Failure starting MS Cluster service

2011-01-28 Thread MarvinC
W2K3 2-node cluster running SQL 2008. When attempting to start the Cluster service on the primary node it returns the following error: Could not start the cluster server on the local computer. Error 1067: The process terminated unexpectedly. When viewing the logs I see the following: An error

Re: Blogging software

2010-12-01 Thread MarvinC
You may wanna start with WSS 3.0 and from there check into dotnetnuke. I'm a big fan of Wordpress but you'd need to get MySQL, php, and probably apache installed in addition to a few smaller apps. You can use IIS but I haven't configured it to run on IIS 5. Upgrade that server to W2K3 and you save

Re: Windows 2003 Terminal Services NLB

2010-12-01 Thread MarvinC
Is storage shared between the two servers? Two-node cluster maybe but quorum and shared storage are among the initial cluster requirements. On Dec 1, 2010 9:20 AM, Robert Jackson r...@walkermartyn.co.uk wrote: We currently have a couple of identical Windows Server 2003 R2 (Std x64 Edition SP2)

Re: Best way of removing non-existent DCs in a testing situation

2010-12-01 Thread MarvinC
I think part of the final steps include removing the entries from within AD but this is usually done after you perform the metadata cleanup vis ntdsutil. On Dec 1, 2010 9:32 AM, Mike Leone oozerd...@gmail.com wrote: We're practicing upgrading our AD 2003 to 2008. We have a parent-child domain

Re: Resume's

2010-09-14 Thread MarvinC
One or two line summary followed by bullet points and everything should be in chronological order. IT resumes aren't that hard to read depending on the format used to describe your particular skillset and the job you're seeking. So I say don't pay anyone unless you're desperate. I suggest posting

Shared disk issue on SQL 2K8 Cluster install

2010-09-13 Thread MarvinC
Posted in the MS Technet Forums: I've got a working w2k3 2-node cluster with the following setup: C: Q:\Quorum (2GB) S:\SQL (1TB Presented from HP EVA SAN) During the SQL 2008 Cluster installation I get the following error: The cluster on this computer does not have a shared disk available. To

Re: Google and stupid background pictures

2010-06-11 Thread MarvinC
current heights. I have no time for scenery while I'm searching. Employing strategies that undermine ones primary objective is useless. Let's hope they make the feature optional. -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker http://xeesm.com/AndrewBaker On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 3:12 PM, MarvinC marv

Re: Google and stupid background pictures

2010-06-10 Thread MarvinC
a long time ago. I love walking into it at night. -- ME2 On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 1:19 PM, MarvinC marv...@gmail.com wrote: Take that question to the average consumer and see why they choose a more expensive Apple over a Microsoft product. Yes, normal people, outside of the technical

Re: Google and stupid background pictures

2010-06-10 Thread MarvinC
Always odd to hear the very people who should be pushing for change complain when they're presented. If no one thought to deploy or implement new strategies things would stay the same. Hint this stale white background. Other than the complacent minded, who wants that? Why not add some variety and

Re: Google and stupid background pictures

2010-06-10 Thread MarvinC
It's web based and it's new so like all things it requires tweaking. I figure it to be like iGoogle, which I rarely now use for some reason. I tried it but eventually reverted back to my stale white background. At least now I can change the color. On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Rod Trent

Re: Google and stupid background pictures

2010-06-10 Thread MarvinC
change for change sake at the very best, or at worst it's change for the sake of catching up. On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 3:12 PM, MarvinC marv...@gmail.com wrote: Always odd to hear the very people who should be pushing for change complain when they're presented. If no one thought to deploy

Re: Google and stupid background pictures

2010-06-10 Thread MarvinC
forbid they give the ability to upload a flash file or video. Some of you would be carrying torches. Not only is change good, it's also necessary. On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 3:30 PM, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 3:12 PM, MarvinC marv...@gmail.com wrote: Always odd

Re: Google and stupid background pictures

2010-06-10 Thread MarvinC
it forever.while old tech geezers will always complain about ANY form of change. Bring back DOS!!! Get off my lawn!!! On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 5:01 PM, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 4:19 PM, MarvinC marv...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, normal people, outside of the technical

Re: Cool Bike

2010-05-05 Thread MarvinC
A carbon fibre frame with no rear suspension? That's gotta make for a bumby ride not to mention the added stress placed on the small of the back. This thing looks like a tricycle I had as a kid except it doesn't have the 2nd rear wheel. The only difference is that you're sitting on the handlebars.

