re: SAV PatternFileDate conversion on Parent server

Never mind. I figured it out. It's the number of days since 1/1/1970. Chris ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ ~

RE: Rackable 'lights' etc

Don't forget the chrome, maybe some little spinners over the fan ports eh From: Daniel Rodriguez [mailto:drod...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 9:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Rackable 'lights' etc I was going to suggest that you go

Re: Rackable 'lights' etc

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Re: Rackable 'lights' etc

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RE: Frequent crashes on a virtual machine

Yes. The crashes do not necessarily coincide with VIPRE scans, etc. -- 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 informa

RE: Frequent crashes on a virtual machine

I am fighting this on various OS instances. If you follow the (now-defunct) Vipre group, there are many threads related to these stop errors. They are all the same except for parameter 2. My most problematic file server has AP completely disabled and even this has not helped. None of my cras

RE: Monitoring Remotely

If you have a Unix machine to run it... John Hornbuckle MIS Department Taylor County School District 318 North Clark Street Perry, FL 32347 www.taylor.k12.fl.us From: Cameron [mailto:cameron.orl...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 9:42 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Monito

RE: Monitoring Remotely

We use WhatsUp Gold. I believe it does all that you describe. From: Benjamin Zachary - Lists [mailto:li...@levelfive.us] Sent: May-02-09 12:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Monitoring Remotely I have been using Servers Alive for a lot of my clients who I monitor their lan. Howev

RE: Monitoring Remotely

Check out Nagios You can't beat the price! (free!). www.nagios.org Cheers, Cameron From: Benjamin Zachary - Lists [mailto:li...@levelfive.us] Sent: May-02-09 12:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Monitoring Remotely I have been using Servers Alive for a lot of my client

Re: Monitoring Remotely

On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 10:06 AM, John Hornbuckle wrote: >> Check out Nagios >> You can’t beat the price! (free!). > > If you have a Unix machine to run it… There are these things called "Virtual Machines", you should check them out... ;-) FWIW, this Google search yields some promising result

RE: Frequent crashes on a virtual machine

Did you do cleanup after you P2V'd your server? Open a command prompt on the Windows VM (Start --> Run --> cmd). set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1 devmgmt.msc In the device management console (View --> Show Hidden Devices). Uninstall the devices that are no longer required. Such as old netw

RE: Office Live Workspace

I think y�re right TVK, lo Joe Heaton Employment Training Panel From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:tvanderk...@expl.com] Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 5:34 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Office Live Workspace It is not one of the updates that loads by default (critical, et

Re: Monitoring Remotely

I don't think you understood Shawn, I have two separate Nagios installations, on here on my internal network, and one at our colo facility. We do use service groups/host groups in those separate instances, but they are on two different servers in two different locations. I have the colo Nagios in

Re: Monitoring Remotely

Haven't finished reading the rest of the thread... Sherry: Why not just set up seperate service/host groups for each client. I use client config directories with all the config for a given client stored in that directory. Separate websites are only needed if you want an easier screen to look at

Frequent crashes on a virtual machine

Greetings! Most of our user files are being moved to a VMWare VM. What is disturbing is, when I log in, I am frequently greeting with a notice that the machine re-booted from a crash... My users have never noticed anyting amiss as it reboots pretty quickly (so far). However, once it did this

RE: Frequent crashes on a virtual machine

Thanks, but it doesn't apply here. This was a VM "built from scratch" from the VM console. It was never a physical machine. -- Richard "mse...@ont.com" wrote on 05/04/2009 10:14:14 AM: > Did you do cleanup after you P2V'd your server? > > Open a command prompt on the Windows VM (Start --> Run

RE: Shadow Copy Management

That is much harder. It sounds like it might be possible with the "vssadmin delete shadows" command but you would need to know the "ShadowID" to delete. You can get these by running the "vssadmin list shadows" command but that dumps them all and you would need some "eleet" scripting skills to

Re: IGMP\Multicasting

No experience on the HP side, but on our 3COM switches I have "user" vlans members of "server" vlans. Otherwise PCs won't be able to get to our resources. I think the vlan type on the 3com side is called hybrid, as that allows multiple vlans to be a member of a single port. Tom Miller Engine

