Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question
Good Afternoon all, I have a quick question regarding Internet Proxys. I have a site that has a GPO that forces all users to to run through the Message Labs proxy server. The policy forces it so it cannot be turned off, and there are one or two exceptions in that policy. Now this is all well and good right up until the point that one of the users (a director) takes his laptop out of the building, and then disappears abroad with it without telling us. The internet then stops working for him, as Im guessing that its trying to use a proxy server that it can neither find, nor authenticate to. Due to the policy being forced he, as an end user cant turn it off, and we have resorted to manually changing the registry to get it working again. The GPO mentioned above is of course a USER based policy, so I cant omit his laptop from it, and although I could omit HIM from it, I dont really want to, as it means he has free rein on every PC he logs into. No doubt Im missing something blindingly obvious here, but whats going to be the best solution? -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question
So this just the one user and is it anywhere he uses it where he's not in your building, or is it a problem just where he is staying? From: Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 6:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question Good Afternoon all, I have a quick question regarding Internet Proxys. I have a site that has a GPO that forces all users to to run through the Message Labs proxy server. The policy forces it so it cannot be turned off, and there are one or two exceptions in that policy. Now this is all well and good right up until the point that one of the users (a director) takes his laptop out of the building, and then disappears abroad with it without telling us. The internet then stops working for him, as Im guessing that its trying to use a proxy server that it can neither find, nor authenticate to. Due to the policy being forced he, as an end user cant turn it off, and we have resorted to manually changing the registry to get it working again. The GPO mentioned above is of course a USER based policy, so I cant omit his laptop from it, and although I could omit HIM from it, I dont really want to, as it means he has free rein on every PC he logs into. No doubt Im missing something blindingly obvious here, but whats going to be the best solution? -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question
Hi Paul, At the moment its one user yes, the problem occurs when he leaves the Company LAN, so he then looses his Internet regardless of the network he uses. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Maglinger, Paul pmaglin...@scvl.comwrote: So this just the one user and is it anywhere he uses it where he’s not in your building, or is it a problem just where he is staying? *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Monday, July 12, 2010 6:08 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question Good Afternoon all, I have a quick question regarding Internet Proxys. I have a site that has a GPO that forces all users to to run through the Message Labs proxy server. The policy forces it so it cannot be turned off, and there are one or two exceptions in that policy. Now this is all well and good right up until the point that one of the users (a director) takes his laptop out of the building, and then disappears abroad with it without telling us. The internet then stops working for him, as Im guessing that its trying to use a proxy server that it can neither find, nor authenticate to. Due to the policy being forced he, as an end user cant turn it off, and we have resorted to manually changing the registry to get it working again. The GPO mentioned above is of course a USER based policy, so I cant omit his laptop from it, and although I could omit HIM from it, I dont really want to, as it means he has free rein on every PC he logs into. No doubt Im missing something blindingly obvious here, but whats going to be the best solution? -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question
And other users are able to connect just fine when they are out of the office? Is he running the local firewall on his system and possibly blocked your proxy? From: Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 7:16 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question Hi Paul, At the moment its one user yes, the problem occurs when he leaves the Company LAN, so he then looses his Internet regardless of the network he uses. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Maglinger, Paul pmaglin...@scvl.com wrote: So this just the one user and is it anywhere he uses it where he's not in your building, or is it a problem just where he is staying? From: Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 6:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question Good Afternoon all, I have a quick question regarding Internet Proxys. I have a site that has a GPO that forces all users to to run through the Message Labs proxy server. The policy forces it so it cannot be turned off, and there are one or two exceptions in that policy. Now this is all well and good right up until the point that one of the users (a director) takes his laptop out of the building, and then disappears abroad with it without telling us. The internet then stops working for him, as Im guessing that its trying to use a proxy server that it can neither find, nor authenticate to. Due to the policy being forced he, as an end user cant turn it off, and we have resorted to manually changing the registry to get it working again. The GPO mentioned above is of course a USER based policy, so I cant omit his laptop from it, and although I could omit HIM from it, I dont really want to, as it means he has free rein on every PC he logs into. No doubt Im missing something blindingly obvious here, but whats going to be the best solution? -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Procurve seeing other vlans
The AP's are on 2950's. Getting to the AP's and vice-versa through the procurve is the issue. Now that I'm back at work, I'll look over your config and plug away. Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:29:45 -0700 Subject: Re: Procurve seeing other vlans From: kurt.b...@gmail.com To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Let's say you have a WAPs on ports 8 through 10 on the procurve. Further, you want those WAPs to be on VLAN 50. At the moment, those ports are on VLAN 1 - the default VLAN. To get the WAPs on VLAN 50, you'd need to issue the following commands: 'en' 'conf t' 'vlan 50' 'untagged 8,9,10' or 'untagged 8-10' 'exit' That will set up those ports on VLAN 50, and they should start passing data across the trunk. If you want to save that config, then you'll need to issue the following command: 'write mem' You're done. On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 15:21, paul d pdw1...@hotmail.com wrote: There are other endpoints. I'm not at work now but I'll take a look at your config and see how it differs from mine. I know it'll work eventually. I just don't understand why it's not passing the traffic if I have the vlans defined and am using port 16 as trunk. Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:13:57 -0700 Subject: Re: Procurve seeing other vlans From: kurt.b...@gmail.com To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Using port 16 on the procurve for your trunk is just fine, and will work. I just like to do it a bit different. Are you using the procurve as a transit between the other switches, or are there endpoint units in the procurve? On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 12:37, paul d pdw1...@hotmail.com wrote: Thanks for the feedback, Kurt. I did forget to mention the setup (it's Sunday; my 'work' brain usually sleeps that day :) ). I have 3 floors: mob1, mob2, mob3. Mob 2 and 3 have w/less ap's. The switches in those are Cisco 2950's. Port 24 on both are trunk, vlans all. Due to a lack of fiber down to the data center, Mob3 connects to a trunked port on the 2950 in Mob2. Mob2 has fiber down to mob1 where it connects into a media converter. That is then connected to the Procurve on port 16. That's why I tagged port 16 on the other 3 vlans (24,50,51). Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:26:38 -0700 Subject: Re: Procurve seeing other vlans From: kurt.b...@gmail.com To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Well, It looks as if: 1) Your VLAN trunk is port 16 and 2) You don't have any ports defined in your VLANs. All of them are defined in VLAN 1. I assume this is a 24-port switch (that's what the config makes it look like). My personal preference is to make the trunk port(s) the next-to-last port(s) on the switch - I also make the very last port on the switch a mirror port, or at least reserve it for that purpose if it's not actually being used for that at that moment. I also don't tend to use VLAN 1 at all. For comparison, below is my config for a 2510-48 in my shop - note that 1) VLAN 99 is just for the switches - nothing else lives on that IP address range or VLAN. 2) the snmp community public is only operator - unrestricted basically means read-write, while operator is read-only 3) VLANs 111, 113 and 115 don't have any ports assigned and that port 50 is currently unused (reserved for mirroring), and that ports 51 and 52 are virtual ports - they don't have actual physical ports. 4) the trunk port for all of the VLANs is 49. To put a port in a VLAN, you 'untag' it inside that VLAN. -- hostname 2510-48 Dist 2 max-vlans 10 time timezone -480 time daylight-time-rule Continental-US-and-Canada ip default-gateway 192.168.99.1 sntp server 192.168.10.191 timesync sntp logging 192.168.10.225 snmp-server community public Operator snmp-server community private Operator Unrestricted snmp-server host 192.168.24.63 public vlan 1 name DEFAULT_VLAN untagged 50-52 ip address dhcp-bootp tagged 49 no untagged 1-48 exit vlan 99 name vlan99 ip address 192.168.99.3 255.255.255.0 tagged 49 exit vlan 111 name vlan111 tagged 49 exit vlan 112 name vlan112 untagged 1,3,6-7,9-11,13-27,29-43,45-47 tagged 49 exit vlan 124 name vlan124 untagged 2,4-5,8,12,28,44,48 tagged 49 exit vlan 113 name vlan113 tagged 49 exit vlan 115 name vlan115 tagged 49 exit password manager password operator -- On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 10:46, paul d pdw1...@hotmail.com wrote: Startup configuration: ; J9279A Configuration Editor; Created on release #Y.11. hostname MOB-1PRO time timezone 300 ip default-gateway 192.168.103.6 snmp-server community public Unrestricted vlan 1 name DEFAULT_VLAN untagged 1-24 ip address 192.168.103.75 255.255.0.0 exit vlan 24
Re: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question
Noone else uses the proxy outside of the office, as he is the only one with a domain connected laptop. All other users are static. Gavin. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Maglinger, Paul pmaglin...@scvl.comwrote: And other users are able to connect just fine when they are out of the office? Is he running the local firewall on his system and possibly blocked your proxy? *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Monday, July 12, 2010 7:16 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question Hi Paul, At the moment its one user yes, the problem occurs when he leaves the Company LAN, so he then looses his Internet regardless of the network he uses. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Maglinger, Paul pmaglin...@scvl.com wrote: So this just the one user and is it anywhere he uses it where he’s not in your building, or is it a problem just where he is staying? *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Monday, July 12, 2010 6:08 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question Good Afternoon all, I have a quick question regarding Internet Proxys. I have a site that has a GPO that forces all users to to run through the Message Labs proxy server. The policy forces it so it cannot be turned off, and there are one or two exceptions in that policy. Now this is all well and good right up until the point that one of the users (a director) takes his laptop out of the building, and then disappears abroad with it without telling us. The internet then stops working for him, as Im guessing that its trying to use a proxy server that it can neither find, nor authenticate to. Due to the policy being forced he, as an end user cant turn it off, and we have resorted to manually changing the registry to get it working again. The GPO mentioned above is of course a USER based policy, so I cant omit his laptop from it, and although I could omit HIM from it, I dont really want to, as it means he has free rein on every PC he logs into. No doubt Im missing something blindingly obvious here, but whats going to be the best solution? -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question
Sounds like you need to present your proxy outside of your firewall, and that's edging out of my realm of experience. Anyone else is free to chime in here. From: Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 7:38 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question Noone else uses the proxy outside of the office, as he is the only one with a domain connected laptop. All other users are static. Gavin. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Maglinger, Paul pmaglin...@scvl.com wrote: And other users are able to connect just fine when they are out of the office? Is he running the local firewall on his system and possibly blocked your proxy? From: Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 7:16 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question Hi Paul, At the moment its one user yes, the problem occurs when he leaves the Company LAN, so he then looses his Internet regardless of the network he uses. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Maglinger, Paul pmaglin...@scvl.com wrote: So this just the one user and is it anywhere he uses it where he's not in your building, or is it a problem just where he is staying? From: Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 6:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question Good Afternoon all, I have a quick question regarding Internet Proxys. I have a site that has a GPO that forces all users to to run through the Message Labs proxy server. The policy forces it so it cannot be turned off, and there are one or two exceptions in that policy. Now this is all well and good right up until the point that one of the users (a director) takes his laptop out of the building, and then disappears abroad with it without telling us. The internet then stops working for him, as Im guessing that its trying to use a proxy server that it can neither find, nor authenticate to. Due to the policy being forced he, as an end user cant turn it off, and we have resorted to manually changing the registry to get it working again. The GPO mentioned above is of course a USER based policy, so I cant omit his laptop from it, and although I could omit HIM from it, I dont really want to, as it means he has free rein on every PC he logs into. No doubt Im missing something blindingly obvious here, but whats going to be the best solution? -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question
How do you have the proxy defined? What browser are you using? There are ways to configure the proxy setting so the same setting will work on or off your network. -Malcolm From: Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 07:38 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question Noone else uses the proxy outside of the office, as he is the only one with a domain connected laptop. All other users are static. Gavin. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Maglinger, Paul pmaglin...@scvl.com wrote: And other users are able to connect just fine when they are out of the office? Is he running the local firewall on his system and possibly blocked your proxy? From: Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 7:16 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question Hi Paul, At the moment its one user yes, the problem occurs when he leaves the Company LAN, so he then looses his Internet regardless of the network he uses. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Maglinger, Paul pmaglin...@scvl.com wrote: So this just the one user and is it anywhere he uses it where he's not in your building, or is it a problem just where he is staying? From: Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 6:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question Good Afternoon all, I have a quick question regarding Internet Proxys. I have a site that has a GPO that forces all users to to run through the Message Labs proxy server. The policy forces it so it cannot be turned off, and there are one or two exceptions in that policy. Now this is all well and good right up until the point that one of the users (a director) takes his laptop out of the building, and then disappears abroad with it without telling us. The internet then stops working for him, as Im guessing that its trying to use a proxy server that it can neither find, nor authenticate to. Due to the policy being forced he, as an end user cant turn it off, and we have resorted to manually changing the registry to get it working again. The GPO mentioned above is of course a USER based policy, so I cant omit his laptop from it, and although I could omit HIM from it, I dont really want to, as it means he has free rein on every PC he logs into. No doubt Im missing something blindingly obvious here, but whats going to be the best solution? -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question
We ran into a similar situation here, but never really came up with a graceful solution. We had some users with laptops, and we configured them with local accounts rather than domain accounts to get around this. Ultimately, we moved away from using the proxy setting altogether by changing our network infrastructure. John Hornbuckle MIS Department Taylor County School District www.taylor.k12.fl.us From: Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 7:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question Good Afternoon all, I have a quick question regarding Internet Proxys. I have a site that has a GPO that forces all users to to run through the Message Labs proxy server. The policy forces it so it cannot be turned off, and there are one or two exceptions in that policy. Now this is all well and good right up until the point that one of the users (a director) takes his laptop out of the building, and then disappears abroad with it without telling us. The internet then stops working for him, as Im guessing that its trying to use a proxy server that it can neither find, nor authenticate to. Due to the policy being forced he, as an end user cant turn it off, and we have resorted to manually changing the registry to get it working again. The GPO mentioned above is of course a USER based policy, so I cant omit his laptop from it, and although I could omit HIM from it, I dont really want to, as it means he has free rein on every PC he logs into. No doubt Im missing something blindingly obvious here, but whats going to be the best solution? -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the public and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to public disclosure. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Server Disk Imaging
I've been looking for a disk imaging solution for the servers on our network. They currently are all Dell PowerEdge servers running Windows 2003. My main goal is to be able to restore a server quickly in the event of a hardware failure, like a RAID card failure that hoses the hard drives. We use Arcserve for doing nightly backups and as a file by file solution, it's fine. For disaster recovery, it leaves a lot to be desired. It essentially does a reinstall of the operating system and then restores from back. As such, it's not very fast. I've tried a number of disk imaging software packages. They all can create an image of the server system drive while the server is running and that's great. However, what seems to always be a weak point is restoring from a boot disk. All the packages have a utility to create a bootable CD but they generally have a problem either accessing the RAID volume or the LAN adapter or both. Whether they use Windows PXE, Linux or DOS, drivers seem to be a problem. It would seem logical that these software packages would have a utility to copy the existing drivers off the system and incorporate them into the BootDisk but none do that I've found. The only package I've tried so far that seems to work with the couple of servers I've been testing on is Acronis Backup and Recovery for Servers. I'd use this if it weren't so expensive at roughly $1,000 per server. Anyone using a disk imaging solution they'd care to recommend? Thanks. -- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question
If you deployed the proxy as a registry update in Group Policy Preferences instead of using the policies in Internet Explorer Maintenance, you could configure the GPP only to execute when the machine picked up an IP address in a certain range. You could even put together two GPP objects, one for inside the network, one for outside. I think the proxy settings go in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings On 12 July 2010 14:21, John Hornbuckle john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.uswrote: We ran into a similar situation here, but never really came up with a graceful solution. We had some users with laptops, and we configured them with local accounts rather than domain accounts to get around this. Ultimately, we moved away from using the proxy setting altogether by changing our network infrastructure. John Hornbuckle MIS Department Taylor County School District www.taylor.k12.fl.us *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Monday, July 12, 2010 7:08 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question Good Afternoon all, I have a quick question regarding Internet Proxys. I have a site that has a GPO that forces all users to to run through the Message Labs proxy server. The policy forces it so it cannot be turned off, and there are one or two exceptions in that policy. Now this is all well and good right up until the point that one of the users (a director) takes his laptop out of the building, and then disappears abroad with it without telling us. The internet then stops working for him, as Im guessing that its trying to use a proxy server that it can neither find, nor authenticate to. Due to the policy being forced he, as an end user cant turn it off, and we have resorted to manually changing the registry to get it working again. The GPO mentioned above is of course a USER based policy, so I cant omit his laptop from it, and although I could omit HIM from it, I dont really want to, as it means he has free rein on every PC he logs into. No doubt Im missing something blindingly obvious here, but whats going to be the best solution? -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the public and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to public disclosure. -- On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Server Disk Imaging
Have you considered virtualizing your environment? You can achieve a lot of what you want to do and more with virtualized servers. I'm always amazed at how much easier things are in a virtual environment. And I apologize for not providing the answer you were looking for. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Bob Hartung bhart...@wiscoind.com wrote: I've been looking for a disk imaging solution for the servers on our network. They currently are all Dell PowerEdge servers running Windows 2003. My main goal is to be able to restore a server quickly in the event of a hardware failure, like a RAID card failure that hoses the hard drives. We use Arcserve for doing nightly backups and as a file by file solution, it's fine. For disaster recovery, it leaves a lot to be desired. It essentially does a reinstall of the operating system and then restores from back. As such, it's not very fast. I've tried a number of disk imaging software packages. They all can create an image of the server system drive while the server is running and that's great. However, what seems to always be a weak point is restoring from a boot disk. All the packages have a utility to create a bootable CD but they generally have a problem either accessing the RAID volume or the LAN adapter or both. Whether they use Windows PXE, Linux or DOS, drivers seem to be a problem. It would seem logical that these software packages would have a utility to copy the existing drivers off the system and incorporate them into the BootDisk but none do that I've found. The only package I've tried so far that seems to work with the couple of servers I've been testing on is Acronis Backup and Recovery for Servers. I'd use this if it weren't so expensive at roughly $1,000 per server. Anyone using a disk imaging solution they'd care to recommend? Thanks. -- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Server Disk Imaging
