configure Shares & Security)
> · Level 1 & 2 VMWare Support (vSphere 5 Enterprise, vCenter Server 5)
> experience preferred
> SAN Support:
> · Strong familiarity with enterprise data archiving systems and disaster
> recovery backup systems.  uses Flashnet for data archive and Commvault for
> Disaster Recovery backups
> · Level 1 & 2 SAN Storage Support (EMC CX300, EMC AX100, IBM N3400
> · Level 1 & 2 Fibre Channel Switch Support (Cisco MDS 9134, McData )
> Directory Service Support:
> · Level 1 & 2 Active Directory Support
> · Create Accounts and Set Permissions
>
>  Personal Performance Factors
> ·  Integrity/Ethics - deals with others in a straightforward and honest
> manner, is accountable for actions, maintains confidentiality, supports
> company values, and conveys good news and bad.
> ·  Perseverance - targets and achieves results, sets challenging goals,
> prioritizes tasks, overcomes obstacles, accepts accountability, sets team
> standards and responsibilities, provides leadership/motivation.
> ·  Adaptability/Flexibility - Adapts to change, is open to new ideas, takes
> on new responsibilities, handles pressure, and adjusts plans to meet
> changing needs.
> ·  Teamwork - Meets all team deadlines and responsibilities, listens to
> others and values opinions, helps team leader to meet goals, welcomes
> newcomers and promotes a team atmosphere.
> ·  Initiative - Tackles problems and takes independent action, seeks out new
> responsibilities, acts on opportunities, generates new ideas, practices
> self-development.
>
>
> 
> From: David Lum 
> To: NT System Admin Issues 
> Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 11:51 AM
> Subject: RE: OT - ugh!
>
> Define infrastructure specialist..
>
> From: Don Kuhlman [mailto:drkuhl...@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 8:47 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: OT - ugh!
>
> Very well put on both.
>
> So, not to hijack the thread, but speaking of wages, does 40 - 43 per hour
> sound reasonable in the Midwest for a 2nd level infrastructure specialist ?
> Assuming if you're placed through a staffing firm, they are charging double
> that and paying the person half the client rate.
>
> As Paul said, it seems like there are wage adjustments in effect from what
> was paid in the past.
>
> 
> From: "Maglinger, Paul" 
> To: NT System Admin Issues 
> Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 9:29 AM
> Subject: RE: OT - ugh!
>
> One other thing that I think we may see is adjustments in wages.  Starting
> positions may not offer the same wages as they did in the past in an attempt
> for companies to lower costs.  I also see what 

Re: OT - ugh!

[Andrew S. Baker]

LOL

* *

*ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of
Technology for the SMB market…

*



On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Sam Cayze  wrote:

> Obviously it means infrastructure located on the second floor :)
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, February 03, 2012 11:58 AM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: OT - ugh!
>
> ** **
>
> Please define the role of:   2nd level infrastructure specialist ?
>
> ** **
>
> Those words can mean so many different things to people.
> 
>
> *ASB*
>
> *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker*
>
> *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market…*
>
>
>
> 
>
> On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Don Kuhlman  wrote:*
> ***
>
> Very well put on both.
>
> ** **
>
> So, not to hijack the thread, but speaking of wages, does 40 - 43 per hour
> sound reasonable in the Midwest for a 2nd level infrastructure specialist
> ?  Assuming if you're placed through a staffing firm, they are charging
> double that and paying the person half the client rate.
>
> ** **
>
> As Paul said, it seems like there are wage adjustments in effect from what
> was paid in the past.
>
> ** **
> --
>
> *From:* "Maglinger, Paul" 
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues 
> *Sent:* Friday, February 3, 2012 9:29 AM
>
>
> *Subject:* RE: OT - ugh!
>
>
> One other thing that I think we may see is adjustments in wages.  Starting
> positions may not offer the same wages as they did in the past in an
> attempt for companies to lower costs.  I also see what I perceive as
> attempts by OEMs to woo companies to outsource more and more services to
> them (such as HP) rather than encourage companies to have well-trained
> engineers.  Of course if you pay peanuts you're still going to get monkeys,
> unless someone can't afford to eat anything else.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 7:59 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: OT - ugh!
>
> That was well put, Ken.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:39 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: OT - ugh!
>
> I think our opinions are coloured by our industry and in particular
> working in (small scale) systems administrator, which is more of a trade
> than a profession.
>
> For many other professions: civil engineering, medicine, accounting -
> there is no way you'd get anywhere in most countries without a degree.
> There is simply too much established theory in those fields that you just
> have to know in order to be useful. Systems engineering might be a bit
> different because basic theory and principles are not as well established.
> Software and electrical engineering are perhaps more established, and there
> are many algorithms, principles and methodologies (like lifecycle
> management, project management) etc that a structured course such as a
> degree can help you with.
>
> That said, systems engineering will change to. Organisations (starting
> with the biggest, but I suspect it'll eventually make its way down to the
> smaller ones) are looking for structured, repeatable, predictable delivery.
> They outsource. They get x service for $y within z minutes/hours/days. And
> the companies that provide it (HP/EDS, CSC, IBM, Satyam, Wipro, etc.) all
> have regulated processes, backed by technologies (invariably built upon
> ITIL at the moment). If you want to get ahead in this type of world,
> there'll have to be some theory that you need to learn, because deep
> technical skills are for architecture/design/implementation, and not
> operations (except for those in high severity incident management).
> Operations is about following processes, managing expectations, and
> executing structured/tested change requests.
>
> Cheers
> Ken
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Mathew Shember [mailto:mathew.shem...@synopsys.com]
> Sent: Friday, 3 February 2012 3:57 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: OT - ugh!
>
> Indeed.
>
> Certs and degrees are used by people who aren't technical and don't know
> what to ask let alone evaluate.
>
> I have seen talent from prestigious schools and I have seen lunkheads from
> prestigious schools.
>
> The universities were setting rather high expectations however.  A friend
> used to handle the college new hires and he said he had to talk a few off
> the ledge because they weren't VPs inside of 6 months.
>
> Thanks,
> Mathew
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 11:31 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: OT - ugh!
>
>   In my personal experience, I haven't seen any correlation between any
> degree/certification and actual aptitude/knowledge/value.  They're
> certainly not less likely, but don't appear to be significantly more,
> eith

Re: South Florida position.

[Rankin, James R]

There's a certain sort of mastery I can expect your role encourages...with a 
suitable slight change of spelling :-)

Sent from my SR-71 Blackbird

-Original Message-
From: "Jacob" 
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 11:05:58 
To: NT System Admin Issues
Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

I have a MBA. Master of Button Activity (reset specialist)

 

From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 6:45 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: South Florida position.

 

I have a Phd in DUMB, that should count for something.

 

 

Carl Webster

Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional

http://www.CarlWebster.com  

 

From: John Cook 
Reply-To: NT Issues 
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 09:34:39 -0500
To: NT Issues 
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

 

I have a Masters in BS, does that count?

 

 John W. Cook

Network Manager

Partnership For Strong Families

5950 NW 1st Place

Gainesville, Fl 32607

Office (352) 244-1610

Cell (352) 215-6944

MCSE, MCP+I, MCTS, CompTIA A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4, MCVP

 

From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 9:32 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

 

A degree in what?

 

"6 munths ago I cudnt spel engiear, an now I are wun."

 

-Paul

 

From: Mathew Shember [mailto:mathew.shem...@synopsys.com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:12 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

 

I'm sorry but don't you have to have a degree to be on this list?   :-p

 

 

From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 4:10 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

 

I saw that no college degree was required and got excited! J  But then I
noticed Citrix was not in the list of product knowledge required.  Bummer!
I was this close to moving to south Florida. L

 

 

Carl Webster

Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional

http://www.CarlWebster.com  

 

From: Harry Singh [mailto:hbo...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 5:14 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: South Florida position.

 

I thought I was the only one that paused when I read $12/hr after such an
exhaustive description. 

On Thursday, February 2, 2012, Micheal Espinola Jr
 wrote:
> You need to seriously reassess your compensation.  Its way out of balance
with your expectations.
>
> --
> Espi
>  
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:42 AM,  wrote:
>>
>> Folks,
>>
>> I truly hope this is allowed and that I don't upset people by this
e-mail.
>> We're looking for some reliable people to start and grow with us.
>> If you know anyone, please forward this to them.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> On-Site Computer Field Technician & Tech Support Rep (Hollywood,
Aventura, North Miami Beach)
>>
>> Please DO NOT apply for this position if you do not meet all the
qualifications listed below.
>>
>> Job Purpose:
>> Candidates will be required to manage and deliver On-Site &
Over-the-phone services including repairing servers and workstations by
utilizing diagnostic and repair techniques, virus/malware removal, data
backup, operating system installation, end user software support.
>> Common job tasks also associated with the core job functions are pre &
post sales and support, help desk and customer support to users by
researching and answering questions; resolving problems; providing
resources.
>> Candidates will also need to be able to create marketing & advertising
materials for use by the company.
>> In addition to the duties listed below, candidate will be required to
actively market the services offered by the company and accomplish a goal of
Two signed maintenance agreements per month.
>>
>> Duties:
>> - Repair workstations while logging repair work orders; responding to
requests.
>> - Comply with policies while adhering to requirements; advising
management of needed actions.
>> - Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities;
reading technical publications.
>> - Enhance organization reputation by accepting ownership for
accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add
value to job accomplishments.
>> - Receive materials by inspecting shipped contents against order;
verifying receipt; arranging for shipment of missing items; tracking
backorders.
>> - Provide answers to clients by identifying problems; researching
answers; guiding client through corrective steps.
>> - Improve client references by writing and maintaining documentation.
>> - Participate in development of client training programs by identifying
learning issues; recommending instructional language.
>> - Accommodate client disabilities by recommending devices and techniques.
>> - Improve system performance by identifying problems; recommending
changes.
>> - Accomplish information systems and organization mission by completing
related result

RE: ANOTHER network anomaly - SOLVED

[Jim von Stein]

Stupid administrator trick #375: enter the subnet mask incorrectly when
configuring the NIC. It was 255.0.0.0 instead of 255.255.0.0. Correcting
that error fixed it all.

 



 

Jim v.

 

From: Jim von Stein 
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 1:38 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: ANOTHER network anomaly

 

Adding an entry to the rash of weird networking issues...

 

I have a WAN setup for our organization with three sites, each with its
own subnet, Domain server and file server (all in the same domain). The
"main" site is connected to site #2 by multilink t-1 through two Cisco
routers and to Site #3 by a "Branch Office" (fixed) VPN connection
through a couple of WatchGuard Fireboxes (all traffic from Site #3
routed through the VPN). Everything works, browsing, file sharing,
Internet access, it's all good.

 

I brought up a new Server 2008R2 in the "main" site on a DL360G7 box and
installed the Remote Desktop Services Host role on it. No errors or
(observed) glitches. Joined to the domain, etc. I'm only using one NIC
at the moment, fixed IP address, reservation in DHCP, DNS entries good
on all internal DNS servers.

 

Now, the problem. The new server cannot "see" site #3 at all; a ping to
any box in that site returns "Destination host unreachable" from the IP
address of the server (not the Firebox). Tracert returns the same on the
first line. The server can talk to everything in the main site and site
#2, and approved users can RDP into it from those sites with no problem,
but any attempt to connect to the server from site #1 (Windows Explorer,
ping, RDP) times out (not "Destination host unreachable"). Mobile VPN
connections from "outside" also time out.

 

The other, identical (except for File Services instead of Remote
Desktop) server in the same rack has no difficulty communicating with
Site #3, and everyone at Site #3 can see it with no problem.

 

The Server 2003 Terminal Services box is also accessible from all three
sites (and outside).

 

Any ideas? I'm a Social Worker who inherited the IT Admin job 15 years
ago, and my knowledge of the black arts of networking is pretty
rudimentary; this has got me baffled, and Google has presented only
cases that had obvious (and inapplicable) differences.

 

Jim von Stein

Information Services Administrator

SOASTC

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Re: OT - ugh!

[Jonathan Link]

In the janitor's closet.

