RE: (homedrive)

2012-03-13 Thread Brian Desmond
With Owner Rights, you fork the Owner from Creator, so you could put a Deny Write DAC to the Owner. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com w - 312.625.1438 | c   - 312.731.3132 -Original Message- From: Steve Kradel [mailto:skra...@zetetic.net] Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 10:11

RE: Fortigate configuration

2012-03-13 Thread Brian Desmond
Yeah you just want a virtual IP - just did this the other day. You'll need to create the relevant policy - the VIP should show up as the destination (IIRC) if everything is configured right. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com w - 312.625.1438 | c   - 312.731.3132 -Original

RE: Microsoft's Password Export Server 3.1 x64

2012-03-13 Thread Brian Desmond
I doubt it's much different but there may either a) be hard blocks in the code if you don't hit the versions right or b) older PES' might not load on newer Windows. It basically is a password filter though that spins off a thread and listens for RPCs IIRC. It just returns true for every

Re: Microsoft's Password Export Server 3.1 x64

2012-03-13 Thread Webster
Brian, I would just like to know if the customer can install it on a 2008 R2 domain controller. The download page only lists x64 2003 and 2008. It doesn't specifically say 2008 R2. I guess it will either install or not but just wanted to verify first. Thanks Carl Webster Consultant and

Re: Microsoft's Password Export Server 3.1 x64

2012-03-13 Thread James Rankin
I would just like to knowdo you ever sleep? On 13 March 2012 09:28, Webster webs...@carlwebster.com wrote: Brian, I would just like to know if the customer can install it on a 2008 R2 domain controller. The download page only lists x64 2003 and 2008. It doesn't specifically say 2008

RE: Microsoft's Password Export Server 3.1 x64

2012-03-13 Thread Webster
With as many time zones as I have been in the last 2 months, it is not easy sleeping now. But I do have a work-from-home project for April and May (minus the week in San Fran for Synergy). Maybe then I can kind of get back to a normal sleep pattern. Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix

RE: (homedrive)

2012-03-13 Thread Webster
Bob, I am giving a Geek Speak session at Citrix Synergy in May. My GoogleFu isn't turning up anything on this. I would like to add this to my It's Not Citrix, It's Your !@#$%^ AD talk. (well I was told I can't use that title but that is what I call it. Actually I think that was MBS' idea

Re: (homedrive)

2012-03-13 Thread James Rankin
Quality title, are you going to be doing anything along the same lines at Synergy Barcelona? Or is it too early to confirm anything for that? On 13 March 2012 11:03, Webster webs...@carlwebster.com wrote: Bob, ** ** I am giving a Geek Speak session at Citrix Synergy in May. My

RE: (homedrive)

2012-03-13 Thread Webster
Haven't decided on Barcelona yet. Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 6:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: (homedrive) Quality

Re: (homedrive)

2012-03-13 Thread William Robbins
Nice decisions to have available for a TN boy. :) - WJR On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 06:20, Webster webs...@carlwebster.com wrote: Haven’t decided on Barcelona yet. ** ** ** ** Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com

RE: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread John Leto
I agree. It's been my experience that the topics that start the most fights around here are indeed politics, religion, and BBQ. From: Christopher Bodnar [mailto:christopher_bod...@glic.com] Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 4:05 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re:

RE: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread John Leto
M not in this part of Texas (DFW area) maybe more south of here. In this area is more about hickory smoked flavor, a pepper based dry rub and if and that's a big IF you use sauce a thin pepper based one but not much of it. And as far as cuts, in this area pork ribs (spares and baby backs),

Re: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread Manuel Santos
Good BBQ meat needs no sauce!!! 2012/3/13 John Leto jo...@colonialsavings.com M not in this part of Texas (DFW area) maybe more south of here. In this area is more about hickory smoked flavor, a pepper based dry rub and if and that's a big IF you use sauce a thin pepper based one

Re: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread John Cook
Salt Lick brisket, mmm John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership for Strong Families From: John Leto [mailto:jo...@colonialsavings.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 08:32 AM To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy

RE: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread Webster
I run a mailing list for tuba and euphonium players since mid 90s. There are three banned topics: Drum Bugle Corp Burgers Beer Who would have thought that tuba players would be banned from discussing beer and hamburgers!!! But in that world, those are world war starting topics. Carl

Re: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread Jonathan Link
Saucing is an individual choice. Some cuts need a sauce. I prefer a peppery brisket without additional sauces. I like my pulled pork to have a bit of sauce because that smoke can really penetrate the fat, so a nice vinegar sauce helps to cut that down just a bit, so i don't feel like I'm eating

RE: Clustering/SCVMM

2012-03-13 Thread Miller Bonnie L .
Really, for SCVMM 2012? I can already create a VM inside of our failover cluster and run SCVMM 2008 R2 to move between nodes. We had it that way for quite a while under our original Hyper-V cluster, before switching later to a physical box (mostly so others here can easily find the console of

Re: PC lifecycle?

2012-03-13 Thread Harry Singh
To those who interface directly with your CFO/CEO or are the decision maker, what reasoning/justification did you provide in order to shorten the length of the refresh? I'm at a place that looks to refresh close to 5-6 years, and that's even a fight sometimes. I know there is a wide range of IT

Re: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread Jonathan Link
Is it the well done/not well done burger debate? I can't imagine what situation arose that needed to ban beer from the discussion. It must have been truly heinous. On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 8:41 AM, Webster webs...@carlwebster.com wrote: I run a mailing list for tuba and euphonium players

RE: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread John Leto
Jonathan I agree with you. I only mention how the natives BBQ here in Fort Worth. I am not from here, I am from DM Iowa actually so I am more of a KC style guy myself so I must admit after my brisket is done and right before I have any I put some KC Masterpiece sauce on it. Normally the only

RE: Vulnerability scanning, and calling it a Pen test the rant continues

2012-03-13 Thread Ziots, Edward
Alan, I totally agree, that is why I always vet the scans I get from any VA scan and qualitatively risk prioritize them based on what is critical for the business. Again with healthcare its protection of the CIA of EPHI when stored, transmitted or processed and any and all systems that are

RE: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread John Leto
Ahh yes I have heard just how wonderful Salt Lick Brisket is, never had it myself but the more I hear about it the more I tell myself that I have to try it sometime. From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 7:35 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re:

Re: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread James Rankin
If someone else does the sauce for you, is it then...out-sauced? I'll get my coat On 13 March 2012 12:45, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: Saucing is an individual choice. Some cuts need a sauce. I prefer a peppery brisket without additional sauces. I like my pulled pork to

RE: Clustering/SCVMM

2012-03-13 Thread Ken Schaefer
Oops - I missed the 2012 part. Yes - for SCVMM 2012 it is a cluster aware product. To Jeff: you could create a cluster out of VMs and put SCVMM onto that Cheers Ken From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu] Sent: Tuesday, 13 March 2012 8:51 PM To: NT System Admin Issues

RE: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread Webster
It is an international mailing list and you can imagine the american beer is water type arguments. The burgers wars were just incredible. Who knew burgers, the types of meat, the style of cooking, comparing various chains, cooking methods, etc etc etc. It was such a horrible thread, I being

Re: PC lifecycle?

2012-03-13 Thread Jonathan Link
You have to work the numbers. How much downtime/lost productivity. It's dependent on the situation. As I said, our computers are in the hands of revenue producers. When they're down, they aren't billing their time. They either have to make it up (morale issue) or it is lost productivity (money

Re: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread James Rankin
American beer is lager This topic will now soon be banned from here too, along with BBQ sauce On 13 March 2012 13:23, Webster webs...@carlwebster.com wrote: It is an international mailing list and you can imagine the american beer is water type arguments. The burgers wars were just

RE: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread Mayo, Bill
Maybe, but the Skylight Inn (known as Pete Jones' to those of that grew up there), has an actual capitol dome on top of it. FTW! http://www.ncbbqsociety.com/trail_pages/skylight_large.html From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 9:35 AM To: NT

Re: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread Ben Scott
On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 9:23 AM, Webster webs...@carlwebster.com wrote: The burgers wars were just incredible.  ... It was such a horrible thread, I being the list owner had to step in and ban the topic from further discussion. I think just about every forum has had at least one Thread from

