@Emad-R said in Which is easier to learn Ansible or Chef or Puppet:
I truly think containers will make CM obsolete. If not already.
Containers are usually managed with CM, so this statement doesn't make much sense. Containers will probably become obsolete long before CM will.
My rule of the thumb is start with 1 vCPU if it's Linux vm, 2 vCPUs if it's Windows, unless you enjoy Windows updates or Antivirus scans taking hours to complete....
@Emad-R I use it with Nginx all the time, I use it with Apache too, but I couldn't tell you about performance difference because I never bothered to benchmark it.
As for separation, I do use it in separate docker containers, I think all my instances connect to Nginx. The only place I use it with Apache is on the same VPS, but I see no reason you couldn't separate them and use TCP to connect.
DNS doesn't do url redirects, that's the role for web server. Point both domains at you web host and do redirects there.
I don't know if Squarespace gives you enough control to be able to setup redirects. Hosting website there is a horrible idea anyway, I'd stay away from those website builders as far as you can.
What's A chip? AMD?
It doesn't really matter for light usage, but Photoshop and InDesign users need real horsepower, you need to spec it like a CAD or 3D workstation, Photoshop will happily use workstation graphics card, I'm not sure about InDesign, it's possible newer version use hardware acceleration too. You don't have to throw Xeons at them, but high end CPUs are definitely in order. And tons of memory, 16GB+
@Emad-R probably because at that size it doesn't matter if you're backing up just files or entire VM, the difference is probably within 2-3%. And restoring entire VM is much simpler task than installing new server, configuring it, and restoring TBs of files.
I'd like to see a Windows server that installs in 5 minutes. With Linux and configuration management tools you might be able to get it running in such a short amount of time, but if he runs Windows, forget about 5 mins, 50 is more likely.
@wrx7m that vendor sounds like GE or UTC. These companies employ the most ridiculous procedures and requirements in the name of security. I think it all comes down from gov oversight, so dumbasses on top audit you, then you need to implement some retarded procedure that does nothing, but makes lives miserable for everyone you deal with.
Install Lynis, it'll audit your SSH config and suggest areas to improve.
Damn, I just signed up with them yesterday. I need them for some apps I have deployed on my home server, now I'm worried because I had to give them cc info.
At least they support 2FA, so I give them some credit for that. Unlike most banks. And no, SMS or email 2FA support doesn't count as it's easily spoofed.
Banks are using it because that was the most popular Unix years ago, with great support and hardware from Sun Microsystems, years before Oracle acquisition, and financial software was written for it.
I don't think RHEL was even around back then, it was just Red Hat, without enterprise options.
And can't your CEO get Verizon or whoever is in the area to run fiber to his house? Judging by the size of the house it looks like he could afford that.
@JaredBusch said in Next steps with SaltStack:
So looking at scheduling chocolatey updates with salt..
This makes it clear that it is pretty straightforward to schedule a task.
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/states/all/salt.states.schedule.htmlHas anyone used salt to run
choco update all -yon a schedule like this?
Not salt, but I used https://chocolatey.org/packages/choco-upgrade-all-at which creates the same task, that runs choco upgrade all -y. If salt is using windows task scheduler, then it should just work.
@hubtechagain said in Massive Searchable Document/File Repository:
Is Windows Server File Indexing an option? If so, what about OCR en masse?
Yes, windows file indexing will index all the document types you mentioned, except pdfs. You need Adobe pdf ifilter installed (free) to index text pdf files. If your pdf documents are scanned images, then you'd need Adobe Acrobat to OCR en masse, but after that pdfs will be index-able.
Actually, MayanEDMS might be what you're looking for. It does OCR and indexing. I have a running instance, but I haven't used it at all yet.
I have a small network in our 2nd location, with few UBNT PoE devices. Until last week all devices were powered on by old Toughswitch 5P, I guess they are called Edgeswitch 5xp now.
I have 4 devices, Nanostation M5, Unifi AP, I think first model, with green LED, and 2 older UVC cameras. All devices are connected with UBNT Toughcable and plugs, and that thing alone is a major pain to deal with. Anyway, all devices worked fine on 5xp switch.
Last week we added 24 port PoE switch, US‑24‑500W model. Of the 4 above devices only AP would power on, but connection wouldn't remain stable, it would turn on and off every few minutes. We also measured voltage on shield of the cable, it was leaking 50 VDC and 115 VAC. No voltage while it was connected to 5xp switch. Further troubleshooting and I ended up making non-shielded extension cable, with keystone jack on one and, and all devices would power on from Unifi switch.
Last few days we added small rack with shielded pass-through patch panel, and connected everything through it. We had to add ethernet couplers and extra cable because original cable runs were too short, both couplers and cable are shielded. Cables from patch panel to switch were unshielded. In that setup, again only AP would power on. I had to replace cables running from couplers to patch panel with unshielded ones, to get the devices to power on.
I have couple of PoE phones and they power on just fine. The difference is these are PoE+, and Ubnt devices are passive 24V.
Does anyone have any idea what could be the issue here? Ubnt support didn't get me far, they asked for logs from the switch, but I'm sure problem is electrical and won't show up in logs. One difference is that ports on 5xp switch are isolated, while on patch panel and Unifi switch it's metal touching metal. Btw, sparks were flying occasionally when plugging in Ubnt devices into new switch, I guess wires from 2 cables were touching.
Pics of setup (sorry, no cable porn, will tidy up when it's finished):
Switch, PoE+ ports to the left, Passive 24V to the right
Patch panel
Couplers with unshielded cables
Starwind has a free disk image converter. https://www.starwindsoftware.com/starwind-v2v-converter
I used it to convert between ESXi and Hyper-V in the past.
Intune is $6/user/month, so at 200 users you're looking at $14,400 annually. Windows Server 2019 Standard license is $800 and $8000 for user CALs, or $0 is you go with Samba.
How about Sata to molex adapter and another molex to sata?
