Monday, January 25, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Days Before the Migration
Here I am sitting with anxiety just a day away before I actually begin the real migration of the server. Up to this point I have mainly been focusing on fine tuning all client machines for performance, security, updates and just plain fine tuning.
Today I had to make sure I brought the network cameras back online. They had been offline for a couple of days (2 of them) because of there being no slack in the CAT5 cables. While there is slack I wasn't able to pull it. The reason being was when the holes in the attic floor and drywall were being plugged with expanding foam, the slack was left behind the foam thus locking it at its shortened state. So I had to climb up there and do some dungeon crawling. Here are a few pictures of the adventure in First-Person-View action:
Today I had to make sure I brought the network cameras back online. They had been offline for a couple of days (2 of them) because of there being no slack in the CAT5 cables. While there is slack I wasn't able to pull it. The reason being was when the holes in the attic floor and drywall were being plugged with expanding foam, the slack was left behind the foam thus locking it at its shortened state. So I had to climb up there and do some dungeon crawling. Here are a few pictures of the adventure in First-Person-View action:
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Small Business Server 2008 R2 Anyone?
Yeah, you looking for it too eh? Well you won't find it because it doesn't exist. Seriously, considering we just purchased SBS 2008 for our network, I am disappointed that it does not come with several features I was hoping it would come with since Server 2008 R2 has been out for a while now. For example, AppLocker and DirectAccess support, but there isn't any "R2" for SBS 2008!
At this time, until they release a new version or I purchase another server for this purpose only, we will not be able to utilize any Windows 7 features that are actually new and useful. So what does this actually mean? Well, purchasing any Ultimate or Enterprise editions of Windows 7 is pretty useless. Unless you want to play with BitLocker, but if you stand back a bit, the price increase for such a feature doesn't really feel that great. It'd be another thing if you'd be able to utilize all the other features, but if you cannot, what's the point?
Anyway, I just received an email this morning, the server is finally on its way, about 2 months later! At the moment I am finishing up the accounting department's migration to a new version of their software to new machines. And since I currently do not have the resources or space to carry out a lab on Windows 7 64, I am going to run it on a guinea pig user. Least critical machine I could find, see how it works out.
At this time, until they release a new version or I purchase another server for this purpose only, we will not be able to utilize any Windows 7 features that are actually new and useful. So what does this actually mean? Well, purchasing any Ultimate or Enterprise editions of Windows 7 is pretty useless. Unless you want to play with BitLocker, but if you stand back a bit, the price increase for such a feature doesn't really feel that great. It'd be another thing if you'd be able to utilize all the other features, but if you cannot, what's the point?
Anyway, I just received an email this morning, the server is finally on its way, about 2 months later! At the moment I am finishing up the accounting department's migration to a new version of their software to new machines. And since I currently do not have the resources or space to carry out a lab on Windows 7 64, I am going to run it on a guinea pig user. Least critical machine I could find, see how it works out.
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