I have seen so many people do SQL Server wrong, and then they end up throwing hardware at the problem when it was designed wrong in the first place.
take the mystery out of the equation. Make a suggestion that someone run LiveOptics on your current environment(s) to see how they are performing at peak. You can base your recommendation on that and let the numbers speak for themselves in regard to database size and RAM usage.
If you haven't signed up for the free DFW VMUG meeting this Friday (3/23), it's a great opportunity to network with peers about virtualization and technology trends, get free food, and speak with different industry vendors. Additionally, a number of VMware employees tend to come.
The vendor sponsors this time are Reduxio, Datrium, and Trend Micro. The full agenda and registration link can be found here. I hope to see you there!
I'm a little late on this, but it's not too late to register for the VMUG Virtual Event today (started about 40 minutes ago). The full agenda is here - https://www.vmug.com/Attend/VMUG-UserCon/VirtualEvent. Take advantage of things like Meet the Expert if you have burning questions.
Date: Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Time: 6:30pm - 10:00 PM CDT
Location:
Tower 909
909 Lake Carolyn Pkwy
Irving, TX 75039
United States
It's that time again, and we're bringing the party to Irving. This time we crowd sourced the topic for our meeting. After voting in the online poll for topics under the security umbrella, we have a tie between penetration testing and digital forensics (13 votes each), so we're going to have our speaker address BOTH of these topics during the meeting. Here's what's on tap:
Digital Forensics
We'll do an introduction to digital forensics and discuss common tools used to collect them.
Penetration Testing
We'll talk about what a penetration test should look like to a client, why it needs to be done, and some techniques used to perform the test.
This will be another unsponsored meeting, so come thirsty to drink from the fountain of knowledge! Our speaker is ready and willing to answer your questions. I hope to see you there!
Thanks to mavsman for finding us a venue this time.
RSVP here - https://community.spiceworks.com/meeting/show/2758
Maybe these will help you:
https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1995291-importing-csv-with-custom-attributes
Keep in mind there are two ways to import: through the GUI or via the script that some of these posts mention.
I was actually writing a blog about this but stopped because someone at SW corrected my thought process (I had made some errors in it that needed correcting).
If you PM me, I will e-mail you a PDF of that unfinished post and comments from SW support on it.
If you're in the DFW area as a resident or someone in town just for MangoCon, come join the DFW SpiceCorps for some professional networking. RSVP for the meeting here.
DATE & TIME
Tuesday, May, 07
6:30pm - 9:00pm CDT
LOCATION
Taco Diner
5904 N MacArthur Blvd
Irving, TX 75039
United States
Meeting Details
Nothing makes the beginning of May more exciting than a chance to get together with technical peers to talk shop! Since the last meeting at this venue was a success, we're going to once again be at Taco Diner in the Las Colinas area. Whether you're hungry for food or for professional networking, come hang with us. There's no specific topic on tap. Take time to meet someone new.
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.
***Since this is an unsponsored meetup, each attendee is responsible for his / her food and beverage bill.
DATE & TIME
Tuesday, Aug, 13
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
LOCATION
Tierpoint
820 Allen Commerce Parkway
Allen, TX 75013
United States
The datacenter tour is back! Come join in for some nerdy conversations and a tour of Tierpoint's facility in Allen. Full details and RSVP can be found here.
I feel it most appropriate to only say Water Closet in a British accent. Any other way you say it just does not do it justice.
I've been waiting for this one for a while. Thanks, Scott!
@scottalanmiller said in DFW Mango Meetup May 2017:
I suppose that I should finalize my topic.
I've heard that is a good idea before giving a talk. I guess if you can't think of anything we can do "Coffee Talk with SAM."
Someone brought this to my attention today - http://www.amirunningxp.com/. I laughed out loud at the need for something like this.
I'm thinking of starting a blog. This would not be a personal blog but one suited to my professional endeavors. Since I am a sysadmin, I could share solutions to technical problems, results of testing software / hardware, etc. in a variety of areas that I hope would be helpful to others. I really enjoyed the couple of times I wrote Spotlight on IT articles for Spiceworks, and I like creating documentation of system implementations for things done at work (as crazy as that sounds). But I'd like to see if I can give these subjects that are seemingly dry a little bit of flavor.
