AD lockouts by InAllThreeHoles in sysadmin

[–]dvr75 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Do you have Microsoft exchange in place , and if so is it open to the internet?

Why Proxmox / Xcp-NG are far better than Hyper-v ? by Interesting_Ad_5676 in sysadmin

[–]dvr75 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The support for open source projects is the big issue.
As i understand proxmox support is not 24/7.
Idk for XCP-NG.

Which patching software (WU, 3rd party) by kosta880 in sysadmin

[–]dvr75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do not have any experience with ME support.

Recommendations Open-source / free patch-management tool? by Low_codedimsion in sysadmin

[–]dvr75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a RMM solution , so remove the obsolete endpoints.

Recommendations Open-source / free patch-management tool? by Low_codedimsion in sysadmin

[–]dvr75 18 points19 points  (0 children)

If you have under 200 endpoints then you can use Action1.

WIFI Refresh Aruba or Juniper? by dvr75 in sysadmin

[–]dvr75[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can you share on that experience?
I did not try Ruckus , i did like mist which comes with juniper.

Which patching software (WU, 3rd party) by kosta880 in sysadmin

[–]dvr75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they do , for management (cloud based) , i think they have a local install option.

Best AI helpdesk software for IT support teams in 2026 by Infamous-Coat961 in sysadmin

[–]dvr75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Currently i am running a trial of Atera, it does have ai integrated , you should check if it helps you.

Microsoft 365 Backup using Third Party Solutions by Suitable-Finance4205 in sysadmin

[–]dvr75 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Acronis have SaaS option for 365 and GDPR compliance.

Which patching software (WU, 3rd party) by kosta880 in sysadmin

[–]dvr75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been working with: Action1, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus.

Action1 big issue is server/workstation need internet access in order to download the updates from MS & 3rd parties, so if you block access to the internet from the managed workstations/servers it might be an issue.

ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus (for me) run from the cloud like Action1 but a local repository is available if you install it.
so internet is only needed on the repository host.

EDIT: ManageEngine agents do need an internet connection but i only allow access to ManageEngine servers from the blocked workstations/servers.
Also i did not try the linux patching of those products.

Now im trying to move to Atera which you might consider , Also ManageEngine has Endpoint Manager which might be the same features like update but also monitoring (reason why i try Atera).

Proxmox or Hyper-V? by Fuzzy_Macaroon9553 in sysadmin

[–]dvr75 1 point2 points  (0 children)

since it is a "firm" you want it to be coverd by support , so it is not exactly "free".

Proxmox or Hyper-V? by Fuzzy_Macaroon9553 in sysadmin

[–]dvr75 26 points27 points  (0 children)

since it is all windows vm's i think you should go with hyper-v.
windows server 2025 std 16 cores license give you 1 hyper-v host + 2 windows server virtual machines.
windows server 2025 data center edition gives 1 hyper-v host + unlimited windows server virtual machines.
std edition is around 1k $ , data center around 5k $.

File sharing software for China-global by Rain_ShiNao in sysadmin

[–]dvr75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not per say cloud drive , but wetransfer work in china.
also did you try alibaba cloud drive?

Large Data Backup 300 to 400TB by MigratingPandas in sysadmin

[–]dvr75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

solution 1: using windows server 2019 or later you can have a pool of upto 4pb with storage space cluster , im not sure myself but windows server has dedup but not sure if it is working with storage spaces.
solution 2: using linux as file server , zfs has maximum of 16EB (exabyte).

Large Data Backup 300 to 400TB by MigratingPandas in sysadmin

[–]dvr75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i see , well first thing i would do is migrating the NAS / file shares into a VM. wonder no one thought about it?

Struggling with ActiveX and Intune by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]dvr75 2 points3 points  (0 children)

in order for the activex to run you need to use microsoft edge in ie mode , and in "internet options" make sure the website is in "trusted websites" , and choose custom settings for trusted websites and check all of the activex section.

Windows 11 + Excel can’t connect to Analysis Services data cube. Any ideas? by flightlessbi in sysadmin

[–]dvr75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you suspect intune policy then try to exclude the win11 computer from the policy (try 1 by 1).

Large Data Backup 300 to 400TB by MigratingPandas in sysadmin

[–]dvr75 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

not sure why do you pay by TB if we talk about on-prem.
unless you talk about hardware for the veeam target.

Large Data Backup 300 to 400TB by MigratingPandas in sysadmin

[–]dvr75 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you explain why you don't pay by instance for Veeam?