How use NTBackup command in Windows Server 2008 R2
How do I use NTBackup command in Windows Server 2008 R2?

Answer Question   |  April 19, 2013  7:46 AM
NTBackup, NTBackup Configuration, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

Rolling back Windows Server 2003 to a restore point
We need to roll back 23 windows server 2003 to a restore point. Can this be automated?

Answer Question   |  February 24, 2011  9:31 PM
Automation, Backup and restore, Restore Points, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Backup

Open IT Forum: What cloud concern do you need addressed?
Will all of the buzz surrounding the cloud – no doubt amplified by Vivek Kundra’s push to the cloud – are you feeling left out at all? I recently spoke to an operations manager who feels that SMBs are excluded from the discussion because of fewer resources. What information would you like to know about [...]

Answer Question   |  December 30, 2011  8:23 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, Cloud Computing, Cloud Security, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Open IT Forum, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server

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

Answer Question   |  March 22, 2011  6:01 PM
Backup servers, Network Backup, Server Backup, Windows Server 2008

Free IT Book: The RAILS 3 Way
It’s been called “The Bible for Ruby on Rails Application Development.” To get your copy of the book that “strips complexity from the development process,” answer one of five questions and post the link to your answer in the discussion section below. Recovering Oracle 10g Express data SQL 2000 database recovery How to connect Oracle [...]

Answer Question   |  September 27, 2011  2:34 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Giveaways, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server

Recovering Oracle 10g Express data
Hello My oracle 10g express eddition is curroped in my system and i install new oracle 10g express edition then how to recover my old data from a folder oraclexe.Plz Hepl me i am in big poblem

Answer Question   |  February 23, 2011  2:08 PM
Data Recovery, Oracle 10g, Oracle 10g administration, Oracle 10g Database, Oracle 10g Express

Powerpath 5.5 in Windows 2008 Std Server 64 bit doesnt show adaptors in PP admin window
Hi, We have EMC Clariion CX4-120 intergrated to Windows 2008 64 bit server as a host with multipathing configured with Power path 5.5, off late we are getting error in eventviewer like faulting module mmc.ex due to faluting file powerpathadmin.dll etc. and in the admin window when we open adaptors mmc hangs and closes. Can [...]

Answer Question   |  February 21, 2011  11:42 AM
EMC CLARiiON, PowerPath, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 64-bit

RAID performance
Which has better performance Raid-1 or RAID-5 ?

Answer Question   |  November 1, 2011  10:49 PM
RAID 1, RAID 1 vs RAID 5, RAID 5, RAID 5 Performance, RAID Performance

Restore SQL Server after OS loss
I have all datafiles and backups but no OS services. What steps would I take to restore the database

Answer Question   |  February 21, 2011  11:05 AM
Backup, SQL Server, SQL Server backup, SQL Server backup and restore

Backup Exec 12.5 does not backup All Mailboxes
I am running BackUp exec 12.5 and i am trying to backup exchange server 2007 and although it seems that the procedure is completed succesfully when i try to restore specific mailboxes i realize than not all mailboxes are getting backed up. Any suggestions???

Answer Question   |  February 28, 2011  7:42 AM
Backup Exec, Backup Exec 12.5, Exchange 2007, Symantec Backup Exec, Symantec Backup Exec 12.5

Open IT Forum: What’s high on your priority list for 2011?
We’re a good month and a half into the year, and we wanted to know what’s at the top of your priority list. Does your company want to deploy at least one new application to the cloud or improve holes in your cloud security? Are you learning a new development language to keep up with [...]

Answer Question   |  September 27, 2011  9:04 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, Cloud Security, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Open IT Forum, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server

Free IT Book: AAA Identity Management Security
This week’s free IT book is your complete, authoritative guide to implementing, configuring, and managing AAA with CiscoSecure ACS. For a chance to win AAA Identity Management Security, answer one of the questions listed below and post the link to your answer in the discussion section of this question. Upgrade Exchange 2007 from 2003 (downgrade [...]

Answer Question   |  February 23, 2011  1:31 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, IT Books, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server

Raid 5 hardware
Hi all, I have a server (HP) running SBS 2008. It came with 4 same sized disks and RAID controller. The server is in production. Can i setup RAID 5 on the server now by using the present disk to mirror rightnow I have 1 basic drive with 120 Gb. and about 300 Gb of [...]

Answer Question   |  February 14, 2011  3:56 PM
RAID 5, RAID 5 fault tolerance, RAID Array, SBS 2008, Small Business Server 2008

QuorumSoft – Citrix Xenserver options
Has anyone used QuorumSoft’s Alike software for Citrix?  I’ve tried their free version but am wondering how it compares to others on the market.

Answer Question   |  February 18, 2011  8:24 PM
Citrix, Citrix XenServer, Deduplication, Virtualization, XenServer

Adding monmsg to backup through BRMS
how can I add monmsg’s to my backup thru brms

Answer Question   |  February 14, 2011  3:21 AM
AS/400, BRMS, BRMS Backup, MONMSG, Tape Backups

Contest Bounties: Last chance to win an iPad!
The end of the iPad contest is drawing near – next Wednesday, February 16th to be exact – and we want to see more of you in the final drawing. In order to help push you over the 500 knowledge point requirement, we assembled some last chance bounties to get you in the running: 1. [...]

Answer Question   |  February 15, 2011  3:48 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, ITKE Contests, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server

Advice about upgrade Hard Drives from 250Gb each to 2Tb each in DELL PowerEdge2900
Hello World; At the business we looking to upgrade hard drives for DELL PowerEdge2900, currently having 8 hard drives SATA @250Gb each (used only 7) under RAID5 (one hard drive not configured) Client wants to upgrade Hard Drives to SATA 2Tb each for the 7 drive without killing RAID5, and without an outage in the [...]

Answer Question   |  March 1, 2011  10:29 PM
Dell PowerEdge, Dell PowerEdge 2900, SATA, SATA Hard Drive

Open IT Forum: Security Worst-Cases
Have you had rogue employees deploying to the cloud without your knowledge, that is, until something went wrong? Share your worst-case experiences including how you rectified the situation. We want to hear your security horror stories to help other members and potential rogue employees avoid the same pitfalls. The best stories get 200 knowledge points [...]

Answer Question   |  February 17, 2011  5:57 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, Cloud Security, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Open IT Forum, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server

Tape backup replacement policies
Hi everyone, What do you use as a best practices to replace backup tapes? Do you wait until any error is reported by drive, autoloader or backup software, or do you change them after a specific number of uses or time? All constructive feedback will be welcome. Regards, Saturno

Answer Question   |  February 10, 2011  5:22 PM
Backup, Backup and restore, Backup storage, Tape Backups

packed & zoned both are used for numeric data types in rpg but if packed occupies 1 byte and zoned occupied 2 bytes then why don’t we use packed?
packed & zoned both are used for numeric data types in rpg/400 but if packed occupies 1 byte and zoned occupies 2 bytes then why don’t we use packed always considering system storage capacity?

Answer Question   |  February 8, 2011  5:34 PM
AS/400, RPG Data Fields, RPG/400, Storage capacity planning