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I need help renaming an Exchange user

Systems Channel ATE — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:06:14 +0000

Hi, We are running SBS 2003 R2 with all updates applied and have a user who recently got married. I renamed the user in Server Management, changed her email alias, updated the x400 account string, updated POP 3 connection manager to go to the new mailbox (reflected correctly in the list), updated outlook to the new username, updated OAB.

But here’s my problem, after 2 hours: In Exchange itself, it still shows the mailbox as the old username. Jane.Doe instead of jane.newdoe hence any emails she sends still originate from the jane.doe address. Any idea how I go about correcting this discrepancy in the exchange structure.

Problems replicating SQL Server 2000 table

Systems Channel ATE — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:13:42 +0000

I’m having problems replicating a table that is full text enabled using SQL Server 2000 sp4. When I start the distribution agent I get the following error:

Cannot use a CONTAINS or FREETEXT predicate on table ‘dbo.proposals’ because it is not full-text indexed.

I have run sp_fulltext_database ‘enable’ on the subscriber. What do I need to do to get this working? Thank you.

Your opinion needed on blade server setup for a small company

Systems Channel ATE — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:09:39 +0000

Hi! I’m the Sys Admin for a small (50 employees) company. We’re currently running off of a couple of Dell 2850s, a 6600 for SQL and a few other various machines for web server, intranet, etc. We recently partnered with a new company. They are pushing me to setup a blade server (mostly because they can get the equipment cheap due to the decline in the industry) to save space, less cabling, etc.

My argument is that we are too small (currently only 50 people) with estimated growth not more than 250 over the next two years. We will have remote users as well…perhaps 50-100.

My only experience with a blade server was seven years ago and it was not a good one. My personal recommendation is to acquire some more 2850s (as backup DC and Exchange boxes, web servers, etc.) and forego the blade server/VMware/SAN solution. Not only for reasons of cost and learning curve, but because…well, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it….and the space we’re saving isn’t going to be tremendous…and cleaner cabling is just not a good enough reason to switch up our entire network configuration.

What is your opinion?

Thank you in advance…I really appreciate it.

How is Linux changing the systems landscape, and how can you benefit?

Donnellymp — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:32:41 +0000

Our expert on SearchSystemsChannel.com thinks there are good reasons why Linux is gaining some ground in the enterprise. He also thinks there are some Linux service opportunities for VARs. Do you agree? How’s this playing out in your channel business?

What’s the best way for service providers to enter the hosted services market?

Donnellymp — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:21:25 +0000

Our expert on SearchSystemsChannel.com says the best way for VARs to get into the hosted services market is to begin by building in-house hosted services for their own internal use, and then demonstrating those services to their clients.

Has this been your experience? What other advice would you offer?

Which customers will benefit from desktop virtualization and server virtualization?

Donnellymp — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:26:38 +0000

Desktop and server virtualization aren’t right for every organization. At least that’s what our SearchSystemsChannel.com expert thinks. Is he right? Which organizations can benefit most from desktop and server virtualization, and which ones (if any) should steer clear?

What are Web services, and how can they benefit my clients?

Donnellymp — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:23:21 +0000

Our expert on SearchSystemsChannel.com says the advantages of Web services are that they’re “platform independent (your customers can essentially run any OS), secure and scalable. They’re also Web-based, so they run over Port 80, which many firewalls do not block.”

Are you a fan of Web services? How is your company using them? Are they the Next Big Thing for the channel?

What are best practices for selling Software as a Service (SaaS)?

Donnellymp — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:30:57 +0000

You’ve heard of SaaS, but how do you make money from it? Our SearchSystemsChannel.com expert has some advice on selling SaaS. Do you agree with his advice? Why or why not?

Why would a service provider recommend Microsoft Hyper-V over VMware?

Donnellymp — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:43:13 +0000

On SearchSystemsChannel.com, systems expert Hilary Cotter says that Microsoft has done its homework with Hyper-V to make it competitive with VMware ESX. But some VMware partners say Hyper-V has a lot of growing up to do before it can take on VMware.

Who’s right? Which one should VARs recommend to their clients?