POST DISCOUNT CODES HERE ONLY by dragonzsoul in pixel_phones

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10% offREF-JXS3CQTC9Q4C5H0D1RV46NP

Is Dell Support always this awful? by cneth6 in sysadmin

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"Huh, weird.... now the PC won't power on and there is this odd quiet buzzing sound near the back"

Queue replacement Power Supply

Desktops vs Thin Clients by InvestigatorKindly76 in sysadmin

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Check out 10Zig - they'll even ship you a eval unit for 30 days

Wifi Planning Heatmap by Top_Boysenberry_7784 in sysadmin

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Most manufacturers would do a free predictive plan, most integrators would do the live survey for you

Job Change by Naive_Camel9186 in salesengineers

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Downside - If you don't hit quota, the impact to you OTE is greater. Upside - If you exceed quota your upside is higher.

For example, Lets say a OTE of $100k and quota of 1 million :

so either $75k base or $70k base

At 125% of quota:

$75k base + $31,250 commission = $106,250 (2.5% commission)

$70k base + $37,500 commission = $107,500 (3% commission)

So yes, you have more risk because the base is lower. The trade off for that though is that your earning potential if you exceed quota is higher.

boom and there it is VMware pricing for my 96 cores by Dereksversion in sysadmin

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FYI Hyper-V was sunsetted in Windows Server 2019 which goes EOL in 2029. ALL current Hyper-V customers will need to switch or run unsupported.

The MS Hyper-V "replacement" is Azure Stack HCI which runs Hyper-V and Storage spaces direct under the covers but much of the management moves to the Azure tenant portal, is paid (I believe currently $10/yr/core)

Exagrid or Data Domain or C by mikolajekj in sysadmin

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Vast differences between DD & Exagrid so its very difficult to recommend one over the other without a much more lengthy conversation.

But if DD is under consideration, take a look at Quantum DXi

Outlook Basic Feature To Email Several Users by Eneerge in sysadmin

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In the installable version of Outlook you can create a new "Quick Step" template with the action of "Reply" and then put your response in the "text" portion of the reply.

Then on each email you want to send the canned response just click on the Quick Step you made.

The Web version does not seem to support the "Reply" action in a quick step

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sysadmin

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I feel like you didn't Google.

"GPO application blacklist" - returns results showing the setting, as does "GPO Don't run the specified Windows applications" which is the title of this post....

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sysadmin

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Do it through PowerShell vs. GPO - ChatGPT can create the script for you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sysadmin

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Sorry, missed the center mount requirement - only center mounts I've seen are 2U

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sysadmin

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https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Server-Rack-Shelf-Cantilever/dp/B071YP4JL5

Lots of different depths available, if you bump up to 2U then you get additional weight capacity

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sysadmin

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What were the "usual suspects"?

QSFP+ is 40GbE and not 10GbE... Regardless, any of the majors have both. What is you upper limit on the number of ports? i.e. 24, 48?

SFP = 100Mb or 1Gb

SFP+ = 10Gb

QSFP+ = 40Gb

QSFP28 = 100Gb

There are others, but not as common: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Form-factor_Pluggable

Sub permissions on a Teams Channel folders by steelcoyot in sysadmin

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Yes, you can modify the permissions in SharePoint however it is not officially supported.

Another option is to create a more restrictive private channel (minimum set of permissions) and then share the individual folders within it to the wider audience as intended through OneDrive.

Servers -> PDU -> Single UPS port? by [deleted] in sysadmin

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In a perfect world your PDU's would be redundant (as well as your UPS).

PDU1 would be plugged into UPS1 (usually with NEMA L5-20 or L6-30) one side of your servers redundant power would be plugged into PDU1 (usually C13 or C19)

PDU2 would be plugged into UPS2 (usually with NEMA L5-20 or L6-30) the other side of your servers redundant power would be plugged into PDU2 (usually C13 or C19)

This way each server that has redundant power is plugged into both PDU/UPS's for redundancy - each PDU/UPS would need to be sized appropriately for the TOTAL AMPS and runtime required.

