Here’s my $0.02 on Nexenta. (Based on my use of the free NexentaStor Community Edition, 3.0.2. To summarize: Good stuff!  If you are looking for storage appliance software, try Nexenta first. Maybe you’ll luck out and Nexenta will like your… Continue Reading →

I didn’t pass.  I’ve never had such issues with any other exams before.  These Microsoft tests are tough!  Studying the official Microsoft Press books, and taking practice tests from the official Microsoft recommended practice test vendors is apparently not enough.… Continue Reading →

The server that hosts this site had “issues”…  My ISP wound up moving all my stuff to another one.  That, of course, had its own “issues”… So anyway, things seem more stable now, and hopefully no content was lost. Please… Continue Reading →

Lots of people regularly use the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator on physical machines to attach iSCSI LUNs from filers to hosts. This is an add on free download for Server 2003, and comes pre-installed on Server 2008.  In general, on physical machines,… Continue Reading →

I know that it seems sometimes like adding filers to the mix may be extra complication, but it really does add a lot of value.  There’s good reasons that enterprise shops don’t do local storage. Basically in ‘real’ businesses, they… Continue Reading →

I took 070-647 Windows Server 2008, Enterprise Administrator exam again today.  I didn’t pass again.  I got the exact same score, 653 out of 700.  Like I said in my previous post on 070-647, these MCITP:EA exams are some of… Continue Reading →

I took 070-642 today.  I passed!  Like I said before, these MCITP:EA exams are tough.  I have a lot of experience with TCP/IP on various operating systems, so this exam was a little easier for me.

I’ve been using Openfiler for a long time now, but I’m always open to alternatives.  Recently I stumbled across NexentaStor, which is a software product you can load on your servers to make them into filers, like Openfiler.  NexentaStor is… Continue Reading →

I try to keep my certifications fresh.  I am MCSA on Windows Server 2000.  I failed to upgrade to Windows Server 2003.  (There was a test for that, but it is no longer given.)  So I have to start all… Continue Reading →

“The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.” At work, I have an integrated authentication system based on Windows Active Directory.  All clients, Linux, Unix, and Windows, use Active Directory for user names and passwords. … Continue Reading →