RE: Webster's question is very timely...

With SSD, you don't need to pre-provision/used fixed disks - trust me. Cheers Ken -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, 1 March 2013 3:51 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Webster's question is very timely... Probably not. I'm going to po

Re: Webster's question is very timely...

Probably not. I'm going to pound on them fairly hard, by which I mean install lots of stuff and work on it. FreeBSD, CentOS, Win8, a couple of Server 2012s probably, maybe some others. On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Steven Peck wrote: > Do thin provisioning for them? > > > On Thu, Feb 28, 2013

Re: Webster's question is very timely...

On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 3:13 PM, Webster wrote: >> Your warranty should start at time of purchase with receipt for proof. > > Nope, when I did the RMA request and typed in my serial #, the > site told me the warranty had expired. That's the case if you don't have proof of purchase. Still have

RE: Webster's question is very timely...

I went with a eSATA that I put together from parts. My E6520 does not support USBv3. Jon > Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:36:55 -0800 > Subject: Webster's question is very timely... > From: kurt.b...@gmail.com > To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com > > I didn't want to drag his thread off topi

RE: Webster's question is very timely...

+1 - VHD/VMDK file fragmentation isn't really an issue once you go SSD. I'm finding that most of my testing VMs are around 10-15 GB in size Cheers Ken From: Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, 1 March 2013 11:35 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Webster's question is ver

Re: Webster's question is very timely...

Do thin provisioning for them? On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 4:29 PM, Kurt Buff wrote: > Agreed. > > At this point, however, with (at a guess) ~40gb per VM, that gives me > about 6 VMs. > > For what I aim at doing, that should be sufficient. > > Kurt > > On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Ken Schaefer

Re: Webster's question is very timely...

Agreed. At this point, however, with (at a guess) ~40gb per VM, that gives me about 6 VMs. For what I aim at doing, that should be sufficient. Kurt On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Ken Schaefer wrote: > If you think you can fit all your VMs onto a 256GB drive, then getting a > 512GB would be

RE: Slightly OT: RE: Migrate DHCP from 2003 to 2008 R2

We replaced all our old BIND and CNR infrastructure with them and it's working well. The UI is a bit challenging if you don't use it regularly but it's pretty powerful stuff, I especially like the grid concept. --Sorry for the tardy thread resurrection, been away and trying to catch up. -

Re: MS tools and resource communications - was: IIS reporting/monitoring free tool

Don't make me pull out my tags! On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Ken Schaefer wrote: > Not sure if you’re j/king re Hanselman. He definitely works for MS – has > a fairly senior role in the Web Tools and Platform team > > ** ** > > Cheers > > Ken > > ** ** > > *From:* Steven Peck

RE: MS tools and resource communications - was: IIS reporting/monitoring free tool

Yeah, I think some heavy sarcasm was implied in the post. Thanks Webster From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com] Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 6:01 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: MS tools and resource communications - was: IIS reporting/monitoring free tool Not sure

RE: Webster's question is very timely...

If you think you can fit all your VMs onto a 256GB drive, then getting a 512GB would be a waste of money. In another year or two they'll be cheaper again and you can re-buy if you need more space down the track. However, if you need >256GB now, then I think $350 is a bargain for the space & per

Re: Webster's question is very timely...

At $350 and up, I think that's a little spendy. However, the 256gb versions might well fit in my budget. Kurt On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Ken Schaefer wrote: > USB3.0 - it is bus powered. Get a 512GB SSD, and put it into a USB3 enclosure. > > I have the Crucial M4 512GB - they can be had f

MS tools and resource communications - was: IIS reporting/monitoring free tool

I've known about it for years and have mentioned it a time or two on this list. :) I worked with some of the MS folks on some stuff they sponsored for in the Open Source community and they just cannot get credit for the stuff they do without angry people and rioters showing up to burn the place do

Re: IIS reporting/monitoring free tool

Damn nice, Good work. Kurt On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 1:41 PM, Ziots, Edward wrote: > Nice one I totally didn’t know that on IE by default. > > ** ** > > And this is my first email as a newly minted CISA, > > ** ** > > Sincerely, > > EZ > > ** ** > > Edward E. Ziots, CISSP, CISA

RE: Webster's question is very timely...