RE: Vulnerability scanning, and calling it a Pen test the rant continues

2012-03-13 Thread Alan Davies
Yup, no disagreement there .. my response was more to Stu's point in that what he described can help increase security in a very general manner in an organisation, but really the business context is where the value is. Good luck with the CISA! I'm re-certifying my GSEC again at the moment and

Re: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread Manuel Santos
The only sauce used here on BBQ is a sauce made with chilli peppers and olive oil, matured for at least one month, and is used only when we roast an entire pig, and eat those yummy slices with that sauce, It's great with our red wine or very cold beer. 2012/3/13 John Leto

Re: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread Jonathan Link
We brew ales here, too. On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 9:53 AM, James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.com wrote: American beer is lager This topic will now soon be banned from here too, along with BBQ sauce On 13 March 2012 13:23, Webster webs...@carlwebster.com wrote: It is an international mailing

Re: PC lifecycle?

2012-03-13 Thread Justin Thomas
I work for an architectural firm, with architects, engineers, and graphic designers. Like Jonathan the staff are the revenue producers, and they run the latest in design software. If their computer isn't keeping up, we're losing money. With a two year lease cycle we are able to respond to the

RE: (homedrive)

2012-03-13 Thread Ken Schaefer
http://www.google.com/search?q=GPO+background+processing+AD+Profile+Logon+Script first link describes the Win XP behaviour that Bob mentions. From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Tuesday, 13 March 2012 7:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: (homedrive) Bob, I am giving

Re: My SBS swing brag

2012-03-13 Thread James Rankin
In keeping with the current fashion, you should definitely write a blog post on your migration On 13 March 2012 14:01, David Lum david@nwea.org wrote: So, I successfully swung a small (17 employee law fim) client from SBS2003 to SBS2011 this weekend, went off with exactly one caveat:

Re: My SBS swing brag

2012-03-13 Thread Don Kuhlman
Congrats David! From: David Lum david@nwea.org To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 9:01 AM Subject: My SBS swing brag So, I successfully swung a small (17 employee law fim) client from SBS2003 to

RE: PC lifecycle?

2012-03-13 Thread David Lum
That's is how I sold my client on an SBS swing to new hardware, along the lines of: if your average employee compensation is xx/hr and they are waiting nn mins/day for the machine to boot and nn/mins/day while the server is processing something the cost is $$/employee/day. If new

Re: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread James Rankin
That was me in sweeping generalization mode I was actually quite surprised to hear the filth known as Newcastle Brown Ale is actually quite popular in the States On 13 March 2012 14:08, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: We brew ales here, too. On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 9:53 AM,

Re: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread Kurt Buff
Most American major brands (Bud, Coors, Miller, etc.) are swill, not lager. OTOH, there are a *lot* of smaller brands with good stouts, porters, IPAs and others. I'm particularly fond of some of the Stone offerings, and Young's Chocolate Stout, among others. Heck, I also like Shiner Bock. Kurt

New to virtualization

2012-03-13 Thread David Mazzaccaro
Hi all, I am starting to investigate moving our aging network infrastructure into the virtual world. ~ 10 servers, 6-7 years old Windows 2003 domain Exchange 2003 Citrix 4.0 farm ~190 users After some initial discussions w/ a reseller, here's what they are recommending: (3) DL 380 G7 servers

RE: Clustering/SCVMM

2012-03-13 Thread Jeff Brown
My question was dumb, and I knew better. VMM2012 is currently distributed as a .VHD. My entire HyperV environment is clustered, so I don't think I need to create a cluster out of VMs. I'm still confused by some instructions that seem to indicate that you enable the hypervisor role before

RE: My SBS swing brag

2012-03-13 Thread Webster
Someone needs to write this up. I wonder who could do that? Oh, I know, how about you! :) I bet the always helpful MBS would even post your write-up. Speaking of that, whatever happened with the other person who was going to write an article and MBS offered to post it? Carl Webster

RE: (homedrive)

2012-03-13 Thread Webster
Then I guess it doesn't matter whether the roaming profile and or home folder are set via GPO or ADUC, the effect is the same. Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: Ken

RE: (homedrive)

2012-03-13 Thread Webster
I am not blaming AD for anything Citrix related. The blame belongs to the people who implement citrix and blame citrix when it has nothing to do with citrix. Hey when we implemented citrix our logons really slowed down. That is not the fault of citrix. How come our citrix users are using a

RE: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread Richard McClary
Yeah, it cost too much for them to put the word ale in quotation marks... From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 9:47 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA) That was me in sweeping generalization mode

Re: PC lifecycle?