Well, it seems nearly all Image a server and be able to restore it products all run about $1000 a pop. Check out UltraBac Gold. They are staking their reputation on their ability to do live images, and then to restore to any machine (bare metal). They also have (you guessed - additional license) a product which will create the image directly to a virtual machine. SO, if the server blows, one simply brings the VM on line. We have one Gold license and do not have the VM product. We have a VM ready, but the restore for us would be a two-step process. Anyway, their preview product is the full product (ALL licenses good) but is time-limited (ie, 2-4 weeks). They're definely worth a look! http://www.ultrabac.com -- Richard D. McClary Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group ASPCA® 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 Urbana, IL 61802 richardmccl...@aspca.org P: 217-337-9761 C: 217-417-1182 F: 217-337-9761 www.aspca.org The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA ®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. Bob Hartung bhart...@wiscoind.com wrote on 07/12/2010 08:30:56 AM: I've been looking for a disk imaging solution for the servers on our network. They currently are all Dell PowerEdge servers running Windows 2003. My main goal is to be able to restore a server quickly in the event of a hardware failure, like a RAID card failure that hoses the hard drives. We use Arcserve for doing nightly backups and as a file by file solution, it's fine. For disaster recovery, it leaves a lot to be desired. It essentially does a reinstall of the operating system and then restores from back. As such, it's not very fast. I've tried a number of disk imaging software packages. They all can create an image of the server system drive while the server is running and that's great. However, what seems to always be a weak point is restoring from a boot disk. All the packages have a utility to create a bootable CD but they generally have a problem either accessing the RAID volume or the LAN adapter or both. Whether they use Windows PXE, Linux or DOS, drivers seem to be a problem. It would seem logical that these software packages would have a utility to copy the existing drivers off the system and incorporate them into the BootDisk but none do that I've found. The only package I've tried so far that seems to work with the couple of servers I've been testing on is Acronis Backup and Recovery for Servers. I'd use this if it weren't so expensive at roughly $1,000 per server. Anyone using a disk imaging solution they'd care to recommend? Thanks. -- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Data drive on Server
Mornings all. Stumped on this one.. Not sure if it is a Monday morning thing or the IT gremlins are getting to me. Have a server that the E drive (data drive) via Windows Explorer has a total size of 54.3GB with 1.61 GB free. There are 2 folders in the drive. If the total size of the 2 folders are added, it equals approx 24GB. So the question lies where are the other 30GB of data hiding? All files and folders are being displayed. Going to run Xinorbis to see if it gives any further information. Any thoughts or insults would be appreciated as it may jar my mind... CAR This e-Mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-Mail in error please notify the sender via returned e-Mail. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this e-Mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. Although IDF operates anti-virus programs, it does not accept responsibility for any damage whatsoever that is caused by viruses being passed. ** Think before you print this message. ** ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Data drive on Server
Do you have permissions to all the folders? Try running TreeSize Free and see if anything shows access denied On 12 July 2010 15:06, Cesare' A. Ramos cra...@idfllc.com wrote: Mornings all. Stumped on this one.. Not sure if it is a Monday morning thing or the IT gremlins are getting to me. Have a server that the E drive (data drive) via Windows Explorer has a total size of 54.3GB with 1.61 GB free. There are 2 folders in the drive. If the total size of the 2 folders are added, it equals approx 24GB. So the question lies where are the other 30GB of data hiding? All files and folders are being displayed. Going to run Xinorbis to see if it gives any further information. Any thoughts or insults would be appreciated as it may jar my mind… CAR -- This e-Mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-Mail in error please notify the sender via returned e-Mail. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this e-Mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. Although IDF operates anti-virus programs, it does not accept responsibility for any damage whatsoever that is caused by viruses being passed. ** Think before you print this message. ** -- On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Data drive on Server
Possibilities that spring to mind are: System Volume Information folder Recycle Bin No permissions to some sub-folders Regards Tony Patton Desktop Operations Cavan Ext 8078 Direct Dial 049 435 2878 email: tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com From: Cesare' A. Ramos cra...@idfllc.com To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: 12/07/2010 15:04 Subject:Data drive on Server Mornings all. Stumped on this one.. Not sure if it is a Monday morning thing or the IT gremlins are getting to me. Have a server that the E drive (data drive) via Windows Explorer has a total size of 54.3GB with 1.61 GB free. There are 2 folders in the drive. If the total size of the 2 folders are added, it equals approx 24GB. So the question lies where are the other 30GB of data hiding? All files and folders are being displayed. Going to run Xinorbis to see if it gives any further information. Any thoughts or insults would be appreciated as it may jar my mind? CAR This e-Mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-Mail in error please notify the sender via returned e-Mail. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this e-Mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. Although IDF operates anti-virus programs, it does not accept responsibility for any damage whatsoever that is caused by viruses being passed. ** Think before you print this message. ** This e-mail is intended only for the addressee named above. The contents should not be copied nor disclosed to any other person. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the sender and do not necessarily represent those of QUINN-Insurance Limited (Under Administration), unless otherwise specifically stated . As internet communications are not secure, QUINN-Insurance Limited (Under Administration) is not responsible for the contents of this message nor responsible for any change made to this message after it was sent by the original sender. Although virus scanning is used on all inbound and outbound e-mail, we advise you to carry out your own virus check before opening any attachment. We cannot accept liability for any damage sustained as a result of any software viruses. QUINN-Insurance Limited (Under Administration) is regulated by the Financial Regulator and regulated by the Financial Services Authority for the conduct of UK business. QUINN-Insurance Limited (Under Administration) is registered in Ireland, registration number 240768 and is a private company limited by shares. Its head office is at Dublin Road, Cavan, Co. Cavan. This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Data drive on Server
And Volume Shadow Copies. On 12 July 2010 23:09, tony patton tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com wrote: Possibilities that spring to mind are: System Volume Information folder Recycle Bin No permissions to some sub-folders Regards Tony Patton Desktop Operations Cavan Ext 8078 Direct Dial 049 435 2878 email: tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com From:Cesare' A. Ramos cra...@idfllc.com To:NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date:12/07/2010 15:04 Subject:Data drive on Server -- Mornings all. Stumped on this one.. Not sure if it is a Monday morning thing or the IT gremlins are getting to me. Have a server that the E drive (data drive) via Windows Explorer has a total size of 54.3GB with 1.61 GB free. There are 2 folders in the drive. If the total size of the 2 folders are added, it equals approx 24GB. So the question lies where are the other 30GB of data hiding? All files and folders are being displayed. Going to run Xinorbis to see if it gives any further information. Any thoughts or insults would be appreciated as it may jar my mind… CAR -- This e-Mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-Mail in error please notify the sender via returned e-Mail. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this e-Mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. Although IDF operates anti-virus programs, it does not accept responsibility for any damage whatsoever that is caused by viruses being passed. ** Think before you print this message. ** This e-mail is intended only for the addressee named above. The contents should not be copied nor disclosed to any other person. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the sender and do not necessarily represent those of QUINN-Insurance Limited (Under Administration), unless otherwise specifically stated . As internet communications are not secure, QUINN-Insurance Limited (Under Administration) is not responsible for the contents of this message nor responsible for any change made to this message after it was sent by the original sender. Although virus scanning is used on all inbound and outbound e-mail, we advise you to carry out your own virus check before opening any attachment. We cannot accept liability for any damage sustained as a result of any software viruses. QUINN-Insurance Limited (Under Administration) is regulated by the Financial Regulator and regulated by the Financial Services Authority for the conduct of UK business. QUINN-Insurance Limited (Under Administration) is registered in Ireland, registration number 240768 and is a private company limited by shares. Its head office is at Dublin Road, Cavan, Co. Cavan. This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Remote shutdown question...
I'm trying to run shutdown.exe /r /m \\hostname to remotely shut down a member server (2003 R2) from my Windows 7 machine. I keep getting the following error: The entered computer name is not valid or remote shutdown is not supported on the target computer. Check the name and then try again or contact your system administrator.(53) Windows firewall is turned off / disabled and I'm running the command prompt as a domain admin account. Found multiple references to the issue via Google - but no resolution. I have tried specifying hostname/IP/FQDN - no change. Anyone have an idea? Jim Holmgren Manager of Server Engineering XLHealth Corporation The Warehouse at Camden Yards 351 West Camden Street, Suite 100 Baltimore, MD 21201 410.625.2200 (main) 443.524.8573 (direct) 443-506.2400 (cell) www.xlhealth.com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and/or protected health information. Under the Federal Law (HIPAA), the intended recipient is obligated to keep this information secure and confidential. Any disclosure to third parties without authorization from the member of as permitted by law is prohibited and punishable under Federal Law. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. NOTA DE CONFIDENCIALIDAD: Este facsímile, incluyendo lo adjunto, es para el uso exclusivo del destinatario(s) y puede contener información confidencial y/o información protegida de salud. En virtud de la Ley Federal (HIPAA), el destinatario tiene la obligación de mantener esta información segura y confidencial. Cualquier divulgación a terceros sin la autorización de los miembros de lo permitido por la ley está prohibido y penado en virtud de la Ley Federal. Si usted no es el destinatario, por favor, póngase en contacto con el remitente por teléfono y destruir todas las copias del mensaje original ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Server Disk Imaging
For what its worth, Acronis is worth every penny of what it costs. That 1000 bucks, when you actually really need it, say for a complelty popped server, is nothing… You might guess I am a fan, but to be honest, I wouldnt even consider another image based backup product over Acronis now we have used it on a few sites. Its not just the DR to consider, as its so quick to image and bare metal restore a server, for testing purposes etc its excellent. Why do an install on a live server when you can simply do it on a copy? Gavin. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 2:40 PM, richardmccl...@aspca.org wrote: Well, it seems nearly all Image a server and be able to restore it products all run about $1000 a pop. Check out UltraBac Gold. They are staking their reputation on their ability to do live images, and then to restore to any machine (bare metal). They also have (you guessed - additional license) a product which will create the image directly to a virtual machine. SO, if the server blows, one simply brings the VM on line. We have one Gold license and do not have the VM product. We have a VM ready, but the restore for us would be a two-step process. Anyway, their preview product is the full product (ALL licenses good) but is time-limited (ie, 2-4 weeks). They're definely worth a look! http://www.ultrabac.com -- Richard D. McClary Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group *ASPCA®* 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 Urbana, IL 61802 richardmccl...@aspca.org P: 217-337-9761 C: 217-417-1182 F: 217-337-9761 *www.aspca.org* http://www.aspca.org/ The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA ®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. Bob Hartung bhart...@wiscoind.com wrote on 07/12/2010 08:30:56 AM: I've been looking for a disk imaging solution for the servers on our network. They currently are all Dell PowerEdge servers running Windows 2003. My main goal is to be able to restore a server quickly in the event of a hardware failure, like a RAID card failure that hoses the hard drives. We use Arcserve for doing nightly backups and as a file by file solution, it's fine. For disaster recovery, it leaves a lot to be desired. It essentially does a reinstall of the operating system and then restores from back. As such, it's not very fast. I've tried a number of disk imaging software packages. They all can create an image of the server system drive while the server is running and that's great. However, what seems to always be a weak point is restoring from a boot disk. All the packages have a utility to create a bootable CD but they generally have a problem either accessing the RAID volume or the LAN adapter or both. Whether they use Windows PXE, Linux or DOS, drivers seem to be a problem. It would seem logical that these software packages would have a utility to copy the existing drivers off the system and incorporate them into the BootDisk but none do that I've found. The only package I've tried so far that seems to work with the couple of servers I've been testing on is Acronis Backup and Recovery for Servers. I'd use this if it weren't so expensive at roughly $1,000 per server. Anyone using a disk imaging solution they'd care to recommend? Thanks. -- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Remote shutdown question...
Can you shut down other servers OK in the same way? Gavin. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 3:11 PM, Jim Holmgren jholmg...@xlhealth.comwrote: I’m trying to run shutdown.exe /r /m *\\hostname* to remotely shut down a member server (2003 R2) from my Windows 7 machine. I keep getting the following error: The entered computer name is not valid or remote shutdown is not supported on the target computer. Check the name and then try again or contact your system administrator.(53) Windows firewall is turned off / disabled and I’m running the command prompt as a domain admin account. Found multiple references to the issue via Google – but no resolution. I have tried specifying hostname/IP/FQDN – no change. Anyone have an idea? Jim Holmgren Manager of Server Engineering XLHealth Corporation The Warehouse at Camden Yards 351 West Camden Street, Suite 100 Baltimore, MD 21201 410.625.2200 (main) 443.524.8573 (direct) 443-506.2400 (cell) www.xlhealth.com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and/or protected health information. Under the Federal Law (HIPAA), the intended recipient is obligated to keep this information secure and confidential. Any disclosure to third parties without authorization from the member of as permitted by law is prohibited and punishable under Federal Law. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. NOTA DE CONFIDENCIALIDAD: Este mensaje incluyendo cualquier anejo es para uso exclusivo del (los) destinatario (s) y puede incluir información confidencial y/o información de salud protegida. La Ley Federal (HIPAA) establece que el destinatario está obligado a mantener la información confidencial y sequra. HIPAA prohíbe y castiga cualquier divulgación a terceras personas sin autorización del afiliado o permitido por ley. Si usted no es el destinatario, redirija esta mensaje al remitente, y destruye cualquier copia existente del mensaje original. -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Remote shutdown question...
Can you contact the target any other way e.g. browse to share, ping it, open up remote desktop console? On 12 July 2010 15:11, Jim Holmgren jholmg...@xlhealth.com wrote: I’m trying to run shutdown.exe /r /m *\\hostname* to remotely shut down a member server (2003 R2) from my Windows 7 machine. I keep getting the following error: The entered computer name is not valid or remote shutdown is not supported on the target computer. Check the name and then try again or contact your system administrator.(53) Windows firewall is turned off / disabled and I’m running the command prompt as a domain admin account. Found multiple references to the issue via Google – but no resolution. I have tried specifying hostname/IP/FQDN – no change. Anyone have an idea? Jim Holmgren Manager of Server Engineering XLHealth Corporation The Warehouse at Camden Yards 351 West Camden Street, Suite 100 Baltimore, MD 21201 410.625.2200 (main) 443.524.8573 (direct) 443-506.2400 (cell) www.xlhealth.com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and/or protected health information. Under the Federal Law (HIPAA), the intended recipient is obligated to keep this information secure and confidential. Any disclosure to third parties without authorization from the member of as permitted by law is prohibited and punishable under Federal Law. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. NOTA DE CONFIDENCIALIDAD: Este mensaje incluyendo cualquier anejo es para uso exclusivo del (los) destinatario (s) y puede incluir información confidencial y/o información de salud protegida. La Ley Federal (HIPAA) establece que el destinatario está obligado a mantener la información confidencial y sequra. HIPAA prohíbe y castiga cualquier divulgación a terceras personas sin autorización del afiliado o permitido por ley. Si usted no es el destinatario, redirija esta mensaje al remitente, y destruye cualquier copia existente del mensaje original. -- On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Data drive on Server
The only folder showing access denied is that of System volume information via TreeSize but 30GB for this seems unreasonable. Further checking to obtain status. CAR Direct: 305-492-7961 Service Desk: 305-492-7979 Mobile: 786-412-1746 e-Mail: cra...@idfllc.commailto:cra...@idfllc.com AIM/MSN/Yahoo/Gchat: cramosMIA From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 10:06 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Data drive on Server Do you have permissions to all the folders? Try running TreeSize Free and see if anything shows access denied On 12 July 2010 15:06, Cesare' A. Ramos cra...@idfllc.commailto:cra...@idfllc.com wrote: Mornings all. Stumped on this one.. Not sure if it is a Monday morning thing or the IT gremlins are getting to me. Have a server that the E drive (data drive) via Windows Explorer has a total size of 54.3GB with 1.61 GB free. There are 2 folders in the drive. If the total size of the 2 folders are added, it equals approx 24GB. So the question lies where are the other 30GB of data hiding? All files and folders are being displayed. Going to run Xinorbis to see if it gives any further information. Any thoughts or insults would be appreciated as it may jar my mind... CAR This e-Mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-Mail in error please notify the sender via returned e-Mail. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this e-Mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. Although IDF operates anti-virus programs, it does not accept responsibility for any damage whatsoever that is caused by viruses being passed. ** Think before you print this message. ** -- On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question. This e-Mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-Mail in error please notify the sender via returned e-Mail. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this e-Mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. Although IDF operates anti-virus programs, it does not accept responsibility for any damage whatsoever that is caused by viruses being passed. ** Think before you print this message. ** ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Procurve seeing other vlans
In that case, you'll need a bit different configuration. Does each 2950 carry only one VLAN? On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 05:35, paul d pdw1...@hotmail.com wrote: The AP's are on 2950's. Getting to the AP's and vice-versa through the procurve is the issue. Now that I'm back at work, I'll look over your config and plug away. Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:29:45 -0700 Subject: Re: Procurve seeing other vlans From: kurt.b...@gmail.com To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Let's say you have a WAPs on ports 8 through 10 on the procurve. Further, you want those WAPs to be on VLAN 50. At the moment, those ports are on VLAN 1 - the default VLAN. To get the WAPs on VLAN 50, you'd need to issue the following commands: 'en' 'conf t' 'vlan 50' 'untagged 8,9,10' or 'untagged 8-10' 'exit' That will set up those ports on VLAN 50, and they should start passing data across the trunk. If you want to save that config, then you'll need to issue the following command: 'write mem' You're done. On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 15:21, paul d pdw1...@hotmail.com wrote: There are other endpoints. I'm not at work now but I'll take a look at your config and see how it differs from mine. I know it'll work eventually. I just don't understand why it's not passing the traffic if I have the vlans defined and am using port 16 as trunk. Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:13:57 -0700 Subject: Re: Procurve seeing other vlans From: kurt.b...@gmail.com To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Using port 16 on the procurve for your trunk is just fine, and will work. I just like to do it a bit different. Are you using the procurve as a transit between the other switches, or are there endpoint units in the procurve? On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 12:37, paul d pdw1...@hotmail.com wrote: Thanks for the feedback, Kurt. I did forget to mention the setup (it's Sunday; my 'work' brain usually sleeps that day :) ). I have 3 floors: mob1, mob2, mob3. Mob 2 and 3 have w/less ap's. The switches in those are Cisco 2950's. Port 24 on both are trunk, vlans all. Due to a lack of fiber down to the data center, Mob3 connects to a trunked port on the 2950 in Mob2. Mob2 has fiber down to mob1 where it connects into a media converter. That is then connected to the Procurve on port 16. That's why I tagged port 16 on the other 3 vlans (24,50,51). Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:26:38 -0700 Subject: Re: Procurve seeing other vlans From: kurt.b...@gmail.com To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Well, It looks as if: 1) Your VLAN trunk is port 16 and 2) You don't have any ports defined in your VLANs. All of them are defined in VLAN 1. I assume this is a 24-port switch (that's what the config makes it look like). My personal preference is to make the trunk port(s) the next-to-last port(s) on the switch - I also make the very last port on the switch a mirror port, or at least reserve it for that purpose if it's not actually being used for that at that moment. I also don't tend to use VLAN 1 at all. For comparison, below is my config for a 2510-48 in my shop - note that 1) VLAN 99 is just for the switches - nothing else lives on that IP address range or VLAN. 2) the snmp community public is only operator - unrestricted basically means read-write, while operator is read-only 3) VLANs 111, 113 and 115 don't have any ports assigned and that port 50 is currently unused (reserved for mirroring), and that ports 51 and 52 are virtual ports - they don't have actual physical ports. 4) the trunk port for all of the VLANs is 49. To put a port in a VLAN, you 'untag' it inside that VLAN. -- hostname 2510-48 Dist 2 max-vlans 10 time timezone -480 time daylight-time-rule Continental-US-and-Canada ip default-gateway 192.168.99.1 sntp server 192.168.10.191 timesync sntp logging 192.168.10.225 snmp-server community public Operator snmp-server community private Operator Unrestricted snmp-server host 192.168.24.63 public vlan 1 name DEFAULT_VLAN untagged 50-52 ip address dhcp-bootp tagged 49 no untagged 1-48 exit vlan 99 name vlan99 ip address 192.168.99.3 255.255.255.0 tagged 49 exit vlan 111 name vlan111 tagged 49 exit vlan 112 name vlan112 untagged 1,3,6-7,9-11,13-27,29-43,45-47 tagged 49 exit vlan 124 name vlan124 untagged 2,4-5,8,12,28,44,48 tagged 49 exit vlan 113 name vlan113 tagged 49 exit vlan 115 name vlan115 tagged 49 exit password manager password operator -- On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 10:46, paul d pdw1...@hotmail.com wrote: Startup configuration: ; J9279A Configuration Editor; Created on release #Y.11. hostname MOB-1PRO time timezone 300 ip default-gateway
Re: Vipre: issues running a deployed agent via msi
Also the agent does not show up in the console. On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 6:13 PM, justino garcia jgarciaitl...@gmail.comwrote: Vipre: issues running a deployed agent via msi. It is vipre premium, and the agent won't run I tried rebooting the service but it won't restart. Any ideas The console policy server is offsite, and I setup all the port forwarding rules, so it should communicate to it via the internet. The computer, is a windows 2003 terminal server r2. Thanks This is the error message when I try to launch vipre perium. --- VIPRE Enterprise Agent --- The VIPRE service is not running. If this continues please contact Technical Support. --- OK --- -- Justin IT-TECH -- Justin IT-TECH ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Windows 7 Start Menu Items - Clear removed items?