USB3.0 - it is bus powered. Get a 512GB SSD, and put it into a USB3 enclosure. I have the Crucial M4 512GB - they can be had for a good price, plus 256GB internal SSD. Gives plenty of space for VMs in my experience. I also have a 128GB SD card for storing commonly used ISO files Cheers Ken --

Re: IIS reporting/monitoring free tool

I'm quite impressed with that too. Shows how good MS are at publicizing good features they develop (i.e. not at all) Sent from my Blackberry, which may be an antique but delivers email RELIABLY -Original Message- From: "Maglinger, Paul" Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:36:10 To: NT System Adm

Re: Webster's question is very timely...

+1TB On Feb 28, 2013 12:55 PM, "Steve Ens" wrote: > Ditto. > > > On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 2:35 PM, Kennedy, Jim < > kennedy...@elyriaschools.org> wrote: > >> Call them, give them heck. >> >> ** ** >> >> “How Long Does The Coverage Last? Our warranty periods are 1 year, 2 >> years, 3 years or

RE: IIS reporting/monitoring free tool

Damn. You had to show me that. Now I can't bad mouth IE quite as much as I used to. From: Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 3:24 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: IIS reporting/monitoring free tool For basic testing from a client machine you can a

RE: IIS reporting/monitoring free tool

Nice trick. I didn't know that was there. Looks pretty useful. ...Tim From: Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 1:24 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: IIS reporting/monitoring free tool For basic testing from a client machine you can also use F12 in I

Re: IIS reporting/monitoring free tool

Congrats and virtually no one knows it's there and has been there for years :) I learned about it when I pretended I could make themes for a web site. Reality has since delivered it's verdict. On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 1:41 PM, Ziots, Edward wrote: > Nice one I totally didn’t know that on IE by d

RE: IIS reporting/monitoring free tool (UNCLASSIFIED)

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: FOUO Finally! Congrats again -Original Message- From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:ezi...@lifespan.org] Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 4:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: IIS reporting/monitoring free tool Nice one I totally didn't know

RE: IIS reporting/monitoring free tool

Nice one I totally didn't know that on IE by default. And this is my first email as a newly minted CISA, Sincerely, EZ Edward E. Ziots, CISSP, CISA, Security +, Network + Security Engineer Lifespan Organization ezi...@lifespan.org This electronic message and any attachments may be privileged an

Re: IIS reporting/monitoring free tool

For basic testing from a client machine you can also use F12 in IE. Go to Network, Start Capture Type in the URL Click around, do stuff. Stop Capture. It will at least get you response request information, various calls etc. and it's most likely on the client system already. That said, play arou

Re: Webster's question is very timely...

Ditto. On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 2:35 PM, Kennedy, Jim wrote: > Call them, give them heck. > > ** ** > > “How Long Does The Coverage Last? Our warranty periods are 1 year, 2 > years, 3 years or 5 years *from the documented date of purchase*, > depending on the type of product and where it was

RE: IIS reporting/monitoring free tool

Fiddler can tell you some of the same information but httpwatch is a good tool to troubleshoot client side issues when looking at web information. Z Edward E. Ziots, CISSP, Security +, Network + Security Engineer Lifespan Organization ezi...@lifespan.org This electronic message and any attachm

RE: Webster's question is very timely...

Call them, give them heck. "How Long Does The Coverage Last? Our warranty periods are 1 year, 2 years, 3 years or 5 years from the documented date of purchase, depending on the type of product and where it was purchased." http://www.seagate.com/support/warranty-and-replacements/limited-consumer

Re: IIS reporting/monitoring free tool

That's pretty cool. I'm going to try that. Kurt On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 12:02 PM, Kevin Lundy wrote: > > I think you are looking for something like http watch > > http://www.httpwatch.com/ > > > > On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 1:13 PM, itli...@imcu.com > wrote: >> >> That is basically it. The applic

Re: IIS reporting/monitoring free tool

Fire up Wireshark on a mirror port on the switch to which those clients are attached, and see what's happening. BTW - don't just filter for traffic between the web server and the client - make sure to capture all of the packets to and from the clients during the test (though you will want to have

RE: Webster's question is very timely...

Nope, when I did the RMA request and typed in my serial #, the site told me the warranty had expired. Thanks Webster From: Graeme Carstairs [mailto:loonyto...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 1:51 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Webster's question is very timely... Your

Re: Webster's question is very timely...

On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:47 AM, Ben Scott wrote: > On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 2:36 PM, Kurt Buff wrote: >> So, I'm also looking for an external drive, either USB3 or eSATA - if >> you had the choice, which would you choose for putting in the laptop >> case for extra storage? > > I'd go with eSAT

Re: Webster's question is very timely...