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Sam Cayze  wrote:

> Obviously it means infrastructure located on the second floor :)
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, February 03, 2012 11:58 AM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: OT - ugh!
>
> ** **
>
> Please define the role of:   2nd level infrastructure specialist ?
>
> ** **
>
> Those words can mean so many different things to people.
> 
>
> *ASB*
>
> *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker*
>
> *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market…*
>
>
>
> 
>
> On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Don Kuhlman  wrote:*
> ***
>
> Very well put on both.
>
> ** **
>
> So, not to hijack the thread, but speaking of wages, does 40 - 43 per hour
> sound reasonable in the Midwest for a 2nd level infrastructure specialist
> ?  Assuming if you're placed through a staffing firm, they are charging
> double that and paying the person half the client rate.
>
> ** **
>
> As Paul said, it seems like there are wage adjustments in effect from what
> was paid in the past.
>
> ** **
> --
>
> *From:* "Maglinger, Paul" 
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues 
> *Sent:* Friday, February 3, 2012 9:29 AM
>
>
> *Subject:* RE: OT - ugh!
>
>
> One other thing that I think we may see is adjustments in wages.  Starting
> positions may not offer the same wages as they did in the past in an
> attempt for companies to lower costs.  I also see what I perceive as
> attempts by OEMs to woo companies to outsource more and more services to
> them (such as HP) rather than encourage companies to have well-trained
> engineers.  Of course if you pay peanuts you're still going to get monkeys,
> unless someone can't afford to eat anything else.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 7:59 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: OT - ugh!
>
> That was well put, Ken.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:39 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: OT - ugh!
>
> I think our opinions are coloured by our industry and in particular
> working in (small scale) systems administrator, which is more of a trade
> than a profession.
>
> For many other professions: civil engineering, medicine, accounting -
> there is no way you'd get anywhere in most countries without a degree.
> There is simply too much established theory in those fields that you just
> have to know in order to be useful. Systems engineering might be a bit
> different because basic theory and principles are not as well established.
> Software and electrical engineering are perhaps more established, and there
> are many algorithms, principles and methodologies (like lifecycle
> management, project management) etc that a structured course such as a
> degree can help you with.
>
> That said, systems engineering will change to. Organisations (starting
> with the biggest, but I suspect it'll eventually make its way down to the
> smaller ones) are looking for structured, repeatable, predictable delivery.
> They outsource. They get x service for $y within z minutes/hours/days. And
> the companies that provide it (HP/EDS, CSC, IBM, Satyam, Wipro, etc.) all
> have regulated processes, backed by technologies (invariably built upon
> ITIL at the moment). If you want to get ahead in this type of world,
> there'll have to be some theory that you need to learn, because deep
> technical skills are for architecture/design/implementation, and not
> operations (except for those in high severity incident management).
> Operations is about following processes, managing expectations, and
> executing structured/tested change requests.
>
> Cheers
> Ken
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Mathew Shember [mailto:mathew.shem...@synopsys.com]
> Sent: Friday, 3 February 2012 3:57 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: OT - ugh!
>
> Indeed.
>
> Certs and degrees are used by people who aren't technical and don't know
> what to ask let alone evaluate.
>
> I have seen talent from prestigious schools and I have seen lunkheads from
> prestigious schools.
>
> The universities were setting rather high expectations however.  A friend
> used to handle the college new hires and he said he had to talk a few off
> the ledge because they weren't VPs inside of 6 months.
>
> Thanks,
> Mathew
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 11:31 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: OT - ugh!
>
>   In my personal experience, I haven't seen any correlation between any
> degree/certification and actual aptitude/knowledge/value.  They're
> certainly not less likely, but don't appear to be significantly more,
> either.
>
>   I have, however, seen correlation between degree/certification and
> hiring/pa

RE: CN format question

[Kennedy, Jim]

Thanks Bonnie, that was my feeling also. I too feel it is an app issue, but 
wanted to get some opinions since I am fuzzy on this.  The issue isn't the \, 
they are choking on my lastname then firstname.  They are looking for FirstName 
first. I would be shocked that they cannot accommodate my way. Can't imagine my 
way is 'wrong'. It was just a choice someone made here before my time.

From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 2:01 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: CN format question

The part you've shown us looks normal to me for Microsoft AD.  The \ is there 
to escape the comma that follows.  Maybe their app can't deal with that?

http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=101405&seqNum=7


From: Kennedy, Jim 
[mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 10:09 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: CN format question


Having an issue with a vendor with some LDAP lookups. I certainly saw this 
years ago, but never looked into it. Our CN's are backwards from how most 
people do it I think. Is there anything wrong with it being this way? Why is 
that \ there?



CN=Kennedy\, Jim,OU=(Redacted list of OU/DC's)

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Re: OT - ugh!

[Mike Sullivan]

That leaves me out, I'm only qualified for first floor infrastructure. :)

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:52 AM, Sam Cayze  wrote:

> Obviously it means infrastructure located on the second floor :)
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, February 03, 2012 11:58 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: OT - ugh!
>
> ** **
>
> Please define the role of:   2nd level infrastructure specialist ?
>
> ** **
>
> Those words can mean so many different things to people.
> 
>
> *ASB*
>
> *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker*
>
> *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market…*
>
>
>
> 
>
> On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Don Kuhlman  wrote:*
> ***
>
> Very well put on both.
>
> ** **
>
> So, not to hijack the thread, but speaking of wages, does 40 - 43 per hour
> sound reasonable in the Midwest for a 2nd level infrastructure specialist
> ?  Assuming if you're placed through a staffing firm, they are charging
> double that and paying the person half the client rate.
>
> ** **
>
> As Paul said, it seems like there are wage adjustments in effect from what
> was paid in the past.
>
> ** **
> --
>
> *From:* "Maglinger, Paul" 
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues 
> *Sent:* Friday, February 3, 2012 9:29 AM
>
>
> *Subject:* RE: OT - ugh!
>
>
> One other thing that I think we may see is adjustments in wages.  Starting
> positions may not offer the same wages as they did in the past in an
> attempt for companies to lower costs.  I also see what I perceive as
> attempts by OEMs to woo companies to outsource more and more services to
> them (such as HP) rather than encourage companies to have well-trained
> engineers.  Of course if you pay peanuts you're still going to get monkeys,
> unless someone can't afford to eat anything else.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 7:59 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: OT - ugh!
>
> That was well put, Ken.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:39 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: OT - ugh!
>
> I think our opinions are coloured by our industry and in particular
> working in (small scale) systems administrator, which is more of a trade
> than a profession.
>
> For many other professions: civil engineering, medicine, accounting -
> there is no way you'd get anywhere in most countries without a degree.
> There is simply too much established theory in those fields that you just
> have to know in order to be useful. Systems engineering might be a bit
> different because basic theory and principles are not as well established.
> Software and electrical engineering are perhaps more established, and there
> are many algorithms, principles and methodologies (like lifecycle
> management, project management) etc that a structured course such as a
> degree can help you with.
>
> That said, systems engineering will change to. Organisations (starting
> with the biggest, but I suspect it'll eventually make its way down to the
> smaller ones) are looking for structured, repeatable, predictable delivery.
> They outsource. They get x service for $y within z minutes/hours/days. And
> the companies that provide it (HP/EDS, CSC, IBM, Satyam, Wipro, etc.) all
> have regulated processes, backed by technologies (invariably built upon
> ITIL at the moment). If you want to get ahead in this type of world,
> there'll have to be some theory that you need to learn, because deep
> technical skills are for architecture/design/implementation, and not
> operations (except for those in high severity incident management).
> Operations is about following processes, managing expectations, and
> executing structured/tested change requests.
>
> Cheers
> Ken
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Mathew Shember [mailto:mathew.shem...@synopsys.com]
> Sent: Friday, 3 February 2012 3:57 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: OT - ugh!
>
> Indeed.
>
> Certs and degrees are used by people who aren't technical and don't know
> what to ask let alone evaluate.
>
> I have seen talent from prestigious schools and I have seen lunkheads from
> prestigious schools.
>
> The universities were setting rather high expectations however.  A friend
> used to handle the college new hires and he said he had to talk a few off
> the ledge because they weren't VPs inside of 6 months.
>
> Thanks,
> Mathew
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 11:31 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: OT - ugh!
>
>   In my personal experience, I haven't seen any correlation between any
> degree/certification and actual aptitude/knowledge/value.  They're
> certainly not less likely, but don't appear to be significantly more,
> either.
>
>   I have, however, seen correlat

Re: CN format question

[Ben Scott]

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Kennedy, Jim
 wrote:
> Having an issue with a vendor with some LDAP lookups. I certainly saw this
> years ago, but never looked into it. Our CN’s are backwards from how most
> people do it I think. Is there anything wrong with it being this way? Why is
> that \ there?
>
> CN=Kennedy\, Jim,OU=(Redacted list of OU/DC’s)

  I can't speak to the rest of your problem, but I bet that backslash
is there because you have a comma in your CN (Common Name).  The comma
is used in that particular syntax of DN (Distinguished Name).  So the
comma has to be escaped somehow.  A lot of systems use a backslash as
an escape character.

  In a different syntax, I bet would see:

/CN=Kennedy, Jim/OU=...

-- Ben

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RE: South Florida position.

[Jacob]

I have a MBA. Master of Button Activity (reset specialist)

 

From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 6:45 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: South Florida position.

 

I have a Phd in DUMB, that should count for something.

 

 

Carl Webster

Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional

http://www.CarlWebster.com  

 

From: John Cook 
Reply-To: NT Issues 
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 09:34:39 -0500
To: NT Issues 
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

 

I have a Masters in BS, does that count?

 

 John W. Cook

Network Manager

Partnership For Strong Families

5950 NW 1st Place

Gainesville, Fl 32607

Office (352) 244-1610

Cell (352) 215-6944

MCSE, MCP+I, MCTS, CompTIA A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4, MCVP

 

From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 9:32 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

 

A degree in what?

 

"6 munths ago I cudnt spel engiear, an now I are wun."

 

-Paul

 

From: Mathew Shember [mailto:mathew.shem...@synopsys.com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:12 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

 

I'm sorry but don't you have to have a degree to be on this list?   :-p

 

 

From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 4:10 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

 

I saw that no college degree was required and got excited! J  But then I
noticed Citrix was not in the list of product knowledge required.  Bummer!
I was this close to moving to south Florida. L

 

 

Carl Webster

Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional

http://www.CarlWebster.com  

 

From: Harry Singh [mailto:hbo...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 5:14 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: South Florida position.

 

I thought I was the only one that paused when I read $12/hr after such an
exhaustive description. 

On Thursday, February 2, 2012, Micheal Espinola Jr
 wrote:
> You need to seriously reassess your compensation.  Its way out of balance
with your expectations.
>
> --
> Espi
>  
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:42 AM,  wrote:
>>
>> Folks,
>>
>> I truly hope this is allowed and that I don't upset people by this
e-mail.
>> We're looking for some reliable people to start and grow with us.
>> If you know anyone, please forward this to them.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> On-Site Computer Field Technician & Tech Support Rep (Hollywood,
Aventura, North Miami Beach)
>>
>> Please DO NOT apply for this position if you do not meet all the
qualifications listed below.
>>
>> Job Purpose:
>> Candidates will be required to manage and deliver On-Site &
Over-the-phone services including repairing servers and workstations by
utilizing diagnostic and repair techniques, virus/malware removal, data
backup, operating system installation, end user software support.
>> Common job tasks also associated with the core job functions are pre &
post sales and support, help desk and customer support to users by
researching and answering questions; resolving problems; providing
resources.
>> Candidates will also need to be able to create marketing & advertising
materials for use by the company.
>> In addition to the duties listed below, candidate will be required to
actively market the services offered by the company and accomplish a goal of
Two signed maintenance agreements per month.
>>
>> Duties:
>> - Repair workstations while logging repair work orders; responding to
requests.
>> - Comply with policies while adhering to requirements; advising
management of needed actions.
>> - Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities;
reading technical publications.
>> - Enhance organization reputation by accepting ownership for
accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add
value to job accomplishments.
>> - Receive materials by inspecting shipped contents against order;
verifying receipt; arranging for shipment of missing items; tracking
backorders.
>> - Provide answers to clients by identifying problems; researching
answers; guiding client through corrective steps.
>> - Improve client references by writing and maintaining documentation.
>> - Participate in development of client training programs by identifying
learning issues; recommending instructional language.
>> - Accommodate client disabilities by recommending devices and techniques.
>> - Improve system performance by identifying problems; recommending
changes.
>> - Accomplish information systems and organization mission by completing
related results as needed.
>> - Develop new concepts/techniques and complete assignments/tasks in
innovative and effective ways.
>> - To be considered for this position, you must put "resume for job
210222" in the subject line of your e-mail.
>> - Work on assignments that may be extremely complex in nature where a
high degree of indepe

Re: CN format question

[Webster]

Commas are a special character.  Your name is entered as "Kennedy, Jim".  Since 
the "," is special to use the comma is must be "Escaped" by a "\".  Therefore 
you get the "Kennedy\, Jim".

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r3/index.jsp?topic=/rzahy/rzahyunderdn.htm


DN escaping rules

Some characters have special meaning in a DN. For example, = (equals) separates 
an attribute name and value, and , (comma) separates attribute=value pairs.The 
special characters are , (comma), = (equals), + (plus), < (less than), > 
(greater than), # (number sign), ; (semicolon), \ (backslash), and " (quotation 
mark,ASCII 34).

A special character can be escaped in an attribute value to remove the special 
meaning. To escape these special characters or other characters in an attribute 
value in a DN string, use the following methods:

  1.  If a character to be escaped is one of the special characters, precede it 
by a backslash ('\' ASCII 92). This example shows a method of escaping a comma 
in an organization name:

CN=L. Eagle,O=Sue\, Grabbit and Runn,C=GB

This is the preferred method.
  2.  Otherwise replace the character to be escaped by a backslash and two hex 
digits, which form a single byte in the code of the character. The code ofthe 
character must be in UTF-8 code set.

CN=L. Eagle,O=Sue\2C Grabbit and Runn,C=GB

  3.  Surround the entire attribute value by "" (quotation marks) (ASCII 34), 
that are not part of the value. Between the quotation character pair, all 
characters are taken as is, except for the \ (backslash). The \ (backslash) can 
be used to escape a backslash (ASCII 92) or quotation marks (ASCII 34),any of 
the special characters previously mentioned, or hex pairs as in method 2. For 
example, to escape the quotation marks in cn=xyz"qrs"abc, it becomes 
cn=xyz\"qrs\"abc or to escape a \:

"you need to escape a single backslash this way \\"


Another example, "\Zoo" is illegal, because 'Z' cannot be escaped in this 
context.

