IT Thread

**theholycow** · 02-09-2009, 05:55 PM

We need an IT thread. This could be for questions or just general IT-related chat, I guess.

My Microsoft Exchange setup is pretty hefty, and a bit complex. It was put together by a contractor and I'm going to add a new database to it, but if they taught me how, I've forgotten. So I'll muddle my way through...anybody know much about this stuff?

**stonehenge** · 02-09-2009, 05:56 PM

I don't know shit about exchange. All I do right now are setup account on the domain, samba shares, password resets, keep an eye on the backups, and lately manage our WSUS server.

Corey · 02-09-2009, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by theholycow

We need an IT thread. This could be for questions or just general IT-related chat, I guess.

My Microsoft Exchange setup is pretty hefty, and a bit complex. It was put together by a contractor and I'm going to add a new database to it, but if they taught me how, I've forgotten. So I'll muddle my way through...anybody know much about this stuff?

What do you mean by new database? new Mailbox database or new folders database? Also Exchange 2003 or 2007?

**theholycow** · 02-09-2009, 06:12 PM

New Mailbox database, Exchange 2007 (running on Windows Server 2008). I'm working through the GUI, letting the wizards do the work, but I've just had a failure.

In the Exchange Management Console --> Server Configuration --> Mailbox --> Database Management, I created a new Storage Group successfully, then created a new DB. It claims to have succeeded creating the DB but failed to mount it. I go to where the DB file should be and it's not there.

Corey · 02-09-2009, 06:21 PM

I haven't done anything with adding an additional storage group so I can't help you there. Why are you adding the extra storage group?

**theholycow** · 02-09-2009, 06:33 PM

I'm following the previous architecture. Each DB has its own Storage Group as configured by the contractor who built the system. Maybe I'll try creating a DB in an existing SG and see what happens.

Corey · 02-09-2009, 06:39 PM

Ah I see, yea I can't help you out any there.

**theholycow** · 02-09-2009, 08:00 PM

Ok, so I tried creating DB in an existing SG, and I got this error:

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Continuous replication only allows one database per storage group.

We have both CCR and SCR, and I don't know which one (or both) doesn't allow more, but that explains why we have a SG for each DB.

I removed the attempt and tried again. This time, I unchecked "Mount this database" and then the "Database file path" text box un-greyed and had appropriate stuff in it by default. I finished the wizard and everything worked. Then after it was created, I mounted it. Looks like success!

Corey · 02-09-2009, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by theholycow

Ok, so I tried creating DB in an existing SG, and I got this error:

We have both CCR and SCR, and I don't know which one (or both) doesn't allow more, but that explains why we have a SG for each DB.

I removed the attempt and tried again. This time, I unchecked "Mount this database" and then the "Database file path" text box un-greyed and had appropriate stuff in it by default. I finished the wizard and everything worked. Then after it was created, I mounted it. Looks like success!

awesome to hear, I'll have to remeber that

**theholycow** · 02-09-2009, 08:08 PM

Is there anything else you can think of that I might need to do, or can I just start adding users to the new DB?

Corey · 02-09-2009, 08:10 PM

should be able to start adding users to it.

Has anybody done anything with thin clients?

**theholycow** · 02-09-2009, 08:17 PM

We haven't but we've talked about it. It would ease some of our administration work and possibly deliver better service to the student labs.

Corey · 02-09-2009, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by theholycow

We haven't but we've talked about it. It would ease some of our administration work and possibly deliver better service to the student labs.

Yea my boss just came to me and wants a cheap and easy to manage thin client solution that we can market to our k-12 schools

**theholycow** · 02-09-2009, 08:59 PM

I just found out that Windows Media Player streaming can go all over the place on random UDP ports. I was using Wireshark when I saw clumps of packets on these weird UDP ports and freaked out....then the user's computer wouldn't let me remote in and the user wasn't answering her phone. Turns out that messed up firewall settings prevented VNC, and I assume she was on the phone when I tried to call.

**theholycow** · 02-09-2009, 09:45 PM

Ok, here's another basic dumbass question: How can I get started deploying GPOs to push configuration changes through my domain?

I've been using login scripts, but I'd like to use GPOs. I've got a laundry list of things I'd like to do...

Corey · 02-09-2009, 09:52 PM

Server 2008 has a lot of new GPO's you can configure, use group policy management and start looking through the avaliable options. We have a test computer here that is in its own OU and we test all our group policys on before we deploy them across our or customers domains.

**theholycow** · 02-09-2009, 09:57 PM

I've never done anything with GPOs in a production environment. Years ago I took a course where I learned about it with Server 2000 but I've totally forgotten everything about it.

Good idea testing on a guinea pig first.

