In most of the environments I work in, NAS has more use for everything but
Exchange DB and SQL DB.
For those I prefer DAS.
Then again, I work mainly with SMORGS, not LORGS.
Regards,
Michael B. Smith
MCSE/Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com
-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff
You sound like the Swedish chef from the Muppets. :)
Shook
-Original Message-
From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 6:51 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: SAN vs. NAS, and all that - was: Re: Email Archiving
In most of the environments I
Hi all,
I've been asked to look into moving from mixed to native mode for our
single domain/tree, multiple DC network, we're all 2000 SP4 or 2003 SP2
DC's. Nothing NT4 aside from one legacy application member server
serving an Oracle database and some file sharing for a renegade (i.e.
Definitely try and call first
You must have missed some of the messages. This is an old thread.
1. Should call first: We do call first unless, 1. It is an
emergency, 2. The user is on a shared computer, no one answers the phone
and condition 1 also applies at the time. In this case, it
Going to native Windows 2003 AD does not impact your non Windows 200X or
NT member servers. You have to have all DC's running Windows 2003.
Todd Lemmiksoo
From: Palmer, Neal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 8:00 AM
To: NT System Admin
You can also publish a shared folder link in your AD.
-Bonnie
-Original Message-
From: Jim Dandy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 8:39 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Browsing DFS space
I'm wondering if there is an easy way for users to browse DFS space. I
Is that correct? What about this...
# Windows 2000 mixed mode (this is the default setting) we are here
# Windows 2000 native mode
need to go here
# Windows 2003 interim modeand
keep going...
# Windows 2003
Sorry, maybe I misread. For 2003 Native AD, yes we'll have DC's at 2003
too... but that's a step ahead of us. We need to switch to native on
2000 AD first. My concern is the NT server. Does anyone have a web link
or explanation of why it's okay to do it? My concern was NTLM.
Cheers
Neal
Steve-Have you seen this? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/228753
It defines your bugcode as 0xC185, or STATUS_IO_DEVICE_ERROR: improper
termination or defective cabling of SCSI-based devices, or two devices
attempting to use the same IRQ.
I thought this one looked familiar, and I dug back
On the 2k print server, open up control panel, printers, file menu, server
properties, drivers tab. Anything on the list that has NT4 in the version
info is suspect.
If you're not already, I like to remove all old/unneeded drivers from here,
along with old/unused ports from the ports tab. I
So now we're demeaning the Muppets?!?!?! Jeez, what is this world coming
to?
On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 4:24 AM, Andy Shook [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
You sound like the Swedish chef from the Muppets. :)
Shook
-Original Message-
From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:
Debil.
On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 9:10 AM, Kelsay, Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
PST's were created by the devil. They are so hard to manage and when
people mess them up they look at you like you are at fault. If you are not
using them now please do not start. I would do as you suggested,
Ken Schaefer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 06/06/2008 07:24:05 PM:
Hi,
You mention you have plenty of room on the pagefile drive. That is
not what is required to create a dump file. What is required is:
a) Pagefile must be located on the boot volume (this is the
volume that holds
Well, not sure how they do it out there in Arizona, but around here, more than
one spouse is a no-no ;)
Joe Heaton
-Original Message-
From: Angus Scott-Fleming [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 10:30 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: 10 most annoying
Steve Kelsay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 06/09/2008 08:40:09 AM:
Definitely try and call first
You must have missed some of the messages. This is an old thread.
I did miss some; my email was down for 2 days, so this message sat in an
outbound queue for like 2 days, waiting to be delivered.
possible you had a glitch during the format ? Try booting with rescue CD,
UBCD, or any other type of boot system and then delete whatever partition
information is there, starting FRESH again ...
_
From: Michael A. Berryman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 7:48 PM
Ken and Michael: Pagefile is on the C drive, plenty of space on drive and
pagefile is bigger that physical RAM.