Thanks



Carl Webster

Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional

http://www.CarlWebster.com

From: "Kennedy, Jim" 
mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org>>
Reply-To: NT Issues 
mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:08:39 -0500
To: NT Issues 
mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>>
Subject: CN format question


Having an issue with a vendor with some LDAP lookups. I certainly saw this 
years ago, but never looked into it. Our CN’s are backwards from how most 
people do it I think. Is there anything wrong with it being this way? Why is 
that \ there?



CN=Kennedy\, Jim,OU=(Redacted list of OU/DC’s)

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RE: CN format question

[Miller Bonnie L .]

The part you've shown us looks normal to me for Microsoft AD.  The \ is there 
to escape the comma that follows.  Maybe their app can't deal with that?

http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=101405&seqNum=7


From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 10:09 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: CN format question


Having an issue with a vendor with some LDAP lookups. I certainly saw this 
years ago, but never looked into it. Our CN's are backwards from how most 
people do it I think. Is there anything wrong with it being this way? Why is 
that \ there?



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RE: OT - ugh!

[Sam Cayze]

Obviously it means infrastructure located on the second floor :)

 

From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 11:58 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OT - ugh!

 

Please define the role of:   2nd level infrastructure specialist ?

 

Those words can mean so many different things to people.



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On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Don Kuhlman  wrote:

Very well put on both.

 

So, not to hijack the thread, but speaking of wages, does 40 - 43 per hour
sound reasonable in the Midwest for a 2nd level infrastructure specialist ?
Assuming if you're placed through a staffing firm, they are charging double
that and paying the person half the client rate.

 

As Paul said, it seems like there are wage adjustments in effect from what
was paid in the past.

 

  _  

From: "Maglinger, Paul" 
To: NT System Admin Issues  
Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 9:29 AM


Subject: RE: OT - ugh!


One other thing that I think we may see is adjustments in wages.  Starting
positions may not offer the same wages as they did in the past in an attempt
for companies to lower costs.  I also see what I perceive as attempts by
OEMs to woo companies to outsource more and more services to them (such as
HP) rather than encourage companies to have well-trained engineers.  Of
course if you pay peanuts you're still going to get monkeys, unless someone
can't afford to eat anything else.

-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] 
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 7:59 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!

That was well put, Ken.

-Original Message-
From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:39 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!

I think our opinions are coloured by our industry and in particular working
in (small scale) systems administrator, which is more of a trade than a
profession.

For many other professions: civil engineering, medicine, accounting - there
is no way you'd get anywhere in most countries without a degree. There is
simply too much established theory in those fields that you just have to
know in order to be useful. Systems engineering might be a bit different
because basic theory and principles are not as well established. Software
and electrical engineering are perhaps more established, and there are many
algorithms, principles and methodologies (like lifecycle management, project
management) etc that a structured course such as a degree can help you with.

That said, systems engineering will change to. Organisations (starting with
the biggest, but I suspect it'll eventually make its way down to the smaller
ones) are looking for structured, repeatable, predictable delivery. They
outsource. They get x service for $y within z minutes/hours/days. And the
companies that provide it (HP/EDS, CSC, IBM, Satyam, Wipro, etc.) all have
regulated processes, backed by technologies (invariably built upon ITIL at
the moment). If you want to get ahead in this type of world, there'll have
to be some theory that you need to learn, because deep technical skills are
for architecture/design/implementation, and not operations (except for those
in high severity incident management). Operations is about following
processes, managing expectations, and executing structured/tested change
requests.

Cheers
Ken

-Original Message-
From: Mathew Shember [mailto:mathew.shem...@synopsys.com]
Sent: Friday, 3 February 2012 3:57 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!

Indeed.

Certs and degrees are used by people who aren't technical and don't know
what to ask let alone evaluate.

I have seen talent from prestigious schools and I have seen lunkheads from
prestigious schools.

The universities were setting rather high expectations however.  A friend
used to handle the college new hires and he said he had to talk a few off
the ledge because they weren't VPs inside of 6 months.

Thanks,
Mathew


-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 11:31 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OT - ugh!

  In my personal experience, I haven't seen any correlation between any
degree/certification and actual aptitude/knowledge/value.  They're certainly
not less likely, but don't appear to be significantly more, either.

  I have, however, seen correlation between degree/certification and
hiring/pay.

  I suspect this is mainly because it's easier to quantify.  "Does he have a
degree?" is an easier question to answer than "How good is he?"

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Jeff Brown 
wrote:
> Those are some seriously sour grapes you are sucking on.  I had a boss 
> who said it this way, "the degree proves he/she can finish something".
> There are no guarantees that anyone is a good or outstanding employee, 
> at least there are S

Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!

[Don Kuhlman]

Long but here's a snip of the description...

Job Summary
The primary role of the temporary Production Infrastructure Specialist is the 
support of production infrastructure systems across multiple operating units 
within the business. This includes client-facing application servers, local 
fileservers/storage, and management of the local data centers. In addition to 
daily support of systems this role will undertake two long-term projects: 1. 
Coordinate migration of production servers from local Active-Directory to 
company Corporate Active Directory 2. Organize  data archives and 
research/implement a modern, replacement archiving system. 
 
Job Responsibilities
• Address daily support tickets regarding end-user permissions and file 
archiving and restores from  nearline archive and disaster-recovery backup 
systems
• Re-architect the  file archive systems to make them more efficient, 
functional, easier to manage, and organized, replacing the current system if 
necessary
• Coordinate the migration from a local Active Directory into the company 
global Active directory for all employee-facing systems
• Assist senior Infrastructure Administrator with client facing and production 
infrastructure systems and services, ensuring both operating at an optimal 
level, with high availability and recoverability.
• Works independently toward goals and objectives seeks additional review on 
unusual assignments.
• Solves complex problems and conducts analysis of the costs and benefits of 
modifying procedures increase effectiveness of a department.
• Develops cross-work group partnerships and initiates new and productive 
internal and external alliances.
• Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of other related business 
disciplines/processes.

 
Qualifications / Requirements
ServerSupport:
· Due to extensive use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux on production servers, a 
strong background in Linux server administration is required.
· General Server Support: Level 1 & 2 Windows, Unix/Linux, Mac OS X Server 
Support (Rack Servers, IBM, Dell, Apple, Cisco, Configure Shares & Security)
· Level 1 & 2 VMWare Support (vSphere 5 Enterprise, vCenter Server 5) 
experience preferred
SAN Support:
· Strong familiarity with enterprise data archiving systems and disaster 
recovery backup systems.  uses Flashnet for data archive and Commvault for 
Disaster Recovery backups
· Level 1 & 2 SAN Storage Support (EMC CX300, EMC AX100, IBM N3400
· Level 1 & 2 Fibre Channel Switch Support (Cisco MDS 9134, McData )
Directory Service Support:
· Level 1 & 2 Active Directory Support
· Create Accounts and Set Permissions 
 
 
 Personal Performance Factors
·  Integrity/Ethics - deals with others in a straightforward and honest manner, 
is accountable for actions, maintains confidentiality, supports company values, 
and conveys good news and bad.
·  Perseverance - targets and achieves results, sets challenging goals, 
prioritizes tasks, overcomes obstacles, accepts accountability, sets team 
standards and responsibilities, provides leadership/motivation.
·  Adaptability/Flexibility - Adapts to change, is open to new ideas, takes on 
new responsibilities, handles pressure, and adjusts plans to meet changing 
needs.
·  Teamwork - Meets all team deadlines and responsibilities, listens to others 
and values opinions, helps team leader to meet goals, welcomes newcomers and 
promotes a team atmosphere.
·  Initiative - Tackles problems and takes independent action, seeks out new 
responsibilities, acts on opportunities, generates new ideas, practices 
self-development.





 From: David Lum 
To: NT System Admin Issues  
Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 11:51 AM
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!
 

Define infrastructure specialist..
 
From:Don Kuhlman [mailto:drkuhl...@yahoo.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 8:47 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OT - ugh!
 
Very well put on both.
 
So, not to hijack the thread, but speaking of wages, does 40 - 43 per hour 
sound reasonable in the Midwest for a 2nd level infrastructure specialist ?  
Assuming if you're placed through a staffing firm, they are charging double 
that and paying the person half the client rate.
 
As Paul said, it seems like there are wage adjustments in effect from what was 
paid in the past.
 



From:"Maglinger, Paul" 
To: NT System Admin Issues  
Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 9:29 AM
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!

One other thing that I think we may see is adjustments in wages.  Starting 
positions may not offer the same wages as they did in the past in an attempt 
for companies to lower costs.  I also see what I perceive as attempts by OEMs 
to woo companies to outsource more and more services to them (such as HP) 
rather than encourage companies to have well-trained engineers.  Of course if 
you pay peanuts you're still going to get monkeys, unless someone can't afford 
to eat anything else.

-Original Message-
From: Davi

Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks

[Erik Goldoff]

thanks , sounds like you've not had any wifi problems the early-early
adopters reported

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 11:30 AM, Matt Cross  wrote:

> Got one on Tues. -- so far it is pretty good.  has had no issues with any
> tasks yet, is already on ICS.  The docking keyboard is pretty slick and
> helps form a ultrabook type setup if you leave it connected.  Battery life
> is good.
>
> I am still in infancy stages of full testing -- have not tried remote
> desktop yet or any complex games.  Flixster app allowed me to download my
> ultraviolet collection.  Everything ran smoothly; streaming from youtube
> was pretty good.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
> --
> Matt Cross
> mailto:mrforkl...@gmail.com
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:20 AM, Erik Goldoff  wrote:
>
>> OT but related,
>> anyone get their hands on an ASUS Prime tablet yet ?  Looking for a real
>> world review from someone that has actually used one.
>> Thanks
>>
>>  On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:09 AM, Guyer, Donald  wrote:
>>
>>> 
>>>
>>> I’ve never heard anything but good about their laptops/netbooks/tablets
>>> and might even pick up one of their tablets myself.
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Don Guyer
>>>
>>> Directory and Messaging Services
>>> Catholic Health East, ITSS
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> *From:* John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
>>> *Sent:* Friday, February 03, 2012 9:55 AM
>>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>>> *Subject:* RE: ASUS laptops/notepbooks
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> I don’t have any experience with the current models, but I have an Asus
>>> laptop that’s several years old and has held up like a champ. I keep it
>>> because it has a ginormous screen. So in terms of durability, I have no
>>> complaints.
>>>
>>> I also have a Lenovo netbook that I love. It’s small, light, has good
>>> battery life, and performs well. Lenovo tends to be pretty innovative,
>>> despite having some boring-looking models. So, I wouldn’t rule them out
>>> without exploring their product line fully.
>>>
>>> When I travel, I often take both. I leave the Asus in my hotel room, and
>>> carry the Lenovo into meetings. This gives me the best of both worlds. But
>>> this fall, I hope to finally trade both for a new unit that has a big
>>> screen but is also light and has all-day battery life. I’m thinking Ivy
>>> Bridge + Windows 8 will make for some great options.
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> John Hornbuckle, MSMIS, PMP
>>>
>>> MIS Department
>>>
>>> Taylor County School District
>>>
>>> www.taylor.k12.fl.us
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> *From:* Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org]
>>> *Sent:* Friday, February 03, 2012 8:51 AM
>>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>>> *Subject:* ASUS laptops/notepbooks
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Anyone using these in the enterprise?  We currently use Dell or Lenovo
>>> laptops.  Some of the ASUS models look very light, which would be good for
>>> our nomadic staff.  Just wondering on long term durability, ability to
>>> image.
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> Comments appreciated.
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>
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Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks

[Erik Goldoff]

thanks !

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 12:50 PM, Guyer, Donald  wrote:

>  IIRC, my bro-in-law is getting that one. I’ll check with him after he’s
> “kicked the tires”.
>
> ** **
>
> Don Guyer
>
> Directory and Messaging Services
> Catholic Health East, ITSS
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Matt Cross [mailto:mrforkl...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, February 03, 2012 11:31 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks
>
> ** **
>
> Got one on Tues. -- so far it is pretty good.  has had no issues with any
> tasks yet, is already on ICS.  The docking keyboard is pretty slick and
> helps form a ultrabook type setup if you leave it connected.  Battery life
> is good.
>
> ** **
>
> I am still in infancy stages of full testing -- have not tried remote
> desktop yet or any complex games.  Flixster app allowed me to download my
> ultraviolet collection.  Everything ran smoothly; streaming from youtube
> was pretty good.
>
> ** **
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
> --
> Matt Cross
> mailto:mrforkl...@gmail.com
>
> 
>
> On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:20 AM, Erik Goldoff  wrote:*
> ***
>
> OT but related, 
>
> anyone get their hands on an ASUS Prime tablet yet ?  Looking for a real
> world review from someone that has actually used one.
>
> Thanks
>
> On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:09 AM, Guyer, Donald  wrote:
>
> I’ve never heard anything but good about their laptops/netbooks/tablets
> and might even pick up one of their tablets myself.
>
>  
>
> Don Guyer
>
> Directory and Messaging Services
> Catholic Health East, ITSS
>
>  
>
> *From:* John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
> *Sent:* Friday, February 03, 2012 9:55 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* RE: ASUS laptops/notepbooks
>
>  
>
> I don’t have any experience with the current models, but I have an Asus
> laptop that’s several years old and has held up like a champ. I keep it
> because it has a ginormous screen. So in terms of durability, I have no
> complaints.
>
> I also have a Lenovo netbook that I love. It’s small, light, has good
> battery life, and performs well. Lenovo tends to be pretty innovative,
> despite having some boring-looking models. So, I wouldn’t rule them out
> without exploring their product line fully.
>
> When I travel, I often take both. I leave the Asus in my hotel room, and
> carry the Lenovo into meetings. This gives me the best of both worlds. But
> this fall, I hope to finally trade both for a new unit that has a big
> screen but is also light and has all-day battery life. I’m thinking Ivy
> Bridge + Windows 8 will make for some great options.
>
>  
>
>  
>
>  
>
> John Hornbuckle, MSMIS, PMP
>
> MIS Department
>
> Taylor County School District
>
> www.taylor.k12.fl.us
>
>  
>
>  
>
>  
>
> *From:* Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org]
> *Sent:* Friday, February 03, 2012 8:51 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* ASUS laptops/notepbooks
>
>  
>
> Anyone using these in the enterprise?  We currently use Dell or Lenovo
> laptops.  Some of the ASUS models look very light, which would be good for
> our nomadic staff.  Just wondering on long term durability, ability to
> image.
>
>  
>
> Comments appreciated.
>
>  
>
> Tom
>
>  
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Re: OT - ugh!

