[aklug] Re: Need a little nudge in the right direction...

From: Lee Brumbaugh <lbrumbaugh@gmail.com>
Date: Thu Jan 14 2016 - 13:59:58 AKST

I've never used SME before, but how off the beaten Linux path is it? I
mean is it just a gui on top of standard tools or heavily modified
craziness?

*Lee Brumbaugh*

On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 11:25 AM, Tim Johnson <tim@akwebsoft.com> wrote:

> :) Coding not networking is my forte and I am quasi retired -
> you're over my head here, but I'm sure Jamie can grok. Good luck.
>
> * JP <jp@jptechnical.com> [160114 11:22]:
> > Thanks TJ
> >
> > One thing to add... I am likely going to run this on top of Hyper-V 2012,
> > it is free, and the replication is awesome. I previously was XenServer
> all
> > the way (after many years of ESXi)... but I have had some support issues
> > from Citrix on the XenServer in the past... costly support issues,
> whereas
> > the hyper-v is becoming so ubiquitous that tracking down an issue is
> pretty
> > simple.
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 11:12 AM Tim Johnson <tim@akwebsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello JP :
> > >
> > > You might want to run this by Jamie Hushower at Rent-a-Geek in
> > > Palmer (I believe that he does a lot of business in Anchorage).
> > > He used to be on SLUG (Susitna Valley Linux Users Group) before it
> > > died.
> > >
> > > His phone number is 907 745-5060 and the website is at
> > > http://www.geeksalaska.com/
> > >
> > > I've known him for at least 15 years. I believe he's been doing
> > > networking all of that time.
> > >
> > > - tj -
> > >
> > > * JP <jp@jptechnical.com> [160114 10:57]:
> > > > I have a client with a windows network of about 40 workstations, the
> file
> > > > shares are (will be shortly) on a simple NAS, and the rest of their
> work
> > > is
> > > > on the cloud. At present, the only feature of Active Directory they
> need
> > > is
> > > > the ability to login to different computers, they jump around a lot,
> but
> > > > they DO NOT need roaming profiles, just mapped drives.
> > > >
> > > > I have, on half a dozen occasions, setup an SME server to replace SBS
> > > 2000
> > > > and SBS 2003 servers. I know that there is Win 7,8,10 support in SME
> > > with a
> > > > registry patch, and I am testing it in a lab with Win 10 as I have
> > > already
> > > > had good success with Win 8 and 7 in past labs. So, technically I
> know it
> > > > is possible and reliable.
> > > >
> > > > Here is my quandary... the only negative I can come up with from the
> last
> > > > 15yrs of IT work and running both Windows and Linux emulated domains
> is
> > > > that I have in the past built something only I can maintain. This is
> a
> > > risk
> > > > for the client, and it causes unnecessarily stress for me. So... are
> > > there
> > > > any techs in Anchorage that have used SME server, so that if I am
> hit by
> > > a
> > > > bus they could pick it up and run with it? Or does this risk
> outweigh the
> > > > savings on M$ licensing (about $4500), as I estimate the labor to
> rebuild
> > > > the domain to be a wash either way.
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > *JP (Jesse Perry)*
> > > > voice/txt: 907-748-2200
> > > > email: jp@jptechnical.com
> > > > web: http://jptechnical.com
> > > > support: helpdesk@jptechnical.com
> > >
> > > --
> > > Tim
> > > http://www.akwebsoft.com, http://www.tj49.com
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> > > --
> >
> > *JP (Jesse Perry)*
> > voice/txt: 907-748-2200
> > email: jp@jptechnical.com
> > web: http://jptechnical.com
> > support: helpdesk@jptechnical.com
>
> --
> Tim
> http://www.akwebsoft.com, http://www.tj49.com
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