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SAN Help HP MSA2312i - 1 Vdisk, 2 volumes, 2 hosts. Cannot get both hosts to...

This is an HP MSA2312i My hosts (2 of them) are HP DL360 G6's O/S is Server 2008 R2 Here is how they're cabled and some tcp/ip info I inherited this setup, and with the current configuration, Host 1...

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Any recommendations for bandwidth limiters to reproduce various dialup...

sitting on a 100mbit line with 2ms latency is making it very hard to QA internet conditions from 15 years ago :) submitted by digitalchaos [link] [3 comments]

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What sort of differential/incremental backup strategy are you using?

After some poking and prodding my workplace is finally switching to a new backup strategy. Currently our planned backup is to run a full nightly backup to tape monday-friday on a two week rotation....

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How long do you work somewhere before you get the domain admin password?

I've been working as an "IT Tech" at a company for over 6 months now and I still don't have the domain admin password. I'm doing a ton of "desktop support" and having the domain password would make it...

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Setting suggested profile preferences via GPO?

Greetings, I thought I read once long ago that in Windows 7 you could set suggested profile preferences via GPO, but now I can't find it. By suggested I mean for example turning off the "highlight new...

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How many of you are aware of the Sysadminpedia wiki displayed in the...

submitted by muya [link] [6 comments]

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sysadmin tricks: disown, zombie children, and the uninterruptible sleep

submitted by navelgazer [link] [2 comments]

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Active Directory tools

What can I use to detect where a login is coming from? I think there is an account or service somewhere that is locking out a users computer after X amount of unsuccessful attempts. submitted by thraz...

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To PowerShell or not to PowerShell?

Just for a bit of background - I'm a guy who's been working in the IT field in various capacities for close to a decade. My most recent job threw me full on into the one man show sysadmin role with...

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My datacenter goes down, Reddit goes down...

Reddit, are you secretly housing your data at a government installation? Just saying what a coincidence........ submitted by Nitero [link] [13 comments]

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If I could, I'd make a baby w/ my mRemote program. Anyone use anything better?

I've been using mRemoteNG for several years now as my primary tool for remote access (RDP/VNC/SSH/TELNET/ETC.,ETC.,ETC.) and management of the objects I'm responsible for here. It (almost) does it all....

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Interview question: Lets say we hired you right now, walked you to our server...

submitted by n00bsysadmin [link] [70 comments]

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LF Redditors for Sysadminpedia Board.

Yes you heard right! I'm looking to setup a board of a few redditors that would be willing to help organize and moderate the Sysadminpedia wiki. I'm looking for people that would be available for a...

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Need help! Trying to mount a .VHD in Ubuntu (xpost from r/techsupport)

Currently I am backing up old hard disks with Disk2VHD. This works perfect, and has allowed me to use tons of old computers as virtual machines (or just mount them and copy/paste whatever files I need...

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RSA hacked

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I'm a Linux beginner, but I want to best secure the data and speed up the...

I've slowly learned more and more about Linux (Ubuntu in particular) over the past couple years and last month switched my Workstation to Ubuntu. I mostly do Web stuff in addition to Social Media and...

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Combining notifications from nagios?

We [are starting to] use nagios at work as well as puppet to manage a variety of computers. We monitor about 9 of firewalls that get the same firewall settings from puppet, but we don't want to get 9...

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Amazing totally incorrect response

So... I am helping another reddittor begin her path to becoming a linux admin. In some initial "mock interview" types of questions I sent her, here is a little gem which I got back. This person gets...

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Limiting the propagation of malware and detecting + blocking it's traffic on...

I'm working for a small business that among other things, rents out flats and apartments in the property they own. Tenants are provided internet access as part of the cost of their rent. Currently this...

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Any sysadmins out there who run FOG? Strange issue, could use some advice

Good morning fellow /r/sysadminers. I have a strange issue I was hoping someone here could possibly shed some light on. I use FOG heavily at my location of employment, and it has been working great. We...

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