I want to assemble a workstation and I don’t know which correct board to use
I have this task of assembling a workstation, and I have been thinking of what model of system motherboard to use, and what Intel processor type to use and the type of media card to use The workstation is going to be used to hold large amount of data, and stores some high resolution media [...]

Answer Question   |  April 26, 2013  2:50 PM
Data Center, Database, Networking

Floor for data center
We have 3 floored building and required to position data center in one of the floors. Which is the right floor for data center?

Answer Question   |  March 25, 2013  5:25 AM
Data Center, Data center design

How does your company cool its servers?
Many data centers are skipping computer room air conditioners. Instead, they’re installing racks with integrated cooling and planning for liquid cooling directly to servers.  Has your company taken this leap or are you still using air conditioners/fans to keep your servers from overheating?

Answer Question   |  April 2, 2013  2:21 PM
Cooling, Cooling efficiency, Server racks

CPU socket type
Q9650 E6800 Pentium D 945 17-2600 15-2500 13-2300 17-860S 17-980 13-540 Phenom II X4   980 Athlon II X4 A4-3-3400 Llano

Answer Question   |  March 11, 2013  5:20 PM
CPU, CPU usage

What are the positives and negatives of green information technology?
During SearchCIO’s recent inaugural ‘tweet jam’, an interesting debate emerged over the topic of how green information technology will shape the data center of the future. Some responses included virtualization, self-service portals and greener power sources. What do you think? What are the positives and negatives of ‘going green’?

Answer Question   |  February 26, 2013  5:35 PM
Data Center, Green technology, Virtualization

Do you think going private will help Dell’s storage business?
Even after Dell’s announcement that the company will go private this week, several experts are still not sure what effect it will have on its storage business. While Dell has spent billions of dollars on storage acquisitions, it still remains in a state of transition. Do you think going private will help Dell’s storage business?

Answer Question   |  February 8, 2013  3:47 PM
Dell, Storage

DVD / CD
My DVD/CD player on my Dell desktop won’t play or record. Can I reload it?

Answer Question   |  February 8, 2013  3:49 AM
Dell, Dell desktop

CPW in iSeries
Do we have any formula for calculate CPW ? Did the environment size is estimated based on CPW size in iSeries ?

Answer Question   |  January 2, 2013  12:08 PM
AS/400, CPW

How can I get rid of the PJL STATUS command from the top of my AS/400 Reports?
I have just installed an IBM4247-003 printer to our AS400 via LAN connection. Everytime a report is printed, the top of the first page has a PJL command. We currently are on V5R2. I created the device as a Type(3812) Lanattach(*IP) Port(9100) MFRTYPMDL(*IBM4247DUAL) SYSDRVPGM(*IBMPJLDRV). The message that prints is below: 12345X@PJL USTATUSOFF -12345X @PJL INFO [...]

Answer Question   |  November 7, 2012  9:20 PM
configuration, Header, IBM4247, LAN

Open IT Forum: What’s your greatest IT fear?
Happy Halloween! The Data Center Apparatus blog has been scaring visitors with chilling data center stories the past two days so we wanted to find out: What’s your greatest IT fear?

Answer Question   |  October 31, 2012  9:07 PM
Data Center

Oracle10g,VB6.0,dell-laptop,connection error
I have a Dell-Inspiron. when I try to connect VB 6.0 and Oracle 10g, I get a TNS error. I have been getting this error for other dell laptops alone. What change should I make?

Answer Question   |  October 26, 2012  1:05 PM
Dell, Oracle 10, VB 6.0

Dell Live Webcast: Tips and tricks for successful cloud deployment and management
Join us on October 11th, at 12:30 PM (ET) to discover a blueprint to help your senior leadership teams make sense out of adopting the cloud and how it can deliver more control and ability to your IT.

Answer Question   |  October 4, 2012  7:26 PM
cloud, cloud deployment, Dell

Open IT Forum: What’s your assessment of the data center industry?
This weekend’s New York Times featured an article explaining the negative environmental impact data centers have created due to inefficient server usage and increased data demands. Do you think the article accurately portrayed the industry? How can these issues be addressed?

Answer Question   |  September 24, 2012  7:18 PM
Data Center, Data center infrastructure

Are current data centers able to run efficient enough?
There’s a big initiative by the government to consolidate data centers as a way to save billions of dollars. My question is, do these current data centers run efficiently already on their own? I have a client, Ironbow and Dell, that would like to hear feedback from IT folks within government agencies and organizations of [...]

Answer Question   |  September 5, 2012  7:38 PM
Big Data, Cloud Computing, Data Center, Mobility, Virtualization

Avamar EMC Configuration
Hello all, I was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction for downloading the necessary software so that I can configure an Avamar unit in my lab that I was fortunate in getting. Thanks

Answer Question   |  September 4, 2012  2:00 PM
Avamar, Datacenter Server, Netwokring

virtural servers
can a virtural server have a dual or quad core processer and what is the max ram it can have also why would the cpu be running at 100 % most of the time

Answer Question   |  August 23, 2012  4:02 PM
CPU usage 100%, Server

AS400 outsourcing
We are outsouring our AS400 to an offsite company. What vlan design should be implemented at the new site

Answer Question   |  August 20, 2012  8:58 PM
Design

debt collection
I have been given the round-around concerning a debt collection for which I did not receive until June 2012 that according to your records were filed in 2008. I have several questions concerning this matter: 1) Why did it take so long to notify me of this debt? 2) I plan to pay this debt [...]

Answer Question   |  June 29, 2012  12:52 AM
Data Center management

Simplifying desktop virtualization web cast (Sponsored)
Do you want to learn how to reduce the complexity and the cost of your desktop transition? Join us on June 12th at 12:30pm as Dell and Citrix experts will show you key tips and technologies that will simplify and accelerate your desktop virtualization deployment. Register today!

Answer Question   |  June 11, 2012  8:04 PM
Citrix, Dell

What is your biggest data center concern? (Sponsored Question)
Which of the following problems do you face in the data center? Too little bandwidth for data replication/backup/disaster recovery Too much data and too little storage capacity The need to reduce the number of data centers currently used to host data Problems with remote application access/application performance

Answer Question   |  June 22, 2012  2:20 PM
Data center operations, DataCenter, Networking, Silver Peak, Silver Peak Expert Advice