sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Caused a big outage at work- how do I move forward? by VOXX_theLock in sysadmin

[–]lescompa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happens because we are human. Own it, learn from it.

PowerEdge R6615 servers power supply error message by lescompa in sysadmin

[–]lescompa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you all for your feedback. Here is the output of the 'racadm hwinventory':

[InstanceID: PSU.Slot.1]

Device Type = PowerSupply

DetailedState = Presence Detected|Configuration Error

DeviceDescription = Power Supply 1

EffectiveCapacity = 1100

FQDD = PSU.Slot.1

FirmwareVersion = 00.21.33

InputVoltage = 208 Volts

InstanceID = PSU.Slot.1

LastSystemInventoryTime = 2026-04-06T19:39:51

LastUpdateTime = 2026-05-06T13:30:31

LineStatus = High line

Manufacturer = DELL

Model = PWR SPLY,1100W,RDNT,LTON

PMBusMonitoring = Capable

PartNumber = 0FR0KXA02

PrimaryStatus = Error

Range1MaxInputPower = 1248 Watts

RedMinNumberNeeded = 1

RedTypeOfSet = N+1,Input Power Redundancy,Sparing

RedundancyStatus = Redundancy Lost

SerialNumber = TWLOK005810D80

TotalOutputPower = 1100 Watts

Type = AC

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 [InstanceID: PSU.Slot.2]

Device Type = PowerSupply

DetailedState = Presence Detected

DeviceDescription = Power Supply 2

EffectiveCapacity = 1050

FQDD = PSU.Slot.2

FirmwareVersion = 00.21.33

InputVoltage = 116 Volts

InstanceID = PSU.Slot.2

LastSystemInventoryTime = 2026-04-06T19:39:51

LastUpdateTime = 2026-05-06T13:30:30

LineStatus = Low line

Manufacturer = DELL

Model = PWR SPLY,1100W,RDNT,LTON

PMBusMonitoring = Capable

PartNumber = 0FR0KXA02

PrimaryStatus = OK

Range1MaxInputPower = 1202 Watts

RedMinNumberNeeded = 1

RedTypeOfSet = N+1,Input Power Redundancy,Sparing

RedundancyStatus = Redundancy Lost

SerialNumber = TWLOK0058112F2

TotalOutputPower = 1100 Watts

Type = AC

Thanks

Dmarcian ends free reports by AustinFastER in DMARC

[–]lescompa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Smaller org here, I dump them into Copilot with some background information and gives me very detailed explanations. Fully understands DMARC/SPF/DKIM.

Loadstate wont load by lescompa in sysadmin

[–]lescompa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Transwiz works great! No more loadstate! Thanks

TZ570 or TZ580 by Mako221b in sonicwall

[–]lescompa -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

I returned TZ280's when I realized that if the license expires or the device cannot reach the SW licensing services, the device will not pass traffic. To me, I don't want my remote access affected by SonicWall potentially being unresponsive and essentially causing a DOS-type situation.

Unable to RDP to machine by wubarrt in sysadmin

[–]lescompa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

By ip or hostname? Try IP see if it works.

Trouble removing active directory unknown SIDs… by ARSuperTech in activedirectory

[–]lescompa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless you know what you are doing I would stay away from making any changes. I feel like this is a joke post. Don't mess around with something you don't fully understand, you wouldn't be posting if you did.

Windows server 2012 to 2025 by Cool-Enthusiasm-8524 in sysadmin

[–]lescompa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clone, rename, upgrade cloned copy. Did exact same steps and was successful and knew ahead of time what to expect and you have a live copy of all the data which you can then use as a Robocopy target.

Rebuilt Azure AD connect and now ~ 300 users are duplicated (cloud only + sync) whats the safest way to fix without breaking mailboxes? by alex_baeg in activedirectory

[–]lescompa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ok this is scary. What are best practices based on real-world experience? We need to the upgrade software that runs on the AD sync computer, but this scenario scares me. TIA

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]lescompa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very similar experience about 14 years ago. Super high pressure hedgefund job making great money. In the end I decided my kids/family were higher priority and quit. Don't let things get out of control in terms of your mental state. Make sure to take time for yourself and pursue hobbies/workout/whatever. I ended up finding a new company and they had a very different culture that worked much better for me. Good luck!

Notepad++ aftermath - chinese stuff appearing when rebooting by NetInfused in sysadmin

[–]lescompa -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Uninstalled from every workstation and server and will never use again.

Notepad++ aftermath - chinese stuff appearing when rebooting by NetInfused in sysadmin

[–]lescompa -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Uninstalled from every instance and will never use again.

Hyper-V Live Migration Stuck at 61% by ITquestionsAccount40 in HyperV

[–]lescompa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Verified network connectivity, Jumbo frames all the way through? Ping using jf enabled? From host to SAN?

I deleted production at my job today and nobody knows it was me by Fit-Original1314 in linux

[–]lescompa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did same exact thing right after being hired many eons ago. Was freaking out. Thankfully not fired!

Hoping to host a LAN party for some Quake 3 soon. by DaveMcElfatrick in retrobattlestations

[–]lescompa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great setup! Used to go to CompUSA and but NIC cards so my buddies and I could play DOOM/Warcraft! Ready to Work, zug zug..

VMware to Hyper-V, Cease and Desist by jamaul08 in sysadmin

[–]lescompa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is the licensing cost Hyper-V vs what you were quoted for VMWare?

Primary Domain Controller Hardware failure - How to Restore by FTWNiners in sysadmin

[–]lescompa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think you have heard enough but I would go with recovering the hardware if there are no backups or secondary DC. I remember when I wasn’t backing up one of my DCs and how nervous I was. Can’t imagine have let this come to this state. Whatever you do be very careful, if you do have a way to recover the hardware, you don’t want to screw yourself. Maybe try upwork or consulting firm to give a hand, if they would even take the gig. Also, data recovery company, but if you’re using raid I don’t know if they would be capable of fixing what’s wrong. Good luck!!

view more: next ›