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Currently we backup data to shares on Buffalo TeraStation NAS. We're looking to buy an additional Buffalo TeraStation and I noticed that they now do one that supports iSCSI. We're running Windows 2003. To backup we would install the MS iSCSI initiator on the Windows server and then connect and mount the TeraStation as a drive so that it shows up in Disk Management. The drive would then be partitioned and formatted and could then be used to backup to. What happens if the Windows server has a hardware failure? Would it be possible to mount the iSCSI drive on another machine to retrieve the data? I've googled this, but can't seem to find an answer. Many thanks for taking the time to read and reply.

We use BackupExec 12 on our Windows 2008/Exchange 2007 server. Seems to work well. I'm pretty certain there is support for SQL Server 2005 too.

We bought some 4 port POE injectors (POE-400) for powering our APs. No problems so far. We got them from CMS: The online YELLOW Book; they were £35 each.

I've been setting up our ZoneDirector and I'm having a problem getting LDAP authentication to work. Active Directory authentication works without a problem, but I'd like to setup an additional LDAP authentication method so that I can make the Zero-IT Activation page only available to members of our staff OU. I've tried setting LDAP on the Users OU, but when I test the credentials it reports 'Failed! Invalid username or password'; the same credentials work with AD authentication. Our FQDN is: school_name.school_county.sch.uk The LDAP Base DN used is: ou=Users,dc=school_name,dc=school_county,dc=sch,dc=uk Has anybody got AD and LDAP working together? We have Windows 2003 DCs. Thanks for taking the time to read and reply.

We use BGInfo on our XP workstations. There is an option to add info to the logon screen; we add the computer name and an AUP. There is also an option for the Logon Terminal Server wallpaper. I'm not certain it would work with Server 2008, but definitely worth a go.

Agreed. Setup a duplicate job linked to your backup that automatically duplicates to your other server after your backup job has finished.

Right click - Run as Administrator?

We had a problem with IE setting remaining after they'd been removed from the group policy; try backing up the group policy and then restoring it. This seems to 'clean up' the policy. Worth a try; it worked for us.

Should be: /I:\\server\netlogon\bginfo\computer.bgi" (colon after the I) We don't bother copying bginfo to the local machine; we just run it from the netlogon share using %logonserver%\netlogon\bginfo_folder\bginfo.exe

Exchange will need to see a Global Catalog and internal users will need DNS for OWA to run. I'm pretty sure that it's recommended that you don't put Exchange 2007 on a DC (if you can help it).

This is wrong. Policies cascade down from Site, Domain, OU, Sub OU etc. When a policy is set at one level, the levels below inherit the settings from the levels above. If a policy settings collide, the last policy applied wins (unless you have Block Inheritance set).

Sorry mate; the original post mentioned link order; this applies to group policies applied in the same OU. In this case the policies are applied from the bottom up (2 first, then 1).

Policies will be applied from the bottom up; so you will end up with 192.168.0.40:8080. If a policy is enforced policies that apply after it cannot change any of the settings that it applied. If you have two policies, both enforced and both with the same settings, I'd look again at your setup and see if you can change things around.

It sounds like you're only using a single DC? If I were you I'd strongly consider having a second DC, even if it's the old one. If your DC goes down you'll be in a much better position to recover from.

Windows XP. However, I should have mentioned that you'll probably need to download the Windows XP Support Tools first. You can find them at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=49ae8576-9bb9-4126-9761-ba8011fabf38&displaylang=en

No problem. Glad you got it working;)

Thanks?

No. Load BGInfo, setup how you want and then save settings as a bginfo config file (.bgi). We save bginfo.exe and the config file in our netlogon share. We then run a vbscript at logon to run bginfo with the config file to set the wallpaper. Assuming you put the files in a folder called 'bginfo' in netlogon the cmd line to load would be: \\server_name\netlogon\bginfo\bginfo.exe /i:\\server_name\netlogon\bginfo\config.bgi /timer:0 /silent Try running this from a command prompt and see what happens. By the way, we have three domain controllers so use the %logonserver% variable to spread the load a bit. Hope this helps.

We run BGInfo as part of the logon script. Pupils have a mandatory profile with no wallpaper. The background is displayed by the bginfo command when they logon. It's then lost when they logoff.

You're very welcome.

If they're a member of your domain you can use the following command in a batch file to rename computers over the network: netdom renamecomputer %1 /newname:%2 /userd:DOMAIN_NAME\%3 /passwordd:%4 /usero:administrator /passwordo:LOCAL_ADMIN_PASSWORD /reboot:10 /force Where: %1 is old computer name %2 is new computer name %3 is domain admin user name %4 is domain admin password So, assuming the command is saved in a batch file called 'rename.cmd'. To rename a computer from 'comp1' to 'room7-01' you'd enter the following at the command prompt: rename comp1 room7-01 domain_admin_user domain_admin_password

Programs like Word create a temp file when you open it. When you save it deletes the original file and renames the temp one. So, they'd need create file and delete file permissions.

We have the same mandatory profile for all students, but use BGInfo to set a different wallpaper for each year. Is that what you mean, or do you want users to be able to set their own wallpaper? If so, I think the answer is no.

We use BGInfo for this. If you're going to start using it you may want to spend time doing it that way, rather than the way you mention.

They both do the same thing; so technically yes