For those who started blogging, what prompted you to do it? Was it a personal outlet, a way to grow professionally in technological exposure, or was it to promote yourself?
What do you do to keep things fresh and not talk about the same topic too often?
Is it best to blog about a variety of things or center in on one specific area?
How often do you have to post content to be relevant?
Would you read a blog that had good content but maybe not the best site design? I'm not a web designer by any means.
Keep in mind I still have not decided to start. I'm open to suggestions or recommendations regarding anything mentioned in this post. All criticism is appreciated. And if this belongs in a different forum, feel free to move it.
@NerdyDad said in DFW Mango Meetup May 2017:
Just got home. Thanks @scottalanmiller for hosting. Even though we had some technical difficulties that were out of our hands, it was still fun.
It was definitely enjoyable. I thought @NerdyDad did a great job presenting. Thanks again @scottalanmiller for hosting.
OpMonis 1.3.0 is now released with Hyper-V and XenServer support - https://mangolassi.it/topic/11998/opmonis-1-3-0-is-available-with-hyper-v-and-xen-support.
Date: Thursday, Jun 29, 2017
Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm CDT
Location:
Dallas Makerspace
1825 Monetary Lane
Suite 104
Carrolton, TX 75006
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It's open mic night at the DFW SpiceCorps! Since this is an unsponsored meeting, we're going to change the format a little. We may have one brief presentation at the beginning, but this will be an open forum for discussion as a group. There's no topic in the realm of IT that will be off limits. Have you recently completed a cool project? Tell the group about it. Do you need help with something or want to figure out the best way to brush up in a particular area? What's a hot topic in your world right now? Bring the burning questions that keep you up at night so we can discuss as a group and help each other. Hopefully this will be a beneficial exercise for everyone.
Additionally, if you have something you would like to present to the group and need a projector, please come early so we can get you connected.
We're back at the Dallas Makerspace thanks to Paul Mai (paulmofyourhand). We will be meeting in the main lecture hall. Feel free to bring your own food and beverage.
If you want to learn more about the Makerspace:
We hope to see you there! You can RSVP here - https://community.spiceworks.com/meeting/show/2443.
I had not actually read that thread, but when she told me she completely failed in knowing what Hoth was, I was completely crushed and felt I had failed as a husband in not educating her on that earlier on in our marriage.
What do you do when one of your most critical applications isn’t supported by your backup vendor? Do you find a new backup vendor, change applications, figure out a different solution, or cry silently in the fetal position on the server room floor? This, like any other problem, needed a solution, and this post is to share that solution with others. Keep reading.
The Problem
We had just deployed a 2-node Hytrust KeyControl v4.0-11538 cluster for use with VM Encryption (vCenter 6.5d, all ESXi hosts at 6.5d). Each cluster node was running as a VM with one node inside a vSphere cluster and one node outside. Everything worked great…except for backups using Rapid Recovery. Since Hytrust runs a very customized version of FreeBSD 32-bit, we were not able to install the Rapid Recovery agent on either node. Even if we could have installed the agent, Rapid Recovery does not support FreeBSD as an operating system on which their agent will run. I had hoped we would still be able to backup at least one node agentlessly via the vSphere APIs for Data Protection, but Rapid Recovery does not support agentless backups of operating systems not supported by the agent per this article.
At this point, 3rd party backup with Rapid Recovery was ruled out completely. And maybe that wasn’t a bad thing. That’s what I kept telling myself anyway.
You can read the rest of the story here - http://blog.thenetworknerd.com/2017/08/01/hytrust-configuration-backups-with-powershell-rest-api-calls/.
This sounds similar to the VMware weekly community podcast but in video form - http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=19367&cmd=tc.
@NetworkNerdWifey said:
Hey @NetworkNerd .... I could totally rock this for photo editing.
Good luck finding someone wealthy to finance that endeavor.