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

JP,

I hate to dump on your Linux server, but what's wrong with Windows?

I know I'm going to get hate mail and a few death threats for this.
However, having been in the IT world for a few years I would take the needs
of the business into consideration. Trying to get Windows to work with
Linux servers can be a bit tricky. As you pointed out, you need to hack the
registry. I'm not a fan of registry hacks. If the business can't find
support when you're gone they're SOL.

Server 2012 R2 or Server 2012 essentials would be my pick. In a Windows
environment like this one, it just works.

If the network had 10 or so workstations I might consider your Linux
option. This is just my 2 cents.

On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 3:07 PM, JP <jp@jptechnical.com> wrote:

> Yes, Peter is right.
>
> It is based on CentOS with many pre-configured packages based on official
> releases. During install, and anytime later, you choose which features you
> want, similar to Roles in Windows Server, it grabs the necessary components
> and installs them. You can still get to the yum package manager and install
> direct releases with no modifications, the real tweaking is in the config
> files of course. It really is very reliable, I have never had an install
> fail on me, but I have had a much smaller set of installs to base
> reliability on.
>
> http://wiki.contribs.org/Main_Page
>
> The history of SME server is pretty interesting, it has changed hands A
> LOT but seems to have retained the contributors over the years. The
> addon-packages were called contribs, hence the domain name hosting the
> documentation.
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 2:39 PM Peter Barclay PCNI <admin@pcni.us> wrote:
>
>> It's an all in one small to medium enterprise Linux server akin to the
>> roll up Microsoft did with sbs...
>>
>> Sent from Outlook Mobile <https://aka.ms/blhgte>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 3:01 PM -0800, "Lee Brumbaugh" <
>> lbrumbaugh@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 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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>> --
>
> *JP (Jesse Perry)*
> voice/txt: 907-748-2200
> email: jp@jptechnical.com
> web: http://jptechnical.com
> support: helpdesk@jptechnical.com
>

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