Posts made by justin867

@scottalanmiller Our ISP is our Telco as well.

Where do the trunkline numbers configure? Is it from the ISP or from the company PBX? So the company will have 1 main telephone number and 6 or more numbers to handle the calls. Where is it configured? from the ISP side or the company PBX side? what causes the mainline to give a busy tone/message instead of handling more simultaneous calls?

@dashrender said in Domain Controller Question:

In a multi-controller setup, assuming you have DNS - and the clients local to the DC are using the DC as that DNS source, then you should be able to cut off the other remote DCs at any time and everything local should just still work.

I'd check the print server's settings and make sure it's using the local DNS server as it's source.

Thanks will look into this.

@dashrender said in Domain Controller Question:

@justin867 said in Domain Controller Question:

So far only Print Server, mapped printers is showing access denied

you don't think this is related?

aren't they considered the same?

@dashrender said in Domain Controller Question:

What exactly is failing? So far only Print Server, mapped printers is showing access denied

Here's a thought - do you have local DNS? Yes That might be the whole issue here.

If your local DC doesn't have DNS, and you can't get the central DNS servers, that would explain why you can't get to some functions.

But beyond that - I think we need more details on what exactly does and doesn't work. Is printing the only thing affected? Yes Do you have file shares? Yes can you get to the internet? Yes
Can you log into the Print Server server? - Yes
Please tell us about your server setup - is it a single VM host with two VMs (a DC and a Print Server)? DC and Print Server is separated What OS is are the servers? 2012

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@marcinozga said in Domain Controller Question:

@justin867 said in Domain Controller Question:

@marcinozga said in Domain Controller Question:

FSMO roles.

what roles should my onsite DC has so it will function properly even the main branch is down? I have an onsite DC and an onsite Print Server. But I don't want any other branch to be dependent on my branch DC server either.

RID, PCD and Operations Masters. These 3 roles are domain wide, each domain should have these roles. We don't know how's your domain setup, whether it's a forest, or just one domain for all sites. If one domain, these roles were probably held by domain controller at main data center, so you're sol. You could seize the roles, but once main site comes back, you're in a world of hurt.

it seems like we should have opted to have multiple domains on 1 forest instead of 1 domain for the entire forest that used by all branches. the current design is flawed and all branches will have to be dependent on the main branch.

@marcinozga said in Domain Controller Question:

FSMO roles.

what roles should my onsite DC has so it will function properly even the main branch is down? I have an onsite DC and an onsite Print Server. But I don't want any other branch to be dependent on my branch DC server either.

@marcinozga yes. the users get error access denied and unable to connect to the printers. I also get not accessible - don't have permission when browsing the IP address of the print server.

@gjacobse i usually browse my printers via ip address of the printer server

Noob here, so my branch is part of the Domain with 5 locations. My branch has its own DC Server and Printer Server. My branch printers stop working a week ago since the main branch encounter problem with their data center. So it seems my printer server got affected.
Question. We have our own DC server and I assume our printer server should not be affected but that's not the case. Why is it? is there anything I can do? or I need to wait for the main branch to fix their data center.

@JaredBusch said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@justin867 said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@travisdh1 said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@justin867 said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@JaredBusch said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@justin867 said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@PhlipElder said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

Veeam set up to back up to a Synology RAID 1 NAS with enough storage to meet your recovery point objectives.

Backup file destination should be password protected with read-only access for all accounts but admin and Veeam user.

A pair of NAS devices set up identically could be used to provide an air-gap for the backups.

A small single drive NAS/external enclosure could provide a similar setup.

StarWind Virtual Tape Library set up as a backup destination that can then trickle the backups up to BackBlaze would be one of the least expensive off-site/cloud solutions.

well said! thank you very much.

And doens't mean a damned thing because you never gave any actual detail.

That's your opinion, if Phlipelder is selling me a product. I already start discussing with him the details while the other sellers still asking for questions and doesn't seem to have an idea. I feel most of you guys have an idea but choose to do the "play hard to get" approach. Lol.

I'm sorry that most of us want to offer you a good solution instead of telling you to buy the first product that gets mentioned.

Not that Veeam is bad, it's very good. We just don't have any idea if it's a good solution for you.

You have a point, but since one solution seems acceptable. I feel the best approach should be to present another better solution based on the current solution in the table.