Possible OT: Vista Woes...hanging

2010-01-16 Thread MarvinC
Anyone come across an issue on Vista Home Premium where once something's clicked it just sits at the spinning cursor? It appears to be in a hung state where using task manager or hardbooting is the only way to clear it. Three Sony VAIO's are exhibiting the same issue yet MSE doesn't detect

Re: Sr. Systems Engineer

2009-12-23 Thread MarvinC
Sr. can = Time served in current position. Do current skills fit or meet the requirements listed for the Sr. level position? Amount of time supporting, administering, and broadening current skill sets. Is this your first job or do you have skills from other positions that make you a fit for this

Re: newer laptop and Windows xp

2009-12-14 Thread MarvinC
Download nLite and the SATA drivers. Use nLite to build a bootable ISO containing those drivers. On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 2:11 PM, Len Hammond lenhammo...@gmail.com wrote: Just picked up a new (refurbished) Gateway laptop for a non-profit account I service. It came with Windows Vista Home

Re: Google Wave Invite Available

2009-11-24 Thread MarvinC
I think this is how I received my first gmail account so if anyone have any waves remaining I'd appreciate one and will be sure to pass along any that become available to me. tia On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 2:40 PM, David Lum david@nwea.org wrote: Me me me! *From:* Jeff Johnson

Re: Google Wave Invite Available

2009-11-24 Thread MarvinC
Got mine! Thanks Jason! On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Jason Morris jmor...@mjmc.com wrote: Got Woody and Marvin, now I’m out. *From:* MarvinC [mailto:marv...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Tuesday, November 24, 2009 2:45 PM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Google Wave Invite

Re: Ammo for apple mac sales pitch

2009-10-23 Thread MarvinC
Why limit yourself to only working on Windows? I would see incorporating Macs or any other platform into an environment as a challenge. Sure you have to alter a few methods here and there but that's usually the beauty of it unless you've become so complacent that you only have enough patience,

Re: Any RAID tricks??

2009-09-25 Thread MarvinC
at 5:03 PM, MarvinC marv...@gmail.com wrote: A small organization has this very old Gateway server running W2K3 server which has 6 drives configured in the following manner: 1. First two 18gb drives are mirrored RAID 1 with the OS. 2. There's a Simple 36gb drive. 3. Remaining three (3) 36gb

Any RAID tricks??

2009-09-24 Thread MarvinC
A small organization has this very old Gateway server running W2K3 server which has 6 drives configured in the following manner: 1. First two 18gb drives are mirrored RAID 1 with the OS. 2. There's a Simple 36gb drive. 3. Remaining three (3) 36gb drives are configured as RAID 5 and contain files

Re: [WOT] FW: Presidential Address Sept. 8th

2009-09-03 Thread MarvinC
I agree! Please don't use this as a soap box for whatever obvious issues you have against the President or his administration and their efforts to include technology as a medium for reaching our YOUTH! Lord forgive him and the others that have tried this same method. Wait, no, there have been no

Re: Orion APM vs SCOM

2009-08-25 Thread MarvinC
I'd suggest Spotlight on AD if monitoring AD and Exchange specific functions like replication synchronization. Spotlight can also monitor your Blackberry environment, if you have one. While MOM's the Cadillac of monitoring it does come with a hefty price tag so I guess the main questions for me

Re: Server hw inventory software...FREE!

2009-07-14 Thread MarvinC
049 435 2878 email: tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com *MarvinC marv...@gmail.com* 13/07/2009 21:47 Please respond to NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com To NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com cc Subject Re: Server hw inventory

Server hw inventory software...FREE!