Ran hardware diagnostics last Friday and again today and after I removed the
memory on Bank 2 it all comes back good.
Came in this morning to a KERNEL_STACK_INPAGE_ERROR BSOD.
Server
AFAIK what Ken said is true. It listed as such in the built-in documentation.
It not that you cant use multiple page files - only the page file on
the boot volume is used for the dump file.
On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 10:50 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Can anyone confirm/deny/elaborate?
--
ME2
Any chance it was physically moved around the same time? I remember that's
when our old one started acting up, although no amount of reseating things ever
fixed it. Might help in your system though-it's probably worth a try if you
haven't opened it up yet.
-Bonnie
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yeah, that is my suspicion at this point. I will have to see what boot
disks I have to use to format and recreate a partition.
Thanks,
Mike
On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 11:06 AM, Erik Goldoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
possible you had a glitch during the format ? Try booting with rescue
CD,
Only one page file and it is on the boot volume.
Thank.
Steve
-- Original message --
From: Micheal Espinola Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED]
AFAIK what Ken said is true. It listed as such in the built-in documentation.
It not that you cant use multiple page files - only the
No, it's been in the same spot for several years.
Poked and prodded, disconnected reconnected and flushed with air. We'll see.
Thank you .
Steve
-- Original message --
From: Miller Bonnie L. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Any chance it was physically moved around the same time? I
Quite adept at managing partitions accurately:
http://gparted.sourceforge.net
On the 09/06/2008 17:32, Michael A. Berryman wrote the following:
Yeah, that is my suspicion at this point. I will have to see what boot
disks I have to use to format and recreate a partition.
Thanks,
Mike
On
Meet The Feebles...
Heh.
On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 7:22 AM, Don Ely [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So now we're demeaning the Muppets?!?!?! Jeez, what is this world coming
to?
On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 4:24 AM, Andy Shook [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
You sound like the Swedish chef from the Muppets. :)
Event ID 6009 is logged when Windows Server starts...what criteria have
to be met (or, what service starts) before 6009 is logged?
Dave Lum - Systems Engineer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] - (971)-222-1025
..remember that, in the past, those who foolishly sought power by
riding the back of the tiger ended
LOL!!! That's whacked.
8)
-Bonnie
-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 8:51 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: SAN vs. NAS, and all that - was: Re: Email Archiving
Meet The Feebles...
Heh.
On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 7:22 AM,
The event log service will need to be started, and the server needs to have
a clean boot.
2008/6/9 David Lum [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Event ID 6009 is logged when Windows Server starts...what criteria have
to be met (or, what service starts) before 6009 is logged?
***Dave Lum* - Systems
Yes, a real book (not an ebook). You'll need an MS passport
(Hotmail/Windows Live) account.
https://www.microsoft.com/canada/windows/vistaready/default.aspx
~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~
~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
if nothing handy, there are a few ISO downloads that will burn a bootable CD
with partitioning software on them, holler if you need some links
_
From: Michael A. Berryman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 11:33 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Windows
No documentation immediately on-hand but Windows 2000 mixed mode refers
to the ability to have NT4 compatible (ie Samba) domain controllers in
your environment.
Setting it for Windows 2000 native (or higher) will not negatively
affect NT4 and Samba member servers.
Palmer, Neal wrote:
Sorry,
Thanks for the heads up Roger!
On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 12:02 PM, Roger Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yes, a real book (not an ebook). You'll need an MS passport (Hotmail/Windows
Live) account.
https://www.microsoft.com/canada/windows/vistaready/default.aspx
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ME2
~ Upgrade to Next
Micheal Espinola Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 06/09/2008
11:10:20 AM:
AFAIK what Ken said is true. It listed as such in the built-in
documentation.
It not that you cant use multiple page files - only the page file on
the boot volume is used for the dump file.
I wasn't refering to using
Does the 600SC have the right hard disk controller drivers available? I
recently tried loading 2008 on an SC1420 and 2008 doesn't natively
support the CERC SATA RAID controller. I checked Dell's site but only
saw a driver for 2003.