That's a good thought - pluggability is somewhat important. On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:46 AM, David Lum wrote: > USB3.0 as it will plug into more things . I have found USB 3.0 will transfer > the same speed as my eSATA (ie. from SATA --> USB 3.0 is as fast as SATA --> > eSATA, or roughly 80-110

Re: Webster's question is very timely...

Well, following your thread I've already been warned off of Seagate, so that shouldn't bite me... Kurt On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:45 AM, Webster wrote: > I had a Seagate external eSata drive but it died 3 months after I got it! > The warrant had already expired because it sat on the shelf at O

Re: Webster's question is very timely...

Your warranty should start at time of purchase with receipt for proof. On Thursday, 28 February 2013, Webster wrote: > I had a Seagate external eSata drive but it died 3 months after I got it! > The warrant had already expired because it sat on the shelf at OfficeMax > too long. That sucks. >

Re: Vmware Design for XenApp 6.5 w/PVS

If you're using the Personalization Server feature (and it sounds like you are), you need to be aware that if you lose this area of the environment, not only do you get no customization of user profile, session or any of their applications, you take the risk of overwriting the Personalization data

Re: Webster's question is very timely...

On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 2:36 PM, Kurt Buff wrote: > So, I'm also looking for an external drive, either USB3 or eSATA - if > you had the choice, which would you choose for putting in the laptop > case for extra storage? I'd go with eSATA if available. I expect any USB3 drive on the market today

RE: Webster's question is very timely...

USB3.0 as it will plug into more things . I have found USB 3.0 will transfer the same speed as my eSATA (ie. from SATA --> USB 3.0 is as fast as SATA --> eSATA, or roughly 80-110MB/s). USB 3.0 truly rocks. -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday,

RE: Webster's question is very timely...

I had a Seagate external eSata drive but it died 3 months after I got it! The warrant had already expired because it sat on the shelf at OfficeMax too long. That sucks. It was a 2TB drive and I used it for storing my VMs off of my Win7 laptop (that I had at the time). Thanks Webster > ---

Webster's question is very timely...

I didn't want to drag his thread off topic, so I'm starting a new one Not to brag (much), but I just picked up a Dell Precision 4600 laptop at a really good price - it's a quad-core machine with Win7 Pro, 16gb RAM and an ATI Firepro video card, 1920x1080 display (15.6") and a 256gb SSD. ($1600 - s

RE: Vmware Design for XenApp 6.5 w/PVS

I agree with your conclusion. Thanks Webster From: Sean Martin [mailto:seanmarti...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 12:47 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Vmware Design for XenApp 6.5 w/PVS Internal users all access web interface currently. Remote users connect via Acce

RE: USB3 External HD recommendation

I have a mix of ~20 FreeAgent 3 and 4 TB drives I use for weekly/monthly/yearly archiving/offsite storage and have only had one failure in 2 years. And that was pretty much right out of the box. The weekly drives are very write intensive for the entire week they are attached. These are 3.5" d

Re: USB3 External HD recommendation

+1 *ASB **http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* * **Providing Virtual CIO Services (IT Operations & Information Security) for the SMB market…*** On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 1:42 PM, Free, Bob wrote: > In the small form factor, I have had very good luck with the WD > P

Re: Vmware Design for XenApp 6.5 w/PVS

Internal users all access web interface currently. Remote users connect via Access Gateway with RSA integration. Sounds like moving forward with WI servers will be the easiest to support and give us the most flexibility until we entertain adopting CloudGateway down the road. - Sean On Thu, Feb 28

RE: USB3 External HD recommendation

In the small form factor, I have had very good luck with the WD Passports over the years. Just got one of the 2TB USB3 models. Whenever I go to get a new one, I check and Seagate is getting bashed in the reviews for reliability so I stick with what has worked for me. From: Webster [mailto:web

Re: [Bulk] RE: Remote control software

A few years ago I found a computer running DOS 5 on a system. It was in a lab quietly running a program for research. As far as I know, it is still chunking along. I think all of our Win 98 eagle eye systems finally have died. $100K+ to replace. you should try getting data off of a IBM microc