RE: Frequent crashes on a virtual machine

Is there anything in under events for that VM? Also, check under /var/log for that ESX host to see if you have any errors. Original Message: - From: richardmccl...@aspca.org Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 10:27:27 -0500 To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: Frequent crashe

BES Server v5

Looks like BlackBerry Enterprise server v5 is now available. ___ Stefan Jafs 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 t

Re: Rackable 'lights' etc

Not what you're looking for, but this thread BEGGED of a Google search for "Pimp my rack" http://convictus.blogspot.com/2005/10/pimp-my-rack.html http://blogs.sun.com/MartinHardee/entry/pimp_my_rack On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 7:40 PM, Benjamin Zachary - Lists wrote: > I have a client that just pur

RE: Office Live Workspace

Yep, that's exactly what it was. He was logged into the machine as the user he's setting it up for, so the remove option wasn't showing... Joe Heaton Employment Training Panel From: Dean Cunningham [mailto:dean.cunning...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 9:40 PM To: NT System Admin

RE: Monitoring Remotely

Finding a machine (physical or virtual) isn't the issue. The issue is that we're not a Unix shop. We have no Unix systems here, and no one has any experience with Unix. Learning a new OS to run a single app isn't in the cards for us. -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor

RE: Shadow Copy Management

You didn't say what server OS version - but the diskshadow tool in Server 2008 can help you with this. From: Steph Balog [validemai...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 10:27 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Shadow Copy Management Is there any t

IGMP\Multicasting

This may be OT, but I have a procurve 4108 switch. I have my servers and my clients on separate VLANS on the switch. I boot with a network boot disk, but cannot map any drives from the client im booting up to the server. I also cannot connect to any multicast sessions from the client. Each VLAN

Re: Monitoring Remotely

+1 for Nagios. And you can use just about any old server/workstation you have sitting around for linux, you could even use a virtual server for it if you needed to. We use Nagios for monitoring our internal network, numerous web-sites, vpn tunnels and a bunch of servers at our colo facility. We

RE: Frequent crashes on a virtual machine

Do you have Vipre on these VMs? From: richardmccl...@aspca.org [mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org] Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 9:43 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Frequent crashes on a virtual machine Greetings! Most of our user files are being moved to a VMWare VM. What is distur

RE: IGMP\Multicasting

Michael, I have a 4108 myself, with multiple VLANs. If you'd like to contact me offline, I can try to help. Joe Heaton Employment Training Panel -Original Message- From: Michael Ross [mailto:mr...@itwif.com] Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 6:21 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: IGMP\M

RE: Remote access options

Bummer From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com] Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 11:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Remote access options Yeah, I was kinda bummed when I dug into it and found out. At least TS CALs aret too expensiv You dont need a TS CAL to

RE: BES Server v5

Anecdotally, my friend just did a 4.1.3 to 4.1.6 migration and it was a nightmare. The mdss_dis database would crash with a SQL statement error. Spent 14 hours with RIM support to get it resolved. Chris Bodnar, MCSE Sr. Systems Engineer Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Servic

TechNet site software

I have run into a problem and need to ask the group to see if this can be done. I know I can download from the TechNet Plus site a software package that I have a pre-existing license key for. The question is can I use my key to activate the software or do I need to use the license key from TechNe

Re: Monitoring Remotely

On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 10:33 AM, John Hornbuckle wrote: > Finding a machine (physical or virtual) isn't the issue. The issue is that > we're > not a Unix shop. We have no Unix systems here, and no one has any > experience with Unix. The point of the "virtual appliance" scenario is that the und

RE: BES Server v5

Glad to know we weren't alone! Actually, ours muffed up after 4.1.5. No additional issues going from 4.1.5 to 4.1.6... -- 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

RE: Remote access options

TS licenses are concurrent connection licenses, right? So when one connection drops, another can happen? Joe Heaton Employment Training Panel From: Jim Dandy [mailto:jda...@asmail.ucdavis.edu] Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 9:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Remote access optio

RE: Remote access options

Nope. TS CALs are either user or device CALs. You pick what type you want when you purchase them. Remote desktop for administration (formerly remote administration mode in 2000) doe�t require CALs and maxes out at 2 simultaneous remote sessions. Maybe th�s what you were thinking of?

RE: Server 2003 DNS issue - Fixed

I got this working but not exactly sure what made it start working. Called Qwest and they tested the lines and said things were working fine from their perspective. I figured that. Had the office reboot the DSL modem. They did this while I was connected since I lost connectivity. Logged back in a

RE: Server 2003 DNS issue - Fixed

Sounds to me like they may have uploaded some changes to the DSL modem, and didn't want to admit they'd screwed things up originally. :-) Oh, well... all's well that ends well. :-) -Original Message- From: Art DeKneef [mailto:art.dekn...@cox.net] Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 1:51 PM To:

RE: Remote access options

No, I knew about that. Just trying to figure out how to minimize license purchase, lol. Joe Heaton Employment Training Panel From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com] Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 10:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Remote access options

Re: Server 2003 DNS issue - Fixed

+1 I've had Comcast screw me on at least three occasions that way. If you have to reboot your "modem" its because the provisioning isn't matching their equipment or security configs. End of story. -- ME2 On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 2:06 PM, John Aldrich wrote: > Sounds to me like they may have upl

RE: Server 2003 DNS issue - Fixed

I spent two days once trying to convince Insight communications that the problem was on their end. "no, our equipment is fine, the issue is your server". My server was off and I was using their DHCP. Finally got someone on the line that knew more than reading que-cards. He fixed the DNS sett

Re: Remote access options

Thankfully, Microsoft has already done the hard part and figured out how you can maximize your license purchase. :-) On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 2:08 PM, Joe Heaton wrote: > No, I knew about that.ÿ Just trying to figure out how to minimize > license purchase, lol. > > > > Joe Heaton > > Employment

DMARC to Office Install

Is it normal practice of the ISP to have the customer hire and pay for a 3-party technician to run a feed from the DMARC (basement) to our office/rack area? Never seen it before with the few ISPs I have worked with... Just checking... -Sam ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T

RE: DMARC to Office Install

I've seen it both ways. The carrier will usually install an extended DMARC if you request it, but will also usually charge out the wazzoo to do it. We normally hire a third party to extend the DMARC From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Mon

RE: DMARC to Office Install

All of the estimates I've seen in the last few months include running to the Dmarc only. We're responsible for getting it from there to the rack. Roger Wright Network Administrator Evatone, Inc. 727.572.7076 x388 _ From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Mond

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RE: DMARC to Office Install

*shrug* I can only tell you that we use our in-house guys to run all in-house wiring. I suppose if there were any wiring to be done, they'd be the ones to do it. So far, I've been lucky and haven't had to do much. I will say that when we upgraded our PBX recently to an IP-capable system, that the v

Re: Rackable 'lights' etc

I dont see anyone talking about committing fraudulent or dishonest activity in this thread. Just pimping out the server racks which is pretty interesting. Carry on... From: Glen Johnson To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Sunday, May 3, 2009 10:32:30 AM Subje

RE: DMARC to Office Install

Thanks guys. From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 3:48 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: DMARC to Office Install *shrug* I can only tell you that we use our in-house guys to run all in-house wiring. I sup

RE: DMARC to Office Install

More often than not, the ISP wants *you* to do it. The carrier is always responsible for issues up to and including the DMARCation point (Smart Jack). They *do not* want to be responsible for in-house wiring/issues as you extend the DMARC to your equipment (hence the reason they charge so much to

Server 2003

Would like to make a minor annoyance go away Have an older windows 2003 server is running DHCP and DNS it evidently ran WSUS or Sharepoint at sometime in the past It insists that "Windows Internal Database" needs to be patched, it is not there so the patch fails. Any "easy" way to clean this box

RE: DMARC to Office Install

IN our building that is all they are allowed to do. We have to use the Buildings designated company to pull from DMARC to RACK Great fun coordinating J From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 1:29 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: DMARC to Office Ins

RE: DMARC to Office Install

Same here... We just got new T1's and the LEC terminated in the DMARC. Our building contracts out to a 3rd party to extend to our server room. We were charged $200 per line terminated. -Jimmy From: David L Herrick [mailto:davidherr...@nincal.com] Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 2:07 PM To: NT S

