@RamblingBiped said in Containers in IT:

Do you automate configuration management and deployment using Puppet? Chef? Ansible?

This particular item (DevOps vs. Snowflakes) applies to VMs and containers equally.

@Lakshmana said in H61MXP Board Issue:

@thwr The vendor is Foxconn.The storage is detected in the bios.The OS start page is showing but after a minute while the Input not supported error coming.
Whether UEFI needs to be done for the machine ???
There is no speaker present in the board so unable to hear sound when the RAM is taken out from the board.

Whar exactly? And which OS are you using? You need to supply as much information as possible, we can't help otherwise.

I think describing the heads as moving in and out is more appropriate since they're mounted on an armature, like a record player, and not forward or backward. I often use record players as a description for clients when they ask how drives work.

In my writing, I try to avoid use 'but' and things like it (however, etc.). Replace the word 'but' with 'and' as an exercise to see how it changes your readers' perception.

You've got a couple sentences that are like Yoda. Eg, by doing this, and it's unnecessary.

Similary, the logical volume... You missed a comma. The same occurs in drive impressions, the stack.

A good article, and a great way to open discussion on SANs and how volumes, drives and RAID presentations can be partitioned or utilized efficiently.

@scottalanmiller said in 7 years of up time:

@travisdh1 said in 7 years of up time:

@scottalanmiller said in 7 years of up time:

@travisdh1 said in 7 years of up time:

@Dashrender said in 7 years of up time:

@travisdh1 said in 7 years of up time:

@Dashrender said in 7 years of up time:

@DustinB3403 said in 7 years of up time:

@aaron said in 7 years of up time:

To me that's negligence not impressive 🙂

Oh I agree, but the up time for a windows server ain't to bad...

I mean when was the last time you've ever heard of a server with that kind of up time?

is it impressive though? if you need to reboot to install updates/security fixes, then you need to reboot. That whole uptime thing is just a crock! Something Unix admins love to brag about. Can Unix really update the kernel without rebooting the OS? If yes, then why doesn't Windows do that too?

UNIX, not that I know of (been quite a while), Linux, yes, yes it can.

Then the same question applies, why can Linux do it and Windows can't?

Linux only relatively recently gained this ability (2 years since I found out about the capability, and ~1 year that it's be included in the kernel.) It's not a trivial process, and nobody outside of Microsoft has any idea if their kernel is even capable of replacing itself on a live system.

It's been around at least five years but almost no one cared. So it was not pushed.

Ah, I must've just found out about it about the time they started rolling it into the kernel then.

Yes, it was around long before it was rolled into the kernel. But it was mostly edge cases looking into it. Very few people were really that excited about it, which I found surprising even then. But it's true, even today, I don't care that much about it 🙂

At least converting me from the "It's annoying to reboot, the longer I can go between reboots the better" mindset was quicker and easier than RAID 5, even tho most of you never knew the process was taking place.

@travisdh1 said in Linux/Java: Process terminates itself if started in background:

@thwr said in Linux/Java: Process terminates itself if started in background:

@travisdh1 said in Linux/Java: Process terminates itself if started in background:

At least it's not purposely breaking shell inheritance like IDEAS on IRIX used to do. Looked absolutely horrible when another sysadmin looked at those systems. Still, that's just terrible practice today.

Yeah, I can't say what I am thinking about it without making this site PEGI 18...

I'm thinking it right along with you, between bouts of nausea from the memories.

I'm still wrestling with it, but it looks like I'm going to win this one.

Good! Beat that POS into submission!

Oh I did. It tried to cheat on my two more times by blocking the whole shell process despite being forced to background (app &) and using the same TCP port for two different instances but ... finally gave up.

Thanks for your coaching 😉

@Dashrender said in Server 2012 R2 Standard Installation media:

Do the convertion using /set-edition by itself then do the DISM command again with the /productkey

I'll give that a try in just a moment.

Thanks for the tip.

@Carnival-Boy said in Voice/Greeting recording for generic holidays and other messages...Where do you get them from?:

Anyone know how much Scarlett Johansson charges?

Depends on how dirty you want her to sound...

Sounds like that would indicate a no scrubbing situation.

@DustinB3403 lol, no it wasn't.

@LAH3385 said in Basic CMD command needs explanation:

@echo off
copy \server\netlogon\hosts "%systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /y
rem type \server\netlogon\hosts >> %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

We use the same domain as our website. When we access out website without www infront it redirect to IIS instead of filling in www.domain.com. Now... we found the above command batch that will solve our issue.

The instruction is to create a file (no extension) and named it hosts. Inside input our website IP address and redirective keyword. Somehow it works! our domain.com become www.domain.com. However I don't understand how it works since hosts file was not altered.

