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we've just bought 100 of the dell latitude ST.. Its not bad but I am not a fan of tablets, I just don't see their purpose. But the school seems to see a need for them.

it turns out the server i was trying to migtasre had the hyperv role installed. i assume this was the problem as after i removed this it migrated fine. took about 8 hours to do 2 tb.

its groundhog day in here lately http://www.edugeek.net/forums/jokes-interweb-things/87422-parallel-parking-itll-fit.html?highlight=parallel+park

Em trying to do a P2V of a fairly large file server but it keeps failing. After a few hours research I think i have found the solution: It creates the VHD's locally and then sends it to the HyperV host. Is that correct? If that is the case, how am I meant to do a P2V as obviously there isn't enough space locally to store the entire local storage... Or am I wrong and its failling for another reason?

Right Ive found R3 licensed download on the symantec site. Anyone know if I can just do an inplace upgrade from R2 to R3 or is it more convoluted than that?

Like i said, 45TB would be 18 months worth of backups.

I have 2 campuses, about 1km apart but a LAN 12core fiber between them both, so the D2D is on one site and the D2T is on the other site so offsite should be fine.. Thanks for the info on the upgrade and the training.. I might push for it next year.

Whats wrong with tapes? Its a 45 tape LTO5 library, each tape holds 1.5TB, with compression thats 3TB per tape.. which is about 140TB of storage off the top of my head.. I have a 45TB San for servers, I have a 15 TB storage array for D2D backups, whats wrong with wanting 18 months of backups online at a click of a mouse with minimal effort and minimal cost and minimal faulure (hopefully)? The Dell tape library was cheap, under $10k IIRC, including all the tapes, I dont think I could get 135TB of storage for that price could I? To be honest, the Tape Library was ordered by my predecessor before he left, so I dont really know either way, I just embraced what I was given.. Thanks for the info on the licensing, I guess what we pay for annually must be the support then? i guess I should use them more often, and try go figure out how to upgrade to R3.

This was all installed and setup when I took over the network, annual renewals are fairly cheap so Im happy to keep it. However Ive got a couple of questions Im not too sure about, so hoping someone with a bit more experience of the product can help me out. (I do have support contract, but the time I waste on the phone trying to articulate the problem to the indians I only really phone them when Its 100% mission critical (no offennse intended, its probably my accent thats to blame rather than theirs)) Anyway, 1st question is, Im running 2010 R2, and I renew the license anuually, does that meaan Im entitled to 2010 R3 or whatever the latest may be? 2nd question regards restores: I run a D2D2T, with a nice new Dell tape library installed in july. I wanted to restore an entire mailbox from the july tape today, but it seems to be doing a 'staging' stage of the restore, where it seems to be restoring the enitre exchange database. Is this normal for restoring from tape? I dont really have any experience with tapes to be honest, I just used to change the tape each week when I got the email from backup exec asking for a new one, until I got this library. (god knows how I will go about restoring any data from one of the old tapes from the old tape drives) Is there such a thing as a backup exec training course? Im due a few more PD hours... (can my time on the phone to support learning this stuff count as PD?? )

How is any of that geared towards 6 year olds though?

I fear it will take me longer to explain what safe mode is and how to get to it, than it would for me to fix the laptop myself ;p

cheers will give it a go tomorrow got an infected teahcers laptop (personal device) that I will give the once over with this as it will be minimal effort and all I will offer. Will see how well it goes.

Like this one? Thin Client and Virtual Machines

nice idea but to what gain?

Im still struggling with suppliers. I want someone I can just phone up ask for stuff, get a quote, and Send a PO I have lots of money to spend but really struggle to find a decent supplier. Its fine for the big things like PCs and projectors, etc, and Toners, but when it comes to little stuff like CD/DVDs, USB HDDs, HDDs, RAM, Mice, keyboards, and all the little bits and bobs, we are 9 time out of 10 having to go and buy them from retail shops are rediculous prices. Any AU supplier reading this feel free to get in touch by PM!

@oaktech, I didn't make it up. Its just the top result in Google.. @Liam, will do

Let me google that for you Possible NSFW Warning!

if it is a internet facing server, perhaps something like moving SSH etc to an arbitary port if there is a need to have it open, and using something like fail2ban also?

you are right!

