One of our ESX hosts just started throwing the error message, "vSphere HA agent on this host could not reach isolation address: 192.168.1.1" Our network went down and then back up in a few minutes. It's happened a couple of times and I don't want to just ignore it. Is there a way to verify that the isolation address has indeed been configured correctly and that the host is functioning correctly.

@nerdydad said in SharePoint Online as a File Server:

@jblaze You backup your pst files to the same systems as the email servers? You might as well backup the pst files directly onto the Exchange server in house.

They're actually saved locally in our Archive Server, just weighing options on using SharePoint online and ditching the infrastructure.

@scottalanmiller said in SharePoint Online as a File Server:

@momurda said in SharePoint Online as a File Server:

Is anybody in the world happy with Sharepoint Online or OneDrive for Business?
I cant think of two worse 'solutions' for file storage/sharing.

Not of which I am aware. I like Sharepoint conceptually, but not in practice.

My thoughts exactly. In concept, it's a great idea until you look at the planning, execution, and maintenance of the service by the end-user. It seems like a mixed bag of experiences wavering on "it's ok" or "it isn't good" dependent on people's environment.

Hi Guys! This is a repost. I've been dealing with an unusual situation. I have an iscsi network with 2 P4300 G2 Storage Servers. I can ping both storage systems from VMware server 1 just fine. However, when I attempt to ping the storage servers from VMware server 2, I get the error message "Destination host unreachable." Only 1 out of the 4 packets actually goes through. We're running VMware vCenter Server 5.0.0. Both VMware server 1 and server 2 are on the same isci network and they're both pingable. I'm attempting to setup an FOM for the storage units and I'm not sure what exactly is causing the network connectivity issue. Also, VMware server 1 storage views show the datastore is set in three areas: Backup NAS, a LUN which is a VMFS, and another Local VMFS. VMware server 2 storage views show the datastore is set to only a LUN VMFS. VMware server 2 also has a Intra VM Affinity rule set for that server. Both P4300 G2 Storage Servers are on Raid 5. Wondering if anyone has ever run into an issue like this before.

We're experiencing latency with our persistent VDIs in our VMware View environment. We're struggling with poor performance with our VDI desktops. Users are experiencing lag when dragging windows between multiple monitors, ‘choppy’ graphics/video, and slow application launching. The problems occur with local users. Both LAN and WAN could be involved. Also, file transfer times from the local desktop to the virtual desktop are super slow. Our bandwidth is dedicated 50Mbps up and down. Is there anything we can do?

I'm new to VDIs so not entirely sure if I'm asking the right questions. The server is hosted externally by our MSP and they're trying to determine what the cause is.

@scottalanmiller Our VDIs are hosted externally by the MSP and we're using VMware-Horizon-Client-4.7.0 to connect to them with PCOIP protocol. I'm thinking it could be either LAN or WAN issue, not sure.

We're experiencing latency with our persistent VDIs in our VMware View environment. We're struggling with poor performance with our VDI desktops. Users are experiencing lag when dragging windows between multiple monitors, ‘choppy’ graphics/video, and slow application launching. The problems occur with local users. Both LAN and WAN could be involved. Also, file transfer times from the local desktop to the virtual desktop are super slow. Our bandwidth is dedicated 50Mbps up and down. Is there anything we can do?

Hi Guys! This is a repost. I've been dealing with an unusual situation. I have an iscsi network with 2 P4300 G2 Storage Servers. I can ping both storage systems from VMware server 1 just fine. However, when I attempt to ping the storage servers from VMware server 2, I get the error message "Destination host unreachable." Only 1 out of the 4 packets actually goes through. We're running VMware vCenter Server 5.0.0. Both VMware server 1 and server 2 are on the same isci network and they're both pingable. I'm attempting to setup an FOM for the storage units and I'm not sure what exactly is causing the network connectivity issue. Also, VMware server 1 storage views show the datastore is set in three areas: Backup NAS, a LUN which is a VMFS, and another Local VMFS. VMware server 2 storage views show the datastore is set to only a LUN VMFS. VMware server 2 also has a Intra VM Affinity rule set for that server. Both P4300 G2 Storage Servers are on Raid 5. Wondering if anyone has ever run into an issue like this before.

@scottalanmiller Thanks Scott

One of our ESX hosts just started throwing the error message, "vSphere HA agent on this host could not reach isolation address: 192.168.1.1" Our network went down and then back up in a few minutes. It's happened a couple of times and I don't want to just ignore it. Is there a way to verify that the isolation address has indeed been configured correctly and that the host is functioning correctly.

@nerdydad said in SharePoint Online as a File Server:

@jblaze You backup your pst files to the same systems as the email servers? You might as well backup the pst files directly onto the Exchange server in house.

They're actually saved locally in our Archive Server, just weighing options on using SharePoint online and ditching the infrastructure.

@scottalanmiller said in SharePoint Online as a File Server:

@momurda said in SharePoint Online as a File Server:

Is anybody in the world happy with Sharepoint Online or OneDrive for Business?
I cant think of two worse 'solutions' for file storage/sharing.

Not of which I am aware. I like Sharepoint conceptually, but not in practice.

My thoughts exactly. In concept, it's a great idea until you look at the planning, execution, and maintenance of the service by the end-user. It seems like a mixed bag of experiences wavering on "it's ok" or "it isn't good" dependent on people's environment.

@francesco-provino 100GB alone is Graphics Files. About 250GB is just PST backups. For everything, I'd say we need 1.5 - 2TB of space. JPG, ZIP, AI, and PPT are in the 30GBs each.

@dbeato Hi dbeato! I actually run into this list of limitations. Though it is helpful, not sure how to quantify this in relation to our environment. Granted, changes do affect people. We're not looking to take advantage of something solely because it is available. We're looking for a value add not just a cheap option. Can you speak on the migration time and user training involved? Also things like the 5000 item limit threshold

We're thinking of decommissioning our Win 2008R2 file servers and migrating our files to Office 365 Sharepoint Online. We have business premium licenses so we want to take advantage of this service since it won't be at an extra cost. What are the limitations of using SharePoint Online as a file server? Are videos, adobe illustrator, various graphics files, PowerPoint files supported? Can you save QuickBooks project files? Is there a limit on the number of folders and files we can host cause we have a bunch? Do we have to worry about SharePoint iterations and revisions breaking stuff? What's the migration time and user training involved? We're looking at migrating close to 15000 files of different sizes. Looking to understand the limitations and problems since this will be a very big move for us.