[Andrew S. Baker]

Please define the role of:   2nd level infrastructure specialist ?

Those words can mean so many different things to people.

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On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Don Kuhlman  wrote:

> Very well put on both.
>
> So, not to hijack the thread, but speaking of wages, does 40 - 43 per hour
> sound reasonable in the Midwest for a 2nd level infrastructure specialist
> ?  Assuming if you're placed through a staffing firm, they are charging
> double that and paying the person half the client rate.
>
> As Paul said, it seems like there are wage adjustments in effect from what
> was paid in the past.
>
>   --
> *From:* "Maglinger, Paul" 
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues 
> *Sent:* Friday, February 3, 2012 9:29 AM
>
> *Subject:* RE: OT - ugh!
>
> One other thing that I think we may see is adjustments in wages.  Starting
> positions may not offer the same wages as they did in the past in an
> attempt for companies to lower costs.  I also see what I perceive as
> attempts by OEMs to woo companies to outsource more and more services to
> them (such as HP) rather than encourage companies to have well-trained
> engineers.  Of course if you pay peanuts you're still going to get monkeys,
> unless someone can't afford to eat anything else.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 7:59 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: OT - ugh!
>
> That was well put, Ken.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:39 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: OT - ugh!
>
> I think our opinions are coloured by our industry and in particular
> working in (small scale) systems administrator, which is more of a trade
> than a profession.
>
> For many other professions: civil engineering, medicine, accounting -
> there is no way you'd get anywhere in most countries without a degree.
> There is simply too much established theory in those fields that you just
> have to know in order to be useful. Systems engineering might be a bit
> different because basic theory and principles are not as well established.
> Software and electrical engineering are perhaps more established, and there
> are many algorithms, principles and methodologies (like lifecycle
> management, project management) etc that a structured course such as a
> degree can help you with.
>
> That said, systems engineering will change to. Organisations (starting
> with the biggest, but I suspect it'll eventually make its way down to the
> smaller ones) are looking for structured, repeatable, predictable delivery.
> They outsource. They get x service for $y within z minutes/hours/days. And
> the companies that provide it (HP/EDS, CSC, IBM, Satyam, Wipro, etc.) all
> have regulated processes, backed by technologies (invariably built upon
> ITIL at the moment). If you want to get ahead in this type of world,
> there'll have to be some theory that you need to learn, because deep
> technical skills are for architecture/design/implementation, and not
> operations (except for those in high severity incident management).
> Operations is about following processes, managing expectations, and
> executing structured/tested change requests.
>
> Cheers
> Ken
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Mathew Shember [mailto:mathew.shem...@synopsys.com]
> Sent: Friday, 3 February 2012 3:57 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: OT - ugh!
>
> Indeed.
>
> Certs and degrees are used by people who aren't technical and don't know
> what to ask let alone evaluate.
>
> I have seen talent from prestigious schools and I have seen lunkheads from
> prestigious schools.
>
> The universities were setting rather high expectations however.  A friend
> used to handle the college new hires and he said he had to talk a few off
> the ledge because they weren't VPs inside of 6 months.
>
> Thanks,
> Mathew
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 11:31 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: OT - ugh!
>
>   In my personal experience, I haven't seen any correlation between any
> degree/certification and actual aptitude/knowledge/value.  They're
> certainly not less likely, but don't appear to be significantly more,
> either.
>
>   I have, however, seen correlation between degree/certification and
> hiring/pay.
>
>   I suspect this is mainly because it's easier to quantify.  "Does he have
> a degree?" is an easier question to answer than "How good is he?"
>
> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Jeff Brown 
> wrote:
> > Those are some seriously sour grapes you are sucking on.  I had a boss
> > who said it this way, "the degree proves he/she can finish something".
> > There are no guarantees that anyone is a good or outstanding employee,
> > at least ther

Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks

[Steven Peck]

My sister in law has a very old one back many years ago that although
battered half to death still is plugging along.  We finally couldn't take
it anymore and pooled money and got her a low end replacement for it this
christmas.  It was like 6 or 7 years old.  Im shocked that it hadn't died
yet.

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 8:27 AM, Ben M. Schorr  wrote:

> We've been quite pleased with ASUS portables - but Ben (no, the other one)
> has a good point. If you had to have warranty service on one you'd probably
> have to mail it.
>
> Ben M. Schorr
> Roland Schorr & Tower
> www.rolandschorr.com | www.officeforlawyers.com | Twitter: @bschorr
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 8:33
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks
>
> On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Tom Miller  wrote:
> > Anyone using these in the enterprise?  We currently use Dell or Lenovo
> > laptops.  Some of the ASUS models look very light, which would be good
> > for our nomadic staff.  Just wondering on long term durability,
> > ability to image.
>
>   Asus's design and build quality generally seems good, in my limited
> experience.  A lot of big-name laptops are actually built by Asus via
> contract.
>
>  The biggest problem is support, I don' think Asus has any field support
> presence in the US.  So if something goes wrong you're mailing it off
> somewhere.
>
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RE: OT - ugh!

[David Lum]

Define infrastructure specialist..

From: Don Kuhlman [mailto:drkuhl...@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 8:47 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OT - ugh!

Very well put on both.

So, not to hijack the thread, but speaking of wages, does 40 - 43 per hour 
sound reasonable in the Midwest for a 2nd level infrastructure specialist ?  
Assuming if you're placed through a staffing firm, they are charging double 
that and paying the person half the client rate.

As Paul said, it seems like there are wage adjustments in effect from what was 
paid in the past.


From: "Maglinger, Paul" mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com>>
To: NT System Admin Issues 
mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>>
Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 9:29 AM
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!

One other thing that I think we may see is adjustments in wages.  Starting 
positions may not offer the same wages as they did in the past in an attempt 
for companies to lower costs.  I also see what I perceive as attempts by OEMs 
to woo companies to outsource more and more services to them (such as HP) 
rather than encourage companies to have well-trained engineers.  Of course if 
you pay peanuts you're still going to get monkeys, unless someone can't afford 
to eat anything else.

-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 7:59 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!

That was well put, Ken.

-Original Message-
From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:39 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!

I think our opinions are coloured by our industry and in particular working in 
(small scale) systems administrator, which is more of a trade than a profession.

For many other professions: civil engineering, medicine, accounting - there is 
no way you'd get anywhere in most countries without a degree. There is simply 
too much established theory in those fields that you just have to know in order 
to be useful. Systems engineering might be a bit different because basic theory 
and principles are not as well established. Software and electrical engineering 
are perhaps more established, and there are many algorithms, principles and 
methodologies (like lifecycle management, project management) etc that a 
structured course such as a degree can help you with.

That said, systems engineering will change to. Organisations (starting with the 
biggest, but I suspect it'll eventually make its way down to the smaller ones) 
are looking for structured, repeatable, predictable delivery. They outsource. 
They get x service for $y within z minutes/hours/days. And the companies that 
provide it (HP/EDS, CSC, IBM, Satyam, Wipro, etc.) all have regulated 
processes, backed by technologies (invariably built upon ITIL at the moment). 
If you want to get ahead in this type of world, there'll have to be some theory 
that you need to learn, because deep technical skills are for 
architecture/design/implementation, and not operations (except for those in 
high severity incident management). Operations is about following processes, 
managing expectations, and executing structured/tested change requests.

Cheers
Ken

-Original Message-
From: Mathew Shember 
[mailto:mathew.shem...@synopsys.com]
Sent: Friday, 3 February 2012 3:57 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!

Indeed.

Certs and degrees are used by people who aren't technical and don't know what 
to ask let alone evaluate.

I have seen talent from prestigious schools and I have seen lunkheads from 
prestigious schools.

The universities were setting rather high expectations however.  A friend used 
to handle the college new hires and he said he had to talk a few off the ledge 
because they weren't VPs inside of 6 months.

Thanks,
Mathew


-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 11:31 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OT - ugh!

  In my personal experience, I haven't seen any correlation between any 
degree/certification and actual aptitude/knowledge/value.  They're certainly 
not less likely, but don't appear to be significantly more, either.

  I have, however, seen correlation between degree/certification and hiring/pay.

  I suspect this is mainly because it's easier to quantify.  "Does he have a 
degree?" is an easier question to answer than "How good is he?"

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Jeff Brown 
mailto:jbr...@webcoindustries.com>> wrote:
> Those are some seriously sour grapes you are sucking on.  I had a boss
> who said it this way, "the degree proves he/she can finish something".
> There are no guarantees that anyone is a good or outstanding employee,
> at least there are SEVERAL examples shared here to point out that
> degr

RE: ASUS laptops/notepbooks

[Guyer, Donald]

IIRC, my bro-in-law is getting that one. I'll check with him after he's "kicked 
the tires".

Don Guyer
Directory and Messaging Services
Catholic Health East, ITSS

From: Matt Cross [mailto:mrforkl...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 11:31 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks

Got one on Tues. -- so far it is pretty good.  has had no issues with any tasks 
yet, is already on ICS.  The docking keyboard is pretty slick and helps form a 
ultrabook type setup if you leave it connected.  Battery life is good.

I am still in infancy stages of full testing -- have not tried remote desktop 
yet or any complex games.  Flixster app allowed me to download my ultraviolet 
collection.  Everything ran smoothly; streaming from youtube was pretty good.

Hope this helps.


--
Matt Cross
mailto:mrforkl...@gmail.com

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:20 AM, Erik Goldoff 
mailto:egold...@gmail.com>> wrote:
OT but related,
anyone get their hands on an ASUS Prime tablet yet ?  Looking for a real world 
review from someone that has actually used one.
Thanks
On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:09 AM, Guyer, Donald 
mailto:dgu...@che.org>> wrote:
I've never heard anything but good about their laptops/netbooks/tablets and 
might even pick up one of their tablets myself.

Don Guyer
Directory and Messaging Services
Catholic Health East, ITSS

From: John Hornbuckle 
[mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 9:55 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: ASUS laptops/notepbooks

I don't have any experience with the current models, but I have an Asus laptop 
that's several years old and has held up like a champ. I keep it because it has 
a ginormous screen. So in terms of durability, I have no complaints.
I also have a Lenovo netbook that I love. It's small, light, has good battery 
life, and performs well. Lenovo tends to be pretty innovative, despite having 
some boring-looking models. So, I wouldn't rule them out without exploring 
their product line fully.
When I travel, I often take both. I leave the Asus in my hotel room, and carry 
the Lenovo into meetings. This gives me the best of both worlds. But this fall, 
I hope to finally trade both for a new unit that has a big screen but is also 
light and has all-day battery life. I'm thinking Ivy Bridge + Windows 8 will 
make for some great options.



John Hornbuckle, MSMIS, PMP
MIS Department
Taylor County School District
www.taylor.k12.fl.us



From: Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 8:51 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: ASUS laptops/notepbooks

Anyone using these in the enterprise?  We currently use Dell or Lenovo laptops. 
 Some of the ASUS models look very light, which would be good for our nomadic 
staff.  Just wondering on long term durability, ability to image.

Comments appreciated.

Tom


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RE: Speaking of Lync 2010....

[Jeff Brown]

This is what we are on, works all over, and on iPhones, Androids AND 
Blackberries.

[cid:image001.png@01CCE266.7894A1D0]


From: Brian Desmond [mailto:br...@briandesmond.com]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 10:12 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Speaking of Lync 2010

Eh? You just need to install whatever the last cumulative update is for Lync 
and you can start deploying the mobility stuff...

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com

w - 312.625.1438 | c   - 312.731.3132

From: Jonathan [mailto:ncm...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:55 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Speaking of Lync 2010


Does anyone here have any insider info on when Lync 2010 SP 1 will be released? 
We have some users that are asking for Lync mobilethe clients are out, but 
not much good if you don't have the old OCS infrastructure in place.and 
fully functional.

Jonathan

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RE: Speaking of Lync 2010....

[Coleman, Hunter]

SP 1 isn't a requirement for the Lync mobile clients. No need for old OCS 
infrastructure either. 
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28355


From: Jonathan [mailto:ncm...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 5:55 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Speaking of Lync 2010


Does anyone here have any insider info on when Lync 2010 SP 1 will be released? 
We have some users that are asking for Lync mobilethe clients are out, but 
not much good if you don't have the old OCS infrastructure in place.and 
fully functional.

Jonathan

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Re: Lyris is sloooooooooow....