I bought a netgear DGN2000 to go with my new TPG and my internet drops out all the time, about 2 to 3 times a day. I blamed it on the netgear overheating as well so I bought a different brand of router completely but it still does it.. So Im left to only assume its the ISP, or the dodgy internal wiring in my house here.

I cant seem to find an SP2 integrated ISO on the MS LIcensing site, are they planning on releasing one like they did SP1?

snake .

So what have the Twitterati had to say about Hurricane Bawbag? Here’s some of the top Tweets, which we’ll be adding to throughout the day. Feel free to add your own below (or let me know on Twitter): “American hurricane namers are lazy. They pick easy ones like "George" and "Kate". Only in Scotland could they come up with #HurricaneBawbag” pazpaz “If everyin in Scotland breathes in at the right time then aw the wind ul be gone- simple. #garysaysthehingsthatotherswinny” @GaryTANK “Women in Burnside forced not to wear jammie troosers and Uggs to go to shops by #hurricanebawbag #scotstorm” thismortalcoyle “BREAKING: #scotstorm is rated as "awfally blowie" on the Wee Wifie scale. The WW scale runs from "huffin" tae "haud oantae ma breeks" :-)” coilleduine “Good news, #hurricanebawbag has been downgraded to Scrotum Storm.” Martinbigpigmor “Panic buying caused by #hurricanebawbag has resulted in shelves being stripped bare of Irn Bru, Pot Noodles and Green Rizzlas” Pols80 “would love to hear an American weather reporter with a southern drawl reporting on Scotland's very own #Hurricanebawbag.” SeanBellphoto “The wind's not that bad, it's just the noise of it going through the trees that makes it sound worse. Chop down the trees, problem solved.” DaftLimmy “Just passed a guy wrestling with a golf umbrella. Clearly with all the transport disruption he's planning on air travel #hurricanebawbag” Pols80 “The only way tae deal wi' #hurricanebawbag Standin in ma shorts and t-shirt, arms oot wide, shoutin "COME AHEAD YA DOBBER!!" S*** itself!!” nitejohnboy “#ItMakesMeHappyWhen the Scots get worldwide recognition for something other than bagpipes and haggis. Let's hear it for #HurricaneBawbag” pazpaz “We can't stop giggling at the fact that #hurricanebawbag is trending worldwide *so proud*” Taste of Glasgow “Would LOVE to see @SeanBattySTV refer to the winds as #hurricanebawbag when he does the weather later!” thomasmckellar ". . . Dear Embra, Here huv aw oor discarded crisp pokes. Yours as ayeways, Glasgow. . . . #HurricaneBawbag" ScotsRon "My only concern is that Fox and CNN will think it's actually called #HurricaneBawbag and report it directly as such. Och, maybe they should." ChristopherHarv "You can't beat Aldi pot-noodle-alike Snack Pots for snowed-in survival food. I laugh at #hurricanebawbag" jearle Update - 1:47pm "It cannae be that bad. There's still wee men in bunnets sparkin up outside pubs the length o Leith Walk. #hurricanebawbag" MediaCom_Murray "Only Scottish people would get #hurricanebawbag trending. You may take our garden furniture, but you'll never take our patter!" MairiMcKay "Just saw a guy in Tesco wearing bermuda shorts. #hurricanebawbag" NickMitchell "The Wicked Witch of the Clyde was just crushed by a flying council house and Dorothy-Marie Gale pinched her Reeboks." LiamDrydenEtc "BREAKING: Slight smell of dust burning across Scotland as third bars on electric fires are sparked up. #hurricanebawbag" charleslavery "Slightly worried my Nissan Figarow is going to take off like Budgie the Helicopter in this weather" STVLaura "Hurricane Bawbag Update: A plant pot has fallen over in Airdrie. An eye witness retold the horror "it pure went sideways"" TracerTong "You know its windy when the water in the toilet is jigglin' aboot" Filmoar "I've had to switch the lights on! In the daytime! The humanity! #hurricanebawbag" lesmondine "the news of #hurricanebawbag is making me miss Edinburgh. Only Scotland could make me miss a place most when being hit by a hurricane." otherjamesgray

la nina? global warming? the 2012 predictions?? or just pretty rubbish weather all round the world!!