You: Hey boss, we found this one over sold solution. Here is a comparable oversold solution.

Boss: Your fired.

Nope, business doesn't work like this. Its SOP to have 3 proposals.

@bnrstnr said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@justin867 said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@Obsolesce said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@justin867 said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@JaredBusch said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@justin867 said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@PhlipElder said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

Veeam set up to back up to a Synology RAID 1 NAS with enough storage to meet your recovery point objectives.

Backup file destination should be password protected with read-only access for all accounts but admin and Veeam user.

A pair of NAS devices set up identically could be used to provide an air-gap for the backups.

A small single drive NAS/external enclosure could provide a similar setup.

StarWind Virtual Tape Library set up as a backup destination that can then trickle the backups up to BackBlaze would be one of the least expensive off-site/cloud solutions.

well said! thank you very much.

And doens't mean a damned thing because you never gave any actual detail.

That's your opinion, if Phlipelder is selling me a product. I already start discussing with him the details while the other sellers still asking for questions and doesn't seem to have an idea. I feel most of you guys have an idea but choose to do the "play hard to get" approach. Lol.

If this was anyone working for me, they'd be fired after they perform a full audit of everything they've done to date.

I'm not really sure you know what you are talking about? Usually an audit will compose of requirements > Audit > correction necessary based on last audit. There is no firing in the process. You could be referring to a different thing and it seems i'm on a different page as well.

He's saying that your approach to this is reckless. You're not providing important details of your environment or even wanting the best possible solution. It seems like you're looking for somebody to sell you snake oil. If you worked for him and he discovered your process, you'd be gone.

The people in this thread are asking for specific details because they legitimately want to help you find the best solution. If you want VM snapshots, there's going to be a different best product than if you want to backup databases... It's all relevant, regardless what you may think.

My boss once told me, if i cannot present my project in 1 page. Do not submit it or break it into multiple projects. When i get few questions and still not get any answer i felt i may need to scrap this one. But since 1 idea came up, i could work on the only idea i got. Make sense?

@travisdh1 said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@justin867 said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@JaredBusch said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@justin867 said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@PhlipElder said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

Veeam set up to back up to a Synology RAID 1 NAS with enough storage to meet your recovery point objectives.

Backup file destination should be password protected with read-only access for all accounts but admin and Veeam user.

A pair of NAS devices set up identically could be used to provide an air-gap for the backups.

A small single drive NAS/external enclosure could provide a similar setup.

StarWind Virtual Tape Library set up as a backup destination that can then trickle the backups up to BackBlaze would be one of the least expensive off-site/cloud solutions.

well said! thank you very much.

And doens't mean a damned thing because you never gave any actual detail.

That's your opinion, if Phlipelder is selling me a product. I already start discussing with him the details while the other sellers still asking for questions and doesn't seem to have an idea. I feel most of you guys have an idea but choose to do the "play hard to get" approach. Lol.

I'm sorry that most of us want to offer you a good solution instead of telling you to buy the first product that gets mentioned.

Not that Veeam is bad, it's very good. We just don't have any idea if it's a good solution for you.

You have a point, but since one solution seems acceptable. I feel the best approach should be to present another better solution based on the current solution in the table.

@Obsolesce said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@justin867 said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@JaredBusch said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@justin867 said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@PhlipElder said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

Veeam set up to back up to a Synology RAID 1 NAS with enough storage to meet your recovery point objectives.

Backup file destination should be password protected with read-only access for all accounts but admin and Veeam user.

A pair of NAS devices set up identically could be used to provide an air-gap for the backups.

A small single drive NAS/external enclosure could provide a similar setup.

StarWind Virtual Tape Library set up as a backup destination that can then trickle the backups up to BackBlaze would be one of the least expensive off-site/cloud solutions.

well said! thank you very much.

And doens't mean a damned thing because you never gave any actual detail.

That's your opinion, if Phlipelder is selling me a product. I already start discussing with him the details while the other sellers still asking for questions and doesn't seem to have an idea. I feel most of you guys have an idea but choose to do the "play hard to get" approach. Lol.

If this was anyone working for me, they'd be fired after they perform a full audit of everything they've done to date.