2009-07-13 Thread MarvinC
Anyone have an app, script, or tool that'll perform a surface level hardware scan of your servers, regardless of brand, and present the info in spreadsheet format? I'm talking about memory, hard drive, and processor info for less than 200 physical Compaq and Dell servers. Any responses

Re: Server hw inventory software...FREE!

2009-07-13 Thread MarvinC
...@teldta.comwrote: You can always roll your own using WMI. You can use VBScript or even a CMD shell script using WMIC and a FOR loop. -Brian 608-664-6124 -- *From:* MarvinC [mailto:marv...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Monday, July 13, 2009 2:49 PM *To:* NT System Admin

Re: Server hw inventory software...FREE!

2009-07-13 Thread MarvinC
Note to self: LanSweeper's out because it requires the lsclient.exe to be installed to the servers. On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 4:46 PM, MarvinC marv...@gmail.com wrote: Usually I'd have SMS at my disposal but in this instance I was looking for something that a couple of external probing

Re: Blogging

2009-07-06 Thread MarvinC
, Jul 6, 2009 at 10:02 AM, Eric E Eskam ees...@usgs.gov wrote: MarvinC marv...@gmail.com wrote on 06/25/2009 05:33:42 PM: Then all you need is a hosting plan. Simply get with a host provider, GoDaddy, Gator, Blue... Be sure to check out Squarespace: http://gadgetopia.com/post/4496 Eric

Re: OT: The Television Generation

2009-07-02 Thread MarvinC
Duck Twacy in “The Great Piggy Bank Robbery” is probably the funniest Daffy Duck cartoon I can think of as it had a few dark elements to it and some kwaazy antics. http://www.animationusa.com/wb02/wb134n.html On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 3:36 PM, Les Minaker lmina...@minaker.org wrote: But, I'm not

Re: OT: The Television Generation

2009-07-02 Thread MarvinC
tis why I love Family Guy as I think Wyle Coyote was in the car with Peter when he ran over the road runner. classic!! On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Sherry Abercrombie saber...@gmail.comwrote: I for one, always rooted for The Coyote. Once, just once I would love to see him catch the

Re: Michael Jackson dead?

2009-06-26 Thread MarvinC
I'd hesitate to say which was more tragic as the last thing I'd want is to succumb to heart failure at the ripe age of 50, and I'm 39 now. Fawcetts battle with Cancer was well documented and celebrated on a deeper level that MJ's. I think in the long run she'll get the greatest tributes and

Re: OT: Meanwhile, in the real world...

2009-06-26 Thread MarvinC
The very premise upon which wars are started and justified. There is a price to pay for freedoms and to ensure that the price is paid in full there has to be someone available to make those tough decisions. Who's gonna kick this thing off first, us or them? Could we sustain that first blow should

Re: Blogging

2009-06-25 Thread MarvinC
Odd that no one has yet to mention DotNetNuke but I agree with using Wordpress over Blogger. The question you have to ask is whether you want to host it at Wordpress.com, which has a few limitations, or create and maintain your own domain and pay hosting fees. I say if you plan on having more than

Re: Blogging

2009-06-25 Thread MarvinC
: For what I need at this point I think I will stick with the WordPress/Live Spaces setup. I am only learning at this point. Jon On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 9:30 AM, MarvinC marv...@gmail.com wrote: Odd that no one has yet to mention DotNetNuke but I agree with using Wordpress over Blogger

Re: Blogging

2009-06-25 Thread MarvinC
Yep! Joomla doesn't come with built-in blog functionality and to me works more like a CMS than a Blog. For instance, I'd consider MyItforum.com more of a CMS solution than a blogging solution. I say if all you want to do is write and tag articles then go with Wordpress for blogging. gl On Thu,

Re: Blogging

2009-06-25 Thread MarvinC
Then all you need is a hosting plan. Simply get with a host provider, GoDaddy, Gator, Blue... and select a hosting plan. Once purchased you may need to transfer the domain to that host and once propagated you should be able to log in and install your blog. If you're geeky you may already have a

Re: Michael Jackson dead?