2012-03-13 Thread James Rankin
PCs from 1988? Holy cow On 13 March 2012 14:42, David Lum david@nwea.org wrote: That’s is how I sold my client on an SBS swing to new hardware, along the lines of: “if your average employee compensation is xx/hr and they are waiting nn mins/day for the machine to boot and

Re: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread Jonathan Link
Perhaps because it is less bad than the alternatives? I don't particularly care for it. On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 10:46 AM, James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.comwrote: That was me in sweeping generalization mode I was actually quite surprised to hear the filth known as Newcastle Brown Ale is

RE: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread Richard McClary
As Stone would say, “fizzy yellow swill”. (One of the best labels in the industry, but it takes young eyes or strong readers to read it!) From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 9:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy

Re: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread Richard Stovall
There's very little in life finer than a lazy afternoon at Goode Co. Barbecue with a Shiner Bock, a chopped brisket sandwich on jalapeno cheesbread and a side of Texas Jambalaya. Heaven. On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Most American major brands (Bud,

RE: My SBS swing brag

2012-03-13 Thread David Lum
Sure, but it would look a lot like this: Step 1: Buy a kit from SBSMigration.com Step 2: The end That _might_ be oversimplifying it :) Dave From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 7:30 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: My SBS swing brag In

RE: New to virtualization

2012-03-13 Thread Paul Hutchings
If it were me, given the limited details (no mention of IOPs), I would be looking at the new G8 HP or 12g Dell servers that can take a lot more spindles, with a view to using DAS and running a Virtual SAN under VMware. DataCenter is the way to go ideally as you will end up with more VM's than

Re: PC lifecycle?

2012-03-13 Thread cynicalgeek
What kind of disk subsystem did you go with for the new server? We are waiting on parts for a new SBS to run time matters 11 ent for a small office. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 13, 2012, at 10:42 AM, David Lum david@nwea.org wrote: That’s is how I sold my client on an SBS swing to new

RE: (homedrive)

2012-03-13 Thread David Lum
I assume all THREE have to be met? I mean, the first one seems to apply to any interactive session a user might want... :) The following list describes conditions during which Fast Logon Optimization is disabled: *When a user logs on to a computer. *When a user has a roaming user profile or a

Re: New to virtualization

2012-03-13 Thread Christopher Bodnar
At a high level you have all the components you need. Boxes to run ESX SAN Licensing The specifics are open to debate based on your environment. All of the things you pointed out are variables that only you can make an informed decision about based on the current environment and how you see

Re: New to virtualization

2012-03-13 Thread James Rankin
Nothing wrong with virtualizing your Citrix kit, but another thing you'll need to remember the latest Citrix XenApp version (soon to be the only supported one, by July 2013) is 64-bit only, so you'll need to do some heavy app testing to make sure everything will work OK. If it doesn't, you'll have

RE: Vulnerability scanning, and calling it a Pen test the rant continues

2012-03-13 Thread Ziots, Edward
Yeah going to need it, got less time than CISSP to study for this one, but I know 3-5 domains cold from the CISSP so that is just a review, I just need to think about stuff through the auditors eyes. Looking for a pass the first time, and then off to C.E.H and CRISC in December. I have been

Re: (homedrive)

2012-03-13 Thread Steve Kradel
Brian, I understand what you mean, but if you own a file, you can do to it what you like, DACL-wise -- I don't believe the deny-write-DACL ACE is even checked for the owner. Enclosing each home folder in one where the user is not the ACL O:wner seems like the way to go for preventing

