“There was once a dream that was DHCP.  You could only whisper it.  Anything more than a whisper and it would vanish…” Read more >>

VMware released the final set of patches for ESX 3.0.2 on August 7, 2009, and with this release ESX 3.0.2 reaches the End of Support milestone. If you’re still on this release IT’S TIME TO UPGRADE! Take a look at all of the new features in vSphere 4.0 and give eGroup a call to help plan your upgrade strategy. It’s probably time to upgrade your servers and storage as well. We can help!  Purposeful design and good planning can make your upgrade experience a smooth one.

VMware recommends:
• UPGRADE: Customers currently running ESX 3.0.2 should upgrade to a newer ESX release, such as ESX 3.5 or ESX 4.0 as soon as possible.

• REVIEW END OF LIFE MATRIX: The End of Support Matrix published on VMware’s website has the latest information on the support lifecycle for their products.

Veeam recently announced new Essentials Bundles and Acceleration Kits to correspond with VMware’s recently released vSphere 4.  Along with this release is the announcement that Veeam will no longer offer support for VMware ESXi Free Edition.  Veeam Backup and Replication offers faster DR Recovery, file level recovery for both Windows and Linux in seconds, and de-duplication when backing up multiple VM’s. 

Veeam Essentials bundle includes six sockets of:

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To develop and implement a comprehensive business continuity strategy with respect to your IT systems infrastructure, it is vital that you understand that not all systems and data should be treated in the same fashion.  In order to make informed decisions on the investment you are willing to make in a business continuity solution, you must know how all of yor systems and data correspond to the financial bottom line of the business. This is a high level guide that will provide insight into developing a strategy designed for your business.

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There are five roles in a Domain Controller:

• FSMO
• Schema
• Domain Naming
• RID
• PDC
• Infrastructure

When removing a domain controller you need to make sure you move the roles first (if that domain controller has one of those roles.  To do so:

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Recently when I deployed Trend Micro OfficeScan version 10, I had an issue after the deployment where the password I setup during the deployment didn’t work.  I, like so many other IT guys, just rushed through the install and missed a big peice of information. Read more >>