2009-06-25 Thread MarvinC
CNN reported that he's in a coma but chances are slim that he'll awake. M jackson F. Fawcett E. McMahon WOW!!! On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 7:04 PM, Erik Goldoff egold...@gmail.com wrote: With all due respect, if he's dead, then why is she rushing ??? Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems,

Re: Michael Jackson dead?

2009-06-25 Thread MarvinC
Simple! The fact that we're not mourning the life of family, friend, or friend of friend; Thank God! We, as a society, mourn our celebraties and there's nothing wrong with that. Maybe this list isn't the place for it but it does happen. marvC On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 7:18 PM, Gene Giannamore

Re: Verify FSMO roles have changed

2009-06-24 Thread MarvinC
Yep or the NTDUtil command utility. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324801 hth On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 10:56 AM, Darin McHenry dmche...@gmail.com wrote: Look under Admin tools Active Directory Sites and Services to see where the Replication Servers are pointing...I believe you do this from

Admin Tools for Windows 7 RC1

2009-06-24 Thread MarvinC
Anyone able to locate and get the admin tools installed onto Windows 7 RC1 for a Windows 2003 environment? I downloaded Windows6.1-KB958830-x86 but I don't see anything under Admin Tools. Afterwards the system crashed and needed repairing. Any responses apprecitated. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint

Re: Admin Tools for Windows 7 RC1

2009-06-24 Thread MarvinC
System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Admin Tools for Windows 7 RC1 Is it the same as Vista RSAT? Jon On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Tim Vander Kooi tvanderk...@expl.com wrote: Yes I have. Just search for Windows 7 RC1 RSAT, it works great! TVK *From:* MarvinC [mailto:marv

Re: How to get MS Windows systems to see RedHat Linux server files

2009-06-24 Thread MarvinC
SAMBA! SAMBA! SAMBA! On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Darin McHenry dmche...@gmail.com wrote: I need to figure out How to make Microsoft Windows 2003 servers and XP workstations view and manipulate a RedHat Linux Server Directories and files. Any suggestions or points in the direction of

Re: SMS startup help

2009-05-22 Thread MarvinC
Are you speaking of SMS 2003 or SCCM? A lot has to do with the size of your environment, number of clients, etc. 1. The installation is straight forward provided you spec out a decent server or set of servers. 2. Make a decision to install it on the same with SQL server or put it and SQL on

Re: SMS startup help

2009-05-22 Thread MarvinC
it as a guide. -- *From:* MarvinC [mailto:marv...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Friday, May 22, 2009 10:15 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: SMS startup help Are you speaking of SMS 2003 or SCCM? A lot has to do with the size of your environment, number of clients

Re: Disappearing program

2009-04-21 Thread MarvinC
VNC to remote control desktops fine, but not servers. Create an MMC console with all of the servers and just remote into them as needed. On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 6:47 PM, James Edwards jedwa...@mail.sdsu.eduwrote: I use VNC to control my servers. Today I went to update them. I updated one of

Re: OT: Conference call hosting

2009-04-07 Thread MarvinC
I'm about to set this up now and was wondering if I should go with Windows or CentOS. Anyone using it care to share their thoughts? On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Jeb Barger j...@rev-x.com wrote: http://www.dimdim.com/products/what_is_dimdim.html It's Free and works well... On Tue, Apr

Re: Force workstation restart

2009-03-26 Thread MarvinC
1. Create a simple bat file to do this. 2. Google and download EZ Execute, the GUI for psexec 3. Create a text file containing the names of those systems. 4. Load that file into the psexec gui, browse to the location of the .bat file. 5. Execute the .bat file on the remote systems to perform the

Re: Pros/Cons of putting PDC/2DC on Virtual Server

2009-03-26 Thread MarvinC
I'd never entertain the thought of virtualizing both boxes but have placed a DC on a virtual server and the only issue I had was that the nic would become disabled for no reason. Other than that as long as the server is built to spec then it should run fine for small sites. Regardless of what the

Re: Pros/Cons of putting PDC/2DC on Virtual Server

2009-03-26 Thread MarvinC
, this not a small shop. Doing some investigation and found that this was done to 'save money'. Also found out that they have one physical server that has three virtual servers, PDC, the second DC and Exchange. Still trying to figure this all out. On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 12:20 PM, MarvinC marv...@gmail.com

Re: Pros/Cons of putting PDC/2DC on Virtual Server

2009-03-26 Thread MarvinC
On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 12:43 PM, MarvinC marv...@gmail.com wrote: Not a small shop but seems to have been built from the perspective of a small shop. I say it's time for a change starting with demoting that DC running exchange, if possible. gl On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 12:35 PM, Daniel

Re: Replication stopped, how to get going again?