[Matthew W. Ross]

This has been discussed in the list recently.

Yes the list is been very slow. It is understandable why you haven't seen that 
conversation, it may not have gotten to you yet.

(Cheap shot, I know.)


--Matt Ross
Ephrata School District


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Subject: Lyris is sloow


> Is it just me or is the.list response time exceptionally slow? I posted a
> question about Lync 2010 SP 1 @ 7:55 pm EST.it finally showed up @
> 9:01. What's going on?
> 
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Re: One account keeps locking out

[Don Kuhlman]

Yes - look for any mobile devices and try to track down where the lockout is 
coming from and trace it back to the source.  I had one last year like this - 
user was locking out randomly all the time.  It turned out that they had an 
iPad in their car and when it was close enough to connect to the wireless 
network it connected and was using old credentials on one of the domain 
accounts, locking it out.




 From: Paul Hutchings 
To: NT System Admin Issues  
Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 9:29 AM
Subject: RE: One account keeps locking out
 

 
Mobile device(s), cached credentials (check Windows Credential Manager), logged 
onto another workstation using previous password?


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Subject: One account keeps locking out
 
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causing this?
 
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Re: OT - ugh!

[Don Kuhlman]

Very well put on both.

So, not to hijack the thread, but speaking of wages, does 40 - 43 per hour 
sound reasonable in the Midwest for a 2nd level infrastructure specialist ?  
Assuming if you're placed through a staffing firm, they are charging double 
that and paying the person half the client rate.


As Paul said, it seems like there are wage adjustments in effect from what was 
paid in the past.



 From: "Maglinger, Paul" 
To: NT System Admin Issues  
Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 9:29 AM
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!
 
One other thing that I think we may see is adjustments in wages.  Starting 
positions may not offer the same wages as they did in the past in an attempt 
for companies to lower costs.  I also see what I perceive as attempts by OEMs 
to woo companies to outsource more and more services to them (such as HP) 
rather than encourage companies to have well-trained engineers.  Of course if 
you pay peanuts you're still going to get monkeys, unless someone can't afford 
to eat anything else.

-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] 
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 7:59 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!

That was well put, Ken.

-Original Message-
From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:39 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!

I think our opinions are coloured by our industry and in particular working in 
(small scale) systems administrator, which is more of a trade than a profession.

For many other professions: civil engineering, medicine, accounting - there is 
no way you'd get anywhere in most countries without a degree. There is simply 
too much established theory in those fields that you just have to know in order 
to be useful. Systems engineering might be a bit different because basic theory 
and principles are not as well established. Software and electrical engineering 
are perhaps more established, and there are many algorithms, principles and 
methodologies (like lifecycle management, project management) etc that a 
structured course such as a degree can help you with.

That said, systems engineering will change to. Organisations (starting with the 
biggest, but I suspect it'll eventually make its way down to the smaller ones) 
are looking for structured, repeatable, predictable delivery. They outsource. 
They get x service for $y within z minutes/hours/days. And the companies that 
provide it (HP/EDS, CSC, IBM, Satyam, Wipro, etc.) all have regulated 
processes, backed by technologies (invariably built upon ITIL at the moment). 
If you want to get ahead in this type of world, there'll have to be some theory 
that you need to learn, because deep technical skills are for 
architecture/design/implementation, and not operations (except for those in 
high severity incident management). Operations is about following processes, 
managing expectations, and executing structured/tested change requests.

Cheers
Ken

-Original Message-
From: Mathew Shember [mailto:mathew.shem...@synopsys.com]
Sent: Friday, 3 February 2012 3:57 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!

Indeed.

Certs and degrees are used by people who aren't technical and don't know what 
to ask let alone evaluate.

I have seen talent from prestigious schools and I have seen lunkheads from 
prestigious schools.

The universities were setting rather high expectations however.  A friend used 
to handle the college new hires and he said he had to talk a few off the ledge 
because they weren't VPs inside of 6 months.

Thanks,
Mathew


-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 11:31 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OT - ugh!

  In my personal experience, I haven't seen any correlation between any 
degree/certification and actual aptitude/knowledge/value.  They're certainly 
not less likely, but don't appear to be significantly more, either.

  I have, however, seen correlation between degree/certification and hiring/pay.

  I suspect this is mainly because it's easier to quantify.  "Does he have a 
degree?" is an easier question to answer than "How good is he?"

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Jeff Brown  wrote:
> Those are some seriously sour grapes you are sucking on.  I had a boss 
> who said it this way, "the degree proves he/she can finish something".
> There are no guarantees that anyone is a good or outstanding employee, 
> at least there are SEVERAL examples shared here to point out that 
> degrees or certs don't guarantee competence.  Anyone who's done IT for 
> more than a few years can provide additional examples, probably good 
> AND bad. (with or without degrees or certs).
>
>
>
> Your posts suggest that you think a degreed person is LESS likely to 
> have competence..  sorry, that just sounds like sour grapes to me.
>
>
>
> From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]
> S

Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks

[Matt Cross]

Got one on Tues. -- so far it is pretty good.  has had no issues with any
tasks yet, is already on ICS.  The docking keyboard is pretty slick and
helps form a ultrabook type setup if you leave it connected.  Battery life
is good.

I am still in infancy stages of full testing -- have not tried remote
desktop yet or any complex games.  Flixster app allowed me to download my
ultraviolet collection.  Everything ran smoothly; streaming from youtube
was pretty good.

Hope this helps.


--
Matt Cross
mailto:mrforkl...@gmail.com


On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:20 AM, Erik Goldoff  wrote:

> OT but related,
> anyone get their hands on an ASUS Prime tablet yet ?  Looking for a real
> world review from someone that has actually used one.
> Thanks
>
> On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:09 AM, Guyer, Donald  wrote:
>
>> 
>>
>> I’ve never heard anything but good about their laptops/netbooks/tablets
>> and might even pick up one of their tablets myself.
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Don Guyer
>>
>> Directory and Messaging Services
>> Catholic Health East, ITSS
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *From:* John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
>> *Sent:* Friday, February 03, 2012 9:55 AM
>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>> *Subject:* RE: ASUS laptops/notepbooks
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I don’t have any experience with the current models, but I have an Asus
>> laptop that’s several years old and has held up like a champ. I keep it
>> because it has a ginormous screen. So in terms of durability, I have no
>> complaints.
>>
>> I also have a Lenovo netbook that I love. It’s small, light, has good
>> battery life, and performs well. Lenovo tends to be pretty innovative,
>> despite having some boring-looking models. So, I wouldn’t rule them out
>> without exploring their product line fully.
>>
>> When I travel, I often take both. I leave the Asus in my hotel room, and
>> carry the Lenovo into meetings. This gives me the best of both worlds. But
>> this fall, I hope to finally trade both for a new unit that has a big
>> screen but is also light and has all-day battery life. I’m thinking Ivy
>> Bridge + Windows 8 will make for some great options.
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> John Hornbuckle, MSMIS, PMP
>>
>> MIS Department
>>
>> Taylor County School District
>>
>> www.taylor.k12.fl.us
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *From:* Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org]
>> *Sent:* Friday, February 03, 2012 8:51 AM
>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>> *Subject:* ASUS laptops/notepbooks
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Anyone using these in the enterprise?  We currently use Dell or Lenovo
>> laptops.  Some of the ASUS models look very light, which would be good for
>> our nomadic staff.  Just wondering on long term durability, ability to
>> image.
>>
>>  
>>
>> Comments appreciated.
>>
>>  
>>
>> Tom
>>
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Re: Coverups do little good...

[Ben Scott]

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:29 AM, Cameron  wrote:
> "VeriSign sold its certificate business in the summer of 2010 to Symantec
> Corp, which has kept the VeriSign brand name on those products."
>
> Says it all

  Verisign (Verislime) sucked before Symantec bought them.  They're
the ones who wanted to take all domain name typos in the world and
redirect them to their own ad site.

http://slashdot.org/story/03/09/16/0034210/resolving-everything-verisign-adds-wildcards

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RE: ASUS laptops/notepbooks

[Ben M. Schorr]

We've been quite pleased with ASUS portables - but Ben (no, the other one) has 
a good point. If you had to have warranty service on one you'd probably have to 
mail it.

Ben M. Schorr
Roland Schorr & Tower
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-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 8:33
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Tom Miller  wrote:
> Anyone using these in the enterprise?  We currently use Dell or Lenovo 
> laptops.  Some of the ASUS models look very light, which would be good 
> for our nomadic staff.  Just wondering on long term durability, 
> ability to image.

  Asus's design and build quality generally seems good, in my limited 
experience.  A lot of big-name laptops are actually built by Asus via contract.

  The biggest problem is support, I don' think Asus has any field support 
presence in the US.  So if something goes wrong you're mailing it off somewhere.

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RE: Speaking of Lync 2010....

[Brian Desmond]

Eh? You just need to install whatever the last cumulative update is for Lync 
and you can start deploying the mobility stuff...

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
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From: Jonathan [mailto:ncm...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:55 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Speaking of Lync 2010


Does anyone here have any insider info on when Lync 2010 SP 1 will be released? 
We have some users that are asking for Lync mobilethe clients are out, but 
not much good if you don't have the old OCS infrastructure in place.and 
fully functional.

Jonathan

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Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks

[Webster]

This doesn't apply to your situation, but I just bought a monster ASUS laptop 
to take with me on the road.  I am on the road the next 2 months and possibly 
until July.  I needed something so I could continue my writing while traveling. 
  Core i7 quad-core w/HT, 17.3" screen, 16GB RAM and 2 500GB HDs – will run 5 
VMs very well.  It may run more but I only have 5 right now.

This is my last day at current customer before I hit the road for 2 months and 
maybe 6 months.  The guys here are really liking the laptop.  I am sure my 
chiropractor will too as the monster weighs 10  lbs!



Carl Webster

Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional

http://www.CarlWebster.com

From: Tom Miller mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org>>
Reply-To: NT Issues 
mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 08:50:44 -0500
To: NT Issues 
mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>>
Subject: ASUS laptops/notepbooks

Anyone using these in the enterprise?  We currently use Dell or Lenovo laptops. 
 Some of the ASUS models look very light, which would be good for our nomadic 
staff.  Just wondering on long term durability, ability to image.

Comments appreciated.

Tom


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RE: Lyris is sloooooooooow....

[Heaton, Joseph@DFG]

We've been through this conversation before.  Our hosts have said they're 
looking into it, and taking our frustrations to heart.  But, we have to 
remember that they are hosting this list at not cost to us, and I for one would 
really hate for this list to go away.  I have received an immeasurable amount 
of help from this list over the years.  I don't know of many places that have 
as many MVPs actively checking in and helping people as here.  And it's still 
faster than most forums that you could go to.

Joe Heaton
ITB - Windows Server Support

From: Jonathan [mailto:ncm...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 3:23 AM
To: Heaton, Joseph@DFG; NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Lyris is sloow


Is it just me or is the.list response time exceptionally slow? I posted a 
question about Lync 2010 SP 1 @ 7:55 pm EST.it finally showed up @ 9:01. 
What's going on?

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Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks

[Ben Scott]

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Tom Miller  wrote:
> Anyone using these in the enterprise?  We currently use Dell or Lenovo
> laptops.  Some of the ASUS models look very light, which would be good for
> our nomadic staff.  Just wondering on long term durability, ability to
> image.

  Asus's design and build quality generally seems good, in my limited
experience.  A lot of big-name laptops are actually built by Asus via
contract.

  The biggest problem is support, I don' think Asus has any field
support presence in the US.  So if something goes wrong you're mailing
it off somewhere.

-- Ben

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Re: Coverups do little good...

[Cameron]

"VeriSign sold its certificate business in the summer of 2010 to Symantec
Corp, which has kept the VeriSign brand name on those products."
Says it all..

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 12:07 AM, Kurt Buff  wrote:

> Eerie how similar the approach is, isn't it?
>
> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 16:54, Andrew S. Baker  wrote:
> > They must have learned that from Symantec, their parent company
> >
> > -ASB: http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker 
> >
> > Sent from my Motorola Droid RAZR
> >
> > On Feb 2, 2012 7:37 PM, "Kurt Buff"  wrote:
> >>
> >> VeriSign admits multiple hacks in 2010, keeps details under wraps
> >>  >>
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RE: OT - ugh!

[Maglinger, Paul]

One other thing that I think we may see is adjustments in wages.  Starting 
positions may not offer the same wages as they did in the past in an attempt 
for companies to lower costs.  I also see what I perceive as attempts by OEMs 
to woo companies to outsource more and more services to them (such as HP) 
rather than encourage companies to have well-trained engineers.  Of course if 
you pay peanuts you're still going to get monkeys, unless someone can't afford 
to eat anything else.

-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] 
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 7:59 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!

That was well put, Ken.

-Original Message-
From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:39 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!

I think our opinions are coloured by our industry and in particular working in 
(small scale) systems administrator, which is more of a trade than a profession.

For many other professions: civil engineering, medicine, accounting - there is 
no way you'd get anywhere in most countries without a degree. There is simply 
too much established theory in those fields that you just have to know in order 
to be useful. Systems engineering might be a bit different because basic theory 
and principles are not as well established. Software and electrical engineering 
are perhaps more established, and there are many algorithms, principles and 
methodologies (like lifecycle management, project management) etc that a 
structured course such as a degree can help you with.

