What flavor of server 08 would you choose for these servers?
Core or full install.
Exchange 07
Domain controller with DHCP.
File server for user home directories.
In your opinion does the reduced attack surface and fewer patches
outweigh the convenience of having the gui tools and such
Don't mean to hijack but I did have an issue with my BES server...after
installing the updates, three BES services hang at boot (giving me the Applying
Computer Settings window forever).I'm still trying to figure out what is
causing this but things were fine until I updated the box.
I have a PowerShell sticker on my laptop but I can't remember where I got it -
probably at Win Connections.
John W. Cook
Systems Administrator
Partnership For Strong Families
315 SE 2nd Ave
Gainesville, Fl 32601
Office (352) 393-2741 x320
Cell (352) 215-6944
Fax (352) 393-2746
MCSE,
Thanks for all the responses. Another option I came across (actually was
recommended by Dell) was Backup Exec System Recovery 8.5 Server Edition. I'm
downloading a 60 day trial now. Has anyone successfully used this product for
this purpose?
Thanks.
Steve
- Original Message -
It does take a bit to wrap your head around it, take a look @ the
pricing guide which actually breaks it down a little better. While it's
confusing they have done a better job of packaging it and hitting lower
SMB's with some good features and prices. Plus the extras coming for us
that have the
Here's a couple of negatives to Server Core: 1) Exchange isn't supported on
Server Core 2) Many (most?) 3rd-party backup utilities won't run on Core.
Actually, I think you'll find little 3rd-party support for Core at all right
now.
-Malcolm
From: Glen Johnson [mailto:gjohn...@vhcc.edu]
Sent:
We run a number of SQL server apps in VMWare for various reasons, a lot of
them are for testing and development environments. We do have a production
SQL database application that deals with images that is used by over 100
people at any given time that is in VMWare. No issues whatsoever. We've
Others may disagree, but our experience has been that mapping raw luns
is not a good choice for SQL data and log files because a raw device
mapping doesn't provide the same performance as iSCSI connections.
The method that works best for us is your option 2. That's based on our
real-world
Thanks, even Vmware just admitted to me that their RAW performance can't
compete with the iSCSI initiator yet.
-Original Message-
From: Kim Longenbaugh [mailto:k...@colonialsavings.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 9:06 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: For those of you
All core does is give you a DOS prompt. Exchange doesn't work on it.
The DC with DHCP will work, but again, you have to do all commands from
the command line. File server would work too, I guess. Unless you're
really good at the command line, I'd just recommend the full install.
Joe Heaton
You can use at least some GUI tools from a remote workstation - you can manage
DHCP from a remote system on the 08 core server running DHCP, for example.
David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER
NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
(Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764
From: Glen Johnson
However if you install Hyper V role on it, you could run Exchange...in a
virtual machine.
On another note, it's earth day today. Starbucks is giving free coffee to
those that bring in their refillable mugs. Pikes blend I think.
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Joe Heaton jhea...@etp.ca.gov
I have many different stickers for Microsoft products. They were mostly
received as giveaways at TechEd or some other conference. I am hoping to get a
new Exchange sticker this year to replace my Exchange 2007 sticker from a
couple of years ago.
TVK
-Original Message-
From: John Cook
For what Glen is asking, I would go with Full for Exchange and the file server
and Core for the DC and Hyper-V machines. Managing any DC from another
workstation is preferred anyways so that no one is logging on to the DC
locally. Loading Windows Core just makes it that much less likely you'll
I have some Microsoft Office mints.
-Original Message-
From: Matt Plahtinsky [mailto:mplahtin...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 11:21 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Stickers
I hate those smug apple commercials. I would love to have some
Microsoft stickers.
Petri has some server core articles that I found helpful:
http://www.petri.co.il/remotely-manage-windows-server-2008-mmc.htm
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 10:55 AM, David Lum david@nwea.org wrote:
You can use at least some GUI tools from a remote workstation – you can
manage DHCP from a remote
I have far too many Microsoft shirts, my wife always grits her teeth when I
get back from a conference. Got a nice VMWare Vsphere 4 shirt yesterday
though.
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Steven Calvanese
scalvan...@membersolutions.com wrote:
I have some Microsoft Office mints.
I'm going to have a number of limited edition t-shirts that I will be giving
away at TechEd this year that are Microsoft logoed and based on the Thursday
night party. If anyone on the list is attending be sure to hit me up.
TVK
From: Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April
I have these:
http://www.nsoftware.com/powershell/promo/
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:29 AM, Joseph L. Casale
jcas...@activenetwerx.com wrote:
I am surrounded by Linux and Mac FanBoys, and they all have stickers.
Just come out of the closet and join us. Life will be so much happier :)
~
Probably where I got mine.
