I received a P2000 G3 FC/iSCSI combo array from HP in mid-December so I could do some reviews as a, sort of, follow up to the G2 model that I blogged about over the summer. I racked it up at…
I started using a new product this week at my parents house for backup, and I have to say its pretty cool. I’m talking about GFI Backup: Home Edition. One of my co-workers mentioned it after I said I was…
Recently I signed up for the FREE Kaseya’s IT Toolbox, which is a remote support tool from the same people who make the enterprise versions that MSP’s (Managed Service Providers) and large IT departments use. For the “Family and Friends”…
Today I was troubleshooting some performance issues between two Open-E SAN’s and found some pretty interesting information for anyone who is considering going with this product. Before I get into what I found let me explain some background information and…
Recently I tested an EMC Clariion AX4-5 array and compared it to the HP P2000 G3 array. You can find that post over here, and after I wrote it I was asked to redo the test after installing 15k drives…
One thing that I see a lot of while I’m onsite are APC SmartUPS, and at one time I even had a couple. I always ask the customer why they didn’t go with the Liebert models that we offer… and…
If your looking at different servers to buy for your next virtualization project make sure you check the memory that they come with. New servers utilize DDR3 RAM which comes in several different flavors, there are registered or unbuffered, and…
For a little over a year I have been lugging around a 180Watt AC adapter whenever I go onsite or travel with my laptop. It’s HUGE, it gives a new meaning to “power brick” because it literally is the size…
This post is a little different than my normal posts… it’s about software that really has no bearing on virtualization at all…Today I installed Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition for one of our clients. So I thought I would…
Because there is no document published on how to setup and run VMware off of a P2000 I have put one together after reviewing the P2000 FC/iSCSI combo unit that I lent by HP. I have also created a PDF…