Hello: Does anyone know how to, In Windows 7, clear the personal settings for programs listed in the start menu that have been removed? There's programs that we removed as we worked on the image initially, but realized afterwards that in our attempt to ensure the user had a clean start menu, we may have also permanently removed those items for them. How would we clear that out? Also, I'm working on a Windows 7 image that will be deployed throughout our school district, and I wanted to see if anyone had any tips, tricks or suggestions for doing so. I'm curious to see what sort of options/hacks are out there that others have found that could be useful in a large network/school setting. Thank you, Scott --- Scott Wilhelm Computer Technician Massena Central School District St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES (315) 764-3700 ext. 3046 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Procurve seeing other vlans
Don't use VLAN 1, it's a security risk and trivial to avoid (and if you're audited, will almost certainly fail you on that point). To save fingers, this explanation from a quick Google explains it reasonably: All ports on Cisco switches are members of VLAN 1... if the port is an access port. Which it will be if a typical PC is connected to the port. Which means that if someone connects a PC to an unconfigured port, they will be in VLAN 1 and only VLAN 1. Now we don't like to use VLAN for user-type data so hopefully your switches don't have any data using that VLAN. But VLAN 1 is used for VTP, DTP, CDP, STP and other management-type traffic which means someone could have access to any of that data. However, all Cisco switch ports are in DTP desirable mode. Which means that if the person with the PC can make the switch think it's connected to another DTP capable switch (not that hard with a decent protocol analyzer) then the link becomes a trunk. And now the person has access to all VLANs. This is why part of the best practices or switch management is to disable DTP and manually define as access link all ports that don't need to be trunks. Also good to create a dead-end VLAN (or one that only has access to internet or whatever anyone needs that connect to said port) or simply disable all unused ports. Also check out: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/products_white_paper09186a008013159f.shtml#wp39009 and: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLAN_hopping a -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: 11 July 2010 23:30 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Procurve seeing other vlans Let's say you have a WAPs on ports 8 through 10 on the procurve. Further, you want those WAPs to be on VLAN 50. At the moment, those ports are on VLAN 1 - the default VLAN. To get the WAPs on VLAN 50, you'd need to issue the following commands: 'en' 'conf t' 'vlan 50' 'untagged 8,9,10' or 'untagged 8-10' 'exit' That will set up those ports on VLAN 50, and they should start passing data across the trunk. If you want to save that config, then you'll need to issue the following command: 'write mem' You're done. On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 15:21, paul d pdw1...@hotmail.com wrote: There are other endpoints. I'm not at work now but I'll take a look at your config and see how it differs from mine. I know it'll work eventually. I just don't understand why it's not passing the traffic if I have the vlans defined and am using port 16 as trunk. Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:13:57 -0700 Subject: Re: Procurve seeing other vlans From: kurt.b...@gmail.com To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Using port 16 on the procurve for your trunk is just fine, and will work. I just like to do it a bit different. Are you using the procurve as a transit between the other switches, or are there endpoint units in the procurve? On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 12:37, paul d pdw1...@hotmail.com wrote: Thanks for the feedback, Kurt. I did forget to mention the setup (it's Sunday; my 'work' brain usually sleeps that day :) ). I have 3 floors: mob1, mob2, mob3. Mob 2 and 3 have w/less ap's. The switches in those are Cisco 2950's. Port 24 on both are trunk, vlans all. Due to a lack of fiber down to the data center, Mob3 connects to a trunked port on the 2950 in Mob2. Mob2 has fiber down to mob1 where it connects into a media converter. That is then connected to the Procurve on port 16. That's why I tagged port 16 on the other 3 vlans (24,50,51). Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:26:38 -0700 Subject: Re: Procurve seeing other vlans From: kurt.b...@gmail.com To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Well, It looks as if: 1) Your VLAN trunk is port 16 and 2) You don't have any ports defined in your VLANs. All of them are defined in VLAN 1. I assume this is a 24-port switch (that's what the config makes it look like). My personal preference is to make the trunk port(s) the next-to-last port(s) on the switch - I also make the very last port on the switch a mirror port, or at least reserve it for that purpose if it's not actually being used for that at that moment. I also don't tend to use VLAN 1 at all. For comparison, below is my config for a 2510-48 in my shop - note that 1) VLAN 99 is just for the switches - nothing else lives on that IP address range or VLAN. 2) the snmp community public is only operator - unrestricted basically means read-write, while operator is read-only 3) VLANs 111, 113 and 115 don't have any ports assigned and that port 50 is currently unused (reserved for mirroring), and that ports 51 and 52 are virtual ports - they don't have actual physical ports. 4) the trunk port for all of the VLANs is 49. To put a port in a VLAN, you 'untag' it inside that VLAN. -- hostname 2510-48 Dist 2 max-vlans 10 time timezone -480 time
RE: Remote shutdown question...
Ugh...false alarm, sorry folks. Something on my notebook is hosed. I was able to run it successfully from another workstation. From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 10:15 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Remote shutdown question... Can you contact the target any other way e.g. browse to share, ping it, open up remote desktop console? On 12 July 2010 15:11, Jim Holmgren jholmg...@xlhealth.com wrote: I'm trying to run shutdown.exe /r /m \\hostname to remotely shut down a member server (2003 R2) from my Windows 7 machine. I keep getting the following error: The entered computer name is not valid or remote shutdown is not supported on the target computer. Check the name and then try again or contact your system administrator.(53) Windows firewall is turned off / disabled and I'm running the command prompt as a domain admin account. Found multiple references to the issue via Google - but no resolution. I have tried specifying hostname/IP/FQDN - no change. Anyone have an idea? Jim Holmgren Manager of Server Engineering XLHealth Corporation The Warehouse at Camden Yards 351 West Camden Street, Suite 100 Baltimore, MD 21201 410.625.2200 (main) 443.524.8573 (direct) 443-506.2400 (cell) www.xlhealth.com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and/or protected health information. Under the Federal Law (HIPAA), the intended recipient is obligated to keep this information secure and confidential. Any disclosure to third parties without authorization from the member of as permitted by law is prohibited and punishable under Federal Law. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. NOTA DE CONFIDENCIALIDAD: Este mensaje incluyendo cualquier anejo es para uso exclusivo del (los) destinatario (s) y puede incluir información confidencial y/o información de salud protegida. La Ley Federal (HIPAA) establece que el destinatario está obligado a mantener la información confidencial y sequra. HIPAA prohíbe y castiga cualquier divulgación a terceras personas sin autorización del afiliado o permitido por ley. Si usted no es el destinatario, redirija esta mensaje al remitente, y destruye cualquier copia existente del mensaje original. -- On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and/or protected health information. Under the Federal Law (HIPAA), the intended recipient is obligated to keep this information secure and confidential. Any disclosure to third parties without authorization from the member of as permitted by law is prohibited and punishable under Federal Law. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. NOTA DE CONFIDENCIALIDAD: Este facsímile, incluyendo lo adjunto, es para el uso exclusivo del destinatario(s) y puede contener información confidencial y/o información protegida de salud. En virtud de la Ley Federal (HIPAA), el destinatario tiene la obligación de mantener esta información segura y confidencial. Cualquier divulgación a terceros sin la autorización de los miembros de lo permitido por la ley está prohibido y penado en virtud de la Ley Federal. Si usted no es el destinatario, por favor, póngase en contacto con el remitente por teléfono y destruir todas las copias del mensaje original ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question
IMHO, this is not the most effective way of going about it. I would instead enforce that IE (and if you can, any other browsers) to automatically detect proxy settings, then set up http://wpad.example.com/wpad.dat, then configure wpad.dat with the settings you want. That way, if the above URL isn't available - because they're outside your perimeter, for example - then the browser is free to go direct, and not use the proxy. Kurt On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 04:08, Gavin Wilby gavin.wi...@gmail.com wrote: Good Afternoon all, I have a quick question regarding Internet Proxys. I have a site that has a GPO that forces all users to to run through the Message Labs proxy server. The policy forces it so it cannot be turned off, and there are one or two exceptions in that policy. Now this is all well and good right up until the point that one of the users (a director) takes his laptop out of the building, and then disappears abroad with it without telling us. The internet then stops working for him, as Im guessing that its trying to use a proxy server that it can neither find, nor authenticate to. Due to the policy being forced he, as an end user cant turn it off, and we have resorted to manually changing the registry to get it working again. The GPO mentioned above is of course a USER based policy, so I cant omit his laptop from it, and although I could omit HIM from it, I dont really want to, as it means he has free rein on every PC he logs into. No doubt Im missing something blindingly obvious here, but whats going to be the best solution? -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Server Disk Imaging
Virtualization may be possible in the future but budgets say otherwise for now. Even in a virtualized enviroment, there would still be an underlying system that can fail and needs to be backed up in a more traditional sense isn't there? -- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com _ From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:35:40 -0500 Subject: Re: Server Disk Imaging Have you considered virtualizing your environment? You can achieve a lot of what you want to do and more with virtualized servers. I'm always amazed at how much easier things are in a virtual environment. And I apologize for not providing the answer you were looking for. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Bob Hartung bhart...@wiscoind.com wrote: I've been looking for a disk imaging solution for the servers on our network. They currently are all Dell PowerEdge servers running Windows 2003. My main goal is to be able to restore a server quickly in the event of a hardware failure, like a RAID card failure that hoses the hard drives. We use Arcserve for doing nightly backups and as a file by file solution, it's fine. For disaster recovery, it leaves a lot to be desired. It essentially does a reinstall of the operating system and then restores from back. As such, it's not very fast. I've tried a number of disk imaging software packages. They all can create an image of the server system drive while the server is running and that's great. However, what seems to always be a weak point is restoring from a boot disk. All the packages have a utility to create a bootable CD but they generally have a problem either accessing the RAID volume or the LAN adapter or both. Whether they use Windows PXE, Linux or DOS, drivers seem to be a problem. It would seem logical that these software packages would have a utility to copy the existing drivers off the system and incorporate them into the BootDisk but none do that I've found. The only package I've tried so far that seems to work with the couple of servers I've been testing on is Acronis Backup and Recovery for Servers. I'd use this if it weren't so expensive at roughly $1,000 per server. Anyone using a disk imaging solution they'd care to recommend? Thanks. -- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Server Disk Imaging
If you're using VMWare, then you'd just be rebuilding your ESX server underneath. it's VirtualCenter that you'd worry about failing, but there are plenty of ways to back that system up. MS virtualization may be cheaper for your requirements, or you could try ESXi On 12 July 2010 15:26, Bob Hartung bhart...@wiscoind.com wrote: Virtualization may be possible in the future but budgets say otherwise for now. Even in a virtualized enviroment, there would still be an underlying system that can fail and needs to be backed up in a more traditional sense isn't there? -- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com -- *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] *To:* NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com ] *Sent:* Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:35:40 -0500 *Subject:* Re: Server Disk Imaging Have you considered virtualizing your environment? You can achieve a lot of what you want to do and more with virtualized servers. I'm always amazed at how much easier things are in a virtual environment. And I apologize for not providing the answer you were looking for. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Bob Hartung bhart...@wiscoind.comwrote: I've been looking for a disk imaging solution for the servers on our network. They currently are all Dell PowerEdge servers running Windows 2003. My main goal is to be able to restore a server quickly in the event of a hardware failure, like a RAID card failure that hoses the hard drives. We use Arcserve for doing nightly backups and as a file by file solution, it's fine. For disaster recovery, it leaves a lot to be desired. It essentially does a reinstall of the operating system and then restores from back. As such, it's not very fast. I've tried a number of disk imaging software packages. They all can create an image of the server system drive while the server is running and that's great. However, what seems to always be a weak point is restoring from a boot disk. All the packages have a utility to create a bootable CD but they generally have a problem either accessing the RAID volume or the LAN adapter or both. Whether they use Windows PXE, Linux or DOS, drivers seem to be a problem. It would seem logical that these software packages would have a utility to copy the existing drivers off the system and incorporate them into the BootDisk but none do that I've found. The only package I've tried so far that seems to work with the couple of servers I've been testing on is Acronis Backup and Recovery for Servers. I'd use this if it weren't so expensive at roughly $1,000 per server. Anyone using a disk imaging solution they'd care to recommend? Thanks. -- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com -- On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Procurve seeing other vlans
No. vlan 1,24,50,51. v50 is for mgmt of the ap's. v24 is for our w/less guest access (they use a different internet access) Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:18:19 -0700 Subject: Re: Procurve seeing other vlans From: kurt.b...@gmail.com To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com In that case, you'll need a bit different configuration. Does each 2950 carry only one VLAN? On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 05:35, paul d pdw1...@hotmail.com wrote: The AP's are on 2950's. Getting to the AP's and vice-versa through the procurve is the issue. Now that I'm back at work, I'll look over your config and plug away. Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:29:45 -0700 Subject: Re: Procurve seeing other vlans From: kurt.b...@gmail.com To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Let's say you have a WAPs on ports 8 through 10 on the procurve. Further, you want those WAPs to be on VLAN 50. At the moment, those ports are on VLAN 1 - the default VLAN. To get the WAPs on VLAN 50, you'd need to issue the following commands: 'en' 'conf t' 'vlan 50' 'untagged 8,9,10' or 'untagged 8-10' 'exit' That will set up those ports on VLAN 50, and they should start passing data across the trunk. If you want to save that config, then you'll need to issue the following command: 'write mem' You're done. On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 15:21, paul d pdw1...@hotmail.com wrote: There are other endpoints. I'm not at work now but I'll take a look at your config and see how it differs from mine. I know it'll work eventually. I just don't understand why it's not passing the traffic if I have the vlans defined and am using port 16 as trunk. Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:13:57 -0700 Subject: Re: Procurve seeing other vlans From: kurt.b...@gmail.com To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Using port 16 on the procurve for your trunk is just fine, and will work. I just like to do it a bit different. Are you using the procurve as a transit between the other switches, or are there endpoint units in the procurve? On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 12:37, paul d pdw1...@hotmail.com wrote: Thanks for the feedback, Kurt. I did forget to mention the setup (it's Sunday; my 'work' brain usually sleeps that day :) ). I have 3 floors: mob1, mob2, mob3. Mob 2 and 3 have w/less ap's. The switches in those are Cisco 2950's. Port 24 on both are trunk, vlans all. Due to a lack of fiber down to the data center, Mob3 connects to a trunked port on the 2950 in Mob2. Mob2 has fiber down to mob1 where it connects into a media converter. That is then connected to the Procurve on port 16. That's why I tagged port 16 on the other 3 vlans (24,50,51). Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:26:38 -0700 Subject: Re: Procurve seeing other vlans From: kurt.b...@gmail.com To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Well, It looks as if: 1) Your VLAN trunk is port 16 and 2) You don't have any ports defined in your VLANs. All of them are defined in VLAN 1. I assume this is a 24-port switch (that's what the config makes it look like). My personal preference is to make the trunk port(s) the next-to-last port(s) on the switch - I also make the very last port on the switch a mirror port, or at least reserve it for that purpose if it's not actually being used for that at that moment. I also don't tend to use VLAN 1 at all. For comparison, below is my config for a 2510-48 in my shop - note that 1) VLAN 99 is just for the switches - nothing else lives on that IP address range or VLAN. 2) the snmp community public is only operator - unrestricted basically means read-write, while operator is read-only 3) VLANs 111, 113 and 115 don't have any ports assigned and that port 50 is currently unused (reserved for mirroring), and that ports 51 and 52 are virtual ports - they don't have actual physical ports. 4) the trunk port for all of the VLANs is 49. To put a port in a VLAN, you 'untag' it inside that VLAN. -- hostname 2510-48 Dist 2 max-vlans 10 time timezone -480 time daylight-time-rule Continental-US-and-Canada ip default-gateway 192.168.99.1 sntp server 192.168.10.191 timesync sntp logging 192.168.10.225 snmp-server community public Operator snmp-server community private Operator Unrestricted snmp-server host 192.168.24.63 public vlan 1 name DEFAULT_VLAN untagged 50-52 ip address dhcp-bootp tagged 49 no untagged 1-48 exit vlan 99 name vlan99 ip address 192.168.99.3 255.255.255.0 tagged 49 exit vlan 111 name vlan111 tagged 49 exit vlan 112 name vlan112 untagged 1,3,6-7,9-11,13-27,29-43,45-47 tagged 49 exit vlan 124 name vlan124 untagged
Re: Server Disk Imaging
If there's a physical hardware problem, you can probably move the VM's (which you've backed up) to other available hardware, replace or repair the server, and move them back. A VM is just like an image file, basically. You move it wherever you need it. If you have to spend $1000 per server (you never stated how many you have) you can step into virtualizing your environment for about the same or possibly less. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:26 AM, Bob Hartung bhart...@wiscoind.com wrote: Virtualization may be possible in the future but budgets say otherwise for now. Even in a virtualized enviroment, there would still be an underlying system that can fail and needs to be backed up in a more traditional sense isn't there? -- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com -- *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] *To:* NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com ] *Sent:* Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:35:40 -0500 *Subject:* Re: Server Disk Imaging Have you considered virtualizing your environment? You can achieve a lot of what you want to do and more with virtualized servers. I'm always amazed at how much easier things are in a virtual environment. And I apologize for not providing the answer you were looking for. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Bob Hartung bhart...@wiscoind.comwrote: I've been looking for a disk imaging solution for the servers on our network. They currently are all Dell PowerEdge servers running Windows 2003. My main goal is to be able to restore a server quickly in the event of a hardware failure, like a RAID card failure that hoses the hard drives. We use Arcserve for doing nightly backups and as a file by file solution, it's fine. For disaster recovery, it leaves a lot to be desired. It essentially does a reinstall of the operating system and then restores from back. As such, it's not very fast. I've tried a number of disk imaging software packages. They all can create an image of the server system drive while the server is running and that's great. However, what seems to always be a weak point is restoring from a boot disk. All the packages have a utility to create a bootable CD but they generally have a problem either accessing the RAID volume or the LAN adapter or both. Whether they use Windows PXE, Linux or DOS, drivers seem to be a problem. It would seem logical that these software packages would have a utility to copy the existing drivers off the system and incorporate them into the BootDisk but none do that I've found. The only package I've tried so far that seems to work with the couple of servers I've been testing on is Acronis Backup and Recovery for Servers. I'd use this if it weren't so expensive at roughly $1,000 per server. Anyone using a disk imaging solution they'd care to recommend? Thanks. -- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Data drive on Server
