http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ Just another bbPress community en Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:59:27 +0000 http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/welcome-to-the-certifications-forum#post-16 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:19:57 +0000 The How-To Geek 16@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Post your questions about test-taking, getting certified, or building your career in this forum. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-easily-convert-all-your-zip-archives-to-7z-archives#post-95 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 06:00:41 +0000 Jason Faulkner 95@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/easily-convert-all-your-zip-archives-to-7z-archives/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/easily-convert-all-your-zip-archives-to-7z-archives/</a></p> <p>The zip format is the standard for file compression, however many power user and system admin types prefer to use the 7z format because it offers significantly better compression ratios. So to get the best of both worlds, we have created a script which will convert your zip files into 7z files with a single command, a process we are calling “deep archiving”. Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/easily-convert-all-your-zip-archives-to-7z-archives/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-build-an-installer-for-installer-less-programs-1#post-94 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:37:00 +0000 Jason Faulkner 94@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/build-an-installer-for-installer-less-programs/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/build-an-installer-for-installer-less-programs/</a></p> <p><img src="http://sysadmingeek.com/public/thumbnails/sshot-2010-08-04-1-06-15-58.jpg" />Many programs and utilities are distributed as portable applications which do not require you to install them, but what if you wanted to create an installer? Here's how. Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/build-an-installer-for-installer-less-programs/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-build-an-installer-for-installer-less-programs#post-93 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:06:03 +0000 Jason Faulkner 93@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/build-an-installer-for-installer-less-programs/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/build-an-installer-for-installer-less-programs/</a></p> <p><img src="http://sysadmingeek.com/public/thumbnails/sshot-2010-08-04-1-06-15-58.jpg" />Many programs and utilities are distributed as portable applications which do not require you to install them, but what if you wanted to create an installer? Here's how. Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/build-an-installer-for-installer-less-programs/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-batch-script-to-backup-all-your-sql-server-databases#post-92 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:01:01 +0000 Jason Faulkner 92@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/batch-script-to-backup-all-your-sql-server-databases/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/batch-script-to-backup-all-your-sql-server-databases/</a></p> <p>In today's batch scripting lesson, we'll show you in true “set it and forget it” fashion, how to create a batch script which will adapt to your SQL Server as new databases are added and removed. Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/batch-script-to-backup-all-your-sql-server-databases/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-how-to-install-perl-on-iis-6-for-windows-server-2003#post-91 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:01:05 +0000 Jason Faulkner 91@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-install-perl-on-iis-6-for-windows-server-2003/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-install-perl-on-iis-6-for-windows-server-2003/</a></p> <p><img src="http://sysadmingeek.com/public/thumbnails/sshot-2010-07-30-1-03-30-52.jpg" />Perl is a very popular scripting language which is used to develop a wide variety of tools, and today we'll show you how to setup IIS 6 on Windows Server 2003 to serve up Perl scripts. Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-install-perl-on-iis-6-for-windows-server-2003/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-how-to-change-to-the-previous-working-directory#post-90 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:01:58 +0000 The How-To Geek 90@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-change-to-the-previous-working-directory/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-change-to-the-previous-working-directory/</a></p> <p> Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-change-to-the-previous-working-directory/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-how-to-resize-a-microsoft-virtual-hard-drive-vhd-file#post-69 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:00:38 +0000 Jason Faulkner 69@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-resize-a-microsoft-virtual-hard-drive-vhd-file/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-resize-a-microsoft-virtual-hard-drive-vhd-file/</a></p> <p><img src="http://sysadmingeek.com/public/thumbnails/sshot-2010-07-23-1-12-29-33.png" />When you create a Microsoft Virtual Hard Drive either through Virtual PC or Virtual Server, you have to specify the maximum size of the file up front. Here's how to tweak the size later on. Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-resize-a-microsoft-virtual-hard-drive-vhd-file/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-setting-up-awstats-on-windows-server-and-iis#post-68 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:02:41 +0000 Jason Faulkner 68@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/setting-up-awstats-on-windows-server-and-iis/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/setting-up-awstats-on-windows-server-and-iis/</a></p> <p><img src="http://sysadmingeek.com/public/thumbnails/sshot-2010-07-23-1-02-33-11.png" />When it comes to gathering statistics on web sites, you can never have enough. While one of the most popular method for tracking statistics is through services such as Google Analytics, log file analysis remains a reliable way to track your visitors as they are immune to script blockers. Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/setting-up-awstats-on-windows-server-and-iis/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-batch-script-to-auto-update-sysinternals-tools-1#post-80 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:00:35 +0000 Jason Faulkner 80@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/batch-script-to-auto-update-sysinternals-tools/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/batch-script-to-auto-update-sysinternals-tools/</a></p> <p><img src="http://sysadmingeek.com/public/thumbnails/sshot-2010-07-21-1-05-41-24.png" />While the Microsoft Sysinternals tools are incredibly powerful and useful, the one feature they lack is the ability to check for new versions. Here's a batch script to automatically update them. Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/batch-script-to-auto-update-sysinternals-tools/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-restoring-a-sql-database-backup-using-sql-server-management-studio#post-85 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:01:21 +0000 Jason Faulkner 85@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/restoring-a-sql-database-backup-using-sql-server-management-studio/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/restoring-a-sql-database-backup-using-sql-server-management-studio/</a></p> <p><img src="http://sysadmingeek.com/public/thumbnails/sshot-2010-07-30-1-03-28-45.jpg" />SQL Server Management Studio makes restoring a database easy, and today we'll walk through the simple process of restoring a database through the GUI. Expert users might want to skip this one. Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/restoring-a-sql-database-backup-using-sql-server-management-studio/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-using-srvstart-to-run-any-application-as-a-windows-service#post-84 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:01:25 +0000 Jason Faulkner 84@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/using-srvstart-to-run-any-application-as-a-windows-service/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/using-srvstart-to-run-any-application-as-a-windows-service/</a></p> <p>There are lots of great utilities out there which do essential tasks such as monitoring and reporting that once you have configured them, they just sit in your system tray and do their job without you ever knowing. Here's how to run an application as a Windows service whether or not the user is logged in. Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/using-srvstart-to-run-any-application-as-a-windows-service/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-how-to-mount-and-access-files-in-an-iso-image-on-linux#post-83 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:01:22 +0000 The How-To Geek 83@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-mount-and-access-files-in-an-iso-image-on-linux/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-mount-and-access-files-in-an-iso-image-on-linux/</a></p> <p> Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-mount-and-access-files-in-an-iso-image-on-linux/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-how-to-svn-add-all-external-files-to-subversion#post-82 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:00:50 +0000 The How-To Geek 82@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-svn-add-all-external-files-to-subversion/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-svn-add-all-external-files-to-subversion/</a></p> <p><img src="http://sysadmingeek.com/public/thumbnails/sshot-2010-07-21-1-05-41-24.png" />If you're working on a project, and you've copied in or created a whole bunch of new files, you might find it tedious to manually add each of them. Here's the quick command you can use instead. Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-svn-add-all-external-files-to-subversion/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-how-to-install-php-on-iis-6-for-windows-server-2003-2004#post-81 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:00:37 +0000 Jason Faulkner 81@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-install-php-on-iis-6-for-windows-server-2003/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-install-php-on-iis-6-for-windows-server-2003/</a></p> <p><img src="http://sysadmingeek.com/public/thumbnails/sshot-2010-07-27-1-06-56-30.png" />One of most popular development platforms on the web is PHP which powers many popular applications and sites such as Facebook, Wordpress and Joomla. Here's how to install it into IIS version 6 on Windows Server 2003. Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-install-php-on-iis-6-for-windows-server-2003/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-how-to-install-php-on-iis-7-for-windows-server-2008-2009#post-79 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:00:33 +0000 Jason Faulkner 79@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-install-php-on-iis-7-for-windows-server-2008/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-install-php-on-iis-7-for-windows-server-2008/</a></p> <p><img src="http://sysadmingeek.com/public/thumbnails/sshot-2010-07-30-1-03-26-53.png" />Yesterday we showed you how to install PHP on IIS for Windows Server 2003, and today we'll walk through the same process for Windows Server 2008, which is similar but a little different. Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-install-php-on-iis-7-for-windows-server-2008/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-save-typing-by-reusing-all-arguments-of-the-previous-linux-command#post-78 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:00:30 +0000 The How-To Geek 78@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/save-typing-by-reusing-all-arguments-of-the-previous-command/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/save-typing-by-reusing-all-arguments-of-the-previous-command/</a></p> <p><img src="http://sysadmingeek.com/public/thumbnails/sshot-2010-07-21-1-05-41-24.png" />You might want to reuse all of the arguments to a previous command in the shell if you realized you want to open the file with a different utility, but don't feel like typing out the whole path again. Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/save-typing-by-reusing-all-arguments-of-the-previous-command/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-backup-and-restore-your-sql-server-database-from-the-command-line#post-77 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:00:42 +0000 Jason Faulkner 77@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/backup-your-sql-server-database-from-the-command-line/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/backup-your-sql-server-database-from-the-command-line/</a></p> <p>The most important part of a SQL Server maintenance plan is backing up your databases regularly, and even though Windows isn't as command-line friendly as Linux, you can still trigger a database backup from the command line. Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/backup-your-sql-server-database-from-the-command-line/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-how-to-create-multiple-users-in-server-2008-with-powershell#post-32 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:27:32 +0000 sysadmingeek 32@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-create-multiple-users-in-server-2008-with-powershell/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-create-multiple-users-in-server-2008-with-powershell/</a></p> <p><img src="http://www.howtogeek.com/geekers/up/sshot-2009-12-16-03-14-17.png" />Creating users through the AD Users and Computers snap-in is a very easy process, but you’ll frequently face the situation where you need to create accounts for a whole group of people at once. We've made it super easy. Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-create-multiple-users-in-server-2008-with-powershell/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-how-to-install-php-on-iis-7-for-windows-server-2008#post-75 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:01:21 +0000 Jason Faulkner 75@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-install-php-on-iis-7-for-windows-server-2008/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-install-php-on-iis-7-for-windows-server-2008/</a></p> <p>Yesterday we showed you how to install PHP on IIS for Windows Server 2003, and today we'll walk through the same process for Windows Server 2008, which is similar but a little different. Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-install-php-on-iis-7-for-windows-server-2008/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-batch-script-to-auto-update-sysinternals-tools#post-74 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:00:29 +0000 Jason Faulkner 74@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/batch-script-to-auto-update-sysinternals-tools/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/batch-script-to-auto-update-sysinternals-tools/</a></p> <p>While the Microsoft Sysinternals tools are incredibly powerful and useful, the one feature they lack is the ability to check for new versions. Here's a batch script to automatically update them. Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/batch-script-to-auto-update-sysinternals-tools/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-how-to-install-php-on-iis-6-for-windows-server-2003#post-72 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:01:11 +0000 Jason Faulkner 72@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-install-php-on-iis-6-for-windows-server-2003/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-install-php-on-iis-6-for-windows-server-2003/</a></p> <p><img src="http://sysadmingeek.com/public/thumbnails/sshot-2010-07-27-1-06-56-30.png" />One of most popular development platforms on the web is PHP which powers many popular applications and sites such as Facebook, Wordpress and Joomla. Here's how to install it into IIS version 6 on Windows Server 2003. Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-install-php-on-iis-6-for-windows-server-2003/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-save-the-last-executed-command-to-a-file#post-71 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:01:45 +0000 The How-To Geek 71@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/save-the-last-executed-command-to-a-file/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/save-the-last-executed-command-to-a-file/</a></p> <p><img src="http://sysadmingeek.com/public/thumbnails/sshot-2010-07-21-1-05-41-24.png" />Have you ever typed out a really long command, realized it worked great, and then wanted to save it to a file? There's an easy bash trick you can use to do just that. Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/save-the-last-executed-command-to-a-file/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-how-to-see-the-processor-model-numberspeed-on-linux#post-67 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:01:14 +0000 The How-To Geek 67@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-see-the-processor-model-numberspeed-on-linux/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-see-the-processor-model-numberspeed-on-linux/</a></p> <p> Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-see-the-processor-model-numberspeed-on-linux/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-setup-a-wake-on-lan-control-panel-for-your-network-1#post-66 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:24:23 +0000 Jason Faulkner 66@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/setup-a-wake-on-lan-control-panel-for-your-network/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/setup-a-wake-on-lan-control-panel-for-your-network/</a></p> <p><img src="http://sysadmingeek.com/public/thumbnails/sshot-2010-07-22-1-07-23-35.png" />As an IT manager, there are a lot of things you can do which directly impact your company’s bottom line. While the most obvious are direct hardware and software costs, an often overlooked aspect is energy/electricity consumption by computer systems. Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/setup-a-wake-on-lan-control-panel-for-your-network/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-setup-a-wake-on-lan-control-panel-for-your-network#post-65 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:01:05 +0000 Jason Faulkner 65@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/setup-a-wake-on-lan-control-panel-for-your-network/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/setup-a-wake-on-lan-control-panel-for-your-network/</a></p> <p> Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/setup-a-wake-on-lan-control-panel-for-your-network/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-list-the-10-biggest-memory-hogging-processes#post-64 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:01:56 +0000 The How-To Geek 64@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/list-the-10-biggest-memory-hogging-processes/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/list-the-10-biggest-memory-hogging-processes/</a></p> <p><img src="http://sysadmingeek.com/public/thumbnails/sshot-2010-07-21-1-05-41-24.png" />If you want to quickly see what processes are wasting all of your memory, you can do so with a simple command. Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/list-the-10-biggest-memory-hogging-processes/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-how-to-increase-the-php-file-upload-size-limit-1#post-63 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:58:42 +0000 The How-To Geek 63@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-increase-the-php-file-upload-size-limit/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-increase-the-php-file-upload-size-limit/</a></p> <p><img src="http://sysadmingeek.com/public/thumbnails/sshot-2010-07-21-1-15-58-03.png" />If you've got a web application that uploads files to the server through a PHP script, you might have noticed that by default you can't upload terribly large files. Here's how to change it. Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-increase-the-php-file-upload-size-limit/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-how-to-increase-the-php-file-upload-size-limit#post-62 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:01:03 +0000 The How-To Geek 62@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-increase-the-php-file-upload-size-limit/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-increase-the-php-file-upload-size-limit/</a></p> <p> Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-increase-the-php-file-upload-size-limit/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p> http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/topic/discussion-setup-email-notifications-for-dell-server-hardware-alerts-1#post-61 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:14:25 +0000 Jason Faulkner 61@http://sysadmingeek.com/forums/ <p>Discussion for: <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/setup-email-notifications-for-dell-server-hardware-alerts/'>http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/setup-email-notifications-for-dell-server-hardware-alerts/</a></p> <p><img src="http://sysadmingeek.com/public/thumbnails/sshot-2010-07-21-1-07-20-33.jpg" />All Dell servers come with the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator software which has the ability to monitor and display system level indicators. Here's how to batch assign them to send an email. Not sure what we're talking about? <a href='http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/setup-email-notifications-for-dell-server-hardware-alerts/'>Read the original article</a>, and then come back here to discuss. </p>