3PAR Software Upgrades
Has anyone experienced problems with 3PAR software upgrades? We have had multiple upgrades that were supposed to be nondisruptive but in our case were disruptive. We would like to exchange details with others having same or similar experiences.

Answer Question   |  September 27, 2011  7:53 PM
3PAR, 3PAR Software Upgrades, 3PAR Upgrades
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250 pts.

Intel Matrix Storage Manager
Will I loose data if I go to mirrored/RAID drives? I bought a HP e9180f with Vista 64 pre-installed on a 1T drive. I have another 1T drive from my old machine. They play nice together (no hardware/software issues) and I would like to mirror them. But the Intel tool is inconsistent about telling me [...]

Answer Question   |  August 4, 2009  6:35 PM
Intel Matrix Storage Manager, RAID, Storage management, Vista, Windows Vista 64-bit
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30 pts.

Estimate SQL Server tempdb space for a query
Database – MS Sql Server How to estimate the amount of space that a query uses in tempdb? I am trying to join certain transaction tables that are really huge – about 300GB. Is there a way I can compute the space that the query might take in tempdb based on factors like: 1. Columns [...]

Answer Question   |  August 3, 2009  7:46 PM
Space allocation, SQL Server, SQL Server Data Storage, TempDB
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BR
5 pts.

Recovering lost SQL Server 2000 data
I lost a LDF file for SQL server 2000 — but I have the MDF. How can I recover my data?

Answer Question   |  December 13, 2010  6:47 PM
Data Recovery, LDF, MDF, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server backup and restore
2,585 pts.

Veritas Netbackup Console/ X win issue ??
Hi guys, Can someone help me as I have a starnge issue going on. Bascially I was working fine uptill yesterday in veritas administration console gui, but my pc crashed whislt this was open. So when i went back to restart my pc and attempted to open the netbackup admin console gui, it opens, but [...]

Answer Question   |  April 23, 2010  9:10 AM
NetBackup, Unix, Veritas, Veritas NetBackup, X Windows System
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5 pts.

lightscribe option not working on my server
I am using Ho Proliant DL380 G5 server with windows 2008 server edition. In that I am not able to install the lightscribe software. Please let me know what I have to do?

Answer Question   |  July 31, 2009  5:52 AM
HP ProLiant DL380 G5, Lightscribe, Lightscribe Software, Windows Server 2008
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5 pts.

NTFS rights
step by step how to setup NTFS right for directories

Answer Question   |  August 4, 2009  6:15 PM
NTFS, NTFS permissions
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0 pts.

Adding a new HD to a RAID5 (Server 2003)
Hello, I need to add a HD to an already existing RAID5. After I add the disk I need to extend my C volume to 25% and add the rest of the space to a D volume that I have created. Does anyone have any steps for these operations that they would care to share [...]

Answer Question   |  October 29, 2011  1:49 PM
Adding Hard Drive, RAID 5, Windows Server 2003, Windows storage
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5 pts.

SATA DRIVES – FRYS OR MY RESELLER?
WHY IS IT THAT SATA DISK DRIVES ARE CHEAPER PER GB AT RETAIL STORES OVER THE MANUFACTURER? I THINK I KNOW BUT WANT SOMEONE ELSE’ OPINION.

Answer Question   |  August 4, 2009  10:35 PM
Disks, PRICE COMPARISONS, RETAIL, SATA, Storage
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5 pts.

Automated backup of IFS to tape
What command would I use to write an IFS file to tape and delete it on a daily basis?

Answer Question   |  July 30, 2009  9:06 PM
AS/400 backup, IFS, Tape Backups
485 pts.

RPG/400 – Reduce Manual Intervention
Currently when we run EOD we have to wait for the other system’s file. If the file did not arrive after some time, I will prompt message for operator to reply the message when the file is ready. How do I split my job so that we can use control M to submit the job [...]

Answer Question   |  July 31, 2009  7:33 AM
EOD process, RPG, RPG/400
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85 pts.

EMC Heat summary tool
does anyone know how to take multiple heat summary’s from EMC and combine them into one report, or spreadsheet, fairly easily? When you have about 100 hots to review it is very tedious to go through each heat report. EMC CE’s I know have used some script to consolidate them…just curious if i have to [...]

Answer Question   |  August 6, 2009  2:08 AM
EMC, EMC Heat Summary Tool, Heat Summary
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5 pts.

Backup other networked servers to internal iSeries LTO4 Drive
Is anyone backing up other networked servers to their iSeries tape drive? How are you doing this and what software are you using. I would like to stay with IBM iSeries software if possible.

Answer Question   |  July 28, 2009  4:11 PM
AS/400 backup, Backup, LT04
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1,720 pts.

SAN tutorials
Hi friends can any one help me on storage area network(SAN) i need video tutorials or links

Answer Question   |  August 4, 2009  8:54 AM
SAN, SAN storage, SAN Tutorials
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5 pts.

Email Archiving products
I am looking for an email archiving product that can archive mailboxes of 500 GB, what products should I consider?

Answer Question   |  July 31, 2009  12:48 AM
Email archiving systems, Email archiving, Email archiving software
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90 pts.

Flywheel UPS
How does flywheel UPS work? Is there a diagram available to view?

Answer Question   |  August 25, 2009  4:33 PM
Data center backup power, Data center power supplies, flywheel, UPS battery
365 pts.

Fibre Channel Switch recommendations?
Looking for a fibre channel switch 8gb for connection to SAN. Would like something that can expand easily if needed. Thanks

Answer Question   |  August 4, 2009  3:40 PM
Fibre channel SAN, Fibre channel switches, SAN
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1,710 pts.

server
which backup method enables you to make one full weekly backup,and then only backup files that have changed since that backup

Answer Question   |  July 24, 2009  5:53 AM
Backup
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10 pts.

Public Folder Tree (default location changed)
Exchange 2003 SP2 Enterprise edition Windows 2003 Server patched Under my Administrative Groups folder I have five AG’s. One of those is called Public Folders and the default public folder tree was moved into this Public Folder AG. This was before my time, so I am not sure on the details, but I am trying [...]

Answer Question   |  April 23, 2010  7:45 PM
Exchange 2003, Public folders, Replication
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35 pts.

DRP testing – cannot restore full backup on the DRP machine (IFS fails to restore)
I have taken a full backup with the go system command , option 21 and there were no errors. When I sent my tape over to our Central Office to be restored on the DRP machine , the DRP person says that the IFS fails to restore. This has happened twice with 2 different tapes. [...]

Answer Question   |  July 23, 2009  4:06 PM
Backup, Backup and Recovery on Iseries
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15 pts.