Re: DMARC to Office Install

The building wont let you terminate the DMARC in your server room? Outrageous... Sounds like a union shop to me. -- ME2 On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 5:14 PM, Jimmy Tran wrote: > Same here… We just got new T1’s and the LEC terminated in the DMARC. > Our building contracts out to a 3rd party to ex

RE: DMARC to Office Install

They don't give us access to the MPOE. The building management has to open up the room, but only to the LEC and the contractor -Jimmy From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 2:17 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: DMARC to Office In

RE: DMARC to Office Install

I won't put a DMARC in my server room(s). I refuse to let the telephone company even on the same floor. From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 5:17 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: DMARC to Office Install The building wont let you termin

RE: BES Server v5

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Re: DMARC to Office Install

On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 4:29 PM, Sam Cayze wrote: > Is it normal practice of the ISP to have the customer hire and pay for a > 3-party technician to run a feed from the DMARC (basement) to our > office/rack area? In most US jurisdictions, the LEC (Local Exchange Carrier, i.e., telco) is responsi

Re: DMARC to Office Install

On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 5:17 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr wrote: > The building wont let you terminate the DMARC in your server room? This isn't uncommon in larger buildings. They don't want everyone's wiring running willy-nilly all over the place, half of it unlabeled, none of it consistent. Espec

RE: DMARC to Office Install

>From my experience, the ISP/Local Loop stops at the DMARC. From the DMARC to my routers are my problem. Of course, the DMARC to the router is about three feet. :P From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 1:29 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: DMARC t

Disabling NETBIOS

I have investigated this a bit, and I just wondered if anyone had any opinions they would like to share. Should I disable NETBIOS? I have no legacy clients (but a lot of Mac's and Linux Machines) Are there security pros and cons? Group Policy cons? Will I have to ping machines by fqdn (i sho

Re: DMARC to Office Install

I've never seen it but I have contracted a third party to do just that as I did not want the Phone company charging us any more and doing it their way instead of the way I wanted it done. Jon On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 4:29 PM, Sam Cayze wrote: > Is it normal practice of the ISP to have the custom

RE: Server 2003

How was WSUS or Sharepoint removed? Improperly? If so, re-install one and/or the other and then properly remove them. You can also try resetting automatic updates. http://www.amset.info/windows/auto-updates.asp Carl -Original Message- From: David L Herrick [mailto:davidherr...@nincal.c

RE: Frequent crashes on a virtual machine

Start>run>verifier Custom Settings Enable Special Pool for all non Microsoft Drivers (you can sort on the vendor column when you get to the screen where you select drivers). Reboot Next time the box crashes let's look at the dump. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com c - 312.731.3132

RE: Frequent crashes on a virtual machine

0x4E is FPN_LIST_CORRUPT. This is unlikely to be caused by the host machine, especially if the VM is bluescreening with the same STOP code over and over. Usually 0x4E is a faulty kernel module of some kind (driver, file system filter or similar). Can we get access to a minidump file(s)? Brian'

RE: Frequent crashes on a virtual machine

I've got tons of minidumps from this issue. All I know how to do is run them through WinDbg, and I always come up with PFN_LIST_CORRUPT. Per the suggestions here, I will turn on verifier.exe on one of the affected servers. Should I have it create a minidump, kernel dump, or full memory dump? Wh

RE: Frequent crashes on a virtual machine

I installed a Vipre trial on a server a couple days ago and so far so good. It's not a VM though. What happens if you uninstall Vipre? If the crashes stop, you have an issue for Sunbelt support to address. Carl -Original Message- From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchda

Re: Disabling NETBIOS

On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 6:35 PM, Jeremy Anderson wrote: > I have investigated this a bit, and I just wondered if anyone had any > opinions they would like to share. Short version: Lots of things depend on NetBIOS. That including lots of things from Microsoft. Most notably, Exchange Server 2003

RE: Frequent crashes on a virtual machine

A kernel dump is good enough. You'll get a mini for free. You should do this on one of the crashing guests. Sorry if that wasn't clear. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com c - 312.731.3132 -Original Message- From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com] Sent:

RE: Frequent crashes on a virtual machine

Thanks for the help with this. It might take a week for the main server in question to bluescreen again. Or it might be tomorrow. That's one of the frustrating natures of the problem... In any case, I'll check in again when I have a new dump file. Thanks a lot, RS -Original Message- F