Windows Server 2003 Storage
can i use a Windows Server Storage 2003 R2 as a Terminal Server with Terminal Services, TS licensing?

Answer Question   |  October 2, 2009  3:50 PM
Terminal Services, Terminal Services Licensing, Windows Server 2003, Windows Storage Server 2003 R2

Best way to copy large amount files
I have 50 GB of files on an iServer that was copied onto an external hardrive.  What is the best way to copy these files onto a Seagate NAS Server.  The external HD is plugged into the USB and appears as a drive.  Should I use xcopy is DOS or can I drag and drop [...]

Answer Question   |  October 5, 2009  8:43 PM
Bulk Copy Program, Copy programs, NAS, NAS devices

The IT Blog Top 10: Oct. 1, 2009
10. Choosing a block size when creating VMFS datastores Eric Siebert provides a guide detailing how to choose a block size for VMFS datastores. 9. Using VRDP to view VirtualBox virtual machines remotely Rick Vanover walks through Sun’s xVM VirtualBox’s ability to tap into VRDP remote viewing. 8. Does Larry care about Oracle customers? When [...]

Answer Question   |  October 1, 2009  3:54 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, IT Blogs, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP

SATA controller manufacturers
Who makes SATA controllers such as those in the new CFast cards?

Answer Question   |  October 1, 2009  2:20 PM
SATA, SATA controller

partition layout for virtual machines
We are looking to start to set up our VM’s with the following harddrive layout to get ahead of paravirtulization. c: (0:0) d: (1:0) e: (2:0) etc. We are currently setting drives up like this: c: (0:0) d:(0:1) e:(0:2) I have found that the upgrade at the VM level is a hardware upgrade and a [...]

Answer Question   |  January 7, 2010  6:59 PM
Paravirtualization, Partitioning, Virtual Machines

error (25) cannot connect on socket netbackup 6.5
Hi I have a test network consisting of a windows server 2003 Domain Controller, a windows server 2003 with netbackup 6.5, and a Netapps filer, all on the same isolated VLAN. All windows servers are updated with the latest updates. I am able to add the Filer under NDMP hosts, and the credentials are verified. But I [...]

Answer Question   |  September 30, 2009  6:35 AM
Backup Exec, Domain Controllers, NetBackup 6.5, Veritas NetBackup, VLAN, Windows Server 2003

anyone has experience using NBU 6.5 wot backup Lotus agents
I am running into problems where I have to bring down Domino server services to backup Lotus client(6.5) or Lotus Databases. Does anyone has any experience what needs to be configured to avoid bringing down domino server while running NBU backup

Answer Question   |  October 2, 2009  8:53 PM
Lotus 6.5, Lotus 6.x, NetBackup 6.5, Veritas NetBackup

Storage-over-distance options?
Which Storage-over-distance options are suitable for two sites that are 2,000 KM apart?

Answer Question   |  September 29, 2009  2:28 PM
Storage management, storage-over-distance

Norton’s Symantec GHOST
  Some tracks of  the current hard disk which I use are corrupt and I get a warning message, at boot time, that the hard disk is about to crash with an escape button “F2″. I continue to use the system and so far(about three months), I have had no problrm.   My plan is to buy [...]

Answer Question   |  October 15, 2009  10:16 PM
Ghost for Windows XP, Norton Ghost, Windows XP

How to break the raid of PROLIANT DL360 G3
I want to have two seperate HD instead of raid. Pls. let me know procedure How to break the raid of PROLIANT DL360 G3

Answer Question   |  September 28, 2009  3:25 PM
RAID, RAID Disk Controller

How to extrapolate the weight of data in my laptop?
I recently needed to change the disk in my laptop (Acer running Vista) and used an external bay to connect the old, then the new disk to a server,  I happened to notice, when I removed the new drive, that it seemed to weigh more than when I plugged it in.  I carried out some [...]

Answer Question   |  October 1, 2009  2:45 PM
disk, Storage

Expand raid5 array – IBM X364 class server EXP400 isk chasis
I need to expand a 820gb raid5 array on my IBM X346 server. I have available slots in my EXP400.  What’s procedure on how to do this task. Want to add (if I can find new available SCSI drive) U320-3  146.8g  15k  to the other 8 in the box (1 is hot spare) 

Answer Question   |  September 25, 2009  11:53 PM
IBM: SCSI array, RAID, RAID Array, RAID5, SCSI

Contest Update: Nominate a member and you could win 1 of 5 Amazon gift cards
A quick and important update on our Panasonic flatscreen contest and the nominations process — we will be giving away five (5) $20 Amazon.com gift cards at random to members who nominate someone in the community feedback form here. Thanks!

Answer Question   |  September 23, 2009  3:50 PM
AS/400, CIO, Contests, DataCenter, Development, ITKE, ITKE Contests, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP

Lotus NOtes Transaction logging
How to restore by using transaction logs on Symantec backup

Answer Question   |  September 24, 2009  4:55 AM
Backup & recovery, Lotus Notes, Lotus Notes backup, Lotus Notes Transaction Logging, Symantec Backup Exec, Windows Server 2003

Should we tell our users we’re doing disaster recovery testing?
We want to carry out a DR test of our plan.  For simulation purposes, should we alert our end users that the test is going on, or should we keep it under wraps?

Answer Question   |  May 27, 2010  7:28 PM
Disaster Preparedness/Recovery, Disaster Recovery, Disaster recovery (DR) testing, DR test

Luns on a IBM DS4300 need to remove
Recently installed a DS4300 disk. I have a few Ghost LUNs that I cannot delete. How can i remove these?

Answer Question   |  September 22, 2009  6:11 PM
DS4300, IBM DS4300, IBM System Storage, LUN

Error with NTBackup and restore
i was running full backup every night. but the data is getting bigger. I have changed the backup schedule . Fullbackupjob – DDriveFull.bkf run on every sunday – overwrite media Diff backupjon – DdriveDiff.bkf run on  monday to saturday  - append media For some reason, the full backup did not run properly this sunday  and [...]

Answer Question   |  September 25, 2009  6:02 PM
Backup, Backup and restore, NTBackup

EMC SAN and Ubuntu
Has anyone had success connecting their Ubuntu installation to an EMC SAN? They do offer Navisphere Agent support for Ubuntu

Answer Question   |  September 23, 2009  5:08 PM
EMC Navisphere Management Suite, EMC SAN, Ubuntu

Missing Disk Space 1TB HDD
Missing Disk Space Hi, have two 1TB HDD’s not set up in raid config… (1 listed as C other as D) Recentley moved lots of pics to back up in D… in calculating used space i have noted a loss of 121.6G that i cannot account for. I have pc set up with two users… [...]

Answer Question   |  January 30, 2012  2:45 PM
Disk drives, Hard drives

The most-watched IT questions this week: Sept. 22, 2009
Curious as to what the most popular IT questions and answers are on  ITKE? So were we! So we’ve been watching the watchlists, so to speak, to bring you the top 10 questions, answers and discussions at the top of user watchlists this week. Read them all at our Community Blog.

Answer Question   |  September 22, 2009  2:32 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP