I had posted this question on the EqualLogic Customers Facebook page.
Just curious how anyone is handling Exchange/SQL replication offsite? Do you have separate schedules for db's and logs or replicating everything at once?
I'm not a SQL/Exchange expert but thinking it may be better to replicate database files say every hour, then logs every 5-10 minutes. Thoughts?
I'm staggering my replication so that different collection groups aren't bumping heads.
...and I have 50mb between sites.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Dell EqualLogic Firmware 4.2.1
I made the jump to the new EqualLogic/Dell firmware this past Monday to 4.2.1. I was previously on 3.3.3. The upgrade path I chose was first applying the 3.3.3 L2 patch then firmware releases 4.0.7 > 4.1.5 > 4.2.1 all from the CLI. The upgrade went smoothly without any problems - YAY! A reboot was required on each release. The 3.3.3 L2 patch did not require a reboot.
According to Dell -
The EqualLogic PS Series Firmware Version V4.2.1 is supported on all storage array platforms. This release is a new feature release of the 4.2 version of the software and adds the following new features:
• Preemptive drive replacement
• RAID reconstruction performance improvements
• Improved support for solid-state drives (SSDs)
• Support for 16-member groups
According to Dell -
The EqualLogic PS Series Firmware Version V4.2.1 is supported on all storage array platforms. This release is a new feature release of the 4.2 version of the software and adds the following new features:
• Preemptive drive replacement
• RAID reconstruction performance improvements
• Improved support for solid-state drives (SSDs)
• Support for 16-member groups
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
VMware - "OS Not Found"
I had a problem this morning with a P2V conversion but I was able to resolve - surprisingly without spending hours on it or deleting my new vm.
Anyhow - I did a P2V conversion of a Windows 2000 Standard Server, upon boot up it immediately tried to do a PXE boot and failed with "Operating System Not Found". I forced it to boot into the BIOS and verified my boot order - all looked good, so I booted again..same message.
The fix - well the vm picked up two drives upon conversion(a system partition?) I recall selecting all the system drives during the setup so, I simply changed the order of the drives in the BIOS and the VM booted right up. This could have easily driven me crazy all day but really glad changing the drive order was able to get me into the OS.
Anyhow - I did a P2V conversion of a Windows 2000 Standard Server, upon boot up it immediately tried to do a PXE boot and failed with "Operating System Not Found". I forced it to boot into the BIOS and verified my boot order - all looked good, so I booted again..same message.
The fix - well the vm picked up two drives upon conversion(a system partition?) I recall selecting all the system drives during the setup so, I simply changed the order of the drives in the BIOS and the VM booted right up. This could have easily driven me crazy all day but really glad changing the drive order was able to get me into the OS.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Dual Monitors
Ha..someone sent this to me today and I see it's also all over the web..so one more posting can't hurt.
It's funny because well, dual monitors are being given to lots of people where I work. And as I agree that productivity does increase..you have to wonder?
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