Matt
From: Michael A. Berryman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RDP question for everyone - is there a file on the client (log or other
file type) that shows a client's most recent rdp sessions? When I click
on my remote desktop connection, it always shows me my the name of the
last server I RDP'd into, but I am looking to see if that is stored
somewhere on
Hi all,
I have a problem I believe with my network switch. It is a Dell model (power
connect) which cost around
£600. It has 48 GBit ports and I always lose web access to it within a couple
of weeks of re-booting it.
In addition, I had some network issues recently in terms of user
Default.rdp in my documents might be what you are looking for. It is a hidden
file.
From: James Winzenz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 1:07 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RDP question
RDP question for everyone - is there a file on the client (log or other file
No one ever got fired for selecting Cisco. A 2848 from HP will work just fine.
As many have said before free tech support for life on all HP switches is hard
to beat.
From: David Lloyd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 11:15 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Network
It looks like the only thing on Dell's site for the 600SC is for Server
2003. Perhaps you can't put Server 2008 on the SC600. I wonder if I
reinstalled Server 2003 and upgraded it it would install.
On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 12:31 PM, Matthew Bullock [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does the 600SC have
That does appear to contain the information on the most recent server
that was connected to. When I double-clicked that file on the client in
question, it asked me for credentials to the server that was connected
to when the dirty deed was done . . . still not sure if that would count
as
I think it does. Compare it's last modified time to the time of the server
attack. My Documents is unique to the user
From: James Winzenz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 1:21 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: RDP question
That does appear to contain the
I think there might be a listing in the registry as well...can't seem to
remember which key though.
On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 12:06 PM, James Winzenz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
RDP question for everyone – is there a file on the client (log or other
file type) that shows a client's most recent rdp
I had many similar problems with Dell switches. Dumped them all for Cisco. No
problems since.
Bob Fronk
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: David Lloyd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 1:15 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Network switch problem?
Hi all,
I
Thanks...was looking at some Cisco and came across this model:
Catalyst 2960 48TC
Seems a reasonable replacement in terms of cost.
From: Eldridge, Dave [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 09 June 2008 18:13
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Network
Agree with Dave. If you need the PoE, I'd go with the HP 2650-PWR, but the
ports are only 10/100, not Gig. the 2848 has 48 Gig ports, but not the PoE, so
you'd have to figure out which is more important...lol.
Joe Heaton
From: Eldridge, Dave
On 9 Jun 2008 at 12:02, Roger Wright wrote:
Yes, a real book (not an ebook). You´ll need an MS passport (Hotmail/Windows
Live)
account.
https://www.microsoft.com/canada/windows/vistaready/default.aspx
Canada only?
They must be having trouble selling Vista if they're giving away
The other option is to use remote tools (pslist/pskill to end processes/etc)
to fix the PC remotely.
Typically the only time I ever remote control a machine is to actually watch
what the user is doing.
cr
_
From: Steve Kelsay [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 09,
is launched from the RUN line, it would be stored in the registry as
well.
Klint
Steve Ens wrote:
I think there might be a listing in the registry as
well...can't seem to remember which key though.
On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 12:06 PM, James
Winzenz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Vista? What is Vista?
On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 12:34 PM, Angus Scott-Fleming [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
On 9 Jun 2008 at 12:02, Roger Wright wrote:
Yes, a real book (not an ebook). You´ll need an MS passport
(Hotmail/Windows Live)
account.
What? You haven't seen the Apple commercials? grin
Great ad campaign... they make their point just by talking about the
competition's product.
Roger Wright
From: Steve Ens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 2:11 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re:
Check the duplex settings, Set the to GIG, Full Duplex on each side. Update the
firmware on the switch. We had a horrible run with Broadcom and dell switches.
Not to mention make sure you have run
netsh int ip set chimney disable on the server if its 2003.