2009-03-13 Thread MarvinC
Consider upgrading the 2000 server to 2003. Look at the forest and domain levels on both servers. Consider upgrading the forest and domain levels to 2003. Is the domain in native mode? Check the FSMO roles as the schema master is only going to be on one of the two servers. How many users, sites?

Re: Replication stopped, how to get going again?

2009-03-13 Thread MarvinC
13, 2009 at 9:56 AM, MarvinC marv...@gmail.com wrote: Consider upgrading the 2000 server to 2003. Look at the forest and domain levels on both servers. Consider upgrading the forest and domain levels to 2003. Is the domain in native mode? Check the FSMO roles as the schema master is only

Re: Replication stopped, how to get going again?

2009-03-13 Thread MarvinC
Open AD Domains Trusts console. Right-click the domain and select Properties. Here you should see them both. To view the FSMO roles drop to a command prompt, type ntdsutil and press Enter. From here type ? to see your options. Post back if unable to locate the correct options. gl On Fri, Mar

Re: Replication stopped, how to get going again?

2009-03-13 Thread MarvinC
Here's the command line to do this from a DOS prompt: nltest /SERVER:servername /dsgetdc:domain.name On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 10:37 AM, MarvinC marv...@gmail.com wrote: Open AD Domains Trusts console. Right-click the domain and select Properties. Here you should see them both. To view

Re: Extract Email Addresses from AD

2009-03-12 Thread MarvinC
NO YOU WILL LEARN IT NOOOWW MISTER POW!! POW!! POW!! POW!! POW!! gotta love the classics...:-) On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Roger Wright rwri...@evatone.com wrote: Perfect, guys. Thanks! I’ll learn this syntax one of these days… Roger Wright Network Administrator

Re: Best way to print all AD Users (SOX req)

2009-03-09 Thread MarvinC
Yep! or AFDind.exe which can be downloaded from Joeware: C:\Temp\adfind -b dc=YOURDOMAIN,dc=local -f objectcategory=person -csv -nodn title sAMAccountName givenName initials sn mail title physicalDeliveryOfficeName employeeNumber department departmentNumber streetAddress l st postalCode

Re: Best way to print all AD Users (SOX req)

2009-03-09 Thread MarvinC
Looks like I blundered and mispelt ADFind. sowry.. On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 1:58 PM, MarvinC marv...@gmail.com wrote: Yep! or AFDind.exe which can be downloaded from Joeware: C:\Temp\adfind -b dc=YOURDOMAIN,dc=local -f objectcategory=person -csv -nodn title sAMAccountName givenName initials sn

Re: Best way to print all AD Users (SOX req) - Software Package?

2009-03-09 Thread MarvinC
: MarvinC [mailto:marv...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 11:00 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Best way to print all AD Users (SOX req) Looks like I blundered and mispelt ADFind. sowry.. On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 1:58 PM, MarvinC marv...@gmail.com wrote: Yep! or AFDind.exe

Locating and listing event IDs

2009-03-06 Thread MarvinC
Anyone have a script or method for listing event IDs? With any server you're gonna have a slew of events well what I want to do is list the single instance of each event. So lets say I have 400 warning for event ID: 9646, several for event ID: 333, 50 for event ID: 1023. Well I would want to grab

Re: Locating and listing event IDs

2009-03-06 Thread MarvinC
differently…looking at a single instance doesn’t necessary tell you of the severity of a situation. *From:* MarvinC [mailto:marv...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Friday, March 06, 2009 9:45 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Locating and listing event IDs Anyone have a script or method for listing

Pestered by Boxbe

2009-03-03 Thread MarvinC
Talk about taking time to read before joining. I received an invite, from a reputable source, to join Boxbe and without thinking did so. Well during the resign up process it scanned my gmail and added pointers to it. Now I'm flooding lists and ticking off list admins. So to keep from being banned

Re: A simple yet...not so simple ??