Also what does rem type do? I tried rem type /? in cmd but nothing happens. REM supposed to be a remark command for batch file... but why? How? What? o_O feel so noobish asking this question. LOL *cry in corner *

It looks like you are copying an already created host file. As @Danp said the second line is just for remarks.

@Kelly said in Congrats IRJ and Family!:

@david.wiese said in Congrats IRJ and Family!:

congrats!. I just had my first on 6/1 and went back to work after 7 business days off. It has been a very long 2 weeks thus far but quite rewarding. There is nothing like coming home from a crappy day at work and see them smile or just holding them. It just makes everything better.

Yes, I had one of those moments just a few days ago. Got home from a long day, and my two year old ran to me with her arms upraised. Made everything better.

That's the greatest feeling. And the worst when they cry when you leave.

@JaredBusch

In the config files, I set it here:

auto_provision.server.url =
auto_provision.server.username =
auto_provision.server.password =

@tonyshowoff said in Fax Issues:

Did you do any other cursory tests of the lines, like calling and having the person answer, maybe whistle or something for a while see if there's any service interruptions or anything. Long shot but it's an easy test.

I did. I'm going to move the fax today to see if its the line or the fax machine.

@RojoLoco said in "Your computer has been updated and needs to be restarted. Your computer will restart in 2 days...":

@wirestyle22 said in "Your computer has been updated and needs to be restarted. Your computer will restart in 2 days...":

@momurda I thought your name was mermaider for a second and I got really happy.

As in mermaid murder?

Youtube Video

@JaredBusch said in WSUS as a standalone server or inclusive with DC?:

@Dashrender said in WSUS as a standalone server or inclusive with DC?:

WSUS's biggest issue is that it requires huge amount of disk space.

Of the mentioned service, Printing is the one that should be separated from a DC if at all possible.

I have so rarely had issue with DNS/DHCP/File/WSUS, while when possible splitting is good, but I woudn't be bothered having any of those on a DC.

WSUS does not have to require disk space. You can have all the control of WSUS and still tell the machines to get the updates fro MS. That is how I run it. With the new Windows 10 settings, I also have the clients allowed to get updates form other computer on the local network.

Now with a 100/20 pipe I wouldn't mind if the machines all get from either each other or direct from MS, but back on the 10/10 days, WSUS removed that load from the internet.

@scottalanmiller I'm going to investigate the blocking stuff this afternoon and make sure it's all in place.

It's easy to say it's not really our responsibility but I enjoy working here and I want this company to succeed. Right now the phishing is a direct threat and I'm not one to back down. There may end up being nothing I can do beyond education but I want to be god damned sure that's the case.

@Dashrender said in Migrating Windows 2003 to 2012 (VM):

Of course now JB is going to come in here and blast me for saying shit about Hyper-V, but I don't care, that fact that you have to jump around to multiple tools to get the job done compared to a single application for the other two (never tried KVM) just makes it a non starter for me.

The only thing that makes it usable for me at all if familiarity of Windows, so while I dislike the multiple MMCs, I do fully understand it and can support it, where I'm still learning a LOT for XS.

You do not manage XS with a single GUI from withing XS either. You use an add on product. You can get add on products for Hyper-V also.

I only bash you for saying false things.

Here is the per Core Utilization (I have to thank @dafyre for figuring this one out) 8 cores total, only taking pictures of a few of them.

What this Discovery rule does it it checks the system for the number of cores it has, and then provides the individual core utilization percentage.

Applied to all Windows systems as it's a part of the Windows Template.

Pretty cool right?

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@fuznutz04 said in EdgeMAX Alpha release v1.8.5alpha1:

@JaredBusch said in EdgeMAX Alpha release v1.8.5alpha1:

@fuznutz04 said:

@JaredBusch said:

@fuznutz04 said:

@JaredBusch said:

@fuznutz04 what type of OpenVPN? Site to site? I have wrote up that process before back when I was learning EdgeOS originally. I can update it and make it clean.

No, I was looking to set it up as a server so I can remote in via the OpenVPN client. Basically, secure access to my home network when I need it. Right now, my experience with Open VPN is limited to the package available for PFSense. I'd like to do the same on my ERX.

I have that setup also. both as a certificate based and as a password based. at different sites. I really need to make new documentation anyway.

You would be hailed as "the man" if you produce that content and share it. 🙂

It is already on the ubnt forum. buried somewhere in posts I made 2 years ago there.

Just needs updated and reposted.

Hey Jared,

Any update on this new guide? I'm getting ready to replace a PFSense router with an ERX and the only thing holding me back is a working OpenVPN solution for the ERX.

I've been working on IPSEC VPN issues that are client affecting and have not had time to revisit the OpenVPN process.

@tonyshowoff said in Microsoft update KB3159398:

This is why I never Windows, too risky!

FTFY