What other tech-related subreddits do you subscribe to?
I keep an eye on /r/sysadmin and /r/netsec. Any other good ones I need to be aware of? submitted by Mr_Ron_Mexico [link] [2 comments]
View ArticleAnyone know of a good free .ost to .pst converter?
Trying to recover some company emails. There are a lot of "free" demos out there but I heard a rumor that at least one of them was actually free. Thanks! submitted by tmixlogs [link] [comment]
View ArticleBest simple open source ticketing software?
I was wondering what your opinions are. I am in a ~60 person office with 20 people off site and not having ANY sort of system is getting to be unsustainable. I took an hour or so today and plopped...
View Articlerestore LVM volumes, different server
This is kind of a strange situation, but basically, I need to somehow mount some xen guest images (which were made from LVMs) and look into their directory structure. kpartx can do this... That's easy;...
View ArticleMonitor net.tcp services
The developers here have created a whole suite of products that the company uses for time tracking, integration to erp etc. They developed it all wcf.net and my team (sysadmins) hosts them on a server...
View ArticleDo they still make those hardware ramdisks?
I'm doing a bit of experimentation with my server at home. I have software RAID5 (mdadm) set up on it right now, and obviously writing is pretty weak. If they still make them, I'd like to get one and...
View ArticleSAN Recommendations (or what I need to get HA/Clustering working)
I'm not going to lie---I'm clueless when it comes to High Availability Clustering and SANs. I've been learning a lot about it lately though, and am trying to formulate a plan to migrate to it in the...
View ArticleTrying to deploy a Windows 7 image on a network
How would I go about creating an image with Windows 7? How would I deploy the image? Tools, links, etc would be helpful. I have been trying to use WIM to create an answer file and then installing an...
View Articlecan windows (2003) DHCP server offer different gateways to different computers?
Hi Guys, In the office here, we originally had 'half' of one side of the building, and recently acquired the other side. We've linked both together now, and were running both sides through an internet...
View ArticleRecovering corrupt dynamic disk
Edit 2 (Resolved): The tech from Microsoft did some Disk Probe wizardry and managed to get the entire partition back! I wish I could explain what he did exactly other than change a few raw values on...
View ArticleVirtual Desktop
What are your options on the migration my desktops to a virtual environment. My boss is really heavy on moving to it and i am not even sure how it works. Can anyone give links or basics how it works...
View ArticleNagios/Icinga Windows Servers...what do you monitor?
Just finished setting up my first Icinga/Web server, and I'm configuring it to monitor my mostly windows network. Just curious what services you are all monitoring (with the appropriate check_command,...
View ArticleAnyone headed to Microsoft TechEd next week?
Looking forward to it, haven't been to one before. submitted by andme [link] [5 comments]
View ArticleJust got 4 hours notice to change the domain admin account password due to a...
I'm pretty sure it was set up by original IT as main account for automated processes (scheduled tasks, antivirus, backups etc). Not sure how deep the tendrils go though...Sorry, this is a real broad...
View ArticleCan somebody recommend a SharePoint migration consultant?
My company is currently in the process of migrating out SharePoint 2007 environment to 2010 and are running into some obstacles we can't seem to get past. We are seeking a consultant to come in who has...
View Articleis there an official/unofficial irc channel for /r/sysadmin?
I checked the FAQs but didn't see one. I'd be happy to set one up if anyones interested! EDIT: We're up and running at ##/r/sysadmin on irc.freenode.net! submitted by mattisacomputer [link] [28 comments]
View ArticleWhat's A Fair Sysadmin Salary Given My Situation?
So I've been working for a medical clinic for about 4 years now, I'm 23 now. I started doing help desk support and basic admin. duties with my co-worker the Sys/Network Admin. Over time as the company...
View ArticleDatabase design and three dimensions
I'd like a couple of pointers from those who know SQL relational databases. I am but a young padawan when it comes to database work, but here I am doing it. For what it's worth, I've been doing all...
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