Either hidden folders/files with permissions tweaked so that you don’t have access, or possibly system restore turned on and consumed space in the System Volume Information folder ??? Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, Security ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' From: Cesare' A. Ramos [mailto:cra...@idfllc.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 10:06 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Data drive on Server Mornings all. Stumped on this one.. Not sure if it is a Monday morning thing or the IT gremlins are getting to me. Have a server that the E drive (data drive) via Windows Explorer has a total size of 54.3GB with 1.61 GB free. There are 2 folders in the drive. If the total size of the 2 folders are added, it equals approx 24GB. So the question lies where are the other 30GB of data hiding? All files and folders are being displayed. Going to run Xinorbis to see if it gives any further information. Any thoughts or insults would be appreciated as it may jar my mind… CAR _ This e-Mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-Mail in error please notify the sender via returned e-Mail. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this e-Mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. Although IDF operates anti-virus programs, it does not accept responsibility for any damage whatsoever that is caused by viruses being passed. ** Think before you print this message. ** ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Vipre: issues running a deployed agent via msi
Try posting this on the Vipre forum on Sunbelt's website. Also search the forum for similar issues, and if necessary, contact Sunbelt support. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 9:19 AM, justino garcia jgarciaitl...@gmail.comwrote: Also the agent does not show up in the console. On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 6:13 PM, justino garcia jgarciaitl...@gmail.comwrote: Vipre: issues running a deployed agent via msi. It is vipre premium, and the agent won't run I tried rebooting the service but it won't restart. Any ideas The console policy server is offsite, and I setup all the port forwarding rules, so it should communicate to it via the internet. The computer, is a windows 2003 terminal server r2. Thanks This is the error message when I try to launch vipre perium. --- VIPRE Enterprise Agent --- The VIPRE service is not running. If this continues please contact Technical Support. --- OK --- -- Justin IT-TECH -- Justin IT-TECH -- Sherry Abercrombie Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Procurve seeing other vlans
In that case, I expect you'll need to make the ports on the procurve to which they are attached into trunks, just like port 16 is on the procurve. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 07:31, paul d pdw1...@hotmail.com wrote: No. vlan 1,24,50,51. v50 is for mgmt of the ap's. v24 is for our w/less guest access (they use a different internet access) Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:18:19 -0700 Subject: Re: Procurve seeing other vlans From: kurt.b...@gmail.com To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com In that case, you'll need a bit different configuration. Does each 2950 carry only one VLAN? On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 05:35, paul d pdw1...@hotmail.com wrote: The AP's are on 2950's. Getting to the AP's and vice-versa through the procurve is the issue. Now that I'm back at work, I'll look over your config and plug away. Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:29:45 -0700 Subject: Re: Procurve seeing other vlans From: kurt.b...@gmail.com To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Let's say you have a WAPs on ports 8 through 10 on the procurve. Further, you want those WAPs to be on VLAN 50. At the moment, those ports are on VLAN 1 - the default VLAN. To get the WAPs on VLAN 50, you'd need to issue the following commands: 'en' 'conf t' 'vlan 50' 'untagged 8,9,10' or 'untagged 8-10' 'exit' That will set up those ports on VLAN 50, and they should start passing data across the trunk. If you want to save that config, then you'll need to issue the following command: 'write mem' You're done. On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 15:21, paul d pdw1...@hotmail.com wrote: There are other endpoints. I'm not at work now but I'll take a look at your config and see how it differs from mine. I know it'll work eventually. I just don't understand why it's not passing the traffic if I have the vlans defined and am using port 16 as trunk. Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:13:57 -0700 Subject: Re: Procurve seeing other vlans From: kurt.b...@gmail.com To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Using port 16 on the procurve for your trunk is just fine, and will work. I just like to do it a bit different. Are you using the procurve as a transit between the other switches, or are there endpoint units in the procurve? On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 12:37, paul d pdw1...@hotmail.com wrote: Thanks for the feedback, Kurt. I did forget to mention the setup (it's Sunday; my 'work' brain usually sleeps that day :) ). I have 3 floors: mob1, mob2, mob3. Mob 2 and 3 have w/less ap's. The switches in those are Cisco 2950's. Port 24 on both are trunk, vlans all. Due to a lack of fiber down to the data center, Mob3 connects to a trunked port on the 2950 in Mob2. Mob2 has fiber down to mob1 where it connects into a media converter. That is then connected to the Procurve on port 16. That's why I tagged port 16 on the other 3 vlans (24,50,51). Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:26:38 -0700 Subject: Re: Procurve seeing other vlans From: kurt.b...@gmail.com To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Well, It looks as if: 1) Your VLAN trunk is port 16 and 2) You don't have any ports defined in your VLANs. All of them are defined in VLAN 1. I assume this is a 24-port switch (that's what the config makes it look like). My personal preference is to make the trunk port(s) the next-to-last port(s) on the switch - I also make the very last port on the switch a mirror port, or at least reserve it for that purpose if it's not actually being used for that at that moment. I also don't tend to use VLAN 1 at all. For comparison, below is my config for a 2510-48 in my shop - note that 1) VLAN 99 is just for the switches - nothing else lives on that IP address range or VLAN. 2) the snmp community public is only operator - unrestricted basically means read-write, while operator is read-only 3) VLANs 111, 113 and 115 don't have any ports assigned and that port 50 is currently unused (reserved for mirroring), and that ports 51 and 52 are virtual ports - they don't have actual physical ports. 4) the trunk port for all of the VLANs is 49. To put a port in a VLAN, you 'untag' it inside that VLAN. -- hostname 2510-48 Dist 2 max-vlans 10 time timezone -480 time daylight-time-rule Continental-US-and-Canada ip default-gateway 192.168.99.1 sntp server 192.168.10.191 timesync sntp logging 192.168.10.225 snmp-server community public Operator snmp-server community private Operator Unrestricted snmp-server host 192.168.24.63 public vlan 1 name DEFAULT_VLAN untagged 50-52 ip address dhcp-bootp tagged 49 no untagged 1-48 exit vlan 99 name vlan99 ip
Re: Server Disk Imaging
I like Acronis but I've seen half a dozen disk imaging software packages that backup everything from Windows 2000 up to Windows 2008 for $50 - $100. They don't make any distinction that it's a workstation or server operating system. They just restore sectors to a drive. An as far as I can see, the only thing separating these packages from Acronis is the bootable media. If I can find a software for our 10 servers that cost a total of $500 - $1000 instead of $10,000 that seems worth pursuing. -- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com _ From: Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:13:07 -0500 Subject: Re: Server Disk Imaging For what its worth, Acronis is worth every penny of what it costs. That 1000 bucks, when you actually really need it, say for a complelty popped server, is nothing… You might guess I am a fan, but to be honest, I wouldnt even consider another image based backup product over Acronis now we have used it on a few sites. Its not just the DR to consider, as its so quick to image and bare metal restore a server, for testing purposes etc its excellent. Why do an install on a live server when you can simply do it on a copy? Gavin. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 2:40 PM, richardmccl...@aspca.org wrote: Well, it seems nearly all Image a server and be able to restore it products all run about $1000 a pop. Check out UltraBac Gold. They are staking their reputation on their ability to do live images, and then to restore to any machine (bare metal). They also have (you guessed - additional license) a product which will create the image directly to a virtual machine. SO, if the server blows, one simply brings the VM on line. We have one Gold license and do not have the VM product. We have a VM ready, but the restore for us would be a two-step process. Anyway, their preview product is the full product (ALL licenses good) but is time-limited (ie, 2-4 weeks). They're definely worth a look! http://www.ultrabac.com -- Richard D. McClary Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group ASPCA® 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 Urbana, IL 61802 richardmccl...@aspca.org P: 217-337-9761 C: 217-417-1182 F: 217-337-9761 www.aspca.org The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. Bob Hartung bhart...@wiscoind.com wrote on 07/12/2010 08:30:56 AM: I've been looking for a disk imaging solution for the servers on our network. They currently are all Dell PowerEdge servers running Windows 2003. My main goal is to be able to restore a server quickly in the event of a hardware failure, like a RAID card failure that hoses the hard drives. We use Arcserve for doing nightly backups and as a file by file solution, it's fine. For disaster recovery, it leaves a lot to be desired. It essentially does a reinstall of the operating system and then restores from back. As such, it's not very fast. I've tried a number of disk imaging software packages. They all can create an image of the server system drive while the server is running and that's great. However, what seems to always be a weak point is restoring from a boot disk. All the packages have a utility to create a bootable CD but they generally have a problem either accessing the RAID volume or the LAN adapter or both. Whether they use Windows PXE, Linux or DOS, drivers seem to be a problem. It would seem logical that these software packages would have a utility to copy the existing drivers off the system and incorporate them into the BootDisk but none do that I've found. The only package I've tried so far that seems to work with the couple of servers I've been testing on is Acronis Backup and Recovery for Servers. I'd use this if it weren't so expensive at roughly $1,000 per server. Anyone using a disk imaging solution they'd care to recommend? Thanks. -- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575
Re: Server Disk Imaging
It's been a while, but isn't Acronis good about restoring to dissimilar hardware? I mean, isn't that a good feature, maybe even a necesarry one? On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Bob Hartung bhart...@wiscoind.com wrote: I like Acronis but I've seen half a dozen disk imaging software packages that backup everything from Windows 2000 up to Windows 2008 for $50 - $100. They don't make any distinction that it's a workstation or server operating system. They just restore sectors to a drive. An as far as I can see, the only thing separating these packages from Acronis is the bootable media. If I can find a software for our 10 servers that cost a total of $500 - $1000 instead of $10,000 that seems worth pursuing. -- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com -- *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com] *To:* NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com ] *Sent:* Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:13:07 -0500 *Subject:* Re: Server Disk Imaging For what its worth, Acronis is worth every penny of what it costs. That 1000 bucks, when you actually really need it, say for a complelty popped server, is nothing… You might guess I am a fan, but to be honest, I wouldnt even consider another image based backup product over Acronis now we have used it on a few sites. Its not just the DR to consider, as its so quick to image and bare metal restore a server, for testing purposes etc its excellent. Why do an install on a live server when you can simply do it on a copy? Gavin. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 2:40 PM, richardmccl...@aspca.org wrote: Well, it seems nearly all Image a server and be able to restore it products all run about $1000 a pop. Check out UltraBac Gold. They are staking their reputation on their ability to do live images, and then to restore to any machine (bare metal). They also have (you guessed - additional license) a product which will create the image directly to a virtual machine. SO, if the server blows, one simply brings the VM on line. We have one Gold license and do not have the VM product. We have a VM ready, but the restore for us would be a two-step process. Anyway, their preview product is the full product (ALL licenses good) but is time-limited (ie, 2-4 weeks). They're definely worth a look! http://www.ultrabac.com -- Richard D. McClary Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group *ASPCA®* 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 Urbana, IL 61802 richardmccl...@aspca.org P: 217-337-9761 C: 217-417-1182 F: 217-337-9761 *www.aspca.org* http://www.aspca.org/ The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®(ASPCA ®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. Bob Hartung bhart...@wiscoind.com wrote on 07/12/2010 08:30:56 AM: I've been looking for a disk imaging solution for the servers on our network. They currently are all Dell PowerEdge servers running Windows 2003. My main goal is to be able to restore a server quickly in the event of a hardware failure, like a RAID card failure that hoses the hard drives. We use Arcserve for doing nightly backups and as a file by file solution, it's fine. For disaster recovery, it leaves a lot to be desired. It essentially does a reinstall of the operating system and then restores from back. As such, it's not very fast. I've tried a number of disk imaging software packages. They all can create an image of the server system drive while the server is running and that's great. However, what seems to always be a weak point is restoring from a boot disk. All the packages have a utility to create a bootable CD but they generally have a problem either accessing the RAID volume or the LAN adapter or both. Whether they use Windows PXE, Linux or DOS, drivers seem to be a problem. It would seem logical that these software packages would have a utility to copy the existing drivers off the system and incorporate them into the BootDisk but none do that I've found. The only package I've tried so far that seems to work with the couple of servers I've been testing on is Acronis Backup and Recovery for Servers. I'd use this if it weren't so expensive at roughly $1,000 per server. Anyone using a disk
RE: Vipre: issues running a deployed agent via msi
Justin, I'd recommend getting in touch with someone at support. It sounds like a communication issue, but we can't be sure without a look at the logs. Please give us a call at the number in my signature so we can get you up and running. :) Thanks, Jeff Cain Technical Support Analyst Sunbelt Software Email: supp...@sunbeltsoftware.commailto:supp...@sunbeltsoftware.com Voice: 1-877-757-4094 Fax: 1-727-562-5199 Web: http://www.sunbeltsoftware.comhttp://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/ Physical Address: 33 N Garden Ave Suite 1200 Clearwater, FL 33755 United States If you do not want further email from us, please forward this message to listmana...@sunbelt-software.commailto:listmana...@sunbelt-software.com with the word 'unsubscribe' in the subject of your email. Helpful Sunbelt Software Links: Knowledge Basehttp://support.sunbeltsoftware.com/ Open a New Support Tickethttp://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Support/Contact/ Sunbelt Software Product Support Communitieshttp://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/communities/ From: justino garcia [mailto:jgarciaitl...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 10:20 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Vipre: issues running a deployed agent via msi Also the agent does not show up in the console. On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 6:13 PM, justino garcia jgarciaitl...@gmail.commailto:jgarciaitl...@gmail.com wrote: Vipre: issues running a deployed agent via msi. It is vipre premium, and the agent won't run I tried rebooting the service but it won't restart. Any ideas The console policy server is offsite, and I setup all the port forwarding rules, so it should communicate to it via the internet. The computer, is a windows 2003 terminal server r2. Thanks This is the error message when I try to launch vipre perium. --- VIPRE Enterprise Agent --- The VIPRE service is not running. If this continues please contact Technical Support. --- OK --- -- Justin IT-TECH -- Justin IT-TECH ... ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question
+1. That's how we do it here and we don't have issues with off-site browsing. Just works! -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 10:27 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question IMHO, this is not the most effective way of going about it. I would instead enforce that IE (and if you can, any other browsers) to automatically detect proxy settings, then set up http://wpad.example.com/wpad.dat, then configure wpad.dat with the settings you want. That way, if the above URL isn't available - because they're outside your perimeter, for example - then the browser is free to go direct, and not use the proxy. Kurt On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 04:08, Gavin Wilby gavin.wi...@gmail.com wrote: Good Afternoon all, I have a quick question regarding Internet Proxys. I have a site that has a GPO that forces all users to to run through the Message Labs proxy server. The policy forces it so it cannot be turned off, and there are one or two exceptions in that policy. Now this is all well and good right up until the point that one of the users (a director) takes his laptop out of the building, and then disappears abroad with it without telling us. The internet then stops working for him, as Im guessing that its trying to use a proxy server that it can neither find, nor authenticate to. Due to the policy being forced he, as an end user cant turn it off, and we have resorted to manually changing the registry to get it working again. The GPO mentioned above is of course a USER based policy, so I cant omit his laptop from it, and although I could omit HIM from it, I dont really want to, as it means he has free rein on every PC he logs into. No doubt Im missing something blindingly obvious here, but whats going to be the best solution? -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Data drive on Server
Alright guys.. The only thing left to check and find to see if there is some sort of secret folder that we cannot see. At this point it looks like we are going to move all data off the partition and delete it then move data back. It is a new server that we are managing that is what adds some fun. Thanks. CAR Direct: 305-492-7961 Service Desk: 305-492-7979 Mobile: 786-412-1746 e-Mail: cra...@idfllc.commailto:cra...@idfllc.com AIM/MSN/Yahoo/Gchat: cramosMIA From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 10:34 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Data drive on Server Either hidden folders/files with permissions tweaked so that you don't have access, or possibly system restore turned on and consumed space in the System Volume Information folder ??? Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, Security ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' From: Cesare' A. Ramos [mailto:cra...@idfllc.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 10:06 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Data drive on Server Mornings all. Stumped on this one.. Not sure if it is a Monday morning thing or the IT gremlins are getting to me. Have a server that the E drive (data drive) via Windows Explorer has a total size of 54.3GB with 1.61 GB free. There are 2 folders in the drive. If the total size of the 2 folders are added, it equals approx 24GB. So the question lies where are the other 30GB of data hiding? All files and folders are being displayed. Going to run Xinorbis to see if it gives any further information. Any thoughts or insults would be appreciated as it may jar my mind... CAR This e-Mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-Mail in error please notify the sender via returned e-Mail. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this e-Mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. Although IDF operates anti-virus programs, it does not accept responsibility for any damage whatsoever that is caused by viruses being passed. ** Think before you print this message. ** This e-Mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-Mail in error please notify the sender via returned e-Mail. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this e-Mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. Although IDF operates anti-virus programs, it does not accept responsibility for any damage whatsoever that is caused by viruses being passed. ** Think before you print this message. ** ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question
That's what I was getting at. Very easy to publish wpad.dat or proxy.pac via DHCP option 252 to all clients. Make sure you point to the wpad.dat/proxy.pac by FQDN, not IP, so the proxy is gracefully ignored when the PC is off the corporate network. -Malcolm -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 09:27 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Internet Proxy - Group Policy Question IMHO, this is not the most effective way of going about it. I would instead enforce that IE (and if you can, any other browsers) to automatically detect proxy settings, then set up http://wpad.example.com/wpad.dat, then configure wpad.dat with the settings you want. That way, if the above URL isn't available - because they're outside your perimeter, for example - then the browser is free to go direct, and not use the proxy. Kurt On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 04:08, Gavin Wilby gavin.wi...@gmail.com wrote: Good Afternoon all, I have a quick question regarding Internet Proxys. I have a site that has a GPO that forces all users to to run through the Message Labs proxy server. The policy forces it so it cannot be turned off, and there are one or two exceptions in that policy. Now this is all well and good right up until the point that one of the users (a director) takes his laptop out of the building, and then disappears abroad with it without telling us. The internet then stops working for him, as Im guessing that its trying to use a proxy server that it can neither find, nor authenticate to. Due to the policy being forced he, as an end user cant turn it off, and we have resorted to manually changing the registry to get it working again. The GPO mentioned above is of course a USER based policy, so I cant omit his laptop from it, and although I could omit HIM from it, I dont really want to, as it means he has free rein on every PC he logs into. No doubt Im missing something blindingly obvious here, but whats going to be the best solution? -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
R: Server Disk Imaging