Greg
From: David Lloyd
One of my favorite Peter Jackson movies - I take it you've seen it?
On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 8:56 AM, Miller Bonnie L.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
LOL!!! That's whacked.
8)
-Bonnie
-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 8:51 AM
To:
Sad to say, but yes. And more than once 8]-
I'll have to look up the rest of his work.
-B
-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 11:43 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: SAN vs. NAS, and all that - was: Re: Email Archiving
One
Go for it, I have an 8 GB one and have been testing the FW 2.0 with
Exchange Active Sync. It's pretty sweet for the most part. Had some
issues here and there but it's has replaced my BB
-Original Message-
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 3:08
Check to make sure what that switch is, exactly.
I have 6 2950Ts, and they are fixed configuration, and don't allow
several things that I'd like to have, especially port security. They
can't be upgraded, either.
I'd strongly recommend checking out the equivalent HP product, as it
is usually much
FYI the 29xx series switches (old 2900XL, 2950, 2960, 2970) are
entry-level units - the only think not entry-level about them is the
price!
The only bad thing about HP is they don't have the Cisco sticker on
'em - the entry level HP 2510 (10/100) and 2810 (10/100/1000) switches
cost quite a bit
Oh, you've seen at least some of his work, I think. He director LOTR.
However, before that, he did The Frighteners (highly recommended!),
and some cheesy schlock horror stuff, along with the movie that won
him his bid to direct LOTR - Heavenly Creatures (also highly
recommended!)
Kurt
On Mon,
Did you get the color to match your shoes?
-Original Message-
From: Garcia-Moran, Carlos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 3:10 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Can I get an iPhone now?
Go for it, I have an 8 GB one and have been testing the FW 2.0 with
No. I'm wearing brown leather flipflops.
This is Florida, after all.
-Original Message-
From: Rod Trent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 3:28 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Can I get an iPhone now?
Did you get the color to match your shoes?
Flipflops = butt-less chaps
Shook
-Original Message-
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 3:33 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Can I get an iPhone now?
No. I'm wearing brown leather flipflops.
This is Florida, after all.
And yet another Shook fantasy is revealed...
Joe Heaton
-Original Message-
From: Andy Shook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 12:34 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Can I get an iPhone now?
Flipflops = butt-less chaps
Shook
-Original Message-
I didn't say Key West!
-Original Message-
From: Andy Shook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 3:34 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Can I get an iPhone now?
Flipflops = butt-less chaps
Shook
-Original Message-
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[EMAIL
In N Fl it would be cammo!
- Original Message -
From: John Hornbuckle [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com
Sent: Mon Jun 09 15:42:04 2008
Subject: RE: Can I get an iPhone now?
I didn't say Key West!
-Original Message-
From: Andy
In Soviet Russia, iPhone gets you!
On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 3:07 PM, John Hornbuckle
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Okay, the new iPhone is 3G, has twice the memory of the original for
$200 less, and plays nice with Exchange.
Can I get one now?!
John Hornbuckle
MIS Department
Taylor County
Thanks, Yakov!
-Original Message-
From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 3:55 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Can I get an iPhone now?
In Soviet Russia, iPhone gets you!
On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 3:07 PM, John Hornbuckle
[EMAIL
I've been ask to evaluate the possibility of powering off our workstations when
not in use.
I'm just curious what this group of fine young men and women are doing to BE
GREEN in your environments?
Appreciate any and all constructive responses.
SHOOK and TVK that means no wise-cracks, ok?
We leave ours on during the week so they acquire all updates but shut them down
on weekends.
From: Tom Strader - NCBPAC Systems Administrator
To: NT System Admin Issues
Sent: Mon Jun 09 16:33:48 2008
Subject: Workstation Power Off Policies
I've been ask to
Ditto
John Cook wrote:
We leave ours on during the week so they acquire all updates but shut
them down on weekends.
