I understand your goal and the idea isn't bad, it's just not possible. Now, what IS possible, if you really want to do this and are set up as I imagine you are from the description (that is, assuming that this is a data-only array and not the OS... so we assume that the OS is always still intact...)

Have a WARM spare (no such thing as a HOT spare with RAID 0, it just is nonsensical, it's a meaningless term to use in that case.) This will sit idly by. Have a monitoring script that looks for an array failure. Have the script talk to the Smart Array utility and disengage the dead drive. Have the script talk to the utility and add in the WARM spare to a new array group. Have the script built a new RAID 0 array. Have the script unmount the old array and remove any legacy bits of it. Detect the new array. LVM the new array. Format the new array. Mount the new array. Signal to the node that it is ready to proceed.

So I think that this does what you want, but it is not a HOT spare and it is not the RAID controller doing the work, it is your own script. So your end result can be done, just not using the exact tool and location of tool that you were imagining. But having a spare on board and rebuilding the system is possible.

But most likely there will be a better way to skin this cat. But I can see a potential use case for this.

Office 365 has some fairly good builtin filters. I still had to add some domains manually, and filter out using keywords.
Once we ditch o365 and went back to full in-house exchange, you can really fine tune this stuff to keep out most of it. Turn your reject on SCL to 5 or maybe lower then whitelist servers you get legit email from. Add many text pattern filters to remove the worthless contract staffing and industry list emails. Also add an attachment filter to stop lots of types of attachments from coming through. Add a SenderID reject and spf hard fails so people cant send emails purporting to be from your domain to your users.
Went from people getting dozens of spam each day(most users) to maybe 2 messages a day for a handful of people. Once you start this campaign of aggression, it helps to have a quarantine mailbox where mails can be sent if youre not sure they are spam or not. You can then release them if they are not spam, or delte them if they are.

@Dashrender said in rebuilt Nexus 6p - Android N:

@dafyre said in rebuilt Nexus 6p - Android N:

7 Hours in... What do you think?

I went to bed shortly after that post - so far this morning -

I got up
showered/dressed
said happy birthday to my wife
drove to work while listening to a podcast from my phone ( I did have to repair it to the car)
checked for a reason why someone couldn't scan using our MFP
now checking ML

So far it's been great 🙂

Is the Nexus 5 supposed to get Nougat?

@DustinB3403 said in 2012R2 DC Failing, Transferring Roles to 2008R2 Server:

Or better yet, get a 2012 R2 license with upgrade rights and upgrade to 2016 when it releases (obviously you need to do something in the short term though)

Or, if you are really on 2008 R2, consider this a blessing, and get a Linux VM spun up ASAP and move to Linux for your AD. If you haven't been keeping your Windows up to date, you probably don't have the money to be on Windows. Fix two birds with one stone. Kill birds? I messed that up. Anyway, you get what I mean.

@krisleslie said in Cross Posting - XenServer 7.0 improper HDD add/removal:

See SSD2 shouldn't be there.

We know, but what you should try to do is get the original Storage repository to mount so you can boot your VM's.

@scottalanmiller said in IT Documentation Helpers:

Problem with SYDI is that it is limited to Windows servers, no Linux or other support. Not bad, but an important limitation. Mostly it is Windows that is needing to be documented so it covers a lot of ground, though.

SYDI has a Linux tool. I haven't used it, so I don't know it's limitations though.

@scottalanmiller said in Not to knock the vendor but seriously:

@MattSpeller said in Not to knock the vendor but seriously:

Clear case of "just because you can does not mean you should"

But that could apply to not using FTP at all, too.

Correct.

We have default template for each department. If they want something different, they have to specified in details, then we will return with how much more it will cost, and Pros Cons from IT perspective.

Every once in a while we will get a special request like New Machine that that support 3 monitors setup. We will then return with more questions like 'what kind of monitors?' 'do we have these monitors already or do we need to purchase them as well?' 'For what purpose?' We need these information to determine if we need high end graphic card or basic ones will do.

If they failed to provide suffice information, we will give them 2 weeks before dropping the request. Obviously, all communications are through emails. Anything not in email communication means it never happens.

@scottalanmiller The 2nd line I "edited" with a s/o!

You're welcome... ?

Email is also the more likely way to get hit by ransomware today than some random website.

@Dashrender said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

perhaps the discussion of HA should always be left at the door unless the OP specifically says something to the effect of - this was supposed to be an HA solution, why is it not -

Perhaps. Often someone says something that leads us to believe that there might have been a reason for HA. But this is a case where just nothing suggests it. Not even the lack of panic or concern once things were down. They really seemed to have no care that things were down - which is fine, their design suggests that.

In this case, with @wirestyle22 not having been there, he too would have to decide how the system should be viewed. But he needs the information to take back to management "Oh, you thought that this would be HA? THat's odd as it is designed exactly the opposite of that in every way and all of the policies and procedures go against that as well. How were you expecting HA without HA processes, staffing, technology, design or setup? What led you to believe something so contrary would achieve HA?"

If your company happens to have paid Github accounts, you can try Gitter which is free and create private channels/groups.
Gitter is pretty cool by default but on free Github accounts your essentially in public chat.

Slack now has audio too.

Not saying you shouldn't try Skype, I haven't used it in a couple years, I just never liked it. It was like an app that didn't know what it wanted to be when it grew up, so it was very clunky at any particular feature. Mediocre voice, mediocre chat, etc.

@IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

@JaredBusch said in VMWare OSx:

@IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

I am curious why you would want to run OSX in a VM anyway?

What advantages does OSX give you over Windows or Linux Distros other than the obvious video or music editing which probably isn't ideal in a VM anyway?

He said a couple posts up that he hopes it was good for learning. So maybe self education.

In the IT field, that would be the last OS I would be interested in learning. Especially if your company doesn't have any so you have to download a poorly made image.

Here is how you install a OS X VM.


@alex.olynyk said in What is your primary OS?:

@stacksofplates

@stacksofplates said in What is your primary OS?:

Work - fedora 24
Home - fedora 24
Chromebook - elementary os Loki

Wanted fedora or Korora on my Chromebook but had issues with the Intel HD audio in the 4.5 and above kernel

How does Loki perform on your CB?

Not too bad. I'm really surprised.

@BBigford said in Lightweight Linux...:

Since LXDE is just the desktop environment, what is the most popular distro really being downloaded since it can be used on many?... Lubuntu?

Was also looking into VectorLinux Light with LXDE...

I general avoid light distros, light ones and heavy ones are REALLY close to each other until you get to really ridiculously unusably light. So Mint, Fedora, Suse or Lubuntu would be the way that I would go. We use LXDE here on Mint 18.

Yeah, the last query went from just standard DATE and pulled the same exact results as using RECEIVED and SENT.

I would do this: https://www.freepbx.org/appointment-reminder/

Much cheaper in the long run.

@Minion-Queen said in GTX1080, 1070, 1060... which would you get for gaming? 2-3 years future proof?:

Get the best for your budget. For only 1080p, I don't think you'd need more than the 1060 for a long while, but as @Breffni-Potter said above, you really can't truly know in the gaming industry. Every once in a while, some game will come along that requires very beefy hardware, and you may want to play it. This current generation of cards is geared towards 1440p and 2160p gaming. The best bet is to always get the best NEW card in your budget. Also, don't forget about AMD cards!

I've stuck by a philosophy for years that has served me well. It probably isn't even really necessary with today's GPU markets... If I'm building a gaming rig, I want an NVIDIA card. If I'm doing Graphics work, or Video Editing, I want an AMD card.