RE: Vmware Design for XenApp 6.5 w/PVS

Another response from the guy I call Mr. NetScaler and Dr. EdgeSight. He currently manages almost 1,000 NetScalers for his employer so he knows his stuff. This is also the ONLY speaker I am aware of at a Briforum conference that got dinged by attendees because his session was TO technical! Y

RE: IIS reporting/monitoring free tool

That is basically it. The application developer says that brute force testing on my server shows response time for 1000 pages on 10 accounts concurrently have an average 1.55 second response with is below their required 2.00 response. But the users are showing as much as 5 minutes from Get to Pos

Re: Vmware Design for XenApp 6.5 w/PVS

Ok I think we have touched on that briefly. The AppSense deployment has not been fully vetted and I don't believe there's been a decision yet as to whether or not we will deploy as VMs or on physical hardware. We have not fully adopted virtual SQL servers in our environment so it's likely the DB re

Re: Vmware Design for XenApp 6.5 w/PVS

Thanks for the info Webster, this is exactly the kind of feedback I was after. It's funny you mention the WI vs. NetScaler argument because we've gone back and forth as well. We currently use an older pair of NetScalers to load balance client connections to our Web Interface servers. We started loo

RE: Vmware Design for XenApp 6.5 w/PVS

While answering another XA6.5 and PVS 6.1 question for someone else just a few minutes ago, I came across these articles: http://blogs.citrix.com/2012/12/05/deploy-xenapp-6-5-using-pvs-6-1-part-1/ http://blogs.citrix.com/2012/12/12/deploy-xenapp-6-5-using-pvs-6-1-part-2/ Thanks Webster From:

Re: Vmware Design for XenApp 6.5 w/PVS

Its a part of EM, and it is the profile management piece, replacing the profiles with an SQL database. Sent from my Blackberry, which may be an antique but delivers email RELIABLY -Original Message- From: Sean Martin Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:29:32 To: NT System Admin Issues Reply-To:

Re: Vmware Design for XenApp 6.5 w/PVS

We haven't gone through the low-level design process for each of the deliverables yet, so I am not sure if we're using that feature. Is that a part of the Environment Manager? Our implementation of AppSense is purely for a profile management solution because of the garbage that roaming profiles

Re: Vmware Design for XenApp 6.5 w/PVS

Are you using the AppSense Personalization Server feature? That's going to have a big influence on your requirements if you are. Sent from my Blackberry, which may be an antique but delivers email RELIABLY -Original Message- From: Sean Martin Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 07:58:09 To: NT Sys

Re: Lync issue - something I don't quite understand...

That's exactly what I did on my UAG machine. On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 5:54 AM, Miller Bonnie L. wrote: > And if that doesn't work for some reason, we're using static routes on 2008 > R2 via the route command with no issues--that should still do the trick. I > have a cmd script for adding and on

RE: Remote control software

Hi Will try this out, its similar to the thing we use for VNC I have downloaded 'UltraVNC' version 1.0.8.2. And will install it on a machine check I can connect Thanks for all the help Regards Nigel -Original Message- From: Derrenbacker, L. Jonathan [mailto:jderrenbac...@keitercpa.c

RE: Quick, spot the irony...

an email to alert to email outages? yeah - that's gonna work. From: david@nwea.org To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Quick, spot the irony... Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:57:04 + And no, it’s not the sections. I’ve created a new account which can be used for any

RE: Quick, spot the irony...

Not irony, it's a Catch 22. From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 9:00 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Quick, spot the irony... And no, it's not the sections. I've created a new account which can be used for any of us to send an email to text duri

RE: Quick, spot the irony...

Technically they *might* be able to attempt to send it... but who wanted it to actually arrive, right? Gotta love those logic errors. From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 5:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Quick, spot the irony... And no, it's n

RE: Lync issue - something I don't quite understand...

And if that doesn't work for some reason, we're using static routes on 2008 R2 via the route command with no issues--that should still do the trick. I have a cmd script for adding and one for removing (when someone changes something so we can update and re-add). The catch is we just have to re

Re: [Bulk] RE: Remote control software

Well said, Ken. The key is to ensure that management remembers what option they selected (deliberately or by default) when things go wrong. :) *ASB **http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* * **Providing Virtual CIO Services (IT Operations & Information Security) for the

RE: [Bulk] RE: Remote control software

That was actually what I meant to be my principal point... - even if I didn't make it particularly clearly... *all* (electronic) computers die. No exception. There will come a point when there are no other compatible donor systems left to cannibalise for spare parts. What happens to the busines