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@hobbit666 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
Wondering how much it's costs to get @scottalanmiller to come In and talk hardware refresh with us
I really want to move from 3 hosts + SAN, to Scale system. But I know our current MSP will befell the board and get them to buy a SAN.So you have your resume ready to go, right? Because if you know that, you know exactly how valuable they see you as.
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@travisdh1 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
@hobbit666 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
Wondering how much it's costs to get @scottalanmiller to come In and talk hardware refresh with us
I really want to move from 3 hosts + SAN, to Scale system. But I know our current MSP will befell the board and get them to buy a SAN.So you have your resume ready to go, right? Because if you know that, you know exactly how valuable they see you as.
what is your role in the organization? Assuming you are a full time IT person, who is running the MSP? Normally I would ask if you really need an MSP when you have an onsite full time IT person, but perhaps there is enough work to warrant that. But perhaps they aren't really an MSP to you, but instead are consultants, once that your management appears to value more than you.
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To answer the question as best I see it.
The IT role here is to keep the stores and Admin staff running, so that's everything from Help desk 1st line to replacing PC's, Switches even installing Servers/VM's for things like HR dept. I think myself more as a infrastructure IT man as I prefer to be playing with hardware and cables, improving network security, wireless systems, etc.
The main role of the MSP is to support/monitor/do things to the "main" datacentre infrastructure that's housed here in HO. So that's the 3 ESXi Hosts, SAN, Core switches. Also give us a level 3 support on PC/Network issues if we need them.
TBH in the 3 years I've been here I have improved a lot of things here and have been acknowledge for it. But there is still the "security" blanket feeling management get having the MSP. But having said that they are putting more and more past me to "check" and give input, like they have given the task of looking at the MPLS renewal.
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Having said all that still be nice to get scott in and pull the entire company apart a refresh the whole lot. I know a lot but having someone like him by my side would be nice lol.
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Thought VEEAM FREE could backup VM's on ESXi FREE?? using VeeamZip. But yet i'm getting an error when trying
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@hobbit666 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
Thought VEEAM FREE could backup VM's on ESXi FREE?? using VeeamZip. But yet i'm getting an error when trying
I want to backup my Linux Servers You can only agent based, file level backups on ESXi free from what I understand. The VM level APIs are disabled by VMware.
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@hobbit666 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
Thought VEEAM FREE could backup VM's on ESXi FREE?? using VeeamZip. But yet i'm getting an error when trying
I want to backup my Linux Servers You can only agent based, file level backups on ESXi free from what I understand. The VM level APIs are disabled by VMware.
I thought it would work with ESXi FREE too
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@hobbit666 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
@hobbit666 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
Thought VEEAM FREE could backup VM's on ESXi FREE?? using VeeamZip. But yet i'm getting an error when trying
I want to backup my Linux Servers You can only agent based, file level backups on ESXi free from what I understand. The VM level APIs are disabled by VMware.
I thought it would work with ESXi FREE too
well guess agent based an't too bad either.Yeah the free version of ESXi forces you to use Agent based tools. The Backup API's are stripped out of that version to get people to buy ESXi.
Which seems insane.....
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F**k it i'm going to be naughty (for the rest of the day) for the greater good of my sanity
Going to apply a "trail" license for FULL ESXi so I can backup the VM's on my host. Kill the host! and reinstall with XenServer in the production lol
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@hobbit666 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
F**k it i'm going to be naughty (for the rest of the day) for the greater good of my sanity
Going to apply a "trail" license for FULL ESXi so I can backup the VM's on my host. Kill the host! and reinstall with XenServer in the production lol
Bout time, we've been waiting for you to convert to XS.
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@DustinB3403 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
@hobbit666 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
F**k it i'm going to be naughty (for the rest of the day) for the greater good of my sanity
Going to apply a "trail" license for FULL ESXi so I can backup the VM's on my host. Kill the host! and reinstall with XenServer in the production lol
Bout time, we've been waiting for you to convert to XS.
I've been playing with it on a test server, now time to move to production I think
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Happy Father's day!
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@hobbit666 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
F**k it i'm going to be naughty (for the rest of the day) for the greater good of my sanity
Going to apply a "trail" license for FULL ESXi so I can backup the VM's on my host. Kill the host! and reinstall with XenServer in the production lol
XS FTW!!
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Need to polish up the CV as there is a ICT/IT job going at a local firm
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@scottalanmiller said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
XS FTW!!
I believe it is too
just need to find the best way to "backup" from ESXi and restore to XenServer? As i'm going to convert the ESXi server to a XenServer -
@hobbit666 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
@scottalanmiller said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
XS FTW!!
I believe it is too
just need to find the best way to "backup" from ESXi and restore to XenServer? As i'm going to convert the ESXi server to a XenServerV2V? Or just convert the disk images and recreate the VMs manually?
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Just started to refresh my CV, do I put salary expectations on there or leave that to the interview??
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@hobbit666 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
Just started to refresh my CV, do I put salary expectations on there or leave that to the interview??
I'd leave it off. Too many would filter on that before meeting you. It is easier to sell a salary requirement if they already want to buy you.
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@hobbit666 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
Just started to refresh my CV, do I put salary expectations on there or leave that to the interview??
that might be a UK thing, but in the US you would never put that. Both it is socially unacceptable (no idea why) and practically it makes no sense since there are so many factors that a number cannot express it.
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@hobbit666 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
Just started to refresh my CV, do I put salary expectations on there or leave that to the interview??
I have never taken an interview where the company accurately detailed your responsibilities. Putting a salary IMO puts you in a spot where you can't negotiate more for added responsibility. On my most recent interview they asked me how much I wanted and I said I can't apply a number to it because I don't know enough about what the job entails. I asked to meet with the current Director of IT and when he explained everything I applied a number to it.