2009-02-25 Thread MarvinC
I missing? On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 10:10 PM, KenM kenmli...@gmail.com wrote: try (homedirectory=\5c\5cdirectorypath) On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 9:48 PM, MarvinC marv...@gmail.com wrote: dsquery * domainroot -filter ((objectCategory=Person)(objectClass=User)(homeDirectory=\\directorypath

Re: A simple yet...not so simple ??

2009-02-25 Thread MarvinC
\scripts\adinfo\hdprofile.txt Notice that I removed an extra slash you had in there. I tested this, it works. Note that you PROBABLY want a “*” after myserver. You shouldn’t be able to specify a servername without a share as a home directory… *From:* MarvinC [mailto:marv...@gmail.com

Re: A simple yet...not so simple ??

2009-02-25 Thread MarvinC
=\5c\5cmydirectorypath*)) -attr sAMAccountName givenName profilePath homeDirectory c:\temp\scripts\adinfo\hd.csv tia On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 10:42 AM, MarvinC marv...@gmail.com wrote: Abso-freakin-YES!! Thank you sir! On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 10:16 AM, Michael B. Smith mich

Re: A simple yet...not so simple ??

2009-02-25 Thread MarvinC
sAMAccountName givenName profilePath homeDirectory c:\temp\scripts\adinfo\hd.csv Adfind has been around a long time, much longer than dsquery, and is much more powerful. Basic syntax for dsquery was basically stolen from adfind. J *From:* MarvinC [mailto:marv...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Wednesday

A simple yet...not so simple ??

2009-02-24 Thread MarvinC
dsquery * domainroot -filter ((objectCategory=Person)(objectClass=User)(homeDirectory=\\directorypath)) -attr sAMAccountName homeDirectory c:\temp\hdir.csv This simple query is suppose to write all domain users who homeDirectory path resides on a particular server. The file gets created and

Re: A simple yet...not so simple ??

2009-02-24 Thread MarvinC
“”. There is an LDAP RFC that covers this (and Active Directory is compliant). Search at rfc-editor.org if you are interested in the gory details. *From:* MarvinC [mailto:marv...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Tuesday, February 24, 2009 9:48 PM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* A simple yet...not so simple

Re: A simple yet...not so simple ??

2009-02-24 Thread MarvinC
Same here. Thanks On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 10:10 PM, KenM kenmli...@gmail.com wrote: try (homedirectory=\5c\5cdirectorypath) On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 9:48 PM, MarvinC marv...@gmail.com wrote: dsquery * domainroot -filter ((objectCategory=Person)(objectClass=User)(homeDirectory

Re: resize system partition

2009-02-20 Thread MarvinC
I vote Acronis as I've used it for the same reason. It's easy to setup and allows you to resize and move on to more important issues. .02 On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 8:49 AM, SMREKAR, JACK smre...@aasd.k12.wi.uswrote: I have been doing so research into products that will allow me to resize my

Re: Cell phone questions

2009-02-09 Thread MarvinC
Comparision: http://www.xv6900.com/Compare-the-XV6900-to-the-SMT5800-and-XV6800-Verizon-Phones Having carried the VX6800 for almost two years now I don't see anything in the VX6900 that will keep my attention. Although heavier the VX6800 is by far the better of the two because just like the

Re: Cell phone questions

2009-02-09 Thread MarvinC
Thinking of switching from my XV6800 to a BB device and setting up a BES server for my small business. Other than the MS features I don't see a whole lot that I'd be missing. Funny how I wasn't thinking this way when I bought my first PDA from T-mobile years ago. Spending close to $500 on new

Re: Cell phone questions

2009-02-09 Thread MarvinC
level of ability to EAS that didn't exist before, and management is really non-existent. TVK *From:* MarvinC [mailto:marv...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Monday, February 09, 2009 2:26 PM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Cell phone questions Thinking of switching from my XV6800

Re: gpupdate/GPO

2009-01-01 Thread MarvinC
Test a workstation by running gpupdate /force /sync and continue with the reboot. If the policy still doesn't apply then make sure that pc is communicating with its local DC. Run gpresult to see what policies, if any are being applied on a test workstation. Download the GPOTool and install it

Re: OT: How to become a storage admin?

