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@rojoloco said in Copying Content from other sources:

I thought that was supposed to be a different color....

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https://github.com/Googulator/TeslaCrack

So yeah, for anyone who gets hit recently I hope it helps.

As the original topic to install XO is quite long, and has a lot of history now is as good a time as any to create a new thread on how to both install and update your XO installations.

This has been tested against Ubuntu 16.10 with SSH access as the only added feature.

Here you can find the github repo where the installation script is kept (and updated to meet any new requirements of XOA)

To install

sudo bash
sudo curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Jarli01/xenorchestra_installer/master/xo_install.sh | bash

That should be all you need, follow the on screen prompts and you'll have yourself a 100% functional XO installation within minutes.

To update and to enable some functionality, if you run the below you'll get the ability to import your configuration settings.

sudo bash
sudo curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Jarli01/xenorchestra_updater/master/xo-update.sh | bash -s -- -f

There you go, simple and done.

Vacation form has been approved for MangoCon.

Might even get the boss to pay for it, and to come!

So in looking for a virtualization platform, we've settled using consumer grade SSD's and the Dell R720xd (at least for today, sadly the project is on hold until the start of the new year).

What I am curious to find out is if the Samsung Evo 850's would have any issues with the PERC H710P Controller with 1GB NV Cache inside of a Dell R720xd server.

Trying to really pin down if enterprise drives are required, what we would expect to see on the server (regarding LED's etc).

Long day, I need a beer.

20 minutes is a very long time to be away from your system, and have the screen unlocked.

I would have it set for under 5 minutes and lock out.

Effects = people get better at typing their passwords.

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Explaining things or hula dancing, it's hard to say...

I'm going to believe hula dancing at the train tracks

@marcinozga said in How to handle this:

Or simply confront him in front of the boss and ask why he's suddenly changing his mind.

I'd do this.

#wipetheharddriveeverynight

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@Rob and I were discussing AetherStore, it was a really interesting discussion that fell over to this morning.

Of the great things discussed is how AetherStore will present a disk to Windows to be used as a backup device, the one lacking thing was a built in solution to create and push those backups to the AetherStore target. Solutions like Shadow Copy, Veeam, Shadow Protect all work, but it means going to and getting that solution, and then configuring it to point to the AetherStore target.

Not an ideal solution (as it cost more).

So Rob and I were discussing this issue, and how it would be a great idea to have a solution that is baked in, open source, and functional right off the bat, along with providing Application based, detached backup solution.

I proposed the Open Source solution Amanda backup, which offers block down to file level backup solution that supports clients ranging from Windows, Linux and even Unix. Not to mention all of the different media types it supports.

So I'll be taking @Rob up on his offer for the trial of AetherStore, and setting up my home lab / personal equipment to not only create a backup solution on the equipment I have.

If anyone is interested in testing with me, let me know. I'll be hitting up @travisdh1 I'm sure to get a pointer here or there.

The general solution at this point as I see it will be a VM running the Amanda Server, and then my clients, the target will be my windows systems (desktop and laptops) all pooled using AetherStore.

I'll post screenshots as I get things going.

Hey guys I really value the Ubiquiti equipment, so if anyone wants to send me some for christmas I'd love it and set it up immediately!

https://www.urbackup.org/

So with looking at backup options from all of the different discussions here on MangoLassi.it I decided to try UrBackup, for a few very simple reasons. First its' server is installable to Windows (which doesn't scare people away), it supports Windows, *nix, and Apple product lines, and it's completely free to use (of course there is a paid support option as well), and lastly the interface isn't stuck to an individual client or server, it has a built in Web console.

So getting down to the nitty gritty, a few things I was looking for was that the server be installable to a Windows. UrBackup supports 64-bit Windows OSX from Vista and newer (Server 2008 says the documentation). Along with *nix server distros.

This is a no brain-er consideration for me, as we have Volume licensing (of course using a linux server distro would work as well), but again, a main consideration was that the server appliance be installable to Windows for previously mentioned reasons.

The next consideration I was looking for was a system that supports a variety of client systems. UrBackup does this, supporting Windows, *nix and Mac OSX. Each client has their own installation procedure, but on Windows this is as simple as downloading the client executable.