Storagecraft is ,IMO, the best and if you find a good reseller is not so expensive. You may also buy the It edition for a yearly fee and you are able to image unlimited number of machines. Virtualization for 10 servers requires a very expensive hardware if you are not simply experimenting! Regards GuidoElia HELPPC _ Da: Bob Hartung [mailto:bhart...@wiscoind.com] Inviato: lunedì 12 luglio 2010 15.31 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: Server Disk Imaging I've been looking for a disk imaging solution for the servers on our network. They currently are all Dell PowerEdge servers running Windows 2003. My main goal is to be able to restore a server quickly in the event of a hardware failure, like a RAID card failure that hoses the hard drives. We use Arcserve for doing nightly backups and as a file by file solution, it's fine. For disaster recovery, it leaves a lot to be desired. It essentially does a reinstall of the operating system and then restores from back. As such, it's not very fast. I've tried a number of disk imaging software packages. They all can create an image of the server system drive while the server is running and that's great. However, what seems to always be a weak point is restoring from a boot disk. All the packages have a utility to create a bootable CD but they generally have a problem either accessing the RAID volume or the LAN adapter or both. Whether they use Windows PXE, Linux or DOS, drivers seem to be a problem. It would seem logical that these software packages would have a utility to copy the existing drivers off the system and incorporate them into the BootDisk but none do that I've found. The only package I've tried so far that seems to work with the couple of servers I've been testing on is Acronis Backup and Recovery for Servers. I'd use this if it weren't so expensive at roughly $1,000 per server. Anyone using a disk imaging solution they'd care to recommend? Thanks. -- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Data drive on Server
You say it's a new server. Is it possible that it's the vendor's hidden utility space for restore purposes? If so you wouldn't want to blow that away. -- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com _ From: Cesare' A. Ramos [mailto:cra...@idfllc.com] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:26:45 -0500 Subject: RE: Data drive on Server Alright guys.. The only thing left to check and find to see if there is some sort of secret folder that we cannot see. At this point it looks like we are going to move all data off the partition and delete it then move data back. It is a new server that we are managing that is what adds some fun. Thanks. CAR Direct: 305-492-7961 Service Desk: 305-492-7979 Mobile: 786-412-1746 e-Mail: cra...@idfllc.com AIM/MSN/Yahoo/Gchat: cramosMIA From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 10:34 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Data drive on Server Either hidden folders/files with permissions tweaked so that you don’t have access, or possibly system restore turned on and consumed space in the System Volume Information folder ??? Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, Security ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' From: Cesare' A. Ramos [mailto:cra...@idfllc.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 10:06 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Data drive on Server Mornings all. Stumped on this one.. Not sure if it is a Monday morning thing or the IT gremlins are getting to me. Have a server that the E drive (data drive) via Windows Explorer has a total size of 54.3GB with 1.61 GB free. There are 2 folders in the drive. If the total size of the 2 folders are added, it equals approx 24GB. So the question lies where are the other 30GB of data hiding? All files and folders are being displayed. Going to run Xinorbis to see if it gives any further information. Any thoughts or insults would be appreciated as it may jar my mind… CAR _ This e-Mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-Mail in error please notify the sender via returned e-Mail. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this e-Mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. Although IDF operates anti-virus programs, it does not accept responsibility for any damage whatsoever that is caused by viruses being passed. ** Think before you print this message. ** _ This e-Mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-Mail in error please notify the sender via returned e-Mail. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this e-Mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. Although IDF operates anti-virus programs, it does not accept responsibility for any damage whatsoever that is caused by viruses being passed. ** Think before you print this message. ** ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Server Disk Imaging
Please, I have 10 servers virtualized. I didn't spend anymore on the two physical servers I have than the 10 servers I would've had to purchase without a virtual environment. In fact, if I had to estimate it, I estimate I spent at least 50% less. Probably closer to 70%, but 50% is a safe, easy estimate. Most servers aren't doing anything than maing heat and using electricity while they're on. Unless you're doing some intensive database stuff, hard to justify staying physical nowadays. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:48 AM, HELP_PC g...@enter.it wrote: Storagecraft is ,IMO, the best and if you find a good reseller is not so expensive. You may also buy the It edition for a yearly fee and you are able to image unlimited number of machines. Virtualization for 10 servers requires a very expensive hardware if you are not simply experimenting! Regards *GuidoElia* *HELPPC* -- *Da:* Bob Hartung [mailto:bhart...@wiscoind.com] *Inviato:* lunedì 12 luglio 2010 15.31 *A:* NT System Admin Issues *Oggetto:* Server Disk Imaging I've been looking for a disk imaging solution for the servers on our network. They currently are all Dell PowerEdge servers running Windows 2003. My main goal is to be able to restore a server quickly in the event of a hardware failure, like a RAID card failure that hoses the hard drives. We use Arcserve for doing nightly backups and as a file by file solution, it's fine. For disaster recovery, it leaves a lot to be desired. It essentially does a reinstall of the operating system and then restores from back. As such, it's not very fast. I've tried a number of disk imaging software packages. They all can create an image of the server system drive while the server is running and that's great. However, what seems to always be a weak point is restoring from a boot disk. All the packages have a utility to create a bootable CD but they generally have a problem either accessing the RAID volume or the LAN adapter or both. Whether they use Windows PXE, Linux or DOS, drivers seem to be a problem. It would seem logical that these software packages would have a utility to copy the existing drivers off the system and incorporate them into the BootDisk but none do that I've found. The only package I've tried so far that seems to work with the couple of servers I've been testing on is Acronis Backup and Recovery for Servers. I'd use this if it weren't so expensive at roughly $1,000 per server. Anyone using a disk imaging solution they'd care to recommend? Thanks. -- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Dell 2850 Need assistance
Seems like one of the last POS Dell boxes in my Datacenter has gone belly up, the servicing vendor has brought down another box and we switched the drives over, when we booted it it claimed to read the configuration we was going to loose data? Does this mean the Perc 4e/Di is hosed, and I just lost my OS? I don't have these problems when replacing a bad controller on my HP boxes. Any ideas for the Dell using folks out there, I am stumped Z Edward E. Ziots CISSP, Network +, Security + Network Engineer Lifespan Organization Email:ezi...@lifespan.org Cell:401-639-3505 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Dell 2850 Need assistance
Was Dell Server Support involved in this? Would you be able to retrieve the PERC and/or the non-volatile memory modue from the old server? I believe that stores all the RAID information... Again, get hold of Dell Server Support ASAP! Even if it is out-of-warranty, they've (in the past) been very cooperative in restoring failed RAID arrays (and try to retrieve the old PERC). -- Richard D. McClary Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group ASPCA® 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 Urbana, IL 61802 richardmccl...@aspca.org P: 217-337-9761 C: 217-417-1182 F: 217-337-9761 www.aspca.org The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA ®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. Ziots, Edward ezi...@lifespan.org wrote on 07/12/2010 11:13:40 AM: Seems like one of the last POS Dell boxes in my Datacenter has gone belly up, the servicing vendor has brought down another box and we switched the drives over, when we booted it it claimed to read the configuration we was going to loose data? Does this mean the Perc 4e/Di is hosed, and I just lost my OS? I don?t have these problems when replacing a bad controller on my HP boxes. Any ideas for the Dell using folks out there, I am stumped?. Z Edward E. Ziots CISSP, Network +, Security + Network Engineer Lifespan Organization Email:ezi...@lifespan.org Cell:401-639-3505 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: OT: Bad joke contest
If you're trapped inside an elephant how do you get out? Run around until you're pooped out. Dave -Original Message- From: Edward Fehling [mailto:efehl...@rsic.org] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 4:27 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT: Bad joke contest Winner! Edward Fehling-IT Specialist Planning Department Reno-Sparks Indian Colony (775) 785-1363 X5413 -Original Message- From: Robert Cato [mailto:cato.rob...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 3:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: Bad joke contest How do you tell the difference between a regular themometer and a rectal themometer? The taste What is the difference between bird flu and swine flu? For bird flu you need tweetment, for swine flu you need oinkment. Have a great weekend Robert On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Andy Shook andy.sh...@peak10.com wrote: For the last little bit of Friday, I'm now declaring a bad joke contest for this here NT list. I'm the sole judge and decision maker. I'll start off (and probably win) -- What do you call in when you feed a steer a stick of dynamite? Abominable (say it slow) Shook ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Dell 2850 Need assistance
No, this is a 3rd party support that does our hardware... I will see if we can get some assistance with Dell support. Z Edward E. Ziots CISSP, Network +, Security + Network Engineer Lifespan Organization Email:ezi...@lifespan.org Cell:401-639-3505 From: richardmccl...@aspca.org [mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 12:18 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Dell 2850 Need assistance Was Dell Server Support involved in this? Would you be able to retrieve the PERC and/or the non-volatile memory modue from the old server? I believe that stores all the RAID information... Again, get hold of Dell Server Support ASAP! Even if it is out-of-warranty, they've (in the past) been very cooperative in restoring failed RAID arrays (and try to retrieve the old PERC). -- Richard D. McClary Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group ASPCA(r) 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 Urbana, IL 61802 richardmccl...@aspca.org P: 217-337-9761 C: 217-417-1182 F: 217-337-9761 www.aspca.org http://www.aspca.org/ The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(r) (ASPCA(r)) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. Ziots, Edward ezi...@lifespan.org wrote on 07/12/2010 11:13:40 AM: Seems like one of the last POS Dell boxes in my Datacenter has gone belly up, the servicing vendor has brought down another box and we switched the drives over, when we booted it it claimed to read the configuration we was going to loose data? Does this mean the Perc 4e/Di is hosed, and I just lost my OS? I don't have these problems when replacing a bad controller on my HP boxes. Any ideas for the Dell using folks out there, I am stumped Z Edward E. Ziots CISSP, Network +, Security + Network Engineer Lifespan Organization Email:ezi...@lifespan.org Cell:401-639-3505 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: OT: Bad joke contest
A dizzy blonde girl says to her dizzy blonde mom, Mom, I think I'm pregnant. The dizzy mom asks, Honey, are you sure it's yours? -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 12:23 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT: Bad joke contest If you're trapped inside an elephant how do you get out? Run around until you're pooped out. Dave -Original Message- From: Edward Fehling [mailto:efehl...@rsic.org] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 4:27 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT: Bad joke contest Winner! Edward Fehling-IT Specialist Planning Department Reno-Sparks Indian Colony (775) 785-1363 X5413 -Original Message- From: Robert Cato [mailto:cato.rob...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 3:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: Bad joke contest How do you tell the difference between a regular themometer and a rectal themometer? The taste What is the difference between bird flu and swine flu? For bird flu you need tweetment, for swine flu you need oinkment. Have a great weekend Robert On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Andy Shook andy.sh...@peak10.com wrote: For the last little bit of Friday, I'm now declaring a bad joke contest for this here NT list. I'm the sole judge and decision maker. I'll start off (and probably win) -- What do you call in when you feed a steer a stick of dynamite? Abominable (say it slow) Shook ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: OT: Bad joke contest
OK, someone had to go and cross the blonde barrier... Three blondes walk into a building. You'd have thought at least one of them would have seen it! Scot Parsons spars...@scetv.org wrote on 07/12/2010 11:29:15 AM: A dizzy blonde girl says to her dizzy blonde mom, Mom, I think I'm pregnant. The dizzy mom asks, Honey, are you sure it's yours? -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 12:23 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT: Bad joke contest If you're trapped inside an elephant how do you get out? Run around until you're pooped out. Dave -Original Message- From: Edward Fehling [mailto:efehl...@rsic.org] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 4:27 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT: Bad joke contest Winner! Edward Fehling-IT Specialist Planning Department Reno-Sparks Indian Colony (775) 785-1363 X5413 -Original Message- From: Robert Cato [mailto:cato.rob...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 3:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: Bad joke contest How do you tell the difference between a regular themometer and a rectal themometer? The taste What is the difference between bird flu and swine flu? For bird flu you need tweetment, for swine flu you need oinkment. Have a great weekend Robert On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Andy Shook andy.sh...@peak10.com wrote: For the last little bit of Friday, I'm now declaring a bad joke contest for this here NT list. I'm the sole judge and decision maker. I'll start off (and probably win) -- What do you call in when you feed a steer a stick of dynamite? Abominable (say it slow) Shook ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: OT: Bad joke contest
How do you know when a Blonde has been at your computer? There's whiteout on the screen! John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership for Strong Families From: richardmccl...@aspca.org richardmccl...@aspca.org To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Mon Jul 12 12:33:06 2010 Subject: RE: OT: Bad joke contest OK, someone had to go and cross the blonde barrier... Three blondes walk into a building. You'd have thought at least one of them would have seen it! Scot Parsons spars...@scetv.org wrote on 07/12/2010 11:29:15 AM: A dizzy blonde girl says to her dizzy blonde mom, Mom, I think I'm pregnant. The dizzy mom asks, Honey, are you sure it's yours? -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 12:23 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT: Bad joke contest If you're trapped inside an elephant how do you get out? Run around until you're pooped out. Dave -Original Message- From: Edward Fehling [mailto:efehl...@rsic.org] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 4:27 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT: Bad joke contest Winner! Edward Fehling-IT Specialist Planning Department Reno-Sparks Indian Colony (775) 785-1363 X5413 -Original Message- From: Robert Cato [mailto:cato.rob...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 3:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: Bad joke contest How do you tell the difference between a regular themometer and a rectal themometer? The taste What is the difference between bird flu and swine flu? For bird flu you need tweetment, for swine flu you need oinkment. Have a great weekend Robert On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Andy Shook andy.sh...@peak10.com wrote: For the last little bit of Friday, I'm now declaring a bad joke contest for this here NT list. I'm the sole judge and decision maker. I'll start off (and probably win) -- What do you call in when you feed a steer a stick of dynamite? Abominable (say it slow) Shook ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal penalties. Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the company. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Server Disk Imaging
Yup - I have restored from all sorts, the most amazing was a DL380G6 to a Dell Optiplex, this was a SBS2008 system, that came up almost completely cleanly, I think all that happened was a PCI network card wasn't recognised, this would have been easily sorted with the driver available at restore time, but its wasn't really a show stopper. Ill admit though, in that instance it was just a lets see if you can test. Gavin. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.comwrote: It's been a while, but isn't Acronis good about restoring to dissimilar hardware? I mean, isn't that a good feature, maybe even a necesarry one? On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Bob Hartung bhart...@wiscoind.comwrote: I like Acronis but I've seen half a dozen disk imaging software packages that backup everything from Windows 2000 up to Windows 2008 for $50 - $100. They don't make any distinction that it's a workstation or server operating system. They just restore sectors to a drive. An as far as I can see, the only thing separating these packages from Acronis is the bootable media. If I can find a software for our 10 servers that cost a total of $500 - $1000 instead of $10,000 that seems worth pursuing. -- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com -- *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com] *To:* NT System Admin Issues [mailto: ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] *Sent:* Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:13:07 -0500 *Subject:* Re: Server Disk Imaging For what its worth, Acronis is worth every penny of what it costs. That 1000 bucks, when you actually really need it, say for a complelty popped server, is nothing… You might guess I am a fan, but to be honest, I wouldnt even consider another image based backup product over Acronis now we have used it on a few sites. Its not just the DR to consider, as its so quick to image and bare metal restore a server, for testing purposes etc its excellent. Why do an install on a live server when you can simply do it on a copy? Gavin. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 2:40 PM, richardmccl...@aspca.org wrote: Well, it seems nearly all Image a server and be able to restore it products all run about $1000 a pop. Check out UltraBac Gold. They are staking their reputation on their ability to do live images, and then to restore to any machine (bare metal). They also have (you guessed - additional license) a product which will create the image directly to a virtual machine. SO, if the server blows, one simply brings the VM on line. We have one Gold license and do not have the VM product. We have a VM ready, but the restore for us would be a two-step process. Anyway, their preview product is the full product (ALL licenses good) but is time-limited (ie, 2-4 weeks). They're definely worth a look! http://www.ultrabac.com -- Richard D. McClary Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group *ASPCA®* 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 Urbana, IL 61802 richardmccl...@aspca.org P: 217-337-9761 C: 217-417-1182 F: 217-337-9761 *www.aspca.org* http://www.aspca.org/ The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®(ASPCA ®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. Bob Hartung bhart...@wiscoind.com wrote on 07/12/2010 08:30:56 AM: I've been looking for a disk imaging solution for the servers on our network. They currently are all Dell PowerEdge servers running Windows 2003. My main goal is to be able to restore a server quickly in the event of a hardware failure, like a RAID card failure that hoses the hard drives. We use Arcserve for doing nightly backups and as a file by file solution, it's fine. For disaster recovery, it leaves a lot to be desired. It essentially does a reinstall of the operating system and then restores from back. As such, it's not very fast. I've tried a number of disk imaging software packages. They all can create an image of the server system drive while the server is running and that's great. However, what seems to always be a weak point is restoring from a boot disk. All the packages have a utility to create a bootable CD but they generally have a problem either accessing the RAID volume or the LAN adapter or both. Whether they
RE: Data drive on Server
Try windirstat first if you haven't already... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Cesare' A. Ramos [mailto:cra...@idfllc.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 8:27 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Data drive on Server Alright guys.. The only thing left to check and find to see if there is some sort of secret folder that we cannot see. At this point it looks like we are going to move all data off the partition and delete it then move data back. It is a new server that we are managing that is what adds some fun. Thanks. CAR Direct: 305-492-7961 Service Desk: 305-492-7979 Mobile: 786-412-1746 e-Mail: cra...@idfllc.com AIM/MSN/Yahoo/Gchat: cramosMIA From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 10:34 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Data drive on Server Either hidden folders/files with permissions tweaked so that you don't have access, or possibly system restore turned on and consumed space in the System Volume Information folder ??? Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, Security ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' From: Cesare' A. Ramos [mailto:cra...@idfllc.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 10:06 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Data drive on Server Mornings all. Stumped on this one.. Not sure if it is a Monday morning thing or the IT gremlins are getting to me. Have a server that the E drive (data drive) via Windows Explorer has a total size of 54.3GB with 1.61 GB free. There are 2 folders in the drive. If the total size of the 2 folders are added, it equals approx 24GB. So the question lies where are the other 30GB of data hiding? All files and folders are being displayed. Going to run Xinorbis to see if it gives any further information. Any thoughts or insults would be appreciated as it may jar my mind. CAR This e-Mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-Mail in error please notify the sender via returned e-Mail. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this e-Mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. Although IDF operates anti-virus programs, it does not accept responsibility for any damage whatsoever that is caused by viruses being passed. ** Think before you print this message. ** This e-Mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-Mail in error please notify the sender via returned e-Mail. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this e-Mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. Although IDF operates anti-virus programs, it does not accept responsibility for any damage whatsoever that is caused by viruses being passed. ** Think before you print this message. ** ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Server Disk Imaging
+1. Even if it's just putting ESXi on each server's bare metal and building the server OS on top of that, your recoverability goes WAY up with no additional infrastructure costs. *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 8:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Server Disk Imaging Please, I have 10 servers virtualized. I didn't spend anymore on the two physical servers I have than the 10 servers I would've had to purchase without a virtual environment. In fact, if I had to estimate it, I estimate I spent at least 50% less. Probably closer to 70%, but 50% is a safe, easy estimate. Most servers aren't doing anything than maing heat and using electricity while they're on. Unless you're doing some intensive database stuff, hard to justify staying physical nowadays. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:48 AM, HELP_PC g...@enter.it wrote: Storagecraft is ,IMO, the best and if you find a good reseller is not so expensive. You may also buy the It edition for a yearly fee and you are able to image unlimited number of machines. Virtualization for 10 servers requires a very expensive hardware if you are not simply experimenting! Regards GuidoElia HELPPC Da: Bob Hartung [mailto:bhart...@wiscoind.com] Inviato: lunedì 12 luglio 2010 15.31 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: Server Disk Imaging I've been looking for a disk imaging solution for the servers on our network. They currently are all Dell PowerEdge servers running Windows 2003. My main goal is to be able to restore a server quickly in the event of a hardware failure, like a RAID card failure that hoses the hard drives. We use Arcserve for doing nightly backups and as a file by file solution, it's fine. For disaster recovery, it leaves a lot to be desired. It essentially does a reinstall of the operating system and then restores from back. As such, it's not very fast. I've tried a number of disk imaging software packages. They all can create an image of the server system drive while the server is running and that's great. However, what seems to always be a weak point is restoring from a boot disk. All the packages have a utility to create a bootable CD but they generally have a problem either accessing the RAID volume or the LAN adapter or both. Whether they use Windows PXE, Linux or DOS, drivers seem to be a problem. It would seem logical that these software packages would have a utility to copy the existing drivers off the system and incorporate them into the BootDisk but none do that I've found. The only package I've tried so far that seems to work with the couple of servers I've been testing on is Acronis Backup and Recovery for Servers. I'd use this if it weren't so expensive at roughly $1,000 per server. Anyone using a disk imaging solution they'd care to recommend? Thanks. -- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com http://wiscoind.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: OT: Bad joke contest
And why can’t blondes make Kool-Aid ? Cant figure out how to get 2 quarts of water in that little paper envelope ! Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, Security ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' From: richardmccl...@aspca.org [mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 12:33 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT: Bad joke contest OK, someone had to go and cross the blonde barrier... Three blondes walk into a building. You'd have thought at least one of them would have seen it! Scot Parsons spars...@scetv.org wrote on 07/12/2010 11:29:15 AM: A dizzy blonde girl says to her dizzy blonde mom, Mom, I think I'm pregnant. The dizzy mom asks, Honey, are you sure it's yours? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Server Disk Imaging
Isnt getting the installed servers off the datastore to another server the real PITA with ESXi though? Gavin. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 5:57 PM, Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.orgwrote: +1. Even if it's just putting ESXi on each server's bare metal and building the server OS on top of that, your recoverability goes WAY up with no additional infrastructure costs. *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 8:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Server Disk Imaging Please, I have 10 servers virtualized. I didn't spend anymore on the two physical servers I have than the 10 servers I would've had to purchase without a virtual environment. In fact, if I had to estimate it, I estimate I spent at least 50% less. Probably closer to 70%, but 50% is a safe, easy estimate. Most servers aren't doing anything than maing heat and using electricity while they're on. Unless you're doing some intensive database stuff, hard to justify staying physical nowadays. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:48 AM, HELP_PC g...@enter.it wrote: Storagecraft is ,IMO, the best and if you find a good reseller is not so expensive. You may also buy the It edition for a yearly fee and you are able to image unlimited number of machines. Virtualization for 10 servers requires a very expensive hardware if you are not simply experimenting! Regards GuidoElia HELPPC Da: Bob Hartung [mailto:bhart...@wiscoind.com] Inviato: lunedì 12 luglio 2010 15.31 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: Server Disk Imaging I've been looking for a disk imaging solution for the servers on our network. They currently are all Dell PowerEdge servers running Windows 2003. My main goal is to be able to restore a server quickly in the event of a hardware failure, like a RAID card failure that hoses the hard drives. We use Arcserve for doing nightly backups and as a file by file solution, it's fine. For disaster recovery, it leaves a lot to be desired. It essentially does a reinstall of the operating system and then restores from back. As such, it's not very fast. I've tried a number of disk imaging software packages. They all can create an image of the server system drive while the server is running and that's great. However, what seems to always be a weak point is restoring from a boot disk. All the packages have a utility to create a bootable CD but they generally have a problem either accessing the RAID volume or the LAN adapter or both. Whether they use Windows PXE, Linux or DOS, drivers seem to be a problem. It would seem logical that these software packages would have a utility to copy the existing drivers off the system and incorporate them into the BootDisk but none do that I've found. The only package I've tried so far that seems to work with the couple of servers I've been testing on is Acronis Backup and Recovery for Servers. I'd use this if it weren't so expensive at roughly $1,000 per server. Anyone using a disk imaging solution they'd care to recommend? Thanks. -- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com http://wiscoind.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Server Disk Imaging
While also being a longtime Acronis fan I've had good results with Paragon as well. John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership for Strong Families From: Gavin Wilby gavin.wi...@gmail.com To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Mon Jul 12 12:52:47 2010 Subject: Re: Server Disk Imaging Yup - I have restored from all sorts, the most amazing was a DL380G6 to a Dell Optiplex, this was a SBS2008 system, that came up almost completely cleanly, I think all that happened was a PCI network card wasn't recognised, this would have been easily sorted with the driver available at restore time, but its wasn't really a show stopper. Ill admit though, in that instance it was just a lets see if you can test. Gavin. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.commailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: It's been a while, but isn't Acronis good about restoring to dissimilar hardware? I mean, isn't that a good feature, maybe even a necesarry one? On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Bob Hartung bhart...@wiscoind.commailto:bhart...@wiscoind.com wrote: I like Acronis but I've seen half a dozen disk imaging software packages that backup everything from Windows 2000 up to Windows 2008 for $50 - $100. They don't make any distinction that it's a workstation or server operating system. They just restore sectors to a drive. An as far as I can see, the only thing separating these packages from Acronis is the bootable media. If I can find a software for our 10 servers that cost a total of $500 - $1000 instead of $10,000 that seems worth pursuing. -- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.comhttp://wiscoind.com/ From: Gavin Wilby [mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.commailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:13:07 -0500 Subject: Re: Server Disk Imaging For what its worth, Acronis is worth every penny of what it costs. That 1000 bucks, when you actually really need it, say for a complelty popped server, is nothing… You might guess I am a fan, but to be honest, I wouldnt even consider another image based backup product over Acronis now we have used it on a few sites. Its not just the DR to consider, as its so quick to image and bare metal restore a server, for testing purposes etc its excellent. Why do an install on a live server when you can simply do it on a copy? Gavin. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 2:40 PM, richardmccl...@aspca.orgmailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org wrote: Well, it seems nearly all Image a server and be able to restore it products all run about $1000 a pop. Check out UltraBac Gold. They are staking their reputation on their ability to do live images, and then to restore to any machine (bare metal). They also have (you guessed - additional license) a product which will create the image directly to a virtual machine. SO, if the server blows, one simply brings the VM on line. We have one Gold license and do not have the VM product. We have a VM ready, but the restore for us would be a two-step process. Anyway, their preview product is the full product (ALL licenses good) but is time-limited (ie, 2-4 weeks). They're definely worth a look! http://www.ultrabac.comhttp://www.ultrabac.com/ -- Richard D. McClary Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group ASPCA® 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 Urbana, IL 61802 richardmccl...@aspca.orgmailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org P: 217-337-9761 C: 217-417-1182 F: 217-337-9761 www.aspca.orghttp://www.aspca.org/ The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. Bob Hartung bhart...@wiscoind.commailto:bhart...@wiscoind.com wrote on 07/12/2010 08:30:56 AM: I've been looking for a disk imaging solution for the servers on our network. They currently are all Dell PowerEdge servers running Windows 2003. My main goal is to be able to restore a server quickly in the event of a hardware failure, like a RAID card failure that hoses the hard drives. We use Arcserve for doing nightly backups and as a file by file solution, it's fine. For disaster recovery, it
Re: Server Disk Imaging
Without shared storage, it is no worse than making an image on a computer. With shared storage, it's no effort to fire up a VM on another host in the event of a failure or migration. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 1:03 PM, Gavin Wilby gavin.wi...@gmail.com wrote: Isnt getting the installed servers off the datastore to another server the real PITA with ESXi though? Gavin. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 5:57 PM, Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org wrote: +1. Even if it's just putting ESXi on each server's bare metal and building the server OS on top of that, your recoverability goes WAY up with no additional infrastructure costs. *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message- From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 8:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Server Disk Imaging Please, I have 10 servers virtualized. I didn't spend anymore on the two physical servers I have than the 10 servers I would've had to purchase without a virtual environment. In fact, if I had to estimate it, I estimate I spent at least 50% less. Probably closer to 70%, but 50% is a safe, easy estimate. Most servers aren't doing anything than maing heat and using electricity while they're on. Unless you're doing some intensive database stuff, hard to justify staying physical nowadays. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:48 AM, HELP_PC g...@enter.it wrote: Storagecraft is ,IMO, the best and if you find a good reseller is not so expensive. You may also buy the It edition for a yearly fee and you are able to image unlimited number of machines. Virtualization for 10 servers requires a very expensive hardware if you are not simply experimenting! Regards GuidoElia HELPPC Da: Bob Hartung [mailto:bhart...@wiscoind.com] Inviato: lunedì 12 luglio 2010 15.31 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: Server Disk Imaging I've been looking for a disk imaging solution for the servers on our network. They currently are all Dell PowerEdge servers running Windows 2003. My main goal is to be able to restore a server quickly in the event of a hardware failure, like a RAID card failure that hoses the hard drives. We use Arcserve for doing nightly backups and as a file by file solution, it's fine. For disaster recovery, it leaves a lot to be desired. It essentially does a reinstall of the operating system and then restores from back. As such, it's not very fast. I've tried a number of disk imaging software packages. They all can create an image of the server system drive while the server is running and that's great. However, what seems to always be a weak point is restoring from a boot disk. All the packages have a utility to create a bootable CD but they generally have a problem either accessing the RAID volume or the LAN adapter or both. Whether they use Windows PXE, Linux or DOS, drivers seem to be a problem. It would seem logical that these software packages would have a utility to copy the existing drivers off the system and incorporate them into the BootDisk but none do that I've found. The only package I've tried so far that seems to work with the couple of servers I've been testing on is Acronis Backup and Recovery for Servers. I'd use this if it weren't so expensive at roughly $1,000 per server. Anyone using a disk imaging solution they'd care to recommend? Thanks. -- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com http://wiscoind.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Is anyone having BB issues today?
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R: Server Disk Imaging
Can you tell me some specs about your host ? GuidoElia HELPPC _ Da: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Inviato: lunedì 12 luglio 2010 17.57 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: Re: Server Disk Imaging Please, I have 10 servers virtualized. I didn't spend anymore on the two physical servers I have than the 10 servers I would've had to purchase without a virtual environment. In fact, if I had to estimate it, I estimate I spent at least 50% less. Probably closer to 70%, but 50% is a safe, easy estimate. Most servers aren't doing anything than maing heat and using electricity while they're on. Unless you're doing some intensive database stuff, hard to justify staying physical nowadays. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:48 AM, HELP_PC g...@enter.it wrote: Storagecraft is ,IMO, the best and if you find a good reseller is not so expensive. You may also buy the It edition for a yearly fee and you are able to image unlimited number of machines. Virtualization for 10 servers requires a very expensive hardware if you are not simply experimenting! Regards GuidoElia HELPPC _ Da: Bob Hartung [mailto:bhart...@wiscoind.com] Inviato: lunedì 12 luglio 2010 15.31 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: Server Disk Imaging I've been looking for a disk imaging solution for the servers on our network. They currently are all Dell PowerEdge servers running Windows 2003. My main goal is to be able to restore a server quickly in the event of a hardware failure, like a RAID card failure that hoses the hard drives. We use Arcserve for doing nightly backups and as a file by file solution, it's fine. For disaster recovery, it leaves a lot to be desired. It essentially does a reinstall of the operating system and then restores from back. As such, it's not very fast. I've tried a number of disk imaging software packages. They all can create an image of the server system drive while the server is running and that's great. However, what seems to always be a weak point is restoring from a boot disk. All the packages have a utility to create a bootable CD but they generally have a problem either accessing the RAID volume or the LAN adapter or both. Whether they use Windows PXE, Linux or DOS, drivers seem to be a problem. It would seem logical that these software packages would have a utility to copy the existing drivers off the system and incorporate them into the BootDisk but none do that I've found. The only package I've tried so far that seems to work with the couple of servers I've been testing on is Acronis Backup and Recovery for Servers. I'd use this if it weren't so expensive at roughly $1,000 per server. Anyone using a disk imaging solution they'd care to recommend? Thanks. -- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com http://wiscoind.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Dell 2850 Need assistance
On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 12:13 PM, Ziots, Edward ezi...@lifespan.org wrote: Seems like one of the last POS Dell boxes in my Datacenter has gone belly up, the servicing vendor has brought down another box and we switched the drives over, when we booted it it claimed to read the configuration we was going to loose data? Does this mean the Perc 4e/Di is hosed, and I just lost my OS? I'll second the suggestion of calling Dell support. It's free, and better to have expert hand-holding in a case like this. That said: The PERC RAID controllers stores a copy of the configuration in NVRAM and on disk. When you put a disk set on a new controller, you have to choose which configuration to use. That configuration will be used, overwriting all other configuration storage locations. Make sure you choose the configuration-on-disk, and that will overwrite the NVRAM. *That* said: I've been lucky enough that it's been several years since I've had to move a disk set between servers/controllers, so don't take my word for it, either. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Server Disk Imaging
PowerEdge 2950 2- E5430 Cpus (Xeon 2.66 Ghz) 16 GB Ram Disk space on those is different (and irrelevant, since I have shared storage). I have two of those, running 11 guests. One is using ~7GB of ram and the other is using ~9.5GB. I could run all of my servers on one host in a pinch. There are a couple I could decommission temporarily, as well, to get additional capacity to the host if it were a true emergency. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 1:42 PM, HELP_PC g...@enter.it wrote: Can you tell me some specs about your host ? *GuidoElia* *HELPPC* -- *Da:* Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] *Inviato:* lunedì 12 luglio 2010 17.57 *A:* NT System Admin Issues *Oggetto:* Re: Server Disk Imaging Please, I have 10 servers virtualized. I didn't spend anymore on the two physical servers I have than the 10 servers I would've had to purchase without a virtual environment. In fact, if I had to estimate it, I estimate I spent at least 50% less. Probably closer to 70%, but 50% is a safe, easy estimate. Most servers aren't doing anything than maing heat and using electricity while they're on. Unless you're doing some intensive database stuff, hard to justify staying physical nowadays. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:48 AM, HELP_PC g...@enter.it wrote: Storagecraft is ,IMO, the best and if you find a good reseller is not so expensive. You may also buy the It edition for a yearly fee and you are able to image unlimited number of machines. Virtualization for 10 servers requires a very expensive hardware if you are not simply experimenting! Regards *GuidoElia* *HELPPC* -- *Da:* Bob Hartung [mailto:bhart...@wiscoind.com] *Inviato:* lunedì 12 luglio 2010 15.31 *A:* NT System Admin Issues *Oggetto:* Server Disk Imaging I've been looking for a disk imaging solution for the servers on our network. They currently are all Dell PowerEdge servers running Windows 2003. My main goal is to be able to restore a server quickly in the event of a hardware failure, like a RAID card failure that hoses the hard drives. We use Arcserve for doing nightly backups and as a file by file solution, it's fine. For disaster recovery, it leaves a lot to be desired. It essentially does a reinstall of the operating system and then restores from back. As such, it's not very fast. I've tried a number of disk imaging software packages. They all can create an image of the server system drive while the server is running and that's great. However, what seems to always be a weak point is restoring from a boot disk. All the packages have a utility to create a bootable CD but they generally have a problem either accessing the RAID volume or the LAN adapter or both. Whether they use Windows PXE, Linux or DOS, drivers seem to be a problem. It would seem logical that these software packages would have a utility to copy the existing drivers off the system and incorporate them into the BootDisk but none do that I've found. The only package I've tried so far that seems to work with the couple of servers I've been testing on is Acronis Backup and Recovery for Servers. I'd use this if it weren't so expensive at roughly $1,000 per server. Anyone using a disk imaging solution they'd care to recommend? Thanks. -- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Is anyone having BB issues today?
Yeah, mine's working. After the weekend I had, that's a problem. J Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:mblackst...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 1:38 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Is anyone having BB issues today? Receiving is taking forever ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Is anyone having BB issues today?
