Dang it, I just took a position with another firm 
For others, as someone who's worked with HDS's HUS, AMS, and HNAS products, I can safely say that it would be a "dream job" for a storage-inclined IT professional. The entry-level support issues are comparatively complex, so you wouldn't get bored for a while to come. They're also very big on training for not only employees, but partners and clients as well.
@ajstringham said:
@alexntg said:
There's also Vancouver.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Vancouver
Edit: If you specialize within your 5-year plan, Boston might be worth looking at. There's (at least currently) a healthy demand for IT folks there. Also keep in mind that as you plan your 5-year plan, things may change, and IT jobs may shift around a bit.
I despise the Red Sox almost as much as the Dallas Cowboys. I love New England Clam Chowder but also SERIOUSLY hate the Patriots. Boston would be bad for me...
I don't care for sports, but I survive. Just don't go to Fenway Park or Gillette Stadium. Boston also has WAAF.
@MattKing said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@Hubtech Vancouver would require him to get a visa for which he does not qualify.
I thought Canada was pretty friendly to "skilled professionals" in getting visas, am I all wonky on that?
I checked less than a year ago, and Canada was fast-tracking IT immigrants/work visas.
Edit: Yes, group 2171 is still on the list: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/apply-who-instructions.asp?expand=jobs#jobs
I think there's some missing bits of the story.
There's also Vancouver.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Vancouver
Edit: If you specialize within your 5-year plan, Boston might be worth looking at. There's (at least currently) a healthy demand for IT folks there. Also keep in mind that as you plan your 5-year plan, things may change, and IT jobs may shift around a bit.
@nadnerB said:
Source: Disk
Event ID: 15
Description:
The device, \Device\Harddisk2\DR2, is not ready for access yet.
Which machine are you seeing this on?
I've checked the ESXi host and the data store, partition and the VMFS seem to be ok (two other servers on the same data store back up perfectly fine), and this has lead me to believe that there is something wrong with the virtual hard drives.
What kind of storage/RAID type is that VMDK on?
Now the questions:
- Can I defrag the virtual hdd without taking exchange offline?
If you have a bad disk, one of the last things you ever want to do with it is defrag it. You risk causing further damage.
- If I take the Exchange database offline, is it likely that the database won't mount after I run ESEUTIL against it? I have attempted to restore into a Recovery database but it's in a "Dirty Shutdown" state and I can't fix it, so I'm concerned.
Not sure. "It depends." If you're keeping it on the same disk, you're repairing a database on a bad disk. If you drop the database, move it to a new disk, then try to bring it up, if you do need to repair it, you'd be repairing it on a new disk.
I can't move hosts at this point in time as I have not yet configured the new host (awaiting an extra CPU and RAM).
Can you set up a new disk with a new database and move the mailboxes over to it? That might be your safest bet, though it is possible the IS would crash when you hit the corrupted part of the disk.
As a side note, check for any residual snapshots and that the Veeam proxy doesn't have any extra mounted disks. It shouldn't have anything to do with the issue, but it doesn't hurt to check.
@scottalanmiller said:
@MattKing said:
Finally home; large clouds coming in from the west but managed to put the top down for a little stress relief!
Seems to have mostly passed by me here now.
Methinks that's a different front.
@ajstringham said:
Having electricity shot through my body while I lay here...lol
Damn! I set the current too low!
@MattKing said:
@alexntg said:
Prepping for my last day with NTG and making sure all the i's are crossed and t's are dotted.
Who's taking your place?
I don't know. I performed a knowledge transfer to existing resources.
That dissipated before it got to me. I am, however, keeping an eye on a hurricane that may hit near here Friday night/early Saturday.
Prepping for my last day with NTG and making sure all the i's are crossed and t's are dotted.
@MattKing said:
@Minion-Queen said:
while we hit every pothole on 90
Sounds like Houston. Ugh.
I'm not sure anything compares to Houston's roads. After living in Sharpstown for 6 months, my car's ride hasn't been the same since.
Do you have multiple sites to take care of? Are you looking to minimize your involvement with wireless networking? Are you looking for more visibility into your wireless networks than just a list of clients? if so, Meraki may be for you.
How many users are you looking at?
@ambarishrh said:
@Minion-Queen Yes, I am not sure if my requirement list initially was clear. Is it not Digital asset management?
I believe the category you're looking for is Document Management.
I haven't had a recruiter call me at work in years. Home, however's a different story (eat voicemail, punks!). It sounds like it's time for a headset, though. It's the ease of speakerphone with the privacy of a handset.
Is there a specific issue you're having?
@scottalanmiller said:
@NetworkNerd said:
We've made an offer to an internal candidate who has accepted. I wanted to let folks know this is no longer an open position (unless something goes horribly wrong).
Always a chance that he just won't show up on his first day.
From the sound of it, their first day was a while ago.
@scottalanmiller said:
@alexntg I much prefer using stuff that is more applicable for business. Sophos pulls that "no prices" stuff. From what I can see it is about 600% the price of the Ubiquiti.
There's no comparison in feature set. Aside for niche uses, the Ubiquiti is missing most of the features of a modern business-grade network security appliance. You're getting more than 600% of the features.
@scottalanmiller said:
@alexntg I much prefer using stuff that is more applicable for business. Sophos pulls that "no prices" stuff. From what I can see it is about 600% the price of the Ubiquiti.
The pricing for the home edition is publicly posted:
http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-utm-home-edition.aspx
As far as "business" pricing, most of the major equipment vendors operate that way (Cisco, Palo Alto, Sonicwall). They're all either "Contact Sales" or "Find a Reseller". It's a traditional channel business model. Would I like to see a flat price? Certainly, but it doesn't happen.