John W. Cook
Systems Administrator
Partnership For Strong Families
Sent to you from my Blackberry in the Cloud
- Original Message -
From: Rubens Almeida rubensalme...@gmail.com
To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com
Sent: Wed Apr 22
I have 3 DC's in my Domain. I am at the life's end of one of them. I am
building a server to replace it.
I need to know how to determine what roles this server has so I can be sure to
get them on the new server.
What is the best practice to replace a DC and to migrate the roles???
~ Finally,
Here is how to find them:
http://www.petri.co.il/determining_fsmo_role_holders.htm
To replace a DC...bring the new one up with a new name. Move the rolls you need
to off the old one either to the new one or to the other DC's. You do that with
the GUI tool that is listed in the chart at the
If you are talking about FSMO roles
netdom /query fsmo
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:56 PM, David W. McSpadden dav...@imcu.orgwrote:
I have 3 DC's in my Domain. I am at the life's end of one of them. I am
building a server to replace it.
I need to know how to determine what roles this
This will get you started:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324801
You may have other issues as well. GC placement. DNS, WINS, DHCP, RIS,
WSUS, etc..
It's a really good idea to have all this documented someplace so when the
time comes to do a migration you have all the information at
What about Exchange 2k3 will it have to be modified to point authenication to
the new one or will it survive with the other two that are still up???
- Original Message -
From: Kennedy, Jim
To: NT System Admin Issues
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 1:03 PM
Subject: RE:
Perhaps this might help in determining what is where:
http://www.petri.co.il/determining_fsmo_role_holders.htm
Rick
From: David W. McSpadden [mailto:dav...@imcu.org]
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 12:56 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Replacing Win2k3 DC
I have 3 DC's in my
If the aging server is still up, add the new server DC promo move the
appropriate roles, DC promo (demote) the old one.
Exchange is smart enough to now of the change.
Am I missing something?
___
Stefan Jafs
From: Fogarty, Richard R CTR USA USASOC
I'd make the other DCs Global Catalogs if they aren't already.
John W. Cook
Systems Administrator
Partnership For Strong Families
Sent to you from my Blackberry in the Cloud
From: Stefan Jafs
To: NT System Admin Issues
Sent: Wed Apr 22 13:24:47 2009
Subject: RE:
The only thing that I'd add is some time in between each of those steps for
replication etc.. (this could be depending upon how big the OP's environment
is) wasn't stated in your message, although could be that it was implied.
From: Stefan Jafs [mailto:sj...@amico.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April
...all my life! We are just getting to use this feature and it's DA BOMB! Being
able to add users to local groups w/out affecting the existing memberships is
awesome!
We are narrowing down how many Domain Admins we have and this feature is
*hugely* helpful in delegating to non domain admins.
I was playing with the csvde tool getting some settings out of AD last week and
there are about 7200 objects total in AD.
I think that is small but it is all relative I guess.
- Original Message -
From: Fogarty, Richard R CTR USA USASOC
To: NT System Admin Issues
Sent:
Yes I should have mentioned the DC replication times. Wait Wait..
check for replications ... Done.
___
Stefan Jafs
From: Fogarty, Richard R CTR USA USASOC [mailto:rick.foga...@us.army.mil]
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 1:54 PM
To: NT System Admin
I have setup a Windows 2008 Server 64-bit as a print server. I'm trying
to install 32 bit drivers so my Windows XP boxes can get the appropriate
drivers from the print server. However, I have been unsuccessful at
getting the 32 bit drivers installed for a Xerox printer. Everytime I
try to add
DomainPrep from the Exchange 2003 cd on the new DC.
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 1:22 PM, Stefan Jafs sj...@amico.com wrote:
Yes I should have mentioned the DC replication times….. Wait …. Wait..
check for replications … Done.
*___*
*Stefan Jafs*
*From:*
Just that one will grab the new DC name and insert it into all the tables on
Exchange?
- Original Message -
From: Sherry Abercrombie
To: NT System Admin Issues
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: Replacing Win2k3 DC
DomainPrep from the Exchange 2003 cd on
Does anyone have any information on how you can give/delegate permissions to
make modifications in the Component Services control panel to a group/user?
Our developers need the ability to do this, and it is one of those things that
works if you are an administrator, but doesn't if you aren't.
Yeah, I think that's all you need to do. It just makes it and Exchange
aware of one another. We had to rebuild a DC recently, the other two dc's
we have hadn't had the domainprep run on them, and Exchange quit working
(even though the other two were global catalog servers), ran the domainprep
Thanks
- Original Message -
From: Sherry Abercrombie
To: NT System Admin Issues
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 2:48 PM
Subject: Re: Replacing Win2k3 DC
Yeah, I think that's all you need to do. It just makes it and Exchange aware
of one another. We had to rebuild a DC
I believe this was just covered in the last couple of weeks. However are you
using the 2008 Print Management console from the administrative tools menu?
-Original Message-
From: Terri Esham [mailto:terri.es...@noaa.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 1:24 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Amen, brother!