email is taking about 4 seconds here. How long is forever? From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:mblackst...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 1:38 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Is anyone having BB issues today? Receiving is taking forever . ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Vipre: issues running a deployed agent via msi
k I am calling thanks On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:52 AM, Jeff Cain je...@sunbelt-software.comwrote: Justin, I’d recommend getting in touch with someone at support. It sounds like a communication issue, but we can’t be sure without a look at the logs. Please give us a call at the number in my signature so we can get you up and running. J Thanks, Jeff Cain Technical Support Analyst Sunbelt Software Email: supp...@sunbeltsoftware.com Voice: 1-877-757-4094 Fax: 1-727-562-5199 Web: http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com Physical Address: 33 N Garden Ave Suite 1200 Clearwater, FL 33755 United States If you do not want further email from us, please forward this message to listmana...@sunbelt-software.com with the word 'unsubscribe' in the subject of your email. *Helpful Sunbelt Software Links:* Knowledge Base http://support.sunbeltsoftware.com/ Open a New Support Tickethttp://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Support/Contact/ Sunbelt Software Product Support Communitieshttp://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/communities/ *From:* justino garcia [mailto:jgarciaitl...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Monday, July 12, 2010 10:20 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Vipre: issues running a deployed agent via msi Also the agent does not show up in the console. On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 6:13 PM, justino garcia jgarciaitl...@gmail.com wrote: Vipre: issues running a deployed agent via msi. It is vipre premium, and the agent won't run I tried rebooting the service but it won't restart. Any ideas The console policy server is offsite, and I setup all the port forwarding rules, so it should communicate to it via the internet. The computer, is a windows 2003 terminal server r2. Thanks This is the error message when I try to launch vipre perium. --- VIPRE Enterprise Agent --- The VIPRE service is not running. If this continues please contact Technical Support. --- OK --- -- Justin IT-TECH -- Justin IT-TECH ... -- Justin IT-TECH ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Dell 2850 Need assistance
Well it ended up being the Cache on the Perc Controller, which is actually on the PCI Daughter Card on the left side of the server. That and a replacement of the motherboard, and swamp of processor, and playing around with the SCSI cables port A and B, and the drives, we finally had to force the drives online, then re-enable the NIC's. Finally get the server online, Now I am just waiting on the chkdsk of all the logical luns to be completed so I can get the server back up and running accordingly. Its going to take a good while with the corruption that was found... And that was only the c:\ drive... Joy Joy... Z Edward E. Ziots CISSP, Network +, Security + Network Engineer Lifespan Organization Email:ezi...@lifespan.org Cell:401-639-3505 -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 1:48 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Dell 2850 Need assistance On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 12:13 PM, Ziots, Edward ezi...@lifespan.org wrote: Seems like one of the last POS Dell boxes in my Datacenter has gone belly up, the servicing vendor has brought down another box and we switched the drives over, when we booted it it claimed to read the configuration we was going to loose data? Does this mean the Perc 4e/Di is hosed, and I just lost my OS? I'll second the suggestion of calling Dell support. It's free, and better to have expert hand-holding in a case like this. That said: The PERC RAID controllers stores a copy of the configuration in NVRAM and on disk. When you put a disk set on a new controller, you have to choose which configuration to use. That configuration will be used, overwriting all other configuration storage locations. Make sure you choose the configuration-on-disk, and that will overwrite the NVRAM. *That* said: I've been lucky enough that it's been several years since I've had to move a disk set between servers/controllers, so don't take my word for it, either. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Procurve seeing other vlans
On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 12:32 PM, paul d pdw1...@hotmail.com wrote: Our wireless is on a different vlan and right now I can't access the wireless AP. With the procurve, I think I'm missing some key ingredient, so to speak. I have 4 vlans: 1 (network), 24, 50, 51 I tagged port 16 for vlans 24,50,51. Are the wireless access points expecting Ethernet frames to be tagged? In a later message, you mention that VLAN 50 is for management of the wireless access points, and that VLAN 24 is for wireless guest access. For that to work, the wireless access point will need to be able to recognize at least one of those two types of traffic as tagged Ethernet frames. In a later message, you mention trunks. VLAN trunks are a Cisco-ism that doesn't really exist in the VLAN protocol. That's fine until you leave the land of Cisco, and then you get confused. In reality: Ethernet frames can optionally have a VLAN tag. Frames with a VLAN tag specify the VLAN they belong to. Both tagged and not-tagged frames can co-exist on the same wire/port. It is up to the switch to decide how frames without a VLAN tag are handled. I'm guessing you'll want the access points configured to expect the management traffic to arrive as frames tagged for VLAN 50. You might want user traffic (Internet) to arrive as tagged for VLAN 24, or untagged, depending on what the WAP can support and your own preference. I'll assume user traffic should be untagged. Let's also assume you have a WAP plugged into port 5. If so, the ProCurve commands would be: vlan 24 untagged ethernet 5 vlan 50 tagged ethernet 5 As I recall, when Cisco says VLAN trunk, they mean a port configured to tag all frames, with no untagged frames. So if you're trying to connect a ProCurve switch to a Cisco trunk port, you need to configure the ProCurve to tag all frames for that port. Let's suppose it's ProCurve port 16, and you want all the VLANs you've mentioned so far: vlan 1 tagged 16 vlan 24 tagged 16 vlan 50 tagged 16 vlan 51 tagged 16 (Unfortunately you can't do vlan 1,24,50,51 tagged 16, at least on my ProCurve models.) You may find the following useful. It's an introduction to VLANs I wrote, and happens to be from a ProCurve perspective: http://www.mail-archive.com/ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com/msg58753.html Do I need to add IP addresses for the other vlans? The default g/way for the Procurve is our Cisco 4510 L3 switch. The IP addresses and default gateways are a layer three thing; VLANs are a layer two thing. Don't confuse the two. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: OT: Bad joke contest
On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Erik Goldoff egold...@gmail.com wrote: And why can’t blondes make Kool-Aid ? Cant figure out how to get 2 quarts of water in that little paper envelope ! Two blonds are walking in the woods on a nature hike. They happen upon some tracks. One of them says they're deer tracks. The other says they're bear tracks. They're still arguing about it when the train hits them. s/blond/$acceptable_target/g if $reader_dislikes_blond_jokes; -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Server Disk Imaging
We don't actually care to much if Virtual Center fails. It's faster just to rebuild it and add the groups back in the admin permission tree then to worry about restoring it. Same with the VMware ESX hosts. All you lose with VI Center is ease of client connectivity and VMotion. Both you can generally live with for an hour or two. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: PowerEdge 2950 2- E5430 Cpus (Xeon 2.66 Ghz) 16 GB Ram Disk space on those is different (and irrelevant, since I have shared storage). I have two of those, running 11 guests. One is using ~7GB of ram and the other is using ~9.5GB. I could run all of my servers on one host in a pinch. There are a couple I could decommission temporarily, as well, to get additional capacity to the host if it were a true emergency. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 1:42 PM, HELP_PC g...@enter.it wrote: Can you tell me some specs about your host ? GuidoElia HELPPC Da: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Inviato: lunedì 12 luglio 2010 17.57 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: Re: Server Disk Imaging Please, I have 10 servers virtualized. I didn't spend anymore on the two physical servers I have than the 10 servers I would've had to purchase without a virtual environment. In fact, if I had to estimate it, I estimate I spent at least 50% less. Probably closer to 70%, but 50% is a safe, easy estimate. Most servers aren't doing anything than maing heat and using electricity while they're on. Unless you're doing some intensive database stuff, hard to justify staying physical nowadays. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:48 AM, HELP_PC g...@enter.it wrote: Storagecraft is ,IMO, the best and if you find a good reseller is not so expensive. You may also buy the It edition for a yearly fee and you are able to image unlimited number of machines. Virtualization for 10 servers requires a very expensive hardware if you are not simply experimenting! Regards GuidoElia HELPPC Da: Bob Hartung [mailto:bhart...@wiscoind.com] Inviato: lunedì 12 luglio 2010 15.31 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: Server Disk Imaging I've been looking for a disk imaging solution for the servers on our network. They currently are all Dell PowerEdge servers running Windows 2003. My main goal is to be able to restore a server quickly in the event of a hardware failure, like a RAID card failure that hoses the hard drives. We use Arcserve for doing nightly backups and as a file by file solution, it's fine. For disaster recovery, it leaves a lot to be desired. It essentially does a reinstall of the operating system and then restores from back. As such, it's not very fast. I've tried a number of disk imaging software packages. They all can create an image of the server system drive while the server is running and that's great. However, what seems to always be a weak point is restoring from a boot disk. All the packages have a utility to create a bootable CD but they generally have a problem either accessing the RAID volume or the LAN adapter or both. Whether they use Windows PXE, Linux or DOS, drivers seem to be a problem. It would seem logical that these software packages would have a utility to copy the existing drivers off the system and incorporate them into the BootDisk but none do that I've found. The only package I've tried so far that seems to work with the couple of servers I've been testing on is Acronis Backup and Recovery for Servers. I'd use this if it weren't so expensive at roughly $1,000 per server. Anyone using a disk imaging solution they'd care to recommend? Thanks. -- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: OT: Bad joke contest
How do you know a second one used it? There is writing on the white out. From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 12:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: Bad joke contest How do you know when a Blonde has been at your computer? There's whiteout on the screen! John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership for Strong Families _ From: richardmccl...@aspca.org richardmccl...@aspca.org To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Mon Jul 12 12:33:06 2010 Subject: RE: OT: Bad joke contest OK, someone had to go and cross the blonde barrier... Three blondes walk into a building. You'd have thought at least one of them would have seen it! Scot Parsons spars...@scetv.org wrote on 07/12/2010 11:29:15 AM: A dizzy blonde girl says to her dizzy blonde mom, Mom, I think I'm pregnant. The dizzy mom asks, Honey, are you sure it's yours? -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 12:23 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT: Bad joke contest If you're trapped inside an elephant how do you get out? Run around until you're pooped out. Dave -Original Message- From: Edward Fehling [mailto:efehl...@rsic.org] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 4:27 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT: Bad joke contest Winner! Edward Fehling-IT Specialist Planning Department Reno-Sparks Indian Colony (775) 785-1363 X5413 -Original Message- From: Robert Cato [mailto:cato.rob...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 3:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: Bad joke contest How do you tell the difference between a regular themometer and a rectal themometer? The taste What is the difference between bird flu and swine flu? For bird flu you need tweetment, for swine flu you need oinkment. Have a great weekend Robert On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Andy Shook andy.sh...@peak10.com wrote: For the last little bit of Friday, I'm now declaring a bad joke contest for this here NT list. I'm the sole judge and decision maker. I'll start off (and probably win) -- What do you call in when you feed a steer a stick of dynamite? Abominable (say it slow) Shook ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ _ CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal penalties. Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the company. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Server Disk Imaging
Honestly, the virtualization of 10 Servers can be done with a lot less hardware then you think these days, we are getting usually 30/1 on our Blades, and that blade took 1U of space within the blade enclosure. Like was said before unless you are running super-high end SQL ( which don't recommend on virtual land) or other database intensive apps, then virtualization cuts the space, heat, and is a nice in road for additional consolidation. Z Edward E. Ziots CISSP, Network +, Security + Network Engineer Lifespan Organization Email:ezi...@lifespan.org Cell:401-639-3505 From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 11:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Server Disk Imaging Please, I have 10 servers virtualized. I didn't spend anymore on the two physical servers I have than the 10 servers I would've had to purchase without a virtual environment. In fact, if I had to estimate it, I estimate I spent at least 50% less. Probably closer to 70%, but 50% is a safe, easy estimate. Most servers aren't doing anything than maing heat and using electricity while they're on. Unless you're doing some intensive database stuff, hard to justify staying physical nowadays. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:48 AM, HELP_PC g...@enter.it wrote: Storagecraft is ,IMO, the best and if you find a good reseller is not so expensive. You may also buy the It edition for a yearly fee and you are able to image unlimited number of machines. Virtualization for 10 servers requires a very expensive hardware if you are not simply experimenting! Regards GuidoElia HELPPC Da: Bob Hartung [mailto:bhart...@wiscoind.com] Inviato: lunedì 12 luglio 2010 15.31 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: Server Disk Imaging I've been looking for a disk imaging solution for the servers on our network. They currently are all Dell PowerEdge servers running Windows 2003. My main goal is to be able to restore a server quickly in the event of a hardware failure, like a RAID card failure that hoses the hard drives. We use Arcserve for doing nightly backups and as a file by file solution, it's fine. For disaster recovery, it leaves a lot to be desired. It essentially does a reinstall of the operating system and then restores from back. As such, it's not very fast. I've tried a number of disk imaging software packages. They all can create an image of the server system drive while the server is running and that's great. However, what seems to always be a weak point is restoring from a boot disk. All the packages have a utility to create a bootable CD but they generally have a problem either accessing the RAID volume or the LAN adapter or both. Whether they use Windows PXE, Linux or DOS, drivers seem to be a problem. It would seem logical that these software packages would have a utility to copy the existing drivers off the system and incorporate them into the BootDisk but none do that I've found. The only package I've tried so far that seems to work with the couple of servers I've been testing on is Acronis Backup and Recovery for Servers. I'd use this if it weren't so expensive at roughly $1,000 per server. Anyone using a disk imaging solution they'd care to recommend? Thanks. -- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com http://wiscoind.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Acronis Backup Recovery Advanced Workstation 10
Has anyone been able to get Acronis Backup Recovery Advanced Workstation working. I've installed all the components of the licensed version a number of times on various machines without success. I've even tried various builds including the latest one without success. The persistent problem across all the installations is that I get this pop up in the system tray: acornis managed machine service in unavailable (presumably it's the reason I can't connect to the agent on the test machine). Of course, the service is running. I found the problem reported in the Acronis forums a year ago, and Acronic support claiming that it would be fixed in the next build' (presumably released some time ago). Next step: go throughout the painful process of dealing with Acronis support. Regards, Charles --- Charles Figueiredo PhD Integrated Solutions - Enhancing Small Business Systems --- ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
hosed 2k8
Hello World! I have a 2008 server that this morning decided to go walkabout. Parallels VM, 2008 server, Sharepoint. I can get it to start up, and it looks like it is up and running, but almost none of the services are starting. IIS fails, no networking, Backup exec, Net.MSmq Message queueing, AFD, DfsC, NetBios yeah huge swaths of things not booting rebooted several times, safe mode, last known good config etc. can't install or uninstall anything. I've been looking for a way to walk through it starting up service up one at a time and No Joy.. nothing will startup. I and log into the server, and Server Manager comes up and it sits on collecting Data anyone have any thoughts? Google.com Learn it. Live it. Love it. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: hosed 2k8
You need to call your provider. I think Parallels rocks, but it sounds like your image failed during a patch application. You can't fix that yourself. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: S Powell [mailto:powe...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 5:18 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: hosed 2k8 Hello World! I have a 2008 server that this morning decided to go walkabout. Parallels VM, 2008 server, Sharepoint. I can get it to start up, and it looks like it is up and running, but almost none of the services are starting. IIS fails, no networking, Backup exec, Net.MSmq Message queueing, AFD, DfsC, NetBios yeah huge swaths of things not booting rebooted several times, safe mode, last known good config etc. can't install or uninstall anything. I've been looking for a way to walk through it starting up service up one at a time and No Joy.. nothing will startup. I and log into the server, and Server Manager comes up and it sits on collecting Data anyone have any thoughts? Google.com Learn it. Live it. Love it. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: hosed 2k8
You mentioned IIS. Did you perhaps recently install a certificate for use with IIS? 2k8 will freak out very, very badly if you install a cert that does not have a trusted root. -Original Message- From: S Powell [mailto:powe...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 5:18 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: hosed 2k8 Hello World! I have a 2008 server that this morning decided to go walkabout. Parallels VM, 2008 server, Sharepoint. I can get it to start up, and it looks like it is up and running, but almost none of the services are starting. IIS fails, no networking, Backup exec, Net.MSmq Message queueing, AFD, DfsC, NetBios yeah huge swaths of things not booting rebooted several times, safe mode, last known good config etc. can't install or uninstall anything. I've been looking for a way to walk through it starting up service up one at a time and No Joy.. nothing will startup. I and log into the server, and Server Manager comes up and it sits on collecting Data anyone have any thoughts? Google.com Learn it. Live it. Love it. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: BAD joke
A fly goes into a bar, goes up to another fly and says, excuse me, is this -stool- taken? -mb From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 1:29 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: BAD joke Ok. I remember this from a kid's joke book I've had for many years... Q: What time is it when an elephant sits on your fence? A: Time to get a new fence Q: Why does a fireman wear red suspenders? A: To keep his pants from falling down, of course! Q: What time is it when you go to see the dentist? A: 2:30 (say it out loud.) [cid:image001.jpg@01CB21CF.AA322130][cid:image002@01cb21cf.aa322130] ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~inline: image001.jpginline: image002.jpg
Re: hosed 2k8
Michael, generally Parallels is okay, but it flakes out about once a week for us, but no, I didn't change anything this morning. Ken, Nope didn't install anything. we came in this morning, and it was locked up, restarted the 6 VMs and this one failed, all the others are fine. Google.com Learn it. Live it. Love it. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 14:35, Ken Cornetet ken.corne...@kimball.com wrote: You mentioned IIS. Did you perhaps recently install a certificate for use with IIS? 2k8 will freak out very, very badly if you install a cert that does not have a trusted root. -Original Message- From: S Powell [mailto:powe...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 5:18 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: hosed 2k8 Hello World! I have a 2008 server that this morning decided to go walkabout. Parallels VM, 2008 server, Sharepoint. I can get it to start up, and it looks like it is up and running, but almost none of the services are starting. IIS fails, no networking, Backup exec, Net.MSmq Message queueing, AFD, DfsC, NetBios yeah huge swaths of things not booting rebooted several times, safe mode, last known good config etc. can't install or uninstall anything. I've been looking for a way to walk through it starting up service up one at a time and No Joy.. nothing will startup. I and log into the server, and Server Manager comes up and it sits on collecting Data anyone have any thoughts? Google.com Learn it. Live it. Love it. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: ATT outage 07/09/10?
