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I realized too late that I missed a post here. For all the dreamers out there, have you thought about dreaming in bands? If you're not familiar with this concept, give this episode a listen as we discuss an idea straight out of the mind of John White. Get the episode here.

This is a MangoLassi exclusive, and if I don't get a response I may have to post this information in another community out there.

@scottalanmiller said in DFW SpiceCorps - 11/29/2018 - Join Us Remotely if You Cannot Attend in Person!:

@pchiodo and I are trying to make it. But we are driving a van and a truck from NY to Dallas that day, so it is going to be really hard to make.

You can always join remotely from the van. Have a safe trip!

Check out the follow up post here - https://mangolassi.it/topic/18642/tips-and-tricks-for-building-customized-vmware-docs.

@Minion-Queen said:

You are right @Katie

The Minion Queen has spoken. You don't want to go against that.

DATE & TIME
Thursday, Feb, 28
6:30pm - 9:00pm CST

LOCATION
Taco Diner
5904 N MacArthur Blvd
Irving, TX 75039
United States

It's time to ring in the new year with a meet-and-greet style get together at Taco Diner! This meeting will be unsponsored and informal. Come out to meet other IT pros in the area and talk shop while we have some food and beverage together. There's no specific topic on tap. I encourage you to use this time to meet someone you didn't previously know.

We will be in the back room of the restaurant. Give them my name (Nick Korte) when you arrive, and please RSVP if you plan to attend. There should be plenty of room for all who want to come.

Feel free to bring your ideas for what you want to get out of SpiceCorps this year.

***Since this is an unsponsored meetup, each attendee is responsible for his / her food and beverage bill.

RSVP here.

The first Nerd Journey episode of 2019 is now available! Are you starting the year with a bang as it relates to your career by making some resolutions? Listen to our bonus episode this week as we share community career resolutions, a framework for assessing yourself, and some resolutions of our own. Get the episode here.

@ajstringham said:

For the 2003 file server, I'd say replace it with a NAS and incorporate its roles into existing servers, or spin up a new VM if you need to. How much storage we talking here?

It's about 700 GB worth of files on that server.

I should have posted about this earlier, but if you’re someone who wants a big stage to give a helpful talk, VMworld can be that stage. They are encouraging sessions on professional development in addition to other topics. The submission process is a big rigorous, but if selected you get a free ticket to the conference (but not travel and airfare. Details can be found here:
https://www.vmworld.com/en/us/learning/sessions.htm

I will also add the vBrownBag sessions will probably open in the next several weeks too.

@scottalanmiller - have you ever thought about throwing your hat in the ring for this?

This week it's the silver episode (number 25). Have you ever had to adapt to a new manager? Most of us have, and it can happen under a number of circumstances. This week John White and I will share a number of scenarios and our tips for success with the new boss. Let us know what you think, as always!

Get the full episode here.

@ajstringham said:

@NetworkNerd said:

Maybe I could use the HP DL 385 G5 I have with the MSA 70 and run something like FreeNAS on it for another datastore option?

That's one option. Something that would be good for, to be honest, would be your StorageCraft server, if you go with that.

I was thinking use it as a NFS datastore and a place to store the VM files for my current physical machines like was mentioned above. That saves money on a secondary backup solution.

@scottalanmiller I still think the donut conversation merits a separate post here.

This week we interview Ramzi Marjaba about the community he is building for Sales Engineers and how this can help anyone in a technology facing role. Get the full episode here.

@art_of_shred said:

@NetworkNerd said:

@scottalanmiller said:

@Dashrender said:

I didn't know VSA used a VM on each host to do it's job. How does it control the disk beneath the other VMs?

You can build your own VSA to see how it works. You can do it with Linux or BSD quite easily. You build a virtual NAS (which is what VSA means) and use DRBD (Linux) or HAST (BSD) to make the cluster work. You share the storage to the local machine via NFS. Now you have a VM that can provide storage for the other VMs locally.

Quite easily to SAM is not so easy to the person who is semi-familiar with Linux.

Something SAM needs to be reminded of occasionally.

That's why you are here, Art - to slap him around a bit.

Date - Thursday, March 26th
Time - 7 PM - 9 PM Central
Location - Zoom

When a pandemic strikes, what do you do? First, you start by not having an in-person meetup! Sorry about changing the plan with only a week to go, but thanks to everyone for keeping me in line on that front.

Instead of getting together to network and nerd out, we'll do it all virtually from the comfort of our own homes. Let's use this time to check in and see how the pandemic has affected life and work. We'll do our round table introductions as normal, and then we'll go around the horn to share what's happening at work and in the rest of our lives. After that it will be open forum for discussion. And yes, you're still responsible for your own food and beverage if you need that while we're on the bridge.

I did clear this with Spiceworks folks, and anyone who attends will get credit (in the form of points). Make sure I get you down on a list to get points if you attend! I'll open the bridge at 7 PM Central and plan to leave it on until at least 9 PM (or later if we end up talking that long). My only ask is that if you attend, please be willing to turn your camera on.

Here's the official meeting information. Definitely join us if you can make it. We would love to see how you're doing.

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This week it's all about the money. How do you ask for more money, and when is the best time to do it? How do you justify an ask for more money? Get the full episode here.

@scottalanmiller said:

@thecreativeone91 said:

Yes, but You usually use 10GB ethernet or fiber for it not your normal 1GB switch.
You also need switches designed for Iscsi/sans for the best performance.

Most people are still on GigE connections and it works fine for the bulk of users. It is amazing how little throughput you normally need.

You don't need switches designed for iSCSI, just ones that are fast enough. Edison labs uses unmanaged, low end Netgear switches because they are so fast. Not designed for SAN use, just fast and that is all that matters.

You can also skip the switches altogether.

Yep - we use a passive Netgear gig switch between our backup target (Drobo B800i SAN) and our ESXi hosts. It works great.

@dbeato You bet! The more the merrier in my opinion.

What are the benefits of bringing all employees together for a company meeting or having internal conferences? We'll talk about the pros and cons and what it might mean if your company does not do it. Get the full episode here.

@ajstringham said:

Is strategic more planning ahead and tactical more reactionary?

Tactical is more day-to-day type stuff (break / fix) while strategic is larger scale projects like planning ERP system upgrades, server migrations, moving to VOIP, getting a new office online, deciding how to roll out new software, etc.