**Shaggy** · 02-09-2009, 10:09 PM

I need some walkthrough on figuring out how to tie in a extrenal hard drive to my ps3 and get the ps3 to see the hard drive. Fill me in on this one

Corey · 02-09-2009, 10:09 PM

Download this http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en and look through it, its pretty handy.

Charles · 02-09-2009, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Corey

Has anybody done anything with thin clients?

Yes. What kind of questions do you have?

Corey · 02-09-2009, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Charles

Yes. What kind of questions do you have?

Just trying to get an idea of what kind of thin clients people have had good experiences with. I've found some linux ones that i'm testing out, but my boss is wanting me to find something that is diskless and uses network boot to load the OS. What kind of thin clients have you used?

Johnny Utah · 02-10-2009, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Shaggy

I need some walkthrough on figuring out how to tie in a extrenal hard drive to my ps3 and get the ps3 to see the hard drive. Fill me in on this one

If it is anything like hooking a thumbdrive to it, then you just plug it in. The PS3 OS will only recognize certain files, such as Mp3's and video files. Other than that, I have no idea.

Charles · 02-10-2009, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Corey

Just trying to get an idea of what kind of thin clients people have had good experiences with. I've found some linux ones that i'm testing out, but my boss is wanting me to find something that is diskless and uses network boot to load the OS. What kind of thin clients have you used?

We had some HP thin clients that booted up a terminal session from one of our Citrix servers. We no longer use them but we didn't really have any problems with them. We have 150+ Citrix servers but no longer deploy desktops on them just applications.

Charles · 02-10-2009, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by theholycow

I've never done anything with GPOs in a production environment. Years ago I took a course where I learned about it with Server 2000 but I've totally forgotten everything about it.

Good idea testing on a guinea pig first.

If I were you I would try to setup a duplicate test network to play around on and try GPOs. If possible, use your backups to duplicate your DC that way you know it's configured exactly as the production one. You do not want to screw up a GPO on the production side. We had to restrict access to people creating GPOs in our environment because they weren't taking into account their impact on people.

Corey · 02-10-2009, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Charles

We had some HP thin clients that booted up a terminal session from one of our Citrix servers. We no longer use them but we didn't really have any problems with them. We have 150+ Citrix servers but no longer deploy desktops on them just applications.

We are using citrix for application deployment right now too. Any reason you all got away from the desktop deployment?

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theholycow Bovinus Administratus Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greener pastures Posts: 32,377	New Mailbox database, Exchange 2007 (running on Windows Server 2008). I'm working through the GUI, letting the wizards do the work, but I've just had a failure. In the Exchange Management Console --> Server Configuration --> Mailbox --> Database Management, I created a new Storage Group successfully, then created a new DB. It claims to have succeeded creating the DB but failed to mount it. I go to where the DB file should be and it's not there. __________________

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theholycow Bovinus Administratus Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greener pastures Posts: 32,377	I'm following the previous architecture. Each DB has its own Storage Group as configured by the contractor who built the system. Maybe I'll try creating a DB in an existing SG and see what happens. __________________

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theholycow Bovinus Administratus Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greener pastures Posts: 32,377	Is there anything else you can think of that I might need to do, or can I just start adding users to the new DB? __________________

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Corey TAC BAC Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 371	I haven't done anything with adding an additional storage group so I can't help you there. Why are you adding the extra storage group?

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Corey TAC BAC Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 371	Ah I see, yea I can't help you out any there.

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Corey TAC BAC Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 371	should be able to start adding users to it. Has anybody done anything with thin clients?

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theholycow Bovinus Administratus Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greener pastures Posts: 32,377	We haven't but we've talked about it. It would ease some of our administration work and possibly deliver better service to the student labs. __________________

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theholycow Bovinus Administratus Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greener pastures Posts: 32,377	I just found out that Windows Media Player streaming can go all over the place on random UDP ports. I was using Wireshark when I saw clumps of packets on these weird UDP ports and freaked out....then the user's computer wouldn't let me remote in and the user wasn't answering her phone. Turns out that messed up firewall settings prevented VNC, and I assume she was on the phone when I tried to call. __________________

02-09-2009, 09:45 PM	#15
theholycow Bovinus Administratus Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greener pastures Posts: 32,377	Ok, here's another basic dumbass question: How can I get started deploying GPOs to push configuration changes through my domain? I've been using login scripts, but I'd like to use GPOs. I've got a laundry list of things I'd like to do... __________________

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Corey TAC BAC Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 371	Server 2008 has a lot of new GPO's you can configure, use group policy management and start looking through the avaliable options. We have a test computer here that is in its own OU and we test all our group policys on before we deploy them across our or customers domains.

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