2008-11-29 Thread MarvinC
I'm NOT an EMC expert by no means but you can start by creating an account on EMC's Powerlink Portal as they have a lot of resources to include documentation and I think some videos that may help to get you started with your model device. hth gl On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 9:15 PM, RM [EMAIL

Re: Domain Controllers time sync software

2008-11-18 Thread MarvinC
Do you have Cisco on the edge? If so synch the PDC emulator with the Cisco router. From there configure the other DC's to synch with this DC. You can then configure the clients to synch with their local DC via group policy: net time /setsntp:DC name I wouldn't waste money for something to do

Re: Finding expired AD computer accounts

2008-11-05 Thread MarvinC
gogle: Joeware ADFind. On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 8:25 AM, cs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sure there are many ways to achieve this outcome, but is there an easy way to identify expired computer accounts, i.e. machines that haven't communicated with AD for x months? ~ Finally, powerful

Re: Finding expired AD computer accounts

2008-11-05 Thread MarvinC
Oops! Wrong Tool. Google: Joeware - OldCmp. On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 8:38 AM, MarvinC [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: gogle: Joeware ADFind. On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 8:25 AM, cs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sure there are many ways to achieve this outcome, but is there an easy way to identify

Re: So... how is the recession affecting your buying decisions?

2008-10-31 Thread MarvinC
People that make this type of argument seem to have no issues with the way things are going but complain about the way things are going. From the looks of it people on both ends of the income spectrum are pushing this concept. It doesn't mean it will work but as a small business owner making less

Cisco -- ISA

2008-10-31 Thread MarvinC
Would anyone happen to have any steps for configuring a Cisco 5505? I have one that I'd like to either replace my existing ISA 2004 server with or sit it in front of the ISA server. tia ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

Re: So... how is the recession affecting your buying decisions?

2008-10-31 Thread MarvinC
have a taste. *From:* MarvinC [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Friday, October 31, 2008 11:56 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: So... how is the recession affecting your buying decisions? People that make this type of argument seem to have no issues with the way things

Webserver not displaying images...

2008-10-23 Thread MarvinC
I have the following configuration: W2K3 SP2 IIS 6.0 PHP 5.2.6 MySQL 5.x.67 ImageMagick NetPbm When attempting to view any pages from the server or a client system I see only text. I'm unable to see any pictures or colors. Yet If I browse to another site, ie google, I can see text and images

Re: Webserver not displaying images...

2008-10-23 Thread MarvinC
the correct ASP version everything appeared normal. Many thanks for the responses. On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 9:57 AM, MarvinC [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have the following configuration: W2K3 SP2 IIS 6.0 PHP 5.2.6 MySQL 5.x.67 ImageMagick NetPbm When attempting to view any pages from

Re: Server/network device monitor software suggestions?

2008-10-13 Thread MarvinC
Solarwinds / Orion. On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 2:22 PM, Roger Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check out Adventnet's EventLog Analyzer product: http://manageengine.adventnet.com/products/eventlog/index.html Roger Wright Network Administrator Evatone, Inc. 727.572.7076 x388

Re: Server/network device monitor software suggestions?

2008-10-13 Thread MarvinC
and Servers Alive. not to mention MOM or SCOM. On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 2:33 PM, MarvinC [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Solarwinds / Orion. On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 2:22 PM, Roger Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check out Adventnet's EventLog Analyzer product: http

Re: Server/network device monitor software suggestions?