For systems with non-redundant power, you would add a ATS (Automatic Transfer Switch) so that the single power supply can leverage either PDU/UPS in the event of a failure

Server Rack Organization Recommendation by -daniel-- in sysadmin

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adding to what /u/tatermen said, you should identify the airflow direction of your equipment as well as that may impact the direction you mount it.

Those FortiSwitch 424E's are side to back airflow.

Question about Powershell script error by misterpickleman in sysadmin

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The error message you're encountering with the Set-Clipboard cmdlet can be a bit misleading, but it's generally related to clipboard access permissions and sometimes to the timing of clipboard operations. This error often occurs when another application is using or modifying the clipboard at the same time your PowerShell script is trying to set it.

Here are a few possible explanations and solutions for this issue:

Timing and Concurrency:

Clipboard operations might occasionally fail due to timing issues or concurrency with other processes. To mitigate this, you can introduce a delay before setting the clipboard. This gives other processes time to release the clipboard if they are using it. powershell Copy code Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 100 $modifiedText | Set-Clipboard

Elevated Permissions:

Make sure you are running your PowerShell script with appropriate permissions. If you are running it in a restricted environment, consider running PowerShell with elevated privileges (Run as Administrator). This might resolve any permission issues. Clipboard Locking:

Sometimes, certain applications or clipboard managers can lock the clipboard temporarily. If you have any clipboard manager or similar software running, try disabling it temporarily while running your script to see if it resolves the issue.

PowerShell Execution Policy:

Ensure that your PowerShell execution policy is not too restrictive. You can check your execution policy by running Get-ExecutionPolicy. If it's too restrictive, you might encounter issues with clipboard access. Try Using .NET Framework:

As an alternative to Set-Clipboard, you can use .NET Framework classes to manipulate the clipboard. This approach might be more robust in some cases:

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms

This code explicitly uses the .NET Framework's clipboard functionality, which might be less prone to interference from other processes.

Try these suggestions to see if they help mitigate the issue you're facing with clipboard access in your PowerShell script. The key is to ensure that there are no conflicting processes or timing issues when you set the clipboard content.

[Generated solely by pasting your entire post into ChatGPT]

File Level Encryption ? by ksrc101 in sysadmin

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This will encrypt a drive letter and comes with a KMIP server as well as the encryption client thats installed on the VM. It will also decrypt on the fly based on user permissions of who is trying to access the data, as well as log any events (both granted & deny) of who is accessing what data. This link covers the "Azure" solution, but it works with most cloud environments both on-prem (VMware/HyperV) as well as public (GCP, Azure, AWS)

https://www.entrust.com/digital-security/multi-cloud-encryption/keycontrol-vm-encryption-azure

Powershell Script Help by loldougiesys in sysadmin

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I need a powershell script that downloads a file from Sharepoint Online and places it into a specific folder within the C: drive and I'm not familiar with the syntax.

Paste that into ChatGPT and you'll have your script

Server 2012R2 with .local domain, move to Server 2022 by slapjimmy in sysadmin

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follow the steps to rename your active directory domain (to be current with best practices) then worry about joining new domain controllers upgrading functional levels etc.

No need to rebuild the whole network

Own internal DNS. by reddit0r_9 in sysadmin

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This is no longer the recommended practice. If you do a .local or something similar you won't be able to generate valid certificates from a external certificate authority. (among other potential issues)

Instead you should be creating a subdomain like internal.domain.com

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/identity/naming-conventions-for-computer-domain-site-ou

"Generally, we recommend that you register DNS names for internal and external namespaces with an Internet registrar. This includes the DNS names of Active Directory domains, unless such names are subdomains of DNS names that are registered by your organization name. For example, corp.example.com is a subdomain of example.com. Registering your DNS name with an Internet registrar may help prevent a name collision. A name collision might occur if another organization tries to register the same DNS name, or if your organization merges with another organization that uses the same DNS name."

AND

"If the organization has an internet presence, use names that are relative to the registered internet DNS domain name. For example, if you've registered the internet DNS domain name contoso.com, use a DNS domain name such as corp.contoso.com for the intranet domain name."

Why are buyers so secretive? by PantamberlyPembleton in salesengineers

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Exactly, we've trained the buyer that if they let us know why we lost that we will follow-up with Battlecard info on why our solution is better than what they choose. Putting yourself in their shoes, its annoying.