@scottalanmiller said:
@DenisKelley said:
Don't even get me started. I have flagged so many of those that this one is pretty tame. When you use pics of people being disabled, you've kind of went over the line.
Flagged so many of what? What did I miss?
Behinds the scenes by me. I've done quite a few where the pic is actually offensively linked to the topic at hand. They get pulled quickly, but it has been awhile now.
@ajstringham said:
A second DC is always a good idea. It's never really "should I have two DCs?" It's "when should I add a third?" Why is rebooting an issue? It's not like you'll be doing that during production time. It'll be during off-hours. Also, he said it's for ten counties, or more. I still say have your main DC with File/Print on it. Use the next license for your secondary DC, and go from there.
Because it might be silly to have 2 DCs for a company with say 5 PCs. Sometimes having the ability to selectively reboot a server has it uses. Not saying it has be split, but there are use cases for that.
@ajstringham
I realize that you are using new software, but I've always jumped to using WSUS 3.0 Step-by-step guide. It is very good on explanations and how to setup each section properly.
@ajstringham
Read the guide. It is pretty short. You can force it, but once you change a GP or assign it to a User or Group, you'll need to refresh Group Policy unless you wish to wait.
Check out http://www.goodrx.com/ It has been pretty decent at reducing some prescription prices.
I'm using a ReadyNAS 316 using my Veeam.
You brave soul. I've heard 2014 is getting good reviews and that the company is sort of splitting, but you know you'll be doing a bit of damage control. Good luck!
I've read all the books and many multiple times, including the Elfstones, and after watching the series, just got more and more pissed off. The big thing is that in this book, there was little indication of the world of technology. You know, the apocalypse.
I kept trying to detach myself from the books, but just couldn't.
/rant.
Hopefully the info helps. Yeah, I've discovered I've become a Veeam fanboy of late. 
As one who lived in Munich for about 8 years, Octoberfest is awesome.
FWIW, I used a generic ESXi 6.0 ISO on my Dell T110 II Test Server (cause Dell and VMWare didn't have one at the time) and it upgraded right over top. I was concerned that the vanilla ISO would not get the NIC and other components working since it might need drivers, but it kept them. I was going from 5.1U1 to 6.0 and it just worked.
@thwr said in Weekend Plans:
@DenisKelley said in Weekend Plans:
As one who lived in Munich for about 8 years, Octoberfest is awesome.
I'm not saying it's bad, but it's pretty much about commerce. And I won't stop you if you like to pay such prices in a place that's so crowded with people that you can barely take a breath:
"Mass Bier" - 10,40 to 10,70 EUR
Coke - 9,27 EURSources: http://www.oktoberfest2016.de/bierpreise.htm, http://www.oktoberfest.de/de/article/Aktuell/Meldungen/Die+offiziellen+Bierpreise+2016/4606/
Yeah, that's pricey. Lived there before the wall fell and exchange rates with the DM were great.
@scottalanmiller said:
@DenisKelley said:
I think I saw someone where the replacement drive for one of the HPs was actually an Intel drive. This stuff grinds my gears.
What's wrong with Intel for SSD drives? There are only a handful of solid state memory vendors making all of the parts.
Nothing wrong with them. I have them in all my Workstations. What grinds my gears is that the HP drive is a re-branding of the Intel Enterprise drive at a substantial markup. See here:
@brianlittlejohn said:
So, the company doing the SAM audit actually replied back to me and confirmed it is Just Microsoft Virtual Server.
These audit forms are pointless, they dont ask about any vm's or anything.
They will. I just successfully passed my SAM audit and had to fully document my virtual environment. There will be another spreadsheet.
I'm a big Veeam enthusiast. Can you detail what you are having issues with and maybe I or another can help you?
@JaredBusch said:
@DenisKelley said:
If you are trying to use Veeam, the standard setup would to have a server running a second copy of Veeam B&R at the target site. You'll link the two and configure the replicas. You do not need to purchase a second Veeam license to do this, but you will need a running B&R at the DR site.
That was my understanding of how it works, but it has been almost two years since I talked to Veeam about it.
With what I've seen with v9, you now can do full failover scripted ahead of time to make it a bit more turn-key during a disaster.
I learned some C++ back in the day and probably forgot all of that. But if you want, check out a product called Ironspeed Designer. It is pretty awesome. http://www.ironspeed.com/products/Overview.aspx#gsc.tab=0