The last major consideration I was looking for was something that isn't stuck to an individual master-node. Many solutions like ShadowProtect require you to access a system with the application installed, and then mount the backup finally allowing you to browse the backup and lately restore whatever you need. In my personal opinion this is painful because you may not have a system with the agent installed, which means you have to download the agent to any network system, install it, connect it to the storage, and proceed from there to finally restore whatever it is that needs to be restored.

Although it works, it's cumbersome to use, and the interface in the most current version is awkward to say the least. And solutions like these cost a small fortune annually, namely because they are sold in license packs (not site packs). A 3-server pack of SP without premium support for 1 year is $3,120.75 as of today 11-7-16). Of course you could purchase a longer term contract. Like buying food at Sam's Club. Bulk discount.

But still more money upfront 3 years for $4,369.05. So still not a Great Value (pun intended).

So what do we have? Most options are relatively expensive, offer some level of call-in or email support, support for restoring to bare metal, consolidation capabilities along with being able to backup database systems.

What does UrBackup have over this, well for one the software is free, it has the same capabilities as StorageCrafts' ShadowProtect, including Image creation for bare metal or VM restoration, along with file level backup, plus support for Databases. ( http://blog.urbackup.org/255/windows-backup-api-support-in-urbackup-2-1-x )

Now a lot of people might say, but why do I need block level and file level restore? To respond I can only say have you ever accidentally deleted a file, and said well crap time to reinstall?

Well hopefully not, because you'd have a service like Microsoft Volume Shadow Services to restore the file (or a Shadow Protect like solution).

With any hypervisor, a big ticket item is block level restore capabilities. If you lose a host, you can restore your VM's as they were when the backup was last run. But sometimes if you're running a file server, and a user calls and says "Hey I deleted {insert something} you just need to restore that. Which is where file level restore capabilities come in.

Restoring a few files, or even several folders (maybe even a few hundred GB of data) will better over all if you could just restore those files, while not effecting the other folders or shares.

Now while you could use VSS on Windows, this is dependent on Windows, and fine tuning of how much data you want to keep by allocating so many GB of storage to it. Which might never get to exactly what you want. Say 5 days is what you need to keep; Certainly VSS could do it, but it'll only be so close. And this still requires you to perform the restore operations on the local system vs a centrally managed web console.

KFC now offering instant delivery. .

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So I know this is just a teaser, still looking for the github project for this, but this could be coming true! (topic on XO forums to discuss)

XO Working on File Level recovery

Haha...

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@black3dynamite said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@tonyshowoff said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Iceberg Wedge Salad

I'm not sure what that is but it sounds like a new ice cream or york peppermint patty.

https://pinchandswirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Iceberg-Wedge-Salad-with-Bacon-and-Blue-Cheese-featured.jpg

Literally iceberg lettuce cut into a wedge.

The price for that is probably high.

Like you need to be when you sit down and order it.

Can I get the hallucinogenic mushrooms on my iceberg wedge. Thanks

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

As anti-vax movement gets weirder—and dumber—Facebook announces crackdown

Anti-vaxxers falsely claim measles prevents cancer and can be treated with antibiotics.

Facing scrutiny for allowing anti-vaccine lies and conspiracy theories to fester and spread on its pages, Facebook announced Thursday a set of steps it will take to rid its platform of misinformation—which has seemingly become even weirder and more idiotic recently.

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@BBigford said in You can't quit, you're fired!!:

I put in my two weeks notice this last week. Mostly because I hated where I worked, absolutely toxic place. So I found new opportunity. I spent the last couple weeks helping out as much as I always have since they lost 2 other people for similar reasons. Those two people were trying to get out for some time.

Today I walked into a firing squad. I walked in and they walked me right back out. In tech, I get it. It's standard in the industry but a shitty thing to do. You're expected to give two weeks so they can get their affairs in order, but they don't do the same so you can get yours in order. I had a really nice email sitting in my drafts for my departure, waiting to be sent to some select people I really valued working with. I held off, because I was asked to keep quiet.

Cheers to bad experiences behind, and to the unknown in front.

They had better pay you for those 2 weeks, you're there and willing to work, they opt for you to not be there because of policy fine.

It's still a requirement that they pay fro your time.