--
Phil Brutsche
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Yeah I cant see the power savings of investing in a software to
automatically start up/power off systems for pushing patches to offset
the cost in power savings unless you are talking about hundreds of
computers.
Right now they are on all week, and if I remember to send the email out
on Friday at
A client has asked me what it would take to set this up. The current plan is
to allow access to Exchange 2003, the internal web site (Windows SharePoint
Services 3) and a line of business app. There are talking about a small
group to start, 25 people, but have big expectations. Like a 1000 virtual
There will be no wise cracks from TVK, he is too busy being a Microsoft
Slave for a little while.
Grin, I gotta say Marcus Murrays Tech Ed presentation on Hackproofing
the network was pretty kick but today.
Z
Edward E. Ziots
Network Engineer
Lifespan Organization
Some of the big issues to tackle include:
* Determine hardware costs per TS session (how much ram, disk, etc)
is necessary to support a user.
* How much print spooling will be done
* TS Failover making sure you have 50% free resources
* Sufficient Bandwidth and QoS
* ISP
a) Check application compatibility #1: not everything plays nicely with
terminal services, and some applications explicitly forbid installation
on servers in general.
b) Check application compatibility #2: not everything place nicely with
Server 2008. General rule of thumb: if it doesn't work
There is nothing there because Dell probably doesn't support Windows 2008 on
SC600. But, I'd still say that my suspicion is that you need to load mass
storage controller drivers. Load the Windows Server 2003 ones.
The partitioning goes fast because the GUI doesn't zero-out all the clusters.
It
The compatibility for the LOB app might be a stumbling block. While they
don't officially support doing it that way, there are enough other people
that are doing it without trouble. The company offers the next step up
version that will do the remote access part but needs SQL Server. So the
pricing
There's a few thing there that I didn't think of.
Since this is something new with them we are guessing at numbers right now.
The initial guess is to start with one server and do the testing and expand
from there. I think if it really does what they hope it will make it easier
for them to
WIth 1000 users and SQL server, you may be looking at a $50k server
which is not being accounted for.
Art DeKneef wrote:
The compatibility for the LOB app might be a stumbling block. While they
don't officially support doing it that way, there are enough other people
that are doing it
Well thank you all for your input, its really appreciated.
I have decided to go for:
HP PROCURVE SWITCH 2810 48-PORT
Product Details
Product Description: HP ProCurve Switch 2810-48G - switch - 48 ports
Device Type: Switch - stackable
Form Factor: External - 1U
Dimensions (WxDxH): 44.2 cm x
Just one other question, I noticed that the 48 ports (which I require)
Doesn't say that they are auto sensing, like some of the other models?
Does that mean when I plug this in I have to configure the ports
manually to
operate at 1000tx? I thought most switches where plug and go if you know
what
No like most managed switches they are all auto by default.
Not sure where you're looking at this? Google is your friend.
Looks like a nice choice though.
-Original Message-
From: David Lloyd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 6:39 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
How many concurrent users will this grow to? You are quite likely
looking at a multi-server Citrix farm to support 1000 users, even if
only 10% are online at one.
Is the line-of-business app web-enabled? If so, you could funnel all the
access through a simpler, less expensive, method such as
KERNEL_STACK_INPAGE_ERROR is the inability to bring back data that has been
paged to pagefile into memory.
Which, in my experience, is 95% caused by some kind of hardware fault.
I suppose it's possible that the AV scanner is preventing this. But I would
suspect that a lot more people would be
As I mentioned - you can have mulitple pagefiles (for virtual memory purposes).
I am specifically talking about generating memory dump files.
If you load WinDBG (or kernel debugger) and run the lm command, you will see
two sets of mass storage controller drivers loaded. One will be something
They will auto-negotiate to the fastest common link mode, provided you
haven't hard-coded a specific speed duplex.
If you're going to hard-code the speed duplex there are a few simple
rules to follow:
a) You *must* hard-code the speed duplex on both sides of the
ethernet link to the
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