Jim's Work Log

2004-06-23T10:22:00.000-05:00

Haven't posted in awhile. Too busy. Primarily from the unbelievable increase in spyware and viruses. Personally, I think it is a massive failure of our legislators too allow unscrupulous, parasitic companies like whenu to destroy peoples computers. If it can take me several hours to clean a PC of their nasty thiefware, how can the average mom and pop have a chance to? Thiefware companies, your day is coming. Better get it while you can. BTW, we now block all spyware hits coming from our site, so even if someone gets it on their PC it will not be able to send data back home, period. Eat it whenu.

2004-02-16T08:14:00.000-06:00

TSM server is not backing itself up..am having to troubleshoot and determine what AIX processes are needed to be running to back it up.
Will be loading servers today, as well as finding network resources to plugin the new print server, director server, new dc, etc. These have all been installed since jan 1 and should help our overworked servers alot.

2004-01-05T08:54:00.000-06:00

A new year and I'm recommiting to my blog! Will be working on HPF san probs this morning

2003-12-22T12:00:00.000-06:00

Doing some TSM tweaking this week

2003-12-16T17:27:00.000-06:00

Worked on HPF clustering all day

2003-12-12T12:31:00.000-06:00

Really like the Servergraph product. I am getting a quote for us because I think it would be very useful in our org.

Finally fixed the problem with a PC asking for proxy auth. while using the java client. The problem was really in the behavior of IE not with the proxy itself.

2003-12-09T11:47:00.000-06:00

Working with Servergraph/TSM today. Also got to work with Danny on some Shark stuff.

2003-12-08T10:48:00.000-06:00

I will be working on and verifying some TSM jobs today. Am also doing some Internet security.

I am going to check out a beta build of TSM report tool and am also going to check out Servergraph for TSM.
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2003-12-04T10:10:00.000-06:00

I'll be working on backups today, installing TSM clients and verifying existing backup procedures.

2003-12-02T13:27:00.000-06:00

Java plugin problem fixed. Names seems to be working due to a policy setting I made long ago, glad I did now.

2003-12-02T13:26:00.000-06:00

2003-12-01T14:26:00.000-06:00

Fixed a pacs issue in CVS areas, they werent able to hit the site

2003-12-01T09:32:00.000-06:00

I am trying to track down why some pc's are getting prompted by our proxy using portal. I don't have much information to go on so I expect to spend most of the day tracking down exactly where they are having the problem in the portal system.

2003-11-28T15:32:00.000-06:00

Am still having a problem with Backup Exec that I cannot track down. Jobs hang at 99% and will not close out, which means unless the server is manually rebooted everyday backups will not run. This is motivating me to move stuff over to TSM even faster.

2003-11-28T13:09:00.000-06:00

Will have to postpone installing MS Word. We have no licenses and MS Office version was an upgrade not standalone.

2003-11-28T12:27:00.000-06:00

Working with Ernie on getting medquest installed on terminal server

2003-11-26T13:48:00.000-06:00

Fixed up and internet site so that everyone can get to it via the proxy.

2003-11-25T11:02:00.000-06:00

We are having problems with Websense blocking some web pages that should not be blocked. I've submitted a ticket to Websense for some help.

2003-11-21T09:39:00.000-06:00

Worked on some internet security for users in Cath lab. Am also working on AIX TSM logs.

There was a problem with a PC that Cori was working on, a heart surgeon could not print to a printer because no local driver was loaded. I installed the correct driver and it prints now.

2003-11-20T09:04:00.000-06:00

Still searching for Welchia vulnerable machines. Will also be doing more TSM.

2003-11-19T17:17:00.000-06:00

spent the afternoon patching machines for viruses, a very time consuming problem

2003-11-19T14:11:00.000-06:00

Another minor Welchia rash has cropped up, had to drop my TSM stuff to work on that.

2003-11-19T09:59:00.000-06:00

Had to do some domain management for Scott, deleted computer acct.

2003-11-19T09:40:00.000-06:00

Working more with TSM, still doing the changeover.

STDOMSQL had an "autonegotiate" problem, its fixed now.

2003-11-17T13:18:00.001-06:00

STDOMSQL has mysteriously lost its network connection, looking to find out why.

2003-11-17T13:18:00.000-06:00

One of the HPF machines is having a problem, a Delayed-Write failed to