Thanks guys

Working on replacing two 2k8R2 TS servers with RDS 2019. These two servers host a LOB application with about 50 users.

Due to a few issues with our current setup and LOB app limitations, my plan is to create two RDS servers holding their own RDSH, RDCB, and RDWA roles. Each server will have their own collection (Containing only itself)

My question is, can these two servers still connect to one RDS License server (which will be located on a DC)? (I don't see why not but figured I'd check)

I know this is convoluted but it will change in the future to a single RDSH server with all roles as we will be upgrading to the new version of our LOB app connecting to a backend SQL Server.

@Dashrender
Do they have a backup strategy for their pharmacy software?

Side Note - In small medical offices, when they ask how to shore up security, my statement is, "I will have a much better idea how to fill the security gap if I can see your HIPAA policies and most recent security assessment." I get some interesting reactions. Hard to be HIPAA compliant without those items. Plus, you may get extra billable hours.

@wrx7m said in Comparing Server CPU Capabilities?:

@Pete-S said in Comparing Server CPU Capabilities?:

To keep the actual performance of the VMs the same but run 3-4 times as many VMs, you would also need the same increase in storage and in network performance. That is quite possible if you are also moving from spinning disks to ssd and perhaps from 1GbE to 10GbE on the hypervisors. You also need 3-4 times as much RAM of course.
Depending on what you are upgrading I'd say the conservative number is you will get twice the capacity and the optimistic number is that you have four times the capacity.

Thanks. The majority of workloads will be moved to SSD, with the file servers running on spinning disks. I already have 2 10Gig for VMs and 2 for vmotion, per server. That is a good point about the RAM. Current RAM utilization is a bit constrained. Each server only has 128GB. I am looking at 320 GB. This will allow for some growth and also running all VMs on a single host if necessary.

By the looks of it, you have 12 memory slots for use with your single CPU, so you have more than enough room.

@scottalanmiller said in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Encrypted EFS Files on Network Share:

We have a customer who has a Windows Server 2008 R2 file server. They access the files from Windows 10. They used EFS encryption file by file, within folders, from both the workstation and the server. Now they have a server full of files that the server cannot read or decrypt. We've decrypted the files that the server had encrypted, that's done.

From the Windows 10 workstation, we can mount the remote share and go one by one and decrypt files. But there are thousands and they are not in encrypted directories. So the GUI doesn't give any way to just decrypt everything.

I can use command line tools like Cipher to list the encrypted files from the server. But commands like this don't seem to work on a network share. So we need to run a command from the Windows 10 workstation that will go file by file on the server share and decrypt anything encrypted.

Anyone have any idea how to do this? If Cipher has a syntax to specify a network share, that seems like it would do it. I just can't find that documented anywhere.

Just a popup idea - I have not used Cipher but will it work if you assign the share a drive letter?

@black3dynamite said in What Are You Watching Now:

@pmoncho said in What Are You Watching Now:

@black3dynamite said in What Are You Watching Now:

Supernatural Season 15 "Believe" Trailer (HD) Final Season

Been watching since the beginning. I am amazed at how they kept the show going for so long. Re-watched entire series with my wife and only found one or two seasons a little boring but the rest has been great.

I know for sure that I've missed some seasons.

There is always NetFlix.

@JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@pmoncho said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Braces gone, cup of candy she wasn’t allowed to eat while she had braces.

She refused to smile so that I could not send it to her mom. Before she shows her in person.

That is awesome. Candy BINGE time!
After mine came off, Twizzlers, Caramels, and pretty much any chewy/sticky candy I could find. Great way to celebrate.

Off just in time for Halloween

Perfect. She is going to have one great Halloween and in the morning, one sore jaw. Great Times.

@JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Braces gone, cup of candy she wasn’t allowed to eat while she had braces.

She refused to smile so that I could not send it to her mom. Before she shows her in person.

That is awesome. Candy BINGE time!
After mine came off, Twizzlers, Caramels, and pretty much any chewy/sticky candy I could find. Great way to celebrate.

@scottalanmiller said in The Fundamental Flaw in Not Listening to the Boss:

@Mario-Jakovina said in The Fundamental Flaw in Not Listening to the Boss:

I always assume that I am paid to do what is best for my boss/company. Very often, that means to explain to my boss that I believe we have better solution than what he asks/suggests as solution.

I had this type of relationship with my previous boss before she died. It was a great IT/Business relationship. It had worked well for many many years and I was thanked for it most of the time.

In fact, some places like Italy it is far worse... the owners or business managers absolutely demand control of IT decisions and IT is just there to look pretty or something.

With the two people who took over after my boss died, I am in a situation similar to this but not to this extreme (yet?) as I am still asked my opinion, whatever that is worth.

@black3dynamite said in What Are You Watching Now:

Supernatural Season 15 "Believe" Trailer (HD) Final Season
Youtube Video

Been watching since the beginning. I am amazed at how they kept the show going for so long. Re-watched entire series with my wife and only found one or two seasons a little boring but the rest has been great.