Re: [lopsa-tech] Tracking down unicast storm (with garbage hardware address)

2016-07-11 Thread Michael Ryder
I don't know the limitations of your Netgear smart switches, but the last time I had to deal with unicast packet storms was: - someone creating an actual loop - single massive VLAN with dozens of subnets in it that fouled up Spanning Port (basically, addresses would age-very quickly because the ta

Re: [lopsa-tech] VM as an NTP server

2016-04-04 Thread Michael Ryder
Hello Jeremy Admittedly, I don't know much about NTP other than it's purpose and some of its abilities. Without wanting to hijack this thread, I'm curious - are all of your NTP clients, VMs themselves? If VMs are so bad at tracking time, then what good are they for any reason? If an NTP client

Re: [lopsa-tech] In Search of Document Management System for Enterprise

2015-12-18 Thread Michael Ryder
John I think you'll need to provide some sizing parameters, such as... how many authors? how many current documents? how many new documents per year? are there specific workflow requirements? authentication requirements? (is AD required?) budget? platform? (is there an OS preference?) The only

Re: [lopsa-tech] backing up your VMs

2015-10-30 Thread Michael Ryder
Florida >> >> 12716 Pegasus Drive >> >> CSB 308 >> >> Orlando, FL 32816 >> >> >> >> E-mail: jim.en...@ucf.edu >> >> Voice: 407-823-1701 >> >> Fax: 407-882-9017 >> >> >> >> *From:* tech-boun...@list

Re: [lopsa-tech] backing up your VMs

2015-10-29 Thread Michael Ryder
switched to NBU 6 years ago. I > don't think they're looking to go back, but there's no question it scales. > It's probably the biggest, baddest backup system there is. :) > > -Adam > > On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 12:11 PM, Michael Ryder > wrote: > >>

Re: [lopsa-tech] backing up your VMs

2015-10-29 Thread Michael Ryder
Adam Have you looked at Tivoli (Now Spectrum Protect)? My environment isn't as large as yours, but from what I've heard it scales well. We use it to backup both Linux and Windows VMs and physical hosts. The add-on Tivoli Data Protector for Virtual Environments is the magic smoke that adds featu

Re: [lopsa-tech] 3rd-party SFPs

2015-02-25 Thread Michael Ryder
I keep away from "compatible"; there is almost always a deficiency. I buy factory-refurb or "pre-owned" and have rarely had a problem. Give Dan Savage at World Data a call. Quick quotes, reliable and doesn't forget you. I have purchased all manner of HP equipment, including SFPs, and been very

Re: [lopsa-tech] MS Office 365 and local files.

2014-11-01 Thread Michael Ryder
; Op 31 okt. 2014 12:02 schreef "Edward Ned Harvey (lopser)" < > lop...@nedharvey.com>: > > > > > From: Michael Ryder [mailto:mryder1...@gmail.com] > > > Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2014 9:33 PM > > > > > > Bingo Mr. Harvey. > > >

Re: [lopsa-tech] MS Office 365 and local files.

2014-10-30 Thread Michael Ryder
Bingo Mr. Harvey. Mike On Oct 30, 2014 4:13 PM, "Edward Ned Harvey (lopser)" wrote: > > From: Brandon Allbery [mailto:allber...@gmail.com] > > > > Yes, they do have lots of other services --- one of which, indeed one > that > > Microsoft advertises fairly widely, is the usual Office stuff (Excel

Re: [lopsa-tech] MS Office 365 and local files.

2014-10-29 Thread Michael Ryder
So... what you're telling me is this: if I intend to continue accessing files on a local server, I need to get "Office 365 Business" or "Office 365 Business Premium?" http://products.office.com/en-us/business/compare-office-365-for-business-plans We're trying "Office 365 Business Essentials" and

[lopsa-tech] MS Office 365 and local files.

2014-10-29 Thread Michael Ryder
I have searched and searched but can't find anything definitive... is it possible for MS Office 365 to open and save local files, or does it require files to be in SkyDrive? Mike ___ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/

Re: [lopsa-tech] Looking for mobile wifi setup for sharing files

2014-09-04 Thread Michael Ryder
It could be as simple as using drop-box, which will use whatever internet-connection your device is on. Camera takes picture, picture zooms up to dropbox, and is now available to tablet/etc. on the sideline. I think the solution mostly depends on the kind of camera being used - and that will dete

Re: [lopsa-tech] Network Issue and Printer Issue

2014-08-29 Thread Michael Ryder
On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 8:47 AM, john boris wrote: > The printer we have is an HP All-in-one 7300. (It cost me $30 at a yard > sale 5 years ago and still runs like a champ) I am torn between replacing > the printer with a newer one that is wireless or find some other > economical way to connect t

Re: [lopsa-tech] How do you detect microbursts?

