MSSQL Server 2005 over iSCSI and FreeNAS problems.
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, I am looking for some help concerning iscsi and mssql server. Currently I am experiencing some issues with a Win2k3 server hosting MSSQL server 2k5 where we are...
View ArticleWhat is my job title? Is this sysadmin work or am I not there yet?
Greetings /r/sysadmin, I've been working at my current job for close to 3 years now. I started doing mostly helpdesk and other grunt work (pulling network cables). Over time I've been picking up more...
View ArticleFile System / DAM recommendations for both office documents and "Creative" files
I've been looking for a file management / DAM type system for some time now and have some very specific requirements that I can't seem to find one product that meets them all. Anyone here have any...
View ArticleBaby, it's never going to fit. [Horror story]
Client has several half-terabyte databases running on decent POWER5 AIX. Well built, but aging and they don't want to run a datacenter locally anymore. TADA! We specialize in converting from legacy...
View ArticleHelp! Looking for opinions on a good hosted MS exchange supplier.
My current hosted exchange supplier Sherweb has now been going down for hours at a time for the 2nd day in a row. I can't reach support through normal channels. Phones and e-mail are down and customers...
View Article2 man IT dept. My Boss Quit. I'm De-Facto IT Manager....ohfuck
2 weeks ago I was running Helpdesk and doing Administration for a 120 user org with 5 offices. We have 2 offices with server rooms, 1 colo 6 ESX hosts and probably 30 or so servers. 10 days ago my boss...
View ArticleEmail hosting vs In-House advice
This may be Tl;Dr I planned to migrate from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010, but I am now wondering if I should push for external hosting. I administer the current Exchange server, but I am not an...
View Article"Up.Time". Has anyone used this before? Thoughts?
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View ArticleWhat to do with an old SAN
We migrated a while ago from an old EMC Clariion CX300 to a Netapp filer but left the EMC in storage. I would like to start purging some of this old hardware since there is no reason for us to hold...
View ArticleWhat makes someone a great sysadmin?
I have been wondering what makes someone a great sysadmin? I am a sysadmin and I continually get praise from my peers and from people that have worked with me. I think I'm competant at what I do but...
View ArticleAnyone using Dell's vStart solution?
Was looking to see how competitive the VMware solution quote I received from a consulting firm was and stumbled upon the Dell vStart series. [Link]. It's a pretty cool concept. Servers, SAN, Switches...
View ArticleDEA wonder about networking lingo and grammar/spelling?
So eventually when you hang around with enough networking guys you begin to speak a language we call "net-nerd" around the office. When NAT is used as a verb in sentence how does it get conjugated?...
View ArticleIT Staffing questions
Okay so I have a few questions for the collective sysadmin hive mind. I am currently working for a Mechanical Engineering company as the only IT person. I support 2 different companies, one being local...
View ArticleExchange 2007 name change issue.
I am trying to change the name of one of my users, and I successfully changed it in AD and Exchange. I changed the email address to reflect the name change, but if I email to the old address it goes...
View ArticleCareer advice - Am I the right track?
So here's my story. Working for my dad's small business, I started dealing with all their IT related equipment. I found I had a knack for getting everything to work; networks, printers, client/server...
View ArticleRemote Desktop Licensing Help
So I'm kind of having a freak out right now. We're undergoing a SAP implementation and we're about 70 percent into it when I'm finally told that the client software won't work over a VPN. That means...
View Article[Questions] Any way to use a Remote Machine's ODBC connection?
I have a webpage that is running on a Windows SBS server, the ODBC driver in question can only install on XP, so I'm wondering is there any way for my SBS to use that remote machines ODBC connection?...
View ArticleNew Microsoft cartoon pushes the ‘consumerization’ of IT
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View ArticleInternet camera security software?
Any recommendations? We need something that can record from a small number of machines (under 32) and run as a service, preferably with a web front end. submitted by brkdncr [link] [2 comments]
View Articledomain hosting assy-ness
so being the proper lazy sysad that i am, i decided to host our external facing site at domain.com on a shared server so i would have to admin another server. good christ was this a bad idea. its only...
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