http://blogs.iwu.edu/nsg A look inside IWU's mysterious network and server group Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:19:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We have all seen the commercial for IBM where the technician comes into the data center to find that all of his servers have been stolen. Then it is pointed out to him by a co-worker that the data center, that was once overflowing with hardware, has been condensed ... http://blogs.iwu.edu/nsg/2008/02/29/blade-technology-and-who-cares/ If you have been around IWU for a while you will have noticed how more and more systems are getting connected to the NetID system.  This is great for everyone.  From my end, there is only the one place where user accounts can be messed up (excluding the few systems ... http://blogs.iwu.edu/nsg/2008/02/28/single-sign-on-and-singular-sign-on-in-iwus-future/ Realistically all important data should have backups.  This is all well and good, but backups get out of date, this is where RAID comes in.  RAID puts one or more disk into an active mirroring of the data so, in the event of a disk failure, no data is actually ... http://blogs.iwu.edu/nsg/2008/02/21/raid-performance-and-io-grouping/ As I am sure that most know by now, IWU Information Technology is contending with capital budget requests to fund the replacement/upgrade of IWU's network infrastructure. We are currently meeting with vendors who intend on proposing their solutions for this upgrade. The RFP not only deals with upgrading ... http://blogs.iwu.edu/nsg/2008/02/21/network-replacementupgrade-project/ Suppose for a moment that I had a document that I wanted to share with you.  I could email to you, but what if it changed.  An endless string of emails could be sent, but isn't that confusing?  What if you only need to see it occasionally?  You could pester ... http://blogs.iwu.edu/nsg/2008/01/30/cross-platform-filesharing/ While most of the finishing touches have been completed on the Power Project in the Data Center, another issue has surfaced. Power circuits in the data center are being overloaded and causing circuit breakers to trip as new gear is added. This may complicate and hinder the expedient ... http://blogs.iwu.edu/nsg/2008/01/17/nsg-dealing-with-power-distribution-problems-in-data-center/ In a effort to keep the network gear performing at its fullest, January 18th Chris Rutledge and I will be getting here at 2am to redo the fiber optic patch cables. This process will include disconnecting the rest of campus from the network core. This means that, while ... http://blogs.iwu.edu/nsg/2008/01/17/jan-18-2am-7am-fiber-rewiring/