2014-03-28 Thread Michael Ryder
On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 2:41 AM, Luke S. Crawford wrote: > so, I've been having some problems with packet loss that I have reason to > believe have to do with "microbursts" of malicious traffic. > Luke, have you considered the possibility that your network switch is simply losing packets, by des

Re: [lopsa-tech] Fibre-Channel Performance issue

2014-02-09 Thread Michael Ryder
Yes, it's enterprise -- a pair of HP EVA arrays. We're talking to them via 4Gb fibre-channel. Single-initiator zones. There's a combination of RAID levels going on on the arrays but it all used to perform so *well*. The connection goes like this EVA --> (4Gb FC) --> Windows Backup

Re: [lopsa-tech] SOHO printer advice requested

2014-02-09 Thread Michael Ryder
After owning a number of inkjet printers, and number of which were HP multifunction, I swore off ever purchasing another inkjet-based printer. Early in 2013 I purchased a Canon MF8380cdw for ~$380, and have been really pleased with it. So far it's just my wife and I using it for miscellaneous pri

Re: [lopsa-tech] Fibre-Channel Performance issue

2014-02-06 Thread Michael Ryder
lt; lop...@nedharvey.com> wrote: > > From: tech-boun...@lists.lopsa.org [mailto:tech-boun...@lists.lopsa.org] > > On Behalf Of Michael Ryder > > > > Everything on there is running at 4Gb, and we're not pushing the limits > of the > > ... > > another se

[lopsa-tech] Fibre-Channel Performance issue

2014-02-03 Thread Michael Ryder
Hello LOPSA I very rarely push a request for assistance out to a list like this, generally subscribing to the self-help model of reading and testing, but I'm at my wit's end. I have four fibre-channel switches arranged in two separate fabrics. All four are HP Storageworks 8/20q (AQ233A) which ar

Re: [lopsa-tech] linux/microsoft ftp issue

2013-09-20 Thread Michael Ryder
AD authentication is enabled on the ftp server and your linux machine is not a member of AD? This is just a guess based on prior experience, more details of your architecture are needed for a better response. For example... Is the linux box a member of AD? Are you using an AD account or a local

Re: [lopsa-tech] Migrating WinXP to a larger drive

2013-08-05 Thread Michael Ryder
Have you heard of the "extpart.exe" tool that Dell has? http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/04/driverdetails?driverid=R64398 I've used it successfully dozens of times, and it may work for you, too. Don't worry, it works on other hardware too, not just Dell (of course that means you can't cal

Re: [lopsa-tech] Syncing iPhone5, Google Calendar and Outlook 2010 Calendar

2013-05-31 Thread Michael Ryder
Have you considered simply adding your gmail calendar's RSS feed to Outlook? Then you could get a combined view in Outlook, at least on the PC and perhaps on your iphone as well (assuming you're using some sort of corporate iphone/exchange client...?) Mike On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 4:32 PM, Tom L

Re: [lopsa-tech] Users update their own info in AD

2013-05-09 Thread Michael Ryder
How about Option 3, setup an interface to automate the update of AD entries directly from HR's database? Maybe the stuff you left out would short-circuit this option... maybe not. But it would seem to be the most elegant choice that could be automated and thus free you to think deep thoughts. Mi

Re: [lopsa-tech] Cable management arms

2013-04-10 Thread Michael Ryder
I think it very much depends on: - how many "a bunch" is - what your wiring looks like - how you manage airflow in your rack(s) - what the management arms look like My experience has been with the arms from HP, and I stopped buying them about 10 years ago after I realized that after they were loa

Re: [lopsa-tech] AD Replication Convergence time

2013-03-12 Thread Michael Ryder
Hello Ed: You may find this document helpful -- even though it only mentions Windows 2000, it will give you specific perfmon characteristics to monitor. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb742457.aspx#ECAA I was unable to find any similar document specifically for Windows 2008 or 2012,

Re: [lopsa-tech] What to use for 200TB of Dev/QA storage?

2013-01-25 Thread Michael Ryder
Since you mention "build-your-own" -- have you seen the projects designed by Backblaze? http://blog.backblaze.com/2011/07/20/petabytes-on-a-budget-v2-0revealing-more-secrets/ 135TB for ~$7,500 Scroll down to the bottom of the posting and you'll see a breakdown of all the parts and costs. Might

[lopsa-tech] Informal VMware FT Experience Survey

2012-09-07 Thread Michael Ryder
i, 7 Sep 2012, Michael Ryder wrote: > >> David, I don't dispute your information, but I'm curious -- are these >> your actual experiences with VMware FT? Have you seen vLockstep fail >> in any way? > > > no, this is not experience, this is reasoning through t

Re: [lopsa-tech] Virtualization High Availability (HA)

2012-09-07 Thread Michael Ryder
David, I don't dispute your information, but I'm curious -- are these your actual experiences with VMware FT? Have you seen vLockstep fail in any way? FT goes beyond the capabilities of Microsoft clustering, for example, which will *completely* lose all I/O and memory-state being handled by the p

Re: [lopsa-tech] Virtualization High Availability (HA)

2012-09-07 Thread Michael Ryder
Sometimes you need FT, but are working with an application that doesn't explicitly allow for clustering, or simply can't be clustered. Personally, I've worked with both, and MSCS is such a pain in the neck depending on the application, FT can be the better choice. More in-depth information he