I'm not really sure you know what you are talking about? Usually an audit will compose of requirements > Audit > correction necessary based on last audit. There is no firing in the process. You could be referring to a different thing and it seems i'm on a different page as well.

@JaredBusch said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@justin867 said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@PhlipElder said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

Veeam set up to back up to a Synology RAID 1 NAS with enough storage to meet your recovery point objectives.

Backup file destination should be password protected with read-only access for all accounts but admin and Veeam user.

A pair of NAS devices set up identically could be used to provide an air-gap for the backups.

A small single drive NAS/external enclosure could provide a similar setup.

StarWind Virtual Tape Library set up as a backup destination that can then trickle the backups up to BackBlaze would be one of the least expensive off-site/cloud solutions.

well said! thank you very much.

And doens't mean a damned thing because you never gave any actual detail.

That's your opinion, if Phlipelder is selling me a product. I already start discussing with him the details while the other sellers still asking for questions and doesn't seem to have an idea. I feel most of you guys have an idea but choose to do the "play hard to get" approach. Lol.

@JaredBusch said in Windows 10 explorer hanging:

@scottalanmiller said in Windows 10 explorer hanging:

@justin867 said in Windows 10 explorer hanging:

How to fix when Windows 10 explorer hangs? You cant seem to browse the files using windows explorer but you can browse it if you will open the excel > file > open.

Never seen this. I think you have some configuration problems. This is not a general Windows 10 issue.

Seriously? Not super common, but I’ve definitely dealt with this enough to be familiar with it.

i installed explorer++ and the user where able to access their files.

@PhlipElder said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

Veeam set up to back up to a Synology RAID 1 NAS with enough storage to meet your recovery point objectives.

Backup file destination should be password protected with read-only access for all accounts but admin and Veeam user.

A pair of NAS devices set up identically could be used to provide an air-gap for the backups.

A small single drive NAS/external enclosure could provide a similar setup.

StarWind Virtual Tape Library set up as a backup destination that can then trickle the backups up to BackBlaze would be one of the least expensive off-site/cloud solutions.

well said! thank you very much.

@scottalanmiller said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@justin867 said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@scottalanmiller said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@justin867 said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@scottalanmiller said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@justin867 said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@scottalanmiller said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@justin867 said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

We will be backing up File Servers VM’s (2TB -3TB). Due to bandwidth limitations, I’m hoping to have offline backup and with an option to backup online when needed.

Let's start with the basics.... what operating system(s), what hypervisor(s), what file server(s)? There can be no meaningful answer without knowing even what is possible.

All M$ servers

Assuming Windows AD DC, Windows "Server" File Server, etc. Only the databases and LOB apps are really up in the air. Which of those are you trying to back up.

We want to backup in case of system crash. Or if we need to fire-up the server at head office.

Exactly, so to protect against a crash, you need a true backup, not a "crash consistent" backup. Crash consistent is all backup software by itself will address, and that does absolutely nothing to protect you from a crash, literally nothing. Because it restores as if you had just crashed. I'm asking these questions specifically so that we can talk about your options to protect against a crash.

Hmmm Sometime the company system will have a database corruption and we will need to restore from the last working backup. That should not be complicated.

Basically it feels like you are saying that you don't need backups, because you already have backups. But that makes no sense. Either you are looking to replace the backups you have, in which case we need to know what the options are. Or you aren't actually trying to take a backup and just need a product called a backup that doesn't actually take the backup in which case just use anything you want since you already have the backups.

I thought its clear when i ask what are my options?

@DustinB3403 said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@justin867 said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@DustinB3403 said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@justin867 why are you being an ask-hole?

Provide answers to the questions we've asked you, or don't ask a question at all. We can't possibly give an answer to what is the "Best Backup solution of 2019" without understanding the entire picture.

Dont focus on the best, you should focus on the options.

rsync, robocopy, xcopy, Urbackup, Acronis, Symantec BackupExec 2003

All of these are options, some which may be fine, some which might get you slapped by SAM for deploying today.

are those appliance?

@DustinB3403 said in Best Backup Solution for 2019:

@justin867 why are you being an ask-hole?

Provide answers to the questions we've asked you, or don't ask a question at all. We can't possibly give an answer to what is the "Best Backup solution of 2019" without understanding the entire picture.

Dont focus on the best, you should focus on the options.