When I first started here last year we had to do a major cleanup of
Admin-related groups on our domain and still have to cleanup some local
workstation groups that are controlled via GPOs.
We just recently spun a portion of our users off into their own domain
and we used
Yes. I am using the 2008 Print Management Console. I'm sorry if it was
already covered. I didn't see the response.
Thanks, Terri
Terry Dickson said the following on 4/22/2009 2:49 PM:
I believe this was just covered in the last couple of weeks. However are you
using the 2008 Print
Phillip Partipilo wrote:
Oh its amazing how many people dont hit F1 and use a program's built
in help. There are times I don't know the answer and that's all I do
after walking to their desk :) Usually gets a funny look on their face.
Phillip Partipilo
Parametric Solutions Inc.
Jupiter,
We have a contractor that has been running a project that has used an HP SAN to
store federal tax data which is now moving to a Dell SAN for production. Has
anyone had experience with wiping the data on an HP SAN that could offer some
advice on the best way to do it?
The SAN has 52
That’s a good question. I, personally, don’t know much about SANs, so I don’t
know if DBAN will work on that or not. If not, perhaps booting a Live CD of
linux and then using “dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/(whatever)” would work
John-AldrichTile-Tools
From: Steve Kelsay
Hi Everyone,
We are moving to MS Dynamics Great Plains, version 10. We go live in a few
months. What I see is that the Great Plains client is slow on remote
desktops and via the Terminal Servers. The client goes non-responsive for a
minute, then finally the user can log on, select the
Sorry, bad timing. I posted the question, then got called out of town until
Monday. Please do not take my failure to respond as a lack of interest, I will
read the replies(if any) on Monday. I do apologize, but it cannot be helped.
From: Steve Kelsay [mailto:kels...@sctax.org]
Sent:
I don't have any experience with Great Plains...but...
What perf counters are you looking at?
Is this a new TS farm, or an existing one?
Is this a .NET app?
Got a network trace?
What happens if you login to the console run the application?
Have you used sysinternals tools to see if the app
I used to support the hardware at another company where I used to work and I
noticed the same thing. I would suggest that you make sure you have at least
100 Mbit Ethernet, if not Gigabit. It may or may not help, but it sure isn't
going to hurt!
Also, load up the server with as much RAM as you
Forwarded to my former CFO who now sells GP. J
John-AldrichTile-Tools
From: Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org]
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 4:19 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Any one using Great Plains?
Hi Everyone,
We are moving to MS Dynamics Great Plains,
should be fine?
From: Jeremy Anderson [jer...@mapiadmin.net]
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 11:19 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Error authenticating to exchange
Before flattening the box, Reset the Computer account in AD, remover the server
from the
No perf counters specifically yet - just CPU and RAM.
New 2008 TS Farm. Issue happens on TS server and workstations with the
client installed.
Working on trace now and will get to sysinternals tools tomorrow.
Running the GP application on the SQL server runs at a speed I'd expect
(no pausing to
Tom, the way we have it our facility is: the app is on a stand-alone
server. The clients are running locally and the DB is on a SQL 2005.
As for TS environment, we contemplated, but we never went that route
since we couldn't get a definite answer from our vendor if it was
supported or not.
Sorry
I have a Microsoft Office basketball hoop hanging in my cubicle. I
think I used to have a little basketball that went with it but have not
seen that for a while. It's a real (plastic) orange hoop (about 9 inch
diameter) with a real net on it.
Tom
-Original Message-
From: Steven
I found the answers to my questions. Thanks.
Len Hammond
CSI:Hartland
lenhamm...@gmail.com
On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 9:04 AM, Len Hammond lenhamm...@gmail.com wrote:
Good Morning,
This may be a strange request, but I have a couple of policy questions I
want to ask about GM laptops. I would
Until Server 2008 R2, there is no .NET Framework with Server Core, so anything
that relies on .NET (e.g. Exchange) isn't going to work.
Administration via GUI can be done remotely (though I suppose sometimes you
have to do things at the console) so no having a gui isn't a big -ve in my
On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 20:29, Joseph L. Casale
jcas...@activenetwerx.com wrote:
I am surrounded by Linux and Mac FanBoys, and they all have stickers.
Just come out of the closet and join us. Life will be so much happier :)
Or, a non-computer alternative to Beastie:
Where did you grab that Vsphere 4 shirt?
On 4/22/09, Steve Ens stevey...@gmail.com wrote:
I have far too many Microsoft shirts, my wife always grits her teeth when I
get back from a conference. Got a nice VMWare Vsphere 4 shirt yesterday
though.
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Steven
Am sure many on these must have gone to similar exercise..
Finally got an approval to build a gold win2k8std-image for generic server
rollout, but had to review and advice on all available guidelines and best
practices. And I would like to tap on this vast knowledge pool of this list:
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