That said, systems engineering will change to. Organisations (starting with the 
biggest, but I suspect it'll eventually make its way down to the smaller ones) 
are looking for structured, repeatable, predictable delivery. They outsource. 
They get x service for $y within z minutes/hours/days. And the companies that 
provide it (HP/EDS, CSC, IBM, Satyam, Wipro, etc.) all have regulated 
processes, backed by technologies (invariably built upon ITIL at the moment). 
If you want to get ahead in this type of world, there'll have to be some theory 
that you need to learn, because deep technical skills are for 
architecture/design/implementation, and not operations (except for those in 
high severity incident management). Operations is about following processes, 
managing expectations, and executing structured/tested change requests.

Cheers
Ken

-Original Message-
From: Mathew Shember [mailto:mathew.shem...@synopsys.com]
Sent: Friday, 3 February 2012 3:57 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!

Indeed.

Certs and degrees are used by people who aren't technical and don't know what 
to ask let alone evaluate.

I have seen talent from prestigious schools and I have seen lunkheads from 
prestigious schools.

The universities were setting rather high expectations however.  A friend used 
to handle the college new hires and he said he had to talk a few off the ledge 
because they weren't VPs inside of 6 months.

Thanks,
Mathew


-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 11:31 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OT - ugh!

  In my personal experience, I haven't seen any correlation between any 
degree/certification and actual aptitude/knowledge/value.  They're certainly 
not less likely, but don't appear to be significantly more, either.

  I have, however, seen correlation between degree/certification and hiring/pay.

  I suspect this is mainly because it's easier to quantify.  "Does he have a 
degree?" is an easier question to answer than "How good is he?"

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Jeff Brown  wrote:
> Those are some seriously sour grapes you are sucking on.  I had a boss 
> who said it this way, "the degree proves he/she can finish something".
> There are no guarantees that anyone is a good or outstanding employee, 
> at least there are SEVERAL examples shared here to point out that 
> degrees or certs don't guarantee competence.  Anyone who's done IT for 
> more than a few years can provide additional examples, probably good 
> AND bad. (with or without degrees or certs).
>
>
>
> Your posts suggest that you think a degreed person is LESS likely to 
> have competence..  sorry, that just sounds like sour grapes to me.
>
>
>
> From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 9:49 AM
>
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: OT - ugh!
>
>
>
> That isn't my observation.
>
> On Thursday, February 2, 2012, Maglinger, Paul  wrote:
>> A college degree (usually) indicates that someone has obtained 
>> certain literary, communication, and fact-finding skills that are 
>> useful in the workplace.
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 9:02 AM
>
>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>> Subject: Re: OT - ugh!
>>
>>
>>
>> Going to college opens

RE: R: Lyris is sloooooooooow....

[Donald Bittenbender]

There is a limitation of how many posts can go out per hour, when replies get 
frequent within the same hour the delay gets greater .

GFI Software has been working on finding a solution to this problem.

Thanks!

Donald Bittenbender
Software Developer
GFI Software - www.gfi.com
Tel.: +1 866 389 5597 ext 6065Mob.: +1 727 748 2708

From: Jonathan [mailto:ncm...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 10:04 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: R: Lyris is sloow


Well, of course Lyris would prove me wrongthe one I sent this morning came 
through almost immediately
On Feb 3, 2012 7:54 AM, "HELP_PC" mailto:g...@enter.it>> wrote:
Not so much but it looks slow to me as well

Guido Elia
HELPPC - HELPPC SERVICE

Da: Jonathan [mailto:ncm...@gmail.com]
Inviato: venerdì 3 febbraio 2012 12.23
A: NT System Admin Issues
Oggetto: Lyris is sloow


Is it just me or is the.list response time exceptionally slow? I posted a 
question about Lync 2010 SP 1 @ 7:55 pm EST.it finally showed up @ 9:01. 
What's going on?

Jonathan

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R: R: Lyris is sloooooooooow....

[HELP_PC]

Yes is random

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Well, of course Lyris would prove me wrongthe one I sent this morning came 
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Not so much but it looks slow to me as well

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Is it just me or is the.list response time exceptionally slow? I posted a 
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What's going on?

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Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks

[Erik Goldoff]

OT but related,
anyone get their hands on an ASUS Prime tablet yet ?  Looking for a real
world review from someone that has actually used one.
Thanks

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:09 AM, Guyer, Donald  wrote:

> 
>
> I’ve never heard anything but good about their laptops/netbooks/tablets
> and might even pick up one of their tablets myself.
>
> ** **
>
> Don Guyer
>
> Directory and Messaging Services
> Catholic Health East, ITSS
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
> *Sent:* Friday, February 03, 2012 9:55 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* RE: ASUS laptops/notepbooks
>
> ** **
>
> I don’t have any experience with the current models, but I have an Asus
> laptop that’s several years old and has held up like a champ. I keep it
> because it has a ginormous screen. So in terms of durability, I have no
> complaints.
>
> I also have a Lenovo netbook that I love. It’s small, light, has good
> battery life, and performs well. Lenovo tends to be pretty innovative,
> despite having some boring-looking models. So, I wouldn’t rule them out
> without exploring their product line fully.
>
> When I travel, I often take both. I leave the Asus in my hotel room, and
> carry the Lenovo into meetings. This gives me the best of both worlds. But
> this fall, I hope to finally trade both for a new unit that has a big
> screen but is also light and has all-day battery life. I’m thinking Ivy
> Bridge + Windows 8 will make for some great options.
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> John Hornbuckle, MSMIS, PMP
>
> MIS Department
>
> Taylor County School District
>
> www.taylor.k12.fl.us
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org]
> *Sent:* Friday, February 03, 2012 8:51 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* ASUS laptops/notepbooks
>
> ** **
>
> Anyone using these in the enterprise?  We currently use Dell or Lenovo
> laptops.  Some of the ASUS models look very light, which would be good for
> our nomadic staff.  Just wondering on long term durability, ability to
> image.
>
>  
>
> Comments appreciated.
>
>  
>
> Tom
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Re: South Florida position.

[Bill Humphries]

We have a couple of clients in Miami. When we had more clients there I 
spent a week a month there.  $25 an hour would not even begin to 
interest me in being there permanently. 


Bill

Jonathan Link wrote:

Honestly. Still seems unrealistic.

On Thursday, February 2, 2012,  > wrote:

> Um.. anyone notice the $25/hr part?
>
>  
>

> From: Harry Singh [mailto:hbo...@gmail.com ]
> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 6:14 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: South Florida position.
>
>  
>
> I thought I was the only one that paused when I read $12/hr after 
such an exhaustive description.

>
> On Thursday, February 2, 2012, Micheal Espinola Jr 
mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>> You need to seriously reassess your compensation.  Its way out of 
balance with your expectations.

>>
>> --
>> Espi
>>  
>>

>>
>> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:42 AM, > wrote:

>>>
>>> Folks,
>>>
>>> I truly hope this is allowed and that I don't upset people by this 
e-mail.

>>> We're looking for some reliable people to start and grow with us.
>>> If you know anyone, please forward this to them.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> On-Site Computer Field Technician & Tech Support Rep (Hollywood, 
Aventura, North Miami Beach)

>>>
>>> Please DO NOT apply for this position if you do not meet all the 
qualifications listed below.

>>>
>>> Job Purpose:
>>> Candidates will be required to manage and deliver On-Site & 
Over-the-phone services including repairing servers and workstations 
by utilizing diagnostic and repair techniques, virus/malware removal, 
data backup, operating system installation, end user software support.
>>> Common job tasks also associated with the core job functions are 
pre & post sales and support, help desk and customer support to users 
by researching and answering questions; resolving problems; providing 
resources.
>>> Candidates will also need to be able to create marketing & 
advertising materials for use by the company.
>>> In addition to the duties listed below, candidate will be required 
to actively market the services offered by the company and accomplish 
a goal of Two signed maintenance agreements per month.

>>>
>>> Duties:
>>> - Repair workstations while logging repair work orders; responding 
to requests.
>>> - Comply with policies while adhering to requirements; advising 
management of needed actions.
>>> - Update job knowledge by participating in educational 
opportunities; reading technical publications.
>>> - Enhance organization reputation by accepting ownership for 
accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to 
add value to job accomplishments.
>>> - Receive materials by inspecting shipped contents against order; 
verifying receipt; arranging for shipment of missing items; tracking 
backorders.
>>> - Provide answers to clients by identifying problems; researching 
answers; guiding client through corrective steps.

>>> - Improve client references by writing and maintaining documentation.
>>> - Participate in development of client training programs by 
identifying learning issues; recommending instructional language.
>>> - Accommodate client disabilities by recommending devices and 
techniques.
>>> - Improve system performance by identifying problems; recommending 
changes.
>>> - Accomplish information systems and organization mission by 
completing related results as needed.
>>> - Develop new concepts/techniques and complete assignments/tasks 
in innovative and effective ways.
>>> - To be considered for this position, you must put "resume for job 
210222" in the subject line of your e-mail.
>>> - Work on assignments that may be extremely complex in nature 
where a high degree of independent judgment, initiative and technical 
knowledge is required to resolve problems.

>>> - Complete work independently and handle unique situations.
>>> - Determine optimal methods and procedures for new assignments.
>>> - Answer incoming calls and assist customers with issues.
>>> - Remove systems from premises when required and return upon 
repair while maintaining responsibility.
>>> - Participate in local marketing events such as Chamber of 
Commerce meetings.

>>>
>>> Skills/Qualifications:
>>> - Knowledge of MS products and the ability to verify that the 
system starts up and works after installation.

>>
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RE: ASUS laptops/notepbooks

[Guyer, Donald]

I've never heard anything but good about their laptops/netbooks/tablets and 
might even pick up one of their tablets myself.

Don Guyer
Directory and Messaging Services
Catholic Health East, ITSS

From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 9:55 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: ASUS laptops/notepbooks

I don't have any experience with the current models, but I have an Asus laptop 
that's several years old and has held up like a champ. I keep it because it has 
a ginormous screen. So in terms of durability, I have no complaints.
I also have a Lenovo netbook that I love. It's small, light, has good battery 
life, and performs well. Lenovo tends to be pretty innovative, despite having 
some boring-looking models. So, I wouldn't rule them out without exploring 
their product line fully.
When I travel, I often take both. I leave the Asus in my hotel room, and carry 
the Lenovo into meetings. This gives me the best of both worlds. But this fall, 
I hope to finally trade both for a new unit that has a big screen but is also 
light and has all-day battery life. I'm thinking Ivy Bridge + Windows 8 will 
make for some great options.



John Hornbuckle, MSMIS, PMP
MIS Department
Taylor County School District
www.taylor.k12.fl.us



From: Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 8:51 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: ASUS laptops/notepbooks

Anyone using these in the enterprise?  We currently use Dell or Lenovo laptops. 
 Some of the ASUS models look very light, which would be good for our nomadic 
staff.  Just wondering on long term durability, ability to image.

Comments appreciated.

Tom


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RE: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

[David Lum]

I use VSS on the Hyper-V host to back up the guest VM's, I simply back up the 
entire logical disk the VM's live on. In addition, I have a backup agent on 
each VM that backs up system state and files (and those go to an Internet-based 
backup provider).

This makes me wonder...if I have SBS 2008 w/ Premium add-on and I am using a 
backup tool on the host (but no other features like file/print/DHCP etc) am I 
in violation of the licensing even if the only thin I am backing up is the 
local VM's? The info I have says "..only run it to provide hardware 
virtualization services and run software to manage the service..." so I'm 
guessing technically that's not allowed and I would have to pony up for another 
2008 R2 standard license, correct? 

Dave

-Original Message-
From: Jay Kulsh [mailto:jayku...@csi.com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 2:44 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

David,

Is there a "non-scary" way to do backup of VM? I thought VSS was most 
trustworthy. Thanks.

Jay
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RE: ASUS laptops/notepbooks

[John Hornbuckle]

I don't have any experience with the current models, but I have an Asus laptop 
that's several years old and has held up like a champ. I keep it because it has 
a ginormous screen. So in terms of durability, I have no complaints.
I also have a Lenovo netbook that I love. It's small, light, has good battery 
life, and performs well. Lenovo tends to be pretty innovative, despite having 
some boring-looking models. So, I wouldn't rule them out without exploring 
their product line fully.
When I travel, I often take both. I leave the Asus in my hotel room, and carry 
the Lenovo into meetings. This gives me the best of both worlds. But this fall, 
I hope to finally trade both for a new unit that has a big screen but is also 
light and has all-day battery life. I'm thinking Ivy Bridge + Windows 8 will 
make for some great options.



John Hornbuckle, MSMIS, PMP
MIS Department
Taylor County School District
www.taylor.k12.fl.us



From: Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 8:51 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: ASUS laptops/notepbooks

Anyone using these in the enterprise?  We currently use Dell or Lenovo laptops. 
 Some of the ASUS models look very light, which would be good for our nomadic 
staff.  Just wondering on long term durability, ability to image.

Comments appreciated.

Tom


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RE: South Florida position.

[David Lum]

PhD in Sarcasm, Master’s in BS. Yes two big degrees in related fields! They say 
if you practice something for 10,000 hours you achieve mastery 
(link). I do that 
in those almost every year!

Dave

From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 6:35 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

I have a Masters in BS, does that count?

 John W. Cook
Network Manager
Partnership For Strong Families
5950 NW 1st Place
Gainesville, Fl 32607
Office (352) 244-1610
Cell (352) 215-6944
MCSE, MCP+I, MCTS, CompTIA A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4, MCVP

From: Maglinger, Paul 
[mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 9:32 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

A degree in what?