RE: New to virtualization

2012-03-13 Thread Richard McClary
I'm really just getting started here myself, but... VM NICs connect to real ESX NICs, and you will need some ESX NICs for redundancy, for management, for a possible DMZ in the future, etc. Oh yeah - the ESX hosts need NICs for the iSCSI connection to the datastore. Figure on getting some

RE: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread Gary Whitten
Per James’ comment in a previous email, I’ve been told a number of beers that are popular/well-received in the US have low opinions in the UK or elsewhere in Europe. Newcastle and Old Speckled Hen are two examples. Definitely agree with Kurt. ….Stone. Young’s Double Chocolate. J

Re: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread Ben Scott
On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Most American major brands (Bud, Coors, Miller, etc.) are swill, not lager. Most American major brands are not American. InBev owns most of them, and they're foreign. (Dutch, maybe?) That includes Anheuser-Busch. The

Re: PC lifecycle?

2012-03-13 Thread Harry Singh
That's certainly an approach I've used in the past but at the current %dayjob it's akin to say a non-profit or a company that doesn't many of the conventional revenue producing staff (outside of the leadership/executive team) e.g. marketing, sales, graphic designers, architects, etc. Putting your

RE: PC lifecycle?

2012-03-13 Thread David Mazzaccaro
I am thinking (hoping) he missed a - in there... (2-4 yrs old) ? From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 11:29 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: PC lifecycle? PCs from 1988? Holy cow On 13 March 2012 14:42, David Lum

RE: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread Steven M. Caesare
Troll booths? -sc -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 10:00 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA) On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 9:23 AM, Webster webs...@carlwebster.com

RE: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread Heaton, Joseph@DFG
I like Newcastle. So, if it's filth, please share what I should look for instead. I'm pretty open to trying new options, but I just can't drink the really dark and heavy options, such as Guinness. I know it's very popular, and I wouldn't dream of insulting those that drink it. To each their

RE: (homedrive)

2012-03-13 Thread Glen Johnson
I've been following this thread very closely as we've experienced extremely slow logins and yes we use the roaming profile and home directory settings on the profile tab in ADUC. Does anyone know what the statement, When a user has a roaming user profile or a home directory for logon purposes,

RE: (homedrive)

2012-03-13 Thread Heaton, Joseph@DFG
I understand that. I didn't say anything about it being created when the user logs in. I was just stating that we use the native tools, instead of doing it manually or through a script. Joe Heaton ITB - Windows Server Support From: Brian Desmond [mailto:br...@briandesmond.com] Sent: Monday,

Re: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread Manuel Santos
I wouldn't use the word bad relationed with the word beer... 2012/3/13 Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com Perhaps because it is less bad than the alternatives? I don't particularly care for it. On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 10:46 AM, James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.comwrote: That was me in

RE: (homedrive)

2012-03-13 Thread David Lum
Oh come now, that never happensa system is blamed for irregularities that are wholly caused by misconfigurations of a different system... Dave From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 8:24 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: (homedrive) I am not

RE: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread Webster
Texas Jambalaya!!! Texans don't know how to make no stinkin' jambalaya!!! f you want REAL Jambalaya, you head yourself over to south Louisiana (bring a boat I hear there is a lot of water there right now). Texas Jambalaya would be like saying they know how to make chili in Cincinnati! :)

Re: My SBS swing brag

2012-03-13 Thread Jonathan Link
Not by much. I used the SBSMigration swing kit to swing to new hardware a while back. I could've done everything in it manually, certainly. The ~$200 for me was well worth it to put all the pieces of information together in one spot. Saying I used this tool for this reason and then how you

RE: PC lifecycle?

2012-03-13 Thread Matthew W. Ross
- Original Message - From: David Lum (their PC's are 24yrs old)   I'm sure this is a typo... If not. Whoa... Still running on those serial terminals, eh? Sm:)e. If employee's are idle waiting for the system to do something, that's generally time they are not adding value. If an

RE: (homedrive)

2012-03-13 Thread Greg Olson
Its anyone of the three, but I think they missed the first part, so it should read when a user FIRST logs on to a computer, so the first login. This one has it right: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc758898(v=ws.10).aspx -Greg From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent:

RE: New to virtualization

2012-03-13 Thread Rebecca Westhoff
I just purchased a very similar setup. I went with the Netapp 2040 at 30k. They were quoting me the 2240 at 46k. This is with about 7TB of storage and dual controllers. Make sure they are including the maintenance in your agreement and if you have no experience with netapp you will want

RE: PC lifecycle?

