@dmacf10 said in User Profile Discs:

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Before you start moving things around, I'd try to get some monitoring in place to see where your bottleneck is now. If the server's disks just can't keep up it doesn't matter where things are located with regards to networking.

Given what you've described, it's a reasonable expectation that there might be gains to be made on the network side of things, but don't forget the basics:

• Host firmware updates
• Host BIOS settings (SR-IOV and friends)
• Hypervisor updates
• Networking
  -- Dedicate a NIC to this VM if possible
  -- Look into 10G networking if not already there
  -- Jumbo frames?
  -- SMB optimization (SMB3 / other optimizations)

.... I'm all about eeking the most out of what's already there before throwing something new into the mix...

Mentally preparing myself to clear the driveway again after work... I'll have to post some pics for those of you that call out the national guard for 6" of snow...

@scottalanmiller said in Raid10, must use or another Raid limits?:

@notverypunny said in Raid10, must use or another Raid limits?:

"Planning" along these lines is the only reason I can think of the veeam agent being a hard requirement

NONE of this is based on planning, at all. This is 100% politics and the OP has no say in it. It is a non-technical mandate from powers on high that are not considering any business need or ramifications.

Agree 100%... The road to hell is paved with good intentions; wanting backups is never a bad thing, trying to do them like this is just asking for trouble.

@Dashrender said in System Image Disappearing/Reappearing:

@G-I-Jones said in System Image Disappearing/Reappearing:

The only thing I can think of, which is most likely not correct, is that Windows reads the WindowsImageBackup folder alphabetically. That is to say since LABS comes before LENOVOLAP alphabetically, it hits the Windows 10 image in LENOVOLAP and then says "nope, everything else after this is null" and then doesn't even get to STAFF? I dunno man, it's weird.

Yeah, it's a super basic tool, it's probably not expecting more than a single backup in the directory.

^^ This sounds like what's happening.

If you're tied down to using an external drive and $0 tools, maybe consider using clonezilla or the Veeam's free windows agent. If you've got an afternoon and space for a linux VM (or even just a decommissioned desktop / server for a Proof of Concept test) take a look at FOG (https://fogproject.org/).

@valentina Being out of coffee on a Monday morning? sounds like hell

So my $0.02:

"Security" is a fleeting and oft misabused idea... The capacity to secure the client's network should be the same for a firewall properly implemented as a VM or as a physical appliance. Off the top of my head, implemented properly means that you're not sharing NIC vswitch or anything else with any other guests and that the hypervisor and host are kept fully patched.

Off the cuff, it's easier to ensure the level of security on a physical firewall or appliance as there are fewer moving parts, as a VM you have to keep on top of updates to the Firewall vm as well as the underlying hypervisor and the physical host. Failing to do so leaves you open to inter-vm snooping attacks using SPECTRE / MELTDOWN and their associated vulnerabilities.

Countdown until vacation starts at 2:30

@Obsolesce said in BitTorrent/P2P technology for distributed file transfer of large files?:

@Pete-S said in BitTorrent/P2P technology for distributed file transfer of large files?:

Is it possible to use bittorrent or other P2P technology to transfer large files between a number of servers in different locations? Not file sharing for everyone but as a means of file distribution.

What software is needed? Can the files be secured from unauthorized access?

Dfsr would be easier. Secure and distributed, mesh by default.

I would add the caveat to test first... tried DFSR to sync our primary file-servers and it just wasn't up to the task...

Also have to consider the possibility that the OP isn't running Windows (lucky bugger if that's the case)

Working through The Last Ship, currently on season 3

I can't remember what the fix is, but I seem to recall there being a default limit of 500 or 1k on LDAP query results.

....

here it is

http://www.microsoftnow.com/2008/10/increasing-number-of-objects-returned.html

Managed to kill the screen on my Galaxy S5 over the weekend. Since it's a work line and I've been using my own HW up until now they're covering a new Pixel 3a.... I've got an iPhone 7 on loan for the time being and it's just reinforcing my dislike of apple

I'm not sure, but I want to say that a standard install of MariaDB allows for sudo manipulation / access from the local machine.... it's been a while and YMMV.

https://robbinespu.github.io/eng/2018/03/29/Reset_mariadb_root_password.html

^^ This should work from what I remember

Just saw that Ash vs Evil Dead season 3 is out on Netflix.... looks like we'll be starting that tonight

@vhinzsanchez said in MSP Helpdesk Options:

Had deployed SW on-premise in my previous employment, I do not know how it will fare out after reading the news earlier. It has been rock solid even when others had an issue logging in when a problem struck...it seemed that my installation was not affected then.

I've tried and really liked osTicket but I am now testing GLPI. I was looking into a ticketing system with inventory and the features which tied the ticket to a person and/or hardware and keep its history (like SW). GLPI with FusionInventory seemed to be just that.

Let me know if you need any help, I've been dealing with the inventory side of that combo for going on 3 years now. Going to be getting more into the data-center / server room management side of it with the management and financials stuff next week.

my COVID WFH setup

Also maybe in violation of data security and privacy concerns.

Google Harvest Revenue Group.... it's weird to say the least that the website concentrates on the President having a Bachelor's degree and multiple master's degrees related to theology..... and no formal education listed with regards to business, finance or litigation..... Does he pray the bills away?

@JaredBusch I'm sure that some people would see that and want to know how to use the blurry font for extra security... then blame IT when they don't know which folder is which

We've got a bunch (~50 or more) WD15 docks deployed. Where we've seen them be flakey is if the user has multiple monitors and several power hungry USB devices plugged into the dock. Even with the bigger power supply on the dock (there are 2 or 3 wattages available IIRC) we've had to mandate some users to use the dock's power and their laptop's AC brick at the same time.

I've been testing the WD19 with the 180W power and so far it's been solid for USB, network and audio. Haven't played with the video out options yet but I think it should be OK so long as all of the firmware updates have been done.

@gjacobse said in I can't even:

Users who can't do a proper shut down or restart of their computer. And then complaining that it's dog in winter slow.

Uptime was 22days (not the worst I've seen). Disk and Memory were at 100% usage before restart.....

With the W10 fast-boot / hybrid shutdown I've seen last boot times upwards of 9 months and a year on some machines.