Automatic email sent when hard drive space is met
Can we set an alert to email us when a hard drive space condition is met? Where would we set this up on a windows server 2003?

Answer Question   |  November 4, 2011  2:37 PM
HARD drive, Hard drive space, HDD, Windows Backup, Windows Server 2003

Storage Supporting Your VDI
What do you feel are some of the essential features and characteristics for storage supporting your VDI environment? This Question is Sponsored by Dell

Answer Question   |  May 2, 2011  1:29 PM
Storage, Storage virtualization, VDI

Free IT Book: Why New Systems Fail
This week’s free IT book is Phil Simon’s insider’s guide to successful IT projects, Why New Systems Fail. From the back of the book, “Organizations often lack the necessary framework to minimize the chance of system failure before, during, and after beginning IT projects.” Get the know-how you need to start and successfully deploy your [...]

Answer Question   |  February 23, 2012  3:46 PM
AS/400, Business Intelligence, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Giveaways, IT Books, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server

What backup strategy should we use?
Hi, We are about to implement backup solution for our own organization. we have IBM products. IBM storage DS 8100 with 10 Tb and IBM tape library TS3310. OS is installed on SAN and we do not have any virtual cloud. each server has one OS installed on it and all are Linux. I would [...]

Answer Question   |  May 2, 2011  6:04 PM
Backup, Backup Schedule, Backup Solution, Backup Strategy, Linux, Network Backup

Backup Windows 7 Auto Delete Old Backups
Win 7 Pro is backing up clients on the domain but filling the backup drive quickly. What is the best way to get older backup sets deleted? Should I use a different application?

Answer Question   |  May 6, 2011  3:52 PM
Backup, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 Professional

Disaster Recovery planning
Has anyone built a Mobile Command Trailer? We are trying to develop a Telecommunications Disaster Recovery Plan in the case of a natural disaster. Any idea’s would be greatly appreciated.

Answer Question   |  May 3, 2011  7:35 PM
CRM, DataCenter, Disaster Recovery, Disaster Recovery Plan, Disaster recovery planning, Mobile, Networking, Security, VoIP case studies

Open IT Forum: What’s your attitude toward storage virtualization?
We’re wondering what the general attitude toward storage virtualization is. Is your company considering it as a part of your virtualization project, or is it not even part of the discussion? Share your experiences, thoughts, or questions regarding storage virtualization, and we’ll share 50 knowledge points!

Answer Question   |  May 2, 2011  7:02 PM
Knowledge Point Bounty, Open IT Forum, Storage, Storage devices, Storage management, Storage virtualization, Storage virtualization software, Virtualization, Virtualization strategies

No Hard Drive Detected
Hi, I’ve been using the dell 1501 Inspiron from past 2 years. But today when i switched it on i got erro message stating no hard drive detected. Would u help me resolve this issue & also i was using windows 7 OS.

Answer Question   |  May 2, 2011  9:03 PM
HARD drive, Hard drive failure, No HDD detected, Windows 7

Windows SBS 2008 backups are failing
Why are my Windows Small Business Server 2008 backups failing? I see consistency check failed for component Microsoft Exchange. How can I get a solid backup?

Answer Question   |  November 21, 2011  6:20 PM
Backup, SBS 2008, SBS 2008 Error Messages, Windows Small Business Server

Ensure Consistent and Acceptable VDI Performance
How are you ensuring consistent and acceptable performance for your VDI environments, especially during peak load periods? This question is sponsored by Dell

Answer Question   |  April 13, 2011  5:50 PM
Dell, Sponsored Question, Storage virtualization, VDI, vdi performance, Virtualization

Restoring LTO3 tape without the app that backed it up
Is it possible to restore data on a LTO3 tape without the application (ArcServe2000) that backed it up?

Answer Question   |  April 12, 2011  4:41 PM
ArcServe, ARCserve Backup 12, Backup, LTO, LTO3 Tape Drive, Restore Database

Trouble getting LTO2 tape drive to compress backups on Backup Exec 2010
I am using Backup exec 2010 and I can not get my LTO2 tape drive to compress backups. The tapes and drive support 200/400 compressed but I can only store up to 200GB max.

Answer Question   |  April 12, 2011  4:39 PM
Backup, Backup Exec 2010, LTO, LTO2, Tape Backups, Tape Drive

What is the best application for backing up multiple servers on my network?
What is the best application for backing up multiple servers on my network with close to 15 tb of data on a Windows 2008 Server? We will be backing up about 20 boxes.

Answer Question   |  April 13, 2011  8:14 PM
Network Backup, Server Backup, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration, Windows Server 2008 Backup

Building a replica of production ERP boxes
We want to build a replica of our production ERP boxes. How can we clone the entire system including the raid configuration and all drives connected to the system?

Answer Question   |  April 11, 2011  8:10 PM
Clone database, ERP Server, ERP solution, RAID, RAID configuration, Replicating databases

AMD RAIDXpert error message
I am getting the following AMD RAID Xpert message, BSL accessed on disk (Port number 1, Target ID 1) at LBA 0x04fade9. What is this and how do I fix it?

Answer Question   |  April 13, 2011  1:02 AM
AMD, AMD RAIDXpert, RAID

Storage virtualization pros: Books, blogs, & Twitter
As you know, April is Storage Virtualization month around IT Knowledge Exchange. We’re looking for users’ top picks for sources of information on the subject, from storage virt blogs to books to Twitter personalities. Let us know where you get your storage virtualization info, and we’ll give you 50 knowledge points! (Remember: Knowledge Points earn [...]

Answer Question   |  April 26, 2011  5:45 PM
Blogs, IT Blogs, IT Books, Knowledge Point Bounty, Open IT Forum, Storage, Storage virtualization, Storage virtualization software, twitter, Virtualization

I want to create backup of SQL database and set a password.
HEllo All  i want to create backup of SQL database and want to set Password that anyone who restore this backup after that it cant be able to restore database without knowing perticular Password …. is this Possible….? if Yes please tell me How…? Thanking You Raviraj

Answer Question   |  April 9, 2011  7:15 AM
SQL Backup, SQL Data Types, SQL Server backup, SQL Server database, SQL Server security

Choosing disks for storage for virtualization
What are the pros and cons of choosing SAS over SATA and vice versa? Just looking for some perspective on the options.

Answer Question   |  April 12, 2011  8:38 PM
SAS, SATA, SATA Drives, Storage, Storage virtualization, Virtualization

How does virtualization change my storage needs?
We’ve been considering server virtualization over the past year, but I’m wondering what sort of planning and preparations we’ll have to make for storage, since virtualized servers use up significantly more storage space. Any advice or resources for further research?

Answer Question   |  February 27, 2013  7:58 PM
SDN, Server virtualization, Server Virtualization Implementation, Storage virtualization, Storage virtualization software, Virtualization

Top Challenges Designing and Implementing VDI
What have been some of your top challenges in designing and implementing VDI deployments? How are you overcoming these challenges? This question is sponsored by Dell

Answer Question   |  April 12, 2011  6:00 PM
Desktop virtualization, Storage, Storage virtualization, VDI