2012-03-13 Thread David Lum
PowerEdge T410 with four 15K SAS disks. Two pairs of RAID1 (even though Dell said it was unsupported, I insisted on the config from my VAR as I know the RAID controller could do what I wanted). Volume 1 has the 2008 R2 SQL server VM (SBS Premium add-on). Two VHD’s, (C: and D: ), but both on

RE: (homedrive)

2012-03-13 Thread Webster
I am taking it to mean any one or combination of the three. Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: David Lum [david@nwea.org] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 10:47 AM To: NT

MS12-020 Patch Info, read up.

2012-03-13 Thread Ziots, Edward
CVE-2012-0002: A closer look at MS12-020's critical issue - Security Research Defense - Site Home - TechNet Blogs: http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/03/13/cve-2012-0002-a-closer-look-at-ms12-020-s-critical-issue.aspx For admins, take a closer read at that one. Cross post from

Re: New to virtualization

2012-03-13 Thread John Cook
Mutiple switches and NICs for redundancy. Google multipathing in ESX John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership for Strong Families From: Richard McClary [mailto:richard.mccl...@aspca.org] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 11:54 AM To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com

RE: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread Mathew Shember
Indeed. I remember a long time ago, my uncle would stock up on Coors whenever he visited. Why? Because they didn’t have it in Michigan at the time and it was considered a delicacy. He stopped drinking it when they finally started selling there. Said it was only interesting because you

Re: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread Rankin, James R
I actually despise Newcastle Brown Ale as it is brewed in the city that hosts the rivals of my own football team. I therefore would hate their ale even if it tasted like ambrosia. Luckily, I think it actually is rank. I don't mind Speckled Hen, tho! Nice caramel-ly aftertaste to it

RE: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread Guyer, Donald
Not a huge beer fan but, when the mood strikes me, like Yuengling and they're local. Another local brew I like is made by Victory, Golden Monkey. Regards, Don Guyer Directory and Messaging Services Catholic Health East, ITSS -Original Message- From: Ben Scott

Re: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread James Rankin
Like Aussie lager Fosters, brewed in, um..Berkshire On 13 March 2012 16:02, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Most American major brands (Bud, Coors, Miller, etc.) are swill, not lager. Most American major

RE: Microsoft's Password Export Server 3.1 x64

2012-03-13 Thread Brian Desmond
I expect it should work fine. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com w - 312.625.1438 | c   - 312.731.3132 -Original Message- From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 2:29 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Microsoft's Password Export

Re: New to virtualization

2012-03-13 Thread Ben Scott
On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 11:04 AM, David Mazzaccaro david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com wrote: I am starting to investigate moving our aging network infrastructure into the virtual world. Your questions sound similar to the ones I had a few months ago. You should prolly review this thread:

RE: (homedrive)

2012-03-13 Thread Brian Desmond
I would want to confirm that because I'm not sure that's accurate. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com w - 312.625.1438 | c   - 312.731.3132 -Original Message- From: Steve Kradel [mailto:skra...@zetetic.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 8:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issues

Re: Anyone familiar with Chatsworth server racks?

