People who work for a technology service provider.
Windows licensing uses "duck rules" meaning... if it looks like a duck and acts like a duck, it's a duck. If it looks like a server or acts like a server, it's a server.
If anyone refers to the Avimark installation as a server, that pretty much answers it.
@CCWTech said in Is it legal? Windows 10 or 11 as a server:
(The software vendor AVImark) says it is.
Do they say that the license allows that in the US? Or do they only answer on a technical level?
If they make the claim that the Microsoft license is wrong, in theory they could be prosecuted. But if they only recommend the use or answer that technically it works, they aren't answering quite what needs to be asked.
@CCWTech said in Is it legal? Windows 10 or 11 as a server:
A veterinary records managment program. It requires a shared network path and also to run Guardian (a service that runs on the server in order to make the program work.).
If it was only the network path it would be okay. Mapped drives are allowed in limited amounts from Windows desktop operating systems. But any use of a network service that talks over the network or that is used by more than one person at a time requires a Windows Server license to be used.
First video in the new series, new videos should be roughly biweekly.
Customer: I don't know enough about computers to buy a server on my own, I need an IT firm to order it for me.
Also Customer: I don't need to pay for IT services for installing my hypervisor, operating systems, backups, application or migrating data - I think that I can do that on my own.
Analogy: I don't know enough to buy a car on my own, but I think that I can work on one without needing a mechanic.
Today a customer asked us to "return their software and CALs for a refund". The reason given? Because they plan to pirate the software instead so they don't want to have paid for it.
I can't wait to hear what the vendor says to that logic for returning the software.
India blacks out Internet for Punjab for fourth straight day:
27 million people in Internet blackout.
Server was slow all day.. checked things no errors. Checked iDRAC, no errors in RAID array.. /shrug
Arrived on site just after 6pm, ran updates on the hypervisor and rebooted.
server did not come online....
Fuck.. Went into server room, 3 of 6 drives offline.
Thank god for OBR10..... All three disks were part of a different span (mirror).
Rebooted server and continued past the controller warning to get hte server online.
Waiting for the host to get stable with the degraded array and slotted one drive back in. It spun up and auto rebuild kicked in. Waited 10 minutes between drives and did the other 2 also.
Now waiting for the rebuild to finish.
If you are interested in learning more Linux or want to get a deal on my book, I got into the Humble Bundle today.
@pmoncho said in Beelink PC issues:
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@stacksofplates said in Beelink PC issues:
I've bought a couple of the micro form factor Optiplex computers (9020) and have been happy with them. You couldn't have saved too much by buying something like this I can't imagine? I think I paid $250 for the last one and it came with 8GB RAM, an i7, and a 250GB SSD.
This? Yeah, it does not compare, except price.
Wow, that can't be worth $40 new, but $240 used? What the heck?
It should be worth $40 and my guess for the higher price is economics. It was built well and keep on chugging along. It seems they are continually in demand for a basic pc that needs just a web browser or to act as a kiosk.
Yes, but you can get brand new with much more performance for that price. Why get something that is a decade old, AND used when new and new is possible? Much less flexible. And can that unit even run current Windows?
Because it keeps chugging along and fulfilling the purpose it was intended. If @stacksofplates doesn't have to do anything to it for 2-3 years other than updates and/or deal with any issues @Dashrender is having, then it could be worth the money.
It seems, based on this thread, the issues @Dashrender is having with the more powerfull/lower cost Beelinks are becoming more expensive than if he just paid $550 for a Dell Optiplex 5070 micro. I cannot be sure as only @Dashrender knows the true cost and if the Beelink's are working out better.
I like products that fulfill the purpose and require less maintenance. If that is Beelink or a new $1200 OptiPlex 5090 micro, count me in.
I guess it comes down to the old axiom, "Price is what you pay, value is what you get!"
Gotta remember that we've all had Dell, HP and others be dead on arrival, too. Even in large batches. Anyone remember all those Dell laptops with bad capacitors that they shipped out? I ran the teams that had to go to client sites to replace them (I ran Dell support organizations.) The difference, for sure, was with Dell the customers had purchased long, extensive warranties and everything was on Dell to replace (and they did, normally.)
But you really have to compare bigger scope. That this is his first try with Beelink is concerning, for sure. It's not a good sign. And only a 30 day "warranty" is worrisome, too. It's good for me, because we often ship to places where warranties aren't honored anyway so paying for one is a loss.
But every vendor has issues, from time to time. So you have to be careful with extrapolating a lot of decision from a single datum.
