DataCenter

Number of routers needed

How do you determine how many routers you will need for a wireless network?

View Answer   |  May 9 2008   2:19 PM GMT   |  asked by ITMSI
Wireless, Wireless access points, WiFi

Oracle 11g RAC on HP C3000 blade with Bl460c servers using SB40c as storage

Has anyone built a oracle 11g or 10g RAC on HP Blade C3000. A typical setup could be 4 X Bl460c blade servers using 4 X SB40c storage blade ( giving 24 X 146 GB SAS drives ). Both the blade servers and storage will fit in the same blade enclosure. OS could be oracle enterprise Linux The advantages...

Answer Question   |  May 9 2008   2:00 AM GMT   |  asked by 1014
Oracle RAC, Oracle 11g, Oracle 10g

iSeries crashes when saving to save file

Hi,We've come across a problem when we save to a *SAVF on our iSeries. We use the save to save files a lot on our system and it's always worked fine. In the last few weeks however, the system has crashed twice (with an immediately re-IPL after abnormal system end) when saving to save files and...

View Answer   |  May 8 2008   9:23 AM GMT   |  asked by Gilly400
iSeries, AS/400, SAVF

W2k cluster node cannot take ownership of cluster resource

Hi i've encountered this issue when i try to fail over a cluster resource disk; eventhough the failover was successful the owner of the cluster resource cannot access the shared drive but there is no errors captured in the event logs and the failover was successful this only happends to one of the...

View Answer   |  May 8 2008   2:12 AM GMT   |  asked by Fartman
Microsoft Windows, Failover, Windows 2000 Server

Data center facility cost formula?

Do you have a good understanding of data center build cost, ie: what % of data center costs are for the shell, fit up, mechanical, electrical, etc? Is there a simple formula or a simple % break out that is industry accepted?

View Answer   |  May 7 2008   3:39 PM GMT   |  asked by Data Center - Ask the Expert
Data center design, Data center infrastructure, Data center budget considerations

Height limit for FM200 systems?

Is there a height limit when installing an FM200 system. I have noted in my research that many have stated a 12 foot maximum ceiling height, but I am unable to determine if this is across the board.

View Answer   |  May 7 2008   3:36 PM GMT   |  asked by Data Center - Ask the Expert
Data center fire suppression, FM-200 Fire Suppression Systems

NFPA version used by states

I am on a team which writes data center standards for our multi-state firm. Do you know of an on-line resource to verify which version of NFPA 70 (the NEC) is presently adopted for use, by state?

Answer Question   |  May 7 2008   3:31 PM GMT   |  asked by Data Center - Ask the Expert
Data center design, Data center fire suppression

Self contained “refrigerated” rack?

Over the years of data closet "planning" we have reached the obvious: There is not enough planning possible to keep up with the evolving technological changes and demand of users to keep up with the latest and greatest. It seems like we need to refocus from the room to the rack. Is there a...

View Answer   |  May 7 2008   3:27 PM GMT   |  asked by Data Center - Ask the Expert
Data center cooling, Data center technology

I am having difficulties logging on to nlnotes on our domino server recievein error

upon launch of nlnotes I recieve the error "prompt for the password was aborted by user" though I never receive the prompt for a password. Can anybody point me in the right direction?

Answer Question   |  May 6 2008   1:23 PM GMT   |  asked by Cutlass1972
NLNotes, Domino server

SMP/E Receive FROMNTS Question

I have downloaded a CBPDO for Websphere 6.1.*. We (our shop) would like to now receive the function only then "pick and choose" the PTF's which to receive. How do I write the receive statement after the FROMNTS(XXX*****) to receive only the function itself. I am at a loss. No matter what I have...

Answer Question   |  May 6 2008   0:31 AM GMT   |  asked by Sysprog40
SMP/E, WebSphere, CBPDO

Making a data center “green” — first steps

We have a T2 data center and are attempting to “go green” and lower the energy usage in the DC. Our goal is to reach a T3 or even a T4. What would be the first steps you would suggest to take to save the most energy as soon as possible? Cover all holes in the floor? Blanking plates?

View Answer   |  May 5 2008   8:39 PM GMT   |  asked by Data Center - Ask the Expert
Green data center, Data center design, Data center budget considerations

Data center heating source options

Currently, our data center is located in my existing Corporate HQ. We have purchased a 10k square foot building to put the new DC in (It will use 4k square feet.) I am being asked if I would like the additional 6k square feet of the building to use gas heat or electric. My gut (and consultant)...

View Answer   |  May 5 2008   8:35 PM GMT   |  asked by Data Center - Ask the Expert
Data center infrastructure, Data center design and infrastructure

Damaged UPS protected equipment

We had a downstream UPS battery drain outage related to improper installation of a new upstream UPS. This resulted in UPS power failure when the batteries drained, after which multiple cameras and other devices did not work. All but one of these power supplies to these devices were fine. I...

View Answer   |  May 5 2008   8:30 PM GMT   |  asked by Data Center - Ask the Expert
Data center infrastructure, Data center power supplies, UPS

PM training for Infrastructure structure and platforms

I'm a PM looking for training that will provide a good baseline on infrastructure platforms. Any recommendations for classes being offered that are not overly technical or hands on?

Answer Question   |  May 5 2008   5:18 PM GMT   |  asked by Dekohls
Infrastructure management, Training, Project Managers

ssl_error_rx_record_too_long error when connecting to SBS2003 with Firefox 3b5

When I connect to my SBS over the internet using port 8080 with Firefox 3 beta 5, I get an ssl_error_rx_record_too_long error, saying that my server sent a malformed SSL request. It starts working fine again if I allow unsecured connections.

View Answer   |  May 4 2008   8:03 AM GMT   |  asked by Jenrzzz
Small Business Server, Servers, Windows Server 2003

Any problems with connecting 400+ telnet 5250 sessions through a WAN to a central server?

I am researching a project that would require 400+ IBM 5250 telnet sessions to connect back to a central AS400 server than an MPLS WAN. 1) Does anyone see any routing / general issues with having this many connection ultimately coming back through 1 router at the host?2) How much bandwidth will...

View Answer   |  May 2 2008   9:41 PM GMT   |  asked by Genxsherpa
TELNET, AS/400, Bandwidth

Question about FTP QUOTE SITE - Tandem to Mainframe

I read your answer about the following quote site working for unix and winnt sending to a mainframe. Will this same quote site work for a Tandem to Mainframe transfer?quote site file=jesput my.jclThanks.

Answer Question   |  May 2 2008   1:36 AM GMT   |  asked by FTA
FTP, Mainframes, JCL

Community Update: New Site updates and Contest Announcement. Win a Nintendo Wii!!!

Hello CommunityIf you haven't noticed we have added a few new features to the site. First we added more questions to the home page to allow you to browse the latest 200 Questions, Answers and a new tab of Unanswered questions.Also on each main topic page we have added a recent answers and...

View Answer   |  May 1 2008   3:51 PM GMT   |  asked by ITKE
VoIP, Storage, Networking

ITIL V3

What is the true value of ITIL?

View Answer   |  Apr 30 2008   9:36 PM GMT   |  asked by IMC
ITIL, ITIL for SMBs

Citrix Home Directory

I suffered a loss of the Home Directory in a Citrix environment. After recreating a roaming profile and home directory for personal files the home dirctory is recreated after the user logs out and logs back in. I have enabled security access to the shared directories but cannot find the source...

Answer Question   |  Apr 30 2008   5:09 PM GMT   |  asked by Kawika67
Citrix, Citrix Server, Home Directory