2012-03-13 Thread John Cook
Rack Solutions are a pretty good option as well John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership for Strong Families From: Richard McClary [mailto:richard.mccl...@aspca.org] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 12:17 PM To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Anyone

Re: New to virtualization

2012-03-13 Thread Steven Peck
The others have given some good suggestions. Mine is download ESXi and play with it (And HyperV). Spend the time now because VMware is currently vey expensive and your environment sounds within the bounds of HyperV and if you find real savings there you can spend it doing some upgrades (AD,

RE: New to virtualization

2012-03-13 Thread David Mazzaccaro
NetApp makes good SANs, and their support is great! (A drive starts to go bad, and you get an email from support asking where to ship it to, etc. Sometimes that is the first and perhaps only indication something is going wrong.) That is GREAT to hear, thx From: Richard McClary

RE: New to virtualization

2012-03-13 Thread David Mazzaccaro
Ah, right... 6. I think it would still be a minimal increase in the overall $130k quote. Good catch! Thank you. From: Ralph Smith [mailto:m...@gatewayindustries.org] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 12:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: New to virtualization However, if

RE: New to virtualization

2012-03-13 Thread David Mazzaccaro
Thanks, Right now I have 3 DL360s (dual proc, 4GB, 32bit) for 75 Citrix users and they are taxed pretty hard. I always get alerts for CPU and RAM, and if I physically check the boxes, they usually say 200M free of ram, w/ 6GB pagefile in use. What do you mean by Virtualizing VirtualCenter?

RE: New to virtualization

2012-03-13 Thread David Mazzaccaro
Thanks I will check out VM vx HyperV as well as Fiber vs iscsi. From: Christopher Bodnar [mailto:christopher_bod...@glic.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 11:47 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: New to virtualization At a high level you have all the components you need.

Re: Anyone familiar with Chatsworth server racks?

2012-03-13 Thread Ben Scott
On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Richard McClary richard.mccl...@aspca.org wrote: As a part of a major datacenter remodel, our wiring vendor is suggesting Chatsworth racks for our servers. Good. Pretty. Expensive. We have no idea of the prices on these products. For a single-company

RE: (homedrive)

2012-03-13 Thread Webster
Hence my preferred session topic name of It's Not Citrix, It's Your !@#$%^* AD Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: Free, Bob [r...@pge.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 11:27

RE: New to virtualization

2012-03-13 Thread David Mazzaccaro
The total $130k proposal does include 200 W2008 CALs, 75 Citrix Xenapp licenses, new PIX ASA firewall, and ~$40k of services. It would also bring my domain up to 2008 R2, a new Citrix XenApp farm. From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Re: (homedrive)

2012-03-13 Thread James Rankin
Roaming profiles can be set via GPO (I think, the TS Profile definitely can) The H: drive would be set by a Group Policy Preference drive mapping, I should think On 13 March 2012 16:31, Glen Johnson gjohn...@vhcc.edu wrote: I've been following this thread very closely as we've experienced

RE: (homedrive)

2012-03-13 Thread Webster
I always do home directories and profiles via GPO. Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com From: Glen Johnson [gjohn...@vhcc.edu] Subject: RE: (homedrive) I've been following this thread very closely as we've

RE: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread Maglinger, Paul
From hereabouts, I like Fat Tire. From over yonder, I like Monty Python's Holy Grail. There are very few stouts I like except one from a micro where I currently reside, and I don't drink it too often. Can't stand Guinness no matter what you do with it ---

RE: Vulnerability scanning, and calling it a Pen test the rant continues

2012-03-13 Thread Alan Davies
You're right - you don't see SANS all that often on JDs (though DoD ask for it and a few other US agencies .. I'm UK based and you also see it a bit more here now including some Home Office/Intelligence areas). However, I've always found it something of a talking point in interviews, and

Re: (homedrive)

2012-03-13 Thread James Rankin
It's probably the most annoying thing for Citrix people the world over. Don't push it, Webster may go postal on you :-0 On 13 March 2012 16:37, David Lum david@nwea.org wrote: Oh come now, that never happens….a system is blamed for irregularities that are wholly caused by misconfigurations

RE: Carolina BBQ Sauce (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

2012-03-13 Thread Webster
Then you never drank Texas Pride beer. We just called it carbonated cow piss (back when I drank that is). :) http://www.flickr.com/photos/jables80/4919103602/ Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/

Re: New to virtualization

2012-03-13 Thread Jonathan Link
If I were doing licensing from scratch, I'd go Datacenter, even accounting for the CPU licensing, it's not all that much more. The ability to add and move servers, thinly provision servers, etc makes a a much more robust environment. When I say thinly provision servers, I mean, making a server

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