“6 munths ago I cudnt spel engiear, an now I are wun.”

-Paul

From: Mathew Shember 
[mailto:mathew.shem...@synopsys.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:12 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

I’m sorry but don’t you have to have a degree to be on this list?   :-p


From: Webster 
[mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 4:10 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

I saw that no college degree was required and got excited! ☺  But then I 
noticed Citrix was not in the list of product knowledge required.  Bummer!  I 
was this close to moving to south Florida. ☹


Carl Webster
Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional
http://www.CarlWebster.com

From: Harry Singh [mailto:hbo...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 5:14 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: South Florida position.

I thought I was the only one that paused when I read $12/hr after such an 
exhaustive description.

On Thursday, February 2, 2012, Micheal Espinola Jr 
mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> You need to seriously reassess your compensation.  Its way out of balance 
> with your expectations.
>
> --
> Espi
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:42 AM, 
> mailto:gro...@beachcomp.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Folks,
>>
>> I truly hope this is allowed and that I don't upset people by this e-mail.
>> We're looking for some reliable people to start and grow with us.
>> If you know anyone, please forward this to them.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> On-Site Computer Field Technician & Tech Support Rep (Hollywood, Aventura, 
>> North Miami Beach)
>>
>> Please DO NOT apply for this position if you do not meet all the 
>> qualifications listed below.
>>
>> Job Purpose:
>> Candidates will be required to manage and deliver On-Site & Over-the-phone 
>> services including repairing servers and workstations by utilizing 
>> diagnostic and repair techniques, virus/malware removal, data backup, 
>> operating system installation, end user software support.
>> Common job tasks also associated with the core job functions are pre & post 
>> sales and support, help desk and customer support to users by researching 
>> and answering questions; resolving problems; providing resources.
>> Candidates will also need to be able to create marketing & advertising 
>> materials for use by the company.
>> In addition to the duties listed below, candidate will be required to 
>> actively market the services offered by the company and accomplish a goal of 
>> Two signed maintenance agreements per month.
>>
>> Duties:
>> - Repair workstations while logging repair work orders; responding to 
>> requests.
>> - Comply with policies while adhering to requirements; advising management 
>> of needed actions.
>> - Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; 
>> reading technical publications.
>> - Enhance organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing 
>> new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job 
>> accomplishments.
>> - Receive materials by inspecting shipped contents against order; verifying 
>> receipt; arranging for shipment of missing items; tracking backorders.
>> - Provide answers to clients by identifying problems; researching answers; 
>> guiding client through corrective steps.
>> - Improve client references by writing and maintaining documentation.
>> - Participate in development of client training programs by identifying 
>> learning issues; recommending instructional language.
>> - Accommodate client disabilities by recommending devices and techniques.
>> - Improve system performance by identifying problems; recommending changes.
>> - Accomplish information systems and organization mission by completing 
>> related results as needed.
>> - Develop new concepts/techniques and complete assignments/tasks in 
>> innovative and effective ways.
>> - To be considered for this position, you must put "resume for job 210222" 

RE: South Florida position.

[Kim Longenbaugh]

I have a BS degree, a MS (more of the same) degree, and a PhD (piled higher and 
deeper) degree.  My boss has been awarding AS degrees (Aw, shiz) lately, and he 
told me if I get a few more,  I'll get an OTS degree (on the street).

From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 8:45 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: South Florida position.

I have a Phd in DUMB, that should count for something.



Carl Webster

Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional

http://www.CarlWebster.com

From: John Cook mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org>>
Reply-To: NT Issues 
mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 09:34:39 -0500
To: NT Issues 
mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>>
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

I have a Masters in BS, does that count?

 John W. Cook
Network Manager
Partnership For Strong Families
5950 NW 1st Place
Gainesville, Fl 32607
Office (352) 244-1610
Cell (352) 215-6944
MCSE, MCP+I, MCTS, CompTIA A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4, MCVP

From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 9:32 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

A degree in what?

"6 munths ago I cudnt spel engiear, an now I are wun."

-Paul

From: Mathew Shember [mailto:mathew.shem...@synopsys.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:12 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

I'm sorry but don't you have to have a degree to be on this list?   :-p


From: Webster 
[mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 4:10 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

I saw that no college degree was required and got excited! :)  But then I 
noticed Citrix was not in the list of product knowledge required.  Bummer!  I 
was this close to moving to south Florida. :(


Carl Webster
Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional
http://www.CarlWebster.com

From: Harry Singh [mailto:hbo...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 5:14 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: South Florida position.

I thought I was the only one that paused when I read $12/hr after such an 
exhaustive description.

On Thursday, February 2, 2012, Micheal Espinola Jr 
mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> You need to seriously reassess your compensation.  Its way out of balance 
> with your expectations.
>
> --
> Espi
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:42 AM, 
> mailto:gro...@beachcomp.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Folks,
>>
>> I truly hope this is allowed and that I don't upset people by this e-mail.
>> We're looking for some reliable people to start and grow with us.
>> If you know anyone, please forward this to them.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> On-Site Computer Field Technician & Tech Support Rep (Hollywood, Aventura, 
>> North Miami Beach)
>>
>> Please DO NOT apply for this position if you do not meet all the 
>> qualifications listed below.
>>
>> Job Purpose:
>> Candidates will be required to manage and deliver On-Site & Over-the-phone 
>> services including repairing servers and workstations by utilizing 
>> diagnostic and repair techniques, virus/malware removal, data backup, 
>> operating system installation, end user software support.
>> Common job tasks also associated with the core job functions are pre & post 
>> sales and support, help desk and customer support to users by researching 
>> and answering questions; resolving problems; providing resources.
>> Candidates will also need to be able to create marketing & advertising 
>> materials for use by the company.
>> In addition to the duties listed below, candidate will be required to 
>> actively market the services offered by the company and accomplish a goal of 
>> Two signed maintenance agreements per month.
>>
>> Duties:
>> - Repair workstations while logging repair work orders; responding to 
>> requests.
>> - Comply with policies while adhering to requirements; advising management 
>> of needed actions.
>> - Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; 
>> reading technical publications.
>> - Enhance organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing 
>> new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job 
>> accomplishments.
>> - Receive materials by inspecting shipped contents against order; verifying 
>> receipt; arranging for shipment of missing items; tracking backorders.
>> - Provide answers to clients by identifying problems; researching answers; 
>> guiding client through corrective steps.
>> - Improve client references by writing and maintaining documentation.
>> - Participate in development of client training programs by identifying 
>> learning issues; recommending instructional language.
>> - Accommodate client disabilities by recommending devices and techniques.
>> - Improve system performance by identifying pr

Re: South Florida position.

[Webster]

I have a Phd in DUMB, that should count for something.



Carl Webster

Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional

http://www.CarlWebster.com

From: John Cook mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org>>
Reply-To: NT Issues 
mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 09:34:39 -0500
To: NT Issues 
mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>>
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

I have a Masters in BS, does that count?

 John W. Cook
Network Manager
Partnership For Strong Families
5950 NW 1st Place
Gainesville, Fl 32607
Office (352) 244-1610
Cell (352) 215-6944
MCSE, MCP+I, MCTS, CompTIA A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4, MCVP

From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 9:32 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

A degree in what?

“6 munths ago I cudnt spel engiear, an now I are wun.”

-Paul

From: Mathew Shember [mailto:mathew.shem...@synopsys.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:12 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

I’m sorry but don’t you have to have a degree to be on this list?   :-p


From: Webster 
[mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 4:10 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

I saw that no college degree was required and got excited! :)  But then I 
noticed Citrix was not in the list of product knowledge required.  Bummer!  I 
was this close to moving to south Florida. :(


Carl Webster
Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional
http://www.CarlWebster.com

From: Harry Singh [mailto:hbo...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 5:14 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: South Florida position.

I thought I was the only one that paused when I read $12/hr after such an 
exhaustive description.

On Thursday, February 2, 2012, Micheal Espinola Jr 
mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> You need to seriously reassess your compensation.  Its way out of balance 
> with your expectations.
>
> --
> Espi
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:42 AM, 
> mailto:gro...@beachcomp.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Folks,
>>
>> I truly hope this is allowed and that I don't upset people by this e-mail.
>> We're looking for some reliable people to start and grow with us.
>> If you know anyone, please forward this to them.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> On-Site Computer Field Technician & Tech Support Rep (Hollywood, Aventura, 
>> North Miami Beach)
>>
>> Please DO NOT apply for this position if you do not meet all the 
>> qualifications listed below.
>>
>> Job Purpose:
>> Candidates will be required to manage and deliver On-Site & Over-the-phone 
>> services including repairing servers and workstations by utilizing 
>> diagnostic and repair techniques, virus/malware removal, data backup, 
>> operating system installation, end user software support.
>> Common job tasks also associated with the core job functions are pre & post 
>> sales and support, help desk and customer support to users by researching 
>> and answering questions; resolving problems; providing resources.
>> Candidates will also need to be able to create marketing & advertising 
>> materials for use by the company.
>> In addition to the duties listed below, candidate will be required to 
>> actively market the services offered by the company and accomplish a goal of 
>> Two signed maintenance agreements per month.
>>
>> Duties:
>> - Repair workstations while logging repair work orders; responding to 
>> requests.
>> - Comply with policies while adhering to requirements; advising management 
>> of needed actions.
>> - Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; 
>> reading technical publications.
>> - Enhance organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing 
>> new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job 
>> accomplishments.
>> - Receive materials by inspecting shipped contents against order; verifying 
>> receipt; arranging for shipment of missing items; tracking backorders.
>> - Provide answers to clients by identifying problems; researching answers; 
>> guiding client through corrective steps.
>> - Improve client references by writing and maintaining documentation.
>> - Participate in development of client training programs by identifying 
>> learning issues; recommending instructional language.
>> - Accommodate client disabilities by recommending devices and techniques.
>> - Improve system performance by identifying problems; recommending changes.
>> - Accomplish information systems and organization mission by completing 
>> related results as needed.
>> - Develop new concepts/techniques and complete assignments/tasks in 
>> innovative and effective ways.
>> - To be considered for this position, you must put "resume for job 210222" 
>> in the subject line of your e-mail.
>> - Work on assignments 

RE: South Florida position.

[John Cook]

I have a Masters in BS, does that count?

 John W. Cook
Network Manager
Partnership For Strong Families
5950 NW 1st Place
Gainesville, Fl 32607
Office (352) 244-1610
Cell (352) 215-6944
MCSE, MCP+I, MCTS, CompTIA A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4, MCVP

From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 9:32 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

A degree in what?

“6 munths ago I cudnt spel engiear, an now I are wun.”

-Paul

From: Mathew Shember [mailto:mathew.shem...@synopsys.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:12 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

I’m sorry but don’t you have to have a degree to be on this list?   :-p


From: Webster 
[mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 4:10 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

I saw that no college degree was required and got excited! ☺  But then I 
noticed Citrix was not in the list of product knowledge required.  Bummer!  I 
was this close to moving to south Florida. ☹


Carl Webster
Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional
http://www.CarlWebster.com

From: Harry Singh [mailto:hbo...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 5:14 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: South Florida position.

I thought I was the only one that paused when I read $12/hr after such an 
exhaustive description.

On Thursday, February 2, 2012, Micheal Espinola Jr 
mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> You need to seriously reassess your compensation.  Its way out of balance 
> with your expectations.
>
> --
> Espi
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:42 AM, 
> mailto:gro...@beachcomp.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Folks,
>>
>> I truly hope this is allowed and that I don't upset people by this e-mail.
>> We're looking for some reliable people to start and grow with us.
>> If you know anyone, please forward this to them.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> On-Site Computer Field Technician & Tech Support Rep (Hollywood, Aventura, 
>> North Miami Beach)
>>
>> Please DO NOT apply for this position if you do not meet all the 
>> qualifications listed below.
>>
>> Job Purpose:
>> Candidates will be required to manage and deliver On-Site & Over-the-phone 
>> services including repairing servers and workstations by utilizing 
>> diagnostic and repair techniques, virus/malware removal, data backup, 
>> operating system installation, end user software support.
>> Common job tasks also associated with the core job functions are pre & post 
>> sales and support, help desk and customer support to users by researching 
>> and answering questions; resolving problems; providing resources.
>> Candidates will also need to be able to create marketing & advertising 
>> materials for use by the company.
>> In addition to the duties listed below, candidate will be required to 
>> actively market the services offered by the company and accomplish a goal of 
>> Two signed maintenance agreements per month.
>>
>> Duties:
>> - Repair workstations while logging repair work orders; responding to 
>> requests.
>> - Comply with policies while adhering to requirements; advising management 
>> of needed actions.
>> - Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; 
>> reading technical publications.
>> - Enhance organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing 
>> new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job 
>> accomplishments.
>> - Receive materials by inspecting shipped contents against order; verifying 
>> receipt; arranging for shipment of missing items; tracking backorders.
>> - Provide answers to clients by identifying problems; researching answers; 
>> guiding client through corrective steps.
>> - Improve client references by writing and maintaining documentation.
>> - Participate in development of client training programs by identifying 
>> learning issues; recommending instructional language.
>> - Accommodate client disabilities by recommending devices and techniques.
>> - Improve system performance by identifying problems; recommending changes.
>> - Accomplish information systems and organization mission by completing 
>> related results as needed.
>> - Develop new concepts/techniques and complete assignments/tasks in 
>> innovative and effective ways.
>> - To be considered for this position, you must put "resume for job 210222" 
>> in the subject line of your e-mail.
>> - Work on assignments that may be extremely complex in nature where a high 
>> degree of independent judgment, initiative and technical knowledge is 
>> required to resolve problems.
>> - Complete work independently and handle unique situations.
>> - Determine optimal methods and procedures for new assignments.
>> - Answer incoming calls and assist customers with issues.
>> - Remove systems from premises when required and return upon repair whil

RE: South Florida position.

[Maglinger, Paul]

A degree in what?

“6 munths ago I cudnt spel engiear, an now I are wun.”

-Paul

From: Mathew Shember [mailto:mathew.shem...@synopsys.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:12 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

I’m sorry but don’t you have to have a degree to be on this list?   :-p


From: Webster 
[mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 4:10 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

I saw that no college degree was required and got excited! ☺  But then I 
noticed Citrix was not in the list of product knowledge required.  Bummer!  I 
was this close to moving to south Florida. ☹


Carl Webster
Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional
http://www.CarlWebster.com

From: Harry Singh [mailto:hbo...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 5:14 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: South Florida position.

I thought I was the only one that paused when I read $12/hr after such an 
exhaustive description.

On Thursday, February 2, 2012, Micheal Espinola Jr 
mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> You need to seriously reassess your compensation.  Its way out of balance 
> with your expectations.
>
> --
> Espi
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:42 AM, 
> mailto:gro...@beachcomp.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Folks,
>>
>> I truly hope this is allowed and that I don't upset people by this e-mail.
>> We're looking for some reliable people to start and grow with us.
>> If you know anyone, please forward this to them.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> On-Site Computer Field Technician & Tech Support Rep (Hollywood, Aventura, 
>> North Miami Beach)
>>
>> Please DO NOT apply for this position if you do not meet all the 
>> qualifications listed below.
>>
>> Job Purpose:
>> Candidates will be required to manage and deliver On-Site & Over-the-phone 
>> services including repairing servers and workstations by utilizing 
>> diagnostic and repair techniques, virus/malware removal, data backup, 
>> operating system installation, end user software support.
>> Common job tasks also associated with the core job functions are pre & post 
>> sales and support, help desk and customer support to users by researching 
>> and answering questions; resolving problems; providing resources.
>> Candidates will also need to be able to create marketing & advertising 
>> materials for use by the company.
>> In addition to the duties listed below, candidate will be required to 
>> actively market the services offered by the company and accomplish a goal of 
>> Two signed maintenance agreements per month.
>>
>> Duties:
>> - Repair workstations while logging repair work orders; responding to 
>> requests.
>> - Comply with policies while adhering to requirements; advising management 
>> of needed actions.
>> - Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; 
>> reading technical publications.
>> - Enhance organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing 
>> new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job 
>> accomplishments.
>> - Receive materials by inspecting shipped contents against order; verifying 
>> receipt; arranging for shipment of missing items; tracking backorders.
>> - Provide answers to clients by identifying problems; researching answers; 
>> guiding client through corrective steps.
>> - Improve client references by writing and maintaining documentation.
>> - Participate in development of client training programs by identifying 
>> learning issues; recommending instructional language.
>> - Accommodate client disabilities by recommending devices and techniques.
>> - Improve system performance by identifying problems; recommending changes.
>> - Accomplish information systems and organization mission by completing 
>> related results as needed.
>> - Develop new concepts/techniques and complete assignments/tasks in 
>> innovative and effective ways.
>> - To be considered for this position, you must put "resume for job 210222" 
>> in the subject line of your e-mail.
>> - Work on assignments that may be extremely complex in nature where a high 
>> degree of independent judgment, initiative and technical knowledge is 
>> required to resolve problems.
>> - Complete work independently and handle unique situations.
>> - Determine optimal methods and procedures for new assignments.
>> - Answer incoming calls and assist customers with issues.
>> - Remove systems from premises when required and return upon repair while 
>> maintaining responsibility.
>> - Participate in local marketing events such as Chamber of Commerce meetings.
>>
>> Skills/Qualifications:
>> - Knowledge of MS products and the ability to verify that the system starts 
>> up and works after installation.
>> - Working knowledge of XP, Vista, Win 7, Win 2003, Win 2008 operating 
>> systems.
>> - Ability to perform data transfers and setup compu

RE: OT - ugh!

[David Lum]

That was well put, Ken.

-Original Message-
From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:39 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!

I think our opinions are coloured by our industry and in particular working in 
(small scale) systems administrator, which is more of a trade than a profession.

For many other professions: civil engineering, medicine, accounting - there is 
no way you'd get anywhere in most countries without a degree. There is simply 
too much established theory in those fields that you just have to know in order 
to be useful. Systems engineering might be a bit different because basic theory 
and principles are not as well established. Software and electrical engineering 
are perhaps more established, and there are many algorithms, principles and 
methodologies (like lifecycle management, project management) etc that a 
structured course such as a degree can help you with.

That said, systems engineering will change to. Organisations (starting with the 
biggest, but I suspect it'll eventually make its way down to the smaller ones) 
are looking for structured, repeatable, predictable delivery. They outsource. 
They get x service for $y within z minutes/hours/days. And the companies that 
provide it (HP/EDS, CSC, IBM, Satyam, Wipro, etc.) all have regulated 
processes, backed by technologies (invariably built upon ITIL at the moment). 
If you want to get ahead in this type of world, there'll have to be some theory 
that you need to learn, because deep technical skills are for 
architecture/design/implementation, and not operations (except for those in 
high severity incident management). Operations is about following processes, 
managing expectations, and executing structured/tested change requests.

Cheers
Ken

-Original Message-
From: Mathew Shember [mailto:mathew.shem...@synopsys.com]
Sent: Friday, 3 February 2012 3:57 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT - ugh!

Indeed.

Certs and degrees are used by people who aren't technical and don't know what 
to ask let alone evaluate.

I have seen talent from prestigious schools and I have seen lunkheads from 
prestigious schools.

The universities were setting rather high expectations however.  A friend used 
to handle the college new hires and he said he had to talk a few off the ledge 
because they weren't VPs inside of 6 months.

Thanks,
Mathew


-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 11:31 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OT - ugh!

  In my personal experience, I haven't seen any correlation between any 
degree/certification and actual aptitude/knowledge/value.  They're certainly 
not less likely, but don't appear to be significantly more, either.

  I have, however, seen correlation between degree/certification and hiring/pay.

  I suspect this is mainly because it's easier to quantify.  "Does he have a 
degree?" is an easier question to answer than "How good is he?"

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Jeff Brown  wrote:
> Those are some seriously sour grapes you are sucking on.  I had a boss 
> who said it this way, "the degree proves he/she can finish something".
> There are no guarantees that anyone is a good or outstanding employee, 
> at least there are SEVERAL examples shared here to point out that 
> degrees or certs don't guarantee competence.  Anyone who's done IT for 
> more than a few years can provide additional examples, probably good 
> AND bad. (with or without degrees or certs).
>
>
>
> Your posts suggest that you think a degreed person is LESS likely to 
> have competence..  sorry, that just sounds like sour grapes to me.
>
>
>
> From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 9:49 AM
>
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: OT - ugh!
>
>
>
> That isn't my observation.
>
> On Thursday, February 2, 2012, Maglinger, Paul  wrote:
>> A college degree (usually) indicates that someone has obtained 
>> certain literary, communication, and fact-finding skills that are 
>> useful in the workplace.
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 9:02 AM
>
>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>> Subject: Re: OT - ugh!
>>
>>
>>
>> Going to college opens doors.  And it almost doesn't even matter what 
>> the degree is in.  I think it's like a secret handshake.  It says "I 
>> can navigate a byzantine bureaucracy and complete a series of tasks 
>> without close supervision."
>>
>>
>>
>> I might be wrong, but I think it's always there in the subconscious. 
>> I had doors open for me that were previously shut by completing a 
>> degree (my degree is not in IT, but in accountancy).
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:29 AM, David Lum  wrote:
>>
>> "This position requires a degree.  Sorry. Click."
>>
>> Wow. I can see the college degree being a tiebreaker, but I can only 
>> guess the person making that 

RE: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

[David Lum]

Ah, SBS is all I really care about as far as this discussion goes, but it makes 
sense about the non-SBS multi-server environments. However, in those 
environments it's the DC's and Exchange servers that are the primary concern 
right? What about SQL? I can't imagine a web or file/print server is a big 
deal, although by definition they are usually simpler to restore from backup 
anyhow...

-Original Message-
From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 3:26 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

Yes. If you restore an old VHD you WILL break stuff. Not maybe. Not 
"sometimes". Not "rarely". You WILL.

The only exceptions are single server solutions like SBS.

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
Consultant and Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com


-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 5:35 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

Even with VSS it's scary?
 
-Original Message-
From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 2:05 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

I backup the virtual machines from within themselves. 

Backing up vhd's is easily doable, but DR using backed up vhd's is scary with 
AD, SQL, and Exchange*. And will be even more so with other server roles in 
Win8. So... there be a method to my madness.

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
Consultant and Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com

* Can you say "USN rollback", or "SN rollback", or anything similar? ... I knew 
you could. :-)

-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 4:16 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 3:44 PM, Michael B. Smith  wrote:
> I backup the root of all my VMs to a NAS and then backup each VM to the NAS.

  Do you backup the virtual disk files themselves (running the backup on the 
root/host), or do you backup the files from within the guest (as if the guest 
was just another network node)?  The later is the direction I'm leaning in -- 
it's how we do things with our physical servers anyway.  But it seems like 
backing up the virtual disk files would also be useful, for recovery from OS 
corruption, disaster scenarios, etc.

-- Ben

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ASUS laptops/notepbooks

[Tom Miller]

Anyone using these in the enterprise?  We currently use Dell or Lenovo laptops. 
 Some of the ASUS models look very light, which would be good for our nomadic 
staff.  Just wondering on long term durability, ability to image.
 
Comments appreciated.
 
Tom

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R: SLMGR.VBS

[HELP_PC]

Thanks


Guido Elia
HELPPC - HELPPC SERVICE

Da: Mike Hoffman [mailto:m...@drumbrae.net]
Inviato: venerdì 3 febbraio 2012 13.52
A: NT System Admin Issues
Oggetto: RE: SLMGR.VBS

Yes - Just tested
Slmgr /ato
Error 0xC004F025 Access Denied: the requested action requires elevated 
privileges

Mike

From: HELP_PC [mailto:g...@enter.it]
Sent: 03 February 2012 12:45
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: SLMGR.VBS

Does it require admin rights (for windows KMS activation)?

TIA

Guido Elia
HELPPC - HELPPC SERVICE


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R: Lyris is sloooooooooow....

[HELP_PC]

Not so much but it looks slow to me as well

Guido Elia
HELPPC - HELPPC SERVICE

Da: Jonathan [mailto:ncm...@gmail.com]
Inviato: venerdì 3 febbraio 2012 12.23
A: NT System Admin Issues
Oggetto: Lyris is sloow


Is it just me or is the.list response time exceptionally slow? I posted a 
question about Lync 2010 SP 1 @ 7:55 pm EST.it finally showed up @ 9:01. 
What's going on?

Jonathan

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SLMGR.VBS

[HELP_PC]

Does it require admin rights (for windows KMS activation)?

TIA

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RE: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

[Michael B. Smith]

*should*.

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
Consultant and Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com


-Original Message-
From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 10:44 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

It's the same level of complexity of doing an in-VM backup using normal tools. 
You can't just restore two SQL Servers that are mirrored or replication 
partners using native tools and expect the mirroring to work.

In either case, the operator should have a detailed run book that details each 
step to be followed. In that case, there is no complexity beyond reading a 
document and following instructions. The complexity is in developing the 
thoroughly tested operations guide in the first place.

Cheers
Ken

-Original Message-
From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] 
Sent: Friday, 3 February 2012 11:15 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

Yes, that would work - but again, it's an additional level of complexity. You 
could do it. I could do it. Most of the admins for my clients could not do it 
properly, except by pure luck.

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
Consultant and Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com


-Original Message-
From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 9:55 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Microsoft VM - 5 ways of backing up?

How would this impact SQL Servers - they tend to be independent of each other. 
For those that are connected (replication/mirroring/log ship) you could restore 
the master, then manually set up the replication in the event of a real 
disaster (everything's gone)

Cheers
Ken



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RE: South Florida position.

[John Hornbuckle]

What’s the salary range based on, though? The level of experience the candidate 
is bringing to the table? If that’s the case, then only highly-experienced / 
highly-qualified applicants would have a shot at the $25/hour salary. But a 
highly-experienced / highly-qualified person is likely to find the $25 rate too 
low, especially in that area of the state. With the economy being what it is, 
your odds of finding someone increase a bit—but I’m not sure they’re that good.

Of course, it doesn’t hurt to try; if the stars align just right, you can luck 
out. I lucked out myself a few years ago finding a young, extremely bright 
technician who was willing to work for the laughably low salary the position 
paid. She worked for peanuts and did an outstanding job for several years until 
she (unsurprisingly) was offered a job elsewhere making more than 3x the money. 
When the time came to replace her, I didn’t luck out a second time.



John Hornbuckle, MSMIS, PMP
MIS Department
Taylor County School District
www.taylor.k12.fl.us




From: gro...@beachcomp.com [mailto:gro...@beachcomp.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:10 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: South Florida position.

Um.. anyone notice the $25/hr part?

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