Doesn't it make it worse now? Jon On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Dennis Hoefer dhoe...@ufcoop.com wrote: Sounds like your algorithm is corrupt. Apple has an app for that - -Original Message- From: John Hornbuckle john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: 7/10/10 5:38 AM Subject: RE: ATT outage 07/09/10? I'm in north Florida, and my service started acting spotty on Friday. I'm still having issues this morning-I'm between one bar and no signal in an area where I normally have 3-4 bars. John Hornbuckle MIS Department Taylor County School District www.taylor.k12.fl.ushttp://www.taylor.k12.fl.us From: Bob Fronk [mailto:b...@btrfronk.com] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 11:07 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: ATT outage 07/09/10? We just received official word that there is a widespread ATT outage in KY and TN. Thanks to all who replied. BF From: Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:saber...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 10:12 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: ATT outage 07/09/10? Good in Fort Worth, TX. On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 9:04 AM, Maglinger, Paul pmaglin...@scvl.com mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com wrote: Good in Indiana. From: Bob Fronk [mailto:b...@btrfronk.commailto:b...@btrfronk.com] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 8:46 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: ATT outage 07/09/10? Anyone else seeing cell phone / data issues with ATT wireless today? We are located in KY and have had several reports of no service and/or no data. Also complaints from users in TN. ATT rep says no known issues. -- Sherry Abercrombie Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the public and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to public disclosure. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: Procurve switch (and mea culpa)
Heh. Drawing a picture and labeling it has always been one of my best thinking tools. Kurt On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 16:23, paul d pdw1...@hotmail.com wrote: You guys are going to want to (virtually only, I hope) shoot me. After reading Ben's message I thought it would be a good idea and lay out how the traffic flows and then post that to the board. It was then the light bulb went off. I had totally neglected to tag port 21 which is the downlink to the IS Data Center. Once I did that, the controller saw the AP on the third floor and 2nd floors. I just knew, after reading Kurt's message over the weekend, that I was missing something simple. Oh well, live and learn. Now I won't have any hesitation to replacing the 2950's on the edge with Procurves now that I've figured out how to 'pass' vlan traffic on procurves. Finally, with respect to traffic on vlan1. I agree wholeheartedly. In fact, due to the growth of our network, I laid out, during a staff meeting, a config which would separate traffic, depending on type (such as PACS, OB, etc) onto separate vlan's. It went over like a lead balloon. I hope, to rectify that in the near future. (fingers crossed). Thanks, once again, to Kurt, Ben and others who were so quick to respond. OT: Two sys admins decided to try their hand at hanging dry wall. After a while, one of them notices the other throwing away every other nail. Picks one up, hammers it in, picks another up and throws it away. So, this admin goes over to the other and says, What are you doing throwing away nails? Other admin replies, The heads on the wrong end. You idiot! Those go on the other wall. Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. Learn more. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: Server Disk Imaging
+1. Unless there's a technical reason NOT to virtualize, by default I do. Advantages in manageability make it a no-brainer... and your environmental considerations simply add to it. -sc From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:ezi...@lifespan.org] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 3:48 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Server Disk Imaging Honestly, the virtualization of 10 Servers can be done with a lot less hardware then you think these days, we are getting usually 30/1 on our Blades, and that blade took 1U of space within the blade enclosure. Like was said before unless you are running super-high end SQL ( which don't recommend on virtual land) or other database intensive apps, then virtualization cuts the space, heat, and is a nice in road for additional consolidation. Z Edward E. Ziots CISSP, Network +, Security + Network Engineer Lifespan Organization Email:ezi...@lifespan.org Cell:401-639-3505 From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 11:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Server Disk Imaging Please, I have 10 servers virtualized. I didn't spend anymore on the two physical servers I have than the 10 servers I would've had to purchase without a virtual environment. In fact, if I had to estimate it, I estimate I spent at least 50% less. Probably closer to 70%, but 50% is a safe, easy estimate. Most servers aren't doing anything than maing heat and using electricity while they're on. Unless you're doing some intensive database stuff, hard to justify staying physical nowadays. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:48 AM, HELP_PC g...@enter.it wrote: Storagecraft is ,IMO, the best and if you find a good reseller is not so expensive. You may also buy the It edition for a yearly fee and you are able to image unlimited number of machines. Virtualization for 10 servers requires a very expensive hardware if you are not simply experimenting! Regards GuidoElia HELPPC Da: Bob Hartung [mailto:bhart...@wiscoind.com] Inviato: lunedì 12 luglio 2010 15.31 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: Server Disk Imaging I've been looking for a disk imaging solution for the servers on our network. They currently are all Dell PowerEdge servers running Windows 2003. My main goal is to be able to restore a server quickly in the event of a hardware failure, like a RAID card failure that hoses the hard drives. We use Arcserve for doing nightly backups and as a file by file solution, it's fine. For disaster recovery, it leaves a lot to be desired. It essentially does a reinstall of the operating system and then restores from back. As such, it's not very fast. I've tried a number of disk imaging software packages. They all can create an image of the server system drive while the server is running and that's great. However, what seems to always be a weak point is restoring from a boot disk. All the packages have a utility to create a bootable CD but they generally have a problem either accessing the RAID volume or the LAN adapter or both. Whether they use Windows PXE, Linux or DOS, drivers seem to be a problem. It would seem logical that these software packages would have a utility to copy the existing drivers off the system and incorporate them into the BootDisk but none do that I've found. The only package I've tried so far that seems to work with the couple of servers I've been testing on is Acronis Backup and Recovery for Servers. I'd use this if it weren't so expensive at roughly $1,000 per server. Anyone using a disk imaging solution they'd care to recommend? Thanks. -- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com http://wiscoind.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: DHCPv6
Well, after diligence and testing... I've solved this. Windows 2008 DHPCv6 will not work reliably without having a static IPv6 address assigned to it. I have not decided how I feel about that yet. From: Jason Gauthier Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 3:12 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: DHCPv6 Greetings, I'm struggling with an issue with DHCPv6. I'm using this, effectively, as stateless. I have a Cisco router set up to multicast router advertisements. It is doing so successfully, setting the options Managed to false, and Other to true. I have confirmed through network traces and Windows 7 DHCPv6 event logs that it is receiving the announcements, and setting the options correctly. This is working good! Now, here comes the part that I'm struggling with. Once the options are set, the client machine should (and does) poll for DHCPv6 options only. Again, I've confirmed though network traces that this is happening successfully. 15:03:45.012474 IP6 (hlim 1, next-header UDP (17) payload length: 110) fe80::188b:8ff9:305c:71a3.546 ff02::1:2.547: [udp sum ok] dhcp6 solicit (xid=fd9725 (elapsed time 3100) (client ID hwaddr/time type 1 time 316484303 00155d320606) (IA_NA IAID:369104221 T1:0 T2:0) (Client FQDN) (vendor class) (option request DNS name DNS vendor-specific info Client FQDN). My DHPCv6 server (running netmon) can definitely see the multicast requests sent to FF02:0:0:0:0:0:2:1. However, it doesn't respond, acknowledge, or otherwise seem to care. Options 23 (DNS Recursive Name) and options 24 (Domain Search List) are set. I have done this on two different networks, two different DHCPv6 servers. Neither of them responds. Even the statistics do not count up that there was a solicit message. I am intending to open a ticket with MS, but sasupport seems to be non-functional for me at the moment. So, I thought I would ask here. All my clients are Windows 7/2008R2, and my two servers are 2008 R2. Thanks for reading. Jason ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: DHCPv6
No familiarity with DHCPv6, so an ignorant question... What needs the static address assigned? Is it the machine handing out addresses, or the machine receiving the assignment? And, if the former, why would that be an issue? I would think it pretty much a requirement. I *did* just go to a computer user group in Seattle that had a presentation on IPv6, but aside from the fact that it allows for more addresses than we can count, and a few other tidbits like getting started with tunneling, it wasn't all that informative. For instance, he did not deal with issues like whether segmenting networks as we do now inside the enterprise at the layer2 and layer3 boundaries is still an issue in a pure IPv6 environment - I think that was beyond his experience. Kurt On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 19:18, Jason Gauthier jgauth...@lastar.com wrote: Well, after diligence and testing… I’ve solved this. Windows 2008 DHPCv6 will not work reliably without having a static IPv6 address assigned to it. I have not decided how I feel about that yet. From: Jason Gauthier Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 3:12 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: DHCPv6 Greetings, I’m struggling with an issue with DHCPv6. I’m using this, effectively, as stateless. I have a Cisco router set up to multicast router advertisements. It is doing so successfully, setting the options “Managed” to false, and “Other” to true. I have confirmed through network traces and Windows 7 DHCPv6 event logs that it is receiving the announcements, and setting the options correctly. This is working good! Now, here comes the part that I’m struggling with. Once the options are set, the client machine should (and does) poll for DHCPv6 options only. Again, I’ve confirmed though network traces that this is happening successfully. 15:03:45.012474 IP6 (hlim 1, next-header UDP (17) payload length: 110) fe80::188b:8ff9:305c:71a3.546 ff02::1:2.547: [udp sum ok] dhcp6 solicit (xid=fd9725 (elapsed time 3100) (client ID hwaddr/time type 1 time 316484303 00155d320606) (IA_NA IAID:369104221 T1:0 T2:0) (Client FQDN) (vendor class) (option request DNS name DNS vendor-specific info Client FQDN). My DHPCv6 server (running netmon) can definitely see the multicast requests sent to FF02:0:0:0:0:0:2:1. However, it doesn’t respond, acknowledge, or otherwise seem to care. Options 23 (DNS Recursive Name) and options 24 (Domain Search List) are set. I have done this on two different networks, two different DHCPv6 servers. Neither of them responds. Even the statistics do not count up that there was a solicit message. I am intending to open a ticket with MS, but sasupport seems to be non-functional for me at the moment. So, I thought I would ask here. All my clients are Windows 7/2008R2, and my two servers are 2008 R2. Thanks for reading. Jason ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: DHCPv6
On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:29 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: No familiarity with DHCPv6, so an ignorant question... This is currently the subject of holy wars on forums such as NANOG. An IPv6 node can discover the network number, network mask, and local routers by using router solicitation. This is part of the core IP protocol, and in theory should be part of every implementation. The IPv6 node can then use its MAC address to generate a unique address on the local network (this is called SLAAC (StateLess Address Auto-Configuration)). So an IPv6 node can get a working network layer on any network, without DHCPv6. However, you still need DHCPv6 to find out things like DNS servers. So SLAAC is only good for layer 3, not for higher layer stuff. This has lead to a feud between those who think IPv6 address assignment should work just like IPv4 -- via DHCP -- since that's what everyone's infrastructure is built around, and thus SLAAC is just a waste of resources, vs those who think addresses should come from SLAAC and DHCPv6 should only be used to discover higher layer stuff. Implementations behave according to which armed camp they align with. Things haven't shaken out yet. Until they do, I expect IPv6 client-vs-network interoperability (i.e., How do I configure my pee sea for your net work?) to be a clusterfsck. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: hosed 2k8
Hmm - got a KB link for that IIS issue? I've done what you've described before, and not seen any issues. Cheers Ken -Original Message- From: Ken Cornetet [mailto:ken.corne...@kimball.com] Sent: Tuesday, 13 July 2010 5:36 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: hosed 2k8 You mentioned IIS. Did you perhaps recently install a certificate for use with IIS? 2k8 will freak out very, very badly if you install a cert that does not have a trusted root. -Original Message- From: S Powell [mailto:powe...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 5:18 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: hosed 2k8 Hello World! I have a 2008 server that this morning decided to go walkabout. Parallels VM, 2008 server, Sharepoint. I can get it to start up, and it looks like it is up and running, but almost none of the services are starting. IIS fails, no networking, Backup exec, Net.MSmq Message queueing, AFD, DfsC, NetBios yeah huge swaths of things not booting rebooted several times, safe mode, last known good config etc. can't install or uninstall anything. I've been looking for a way to walk through it starting up service up one at a time and No Joy.. nothing will startup. I and log into the server, and Server Manager comes up and it sits on collecting Data anyone have any thoughts? Google.com Learn it. Live it. Love it. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: DHCPv6
So SLAAC will only work if you have unique MAC addresses? If you use Hyper-V, then the pool of MAC addresses assigned to the guests is based off a pool generated from the host's IP address. If you build servers in a build factory, then you'll end up with duplicate MAC addresses for your guests. Cheers Ken -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, 13 July 2010 11:00 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: DHCPv6 On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:29 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: No familiarity with DHCPv6, so an ignorant question... This is currently the subject of holy wars on forums such as NANOG. An IPv6 node can discover the network number, network mask, and local routers by using router solicitation. This is part of the core IP protocol, and in theory should be part of every implementation. The IPv6 node can then use its MAC address to generate a unique address on the local network (this is called SLAAC (StateLess Address Auto-Configuration)). So an IPv6 node can get a working network layer on any network, without DHCPv6. However, you still need DHCPv6 to find out things like DNS servers. So SLAAC is only good for layer 3, not for higher layer stuff. This has lead to a feud between those who think IPv6 address assignment should work just like IPv4 -- via DHCP -- since that's what everyone's infrastructure is built around, and thus SLAAC is just a waste of resources, vs those who think addresses should come from SLAAC and DHCPv6 should only be used to discover higher layer stuff. Implementations behave according to which armed camp they align with. Things haven't shaken out yet. Until they do, I expect IPv6 client-vs-network interoperability (i.e., How do I configure my pee sea for your net work?) to be a clusterfsck. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: DHCPv6
On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 12:05 AM, Ken Schaefer k...@adopenstatic.com wrote: So SLAAC will only work if you have unique MAC addresses? Hmmm. I would expect so, for certain definitions of unique. That said, I know very little about this stuff -- I've read a few articles and discussions, that sort of thing. If you use Hyper-V, then the pool of MAC addresses assigned to the guests is based off a pool generated from the host's IP address. If you build servers in a build factory, then you'll end up with duplicate MAC addresses for your guests. If you have multiple hosts in the same broadcast domain with the same MAC address, you're going to have much bigger problems than that. :) If the hosts are not in the same broadcast domain, they're almost certainly not in the same IP network, so their IP address will be made unique by the combination of IP network plus MAC address. The MAC address is unique within the broadcast domain. Proxy ARP could cause problems, but if you're using proxy ARP you're prolly already used to that. ;-) -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: DHCPv6
On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 19:59, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:29 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: No familiarity with DHCPv6, so an ignorant question... This is currently the subject of holy wars on forums such as NANOG. An IPv6 node can discover the network number, network mask, and local routers by using router solicitation. This is part of the core IP protocol, and in theory should be part of every implementation. The IPv6 node can then use its MAC address to generate a unique address on the local network (this is called SLAAC (StateLess Address Auto-Configuration)). So an IPv6 node can get a working network layer on any network, without DHCPv6. However, you still need DHCPv6 to find out things like DNS servers. So SLAAC is only good for layer 3, not for higher layer stuff. This has lead to a feud between those who think IPv6 address assignment should work just like IPv4 -- via DHCP -- since that's what everyone's infrastructure is built around, and thus SLAAC is just a waste of resources, vs those who think addresses should come from SLAAC and DHCPv6 should only be used to discover higher layer stuff. Implementations behave according to which armed camp they align with. Things haven't shaken out yet. Until they do, I expect IPv6 client-vs-network interoperability (i.e., How do I configure my pee sea for your net work?) to be a clusterfsck. -- Ben I *knew* there was a reason I wasn't paying much attention to IPv6 yet... Kurt ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: DHCPv6
DHCP v4 needed the same thing as well did it not??? Only issue I had was getting former work place higher up the ladder to issue us IP v6 ranges. They did not want to issue any due to security issues. Jon On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:18 PM, Jason Gauthier jgauth...@lastar.comwrote: Well, after diligence and testing… I’ve solved this. Windows 2008 DHPCv6 will not work reliably without having a *static* IPv6 address assigned to it. I have not decided how I feel about that yet. *From:* Jason Gauthier *Sent:* Friday, July 09, 2010 3:12 PM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* DHCPv6 Greetings, I’m struggling with an issue with DHCPv6. I’m using this, effectively, as stateless. I have a Cisco router set up to multicast router advertisements. It is doing so successfully, setting the options “Managed” to false, and “Other” to true. I have confirmed through network traces and Windows 7 DHCPv6 event logs that it is receiving the announcements, and setting the options correctly. This is working good! Now, here comes the part that I’m struggling with. Once the options are set, the client machine should (and does) poll for DHCPv6 options only. Again, I’ve confirmed though network traces that this is happening successfully. *15:03:45.012474 IP6 (hlim 1, next-header UDP (17) payload length: 110) fe80::188b:8ff9:305c:71a3.546 ff02::1:2.547: [udp sum ok] dhcp6 solicit (xid=fd9725 (elapsed time 3100) (client ID hwaddr/time type 1 time 316484303 00155d320606) (IA_NA IAID:369104221 T1:0 T2:0) (Client FQDN) (vendor class) (option request DNS name DNS vendor-specific info Client FQDN).* My DHPCv6 server (running netmon) can definitely see the multicast requests sent to FF02:0:0:0:0:0:2:1. However, it doesn’t respond, acknowledge, or otherwise seem to care. Options 23 (DNS Recursive Name) and options 24 (Domain Search List) are set. I have done this on two different networks, two different DHCPv6 servers. Neither of them responds. Even the statistics do not count up that there was a solicit message. I am intending to open a ticket with MS, but sasupport seems to be non-functional for me at the moment. So, I thought I would ask here. All my clients are Windows 7/2008R2, and my two servers are 2008 R2. Thanks for reading. Jason ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: DHCPv6
On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 12:50 AM, Jon Harris jk.har...@gmail.com wrote: Well, after diligence and testing… I’ve solved this. Windows 2008 DHPCv6 will not work reliably without having a static IPv6 address assigned to it. DHCP v4 needed the same thing as well did it not? Sure, but IPv6 isn't IPv4. The whole stateless address config thing means that, in theory, every node can automagically configure itself with a globally unique IP address without the need for DHCP at all. If you're a member of that church, DHCP just becomes a method for nodes to discover things like DNS and mail servers. There's no reason I'm aware of that should have to be tied to a manually configured address. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: DHCPv6
I was only referring to the server needing a fixed address not any of the clients. I have always thought that you had to have at least some fixed point to refer to when using DHCP that being the server or more correctly the server's address. Now if we don't need DHCP at all and still get things like DNS for function correctly then we would not need a fixed reference point to work off of. It is kind of like where in 3 dimensional space is the earth. Do we use the distance from our sun or from the core of the Milky Way as the point of origin. We could use both but then we would need continually be recalculating position for everything to work and distances to be calculated. Using a fixed reference point for objects in space makes it easier to find things without having to recompute angles and distances from fixed objects which would not be fixed unless we had some simple reference points in space to use. Jon On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 12:55 AM, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 12:50 AM, Jon Harris jk.har...@gmail.com wrote: Well, after diligence and testing… I’ve solved this. Windows 2008 DHPCv6 will not work reliably without having a static IPv6 address assigned to it. DHCP v4 needed the same thing as well did it not? Sure, but IPv6 isn't IPv4. The whole stateless address config thing means that, in theory, every node can automagically configure itself with a globally unique IP address without the need for DHCP at all. If you're a member of that church, DHCP just becomes a method for nodes to discover things like DNS and mail servers. There's no reason I'm aware of that should have to be tied to a manually configured address. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: DHCPv6
Yeah I know kind of convoluted but if you think about it it does make a bit of sense. Maybe only a bit though. Jon On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 1:07 AM, Jon Harris jk.har...@gmail.com wrote: I was only referring to the server needing a fixed address not any of the clients. I have always thought that you had to have at least some fixed point to refer to when using DHCP that being the server or more correctly the server's address. Now if we don't need DHCP at all and still get things like DNS for function correctly then we would not need a fixed reference point to work off of. It is kind of like where in 3 dimensional space is the earth. Do we use the distance from our sun or from the core of the Milky Way as the point of origin. We could use both but then we would need continually be recalculating position for everything to work and distances to be calculated. Using a fixed reference point for objects in space makes it easier to find things without having to recompute angles and distances from fixed objects which would not be fixed unless we had some simple reference points in space to use. Jon On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 12:55 AM, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.comwrote: On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 12:50 AM, Jon Harris jk.har...@gmail.com wrote: Well, after diligence and testing… I’ve solved this. Windows 2008 DHPCv6 will not work reliably without having a static IPv6 address assigned to it. DHCP v4 needed the same thing as well did it not? Sure, but IPv6 isn't IPv4. The whole stateless address config thing means that, in theory, every node can automagically configure itself with a globally unique IP address without the need for DHCP at all. If you're a member of that church, DHCP just becomes a method for nodes to discover things like DNS and mail servers. There's no reason I'm aware of that should have to be tied to a manually configured address. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
SQL Server Client connectivity
Okay, I'm having a total brain cramp. Been a while since I installed a new workstation that needed connectivity to our MS SQL Server 2008. How do I install the client files again? Off the original CD? Or is there an install point that gets put somewhere upon installation. Thank you for any pushes in the right direction.. Sincerely, Brain Cramp Boy ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: SQL Server Client connectivity
Off the installation media Cheers Ken -Original Message- From: Evan Brastow [mailto:ebras...@automatedemblem.com] Sent: Tuesday, 13 July 2010 1:32 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: SQL Server Client connectivity Okay, I'm having a total brain cramp. Been a while since I installed a new workstation that needed connectivity to our MS SQL Server 2008. How do I install the client files again? Off the original CD? Or is there an install point that gets put somewhere upon installation. Thank you for any pushes in the right direction.. Sincerely, Brain Cramp Boy ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: DHCPv6
Why? It's not any different from the static IP requirements in IPv4 networks. On 7/12/2010 9:18 PM, Jason Gauthier wrote: Well, after diligence and testing… I’ve solved this. Windows 2008 DHPCv6 will not work reliably without having a */_static_/* IPv6 address assigned to it. I have not decided how I feel about that yet. -- Phil Brutsche p...@optimumdata.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: DHCPv6
IPv6 isn't magic. The more things change the more things stay the same. You will still need to implement segmented networks in IPv6, for all the same reason you do with IPv4. On 7/12/2010 9:29 PM, Kurt Buff wrote: For instance, he did not deal with issues like whether segmenting networks as we do now inside the enterprise at the layer2 and layer3 boundaries is still an issue in a pure IPv6 environment - I think that was beyond his experience. -- Phil Brutsche p...@optimumdata.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: DHCPv6
You aren't the only one, and unfortunately that is one of the reasons why we are all screwed with the IPv4 - IPv6 transition. On 7/12/2010 11:37 PM, Kurt Buff wrote: I *knew* there was a reason I wasn't paying much attention to IPv6 yet... -- Phil Brutsche p...@optimumdata.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