2008-10-13 Thread MarvinC
Answer: U spend money, I show u luv! On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 3:13 PM, Andy Shook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Microsoft, I love you. Do you love me? __ Yes __No __Maybe Love, TVK *From:* Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Monday, October 13, 2008 3:10

Re: IT Portal / Wiki Suggestion

2008-10-09 Thread MarvinC
Since it has to run on a linux server I'd suggest sticking with Joomla as they have a pretty good selection of components and modules to help make for a decent portal. The thing with Joomla and the others you've listed is that you may need to locate a template, customize it, and then pay attention

Re: IT Portal / Wiki Suggestion

2008-10-09 Thread MarvinC
of curiosity, why do you suggest Joomla over Drupal? I started playing with Drupal, and I really like it. I'd love to know what some of the major differences, drawbacks, etc. are between the two. -- *From:* MarvinC [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Thursday

Re: IT Portal / Wiki Suggestion

2008-10-09 Thread MarvinC
Out of curiosity, why do you suggest Joomla over Drupal? I started playing with Drupal, and I really like it. I'd love to know what some of the major differences, drawbacks, etc. are between the two. -- *From:* MarvinC [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Thursday

Re: IT Portal / Wiki Suggestion

2008-10-09 Thread MarvinC
it. I'd love to know what some of the major differences, drawbacks, etc. are between the two. -- *From:* MarvinC [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Thursday, October 09, 2008 10:08 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: IT Portal / Wiki Suggestion

Re: Good text editor

2008-10-02 Thread MarvinC
Notepad ++ http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 10:45 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Personally, I've always preferred UltraEdit. This is a short-list of ones that I would recommend (free and $):

An alternate storage solution needed...

2008-10-01 Thread MarvinC
I'm looking for an affordable solution to replace a failed disk array. The array had 7 drives that were configured as a RAID 5, totaling 100GB, and attached to a webserver. Both power supplies died on the server and now none of the data on those drives are accessible. This would include the

Re: An alternate storage solution needed...

2008-10-01 Thread MarvinC
. From: MarvinC [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 1:28 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: An alternate storage solution needed... ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise

Re: An alternate storage solution needed...

2008-10-01 Thread MarvinC
you will likely encounter not to mention the non redundancy of the disc's and power supplies. Keep in mind the duty cycle of those devices isn't meant to be 24x7 so they will probably get hot which = fail soon. Don't envy your task, been there many times. jlc *From:* MarvinC [mailto

Re: An alternate storage solution needed...

2008-10-01 Thread MarvinC
. From: MarvinC [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 2:27 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: An alternate storage solution needed... ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise

SAN power supply failure...SOS

2008-09-25 Thread MarvinC
Anyone know of a place to order, or purchase in Atlanta, Martek power supplies? The exact part is #PF-350-21 and I need one or two for a disk array that's configured as a RAID 5 drive attached to a web server. Since this is an old box my concern is that if I have to purchase another storage unit

Re: Determine Group Policy affects?

2008-09-25 Thread MarvinC
1. Run gpresult from the users command prompt. 2. Load the GPO Tool and run it from the users system. 3. RSoP hth On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 11:57 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good afternoon, Is there a way to determine the exact Group Policies that are affecting a particular user once they

Re: CREATING NEW 2K3 SERVER PROBLEM WITH LOADING FROM FLOPPY DR

2008-09-18 Thread MarvinC
I've run into this issue with DL140's and other servers that didn't come with floppy drives. I suggest downloading nLite and adding the drivers to the install process. Once that's done grab this tool and create a bootable CD: http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm hth On Thu, Sep

Re: AD maintenance?

2008-09-03 Thread MarvinC
Try the joeware free tools? http://www.joeware.net/freetools/ On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 11:44 AM, David Lum [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do you guys with larger org's handle keeping AD tidy and not having a bunch on non-existent system, user and group accounts? I work for a mid-size org and am

URGENT: Unable to view quorum or data drives on attached SAN

2008-07-29 Thread MarvinC
I've got a JetStor416iS that's attached to an HP c700 blade chassis filled with BL465 G1 blades. I've set up MS Clustering on the two blades and can view them in Cluster Administrator. I've also set up my groups including an MSDTC resource. Here are my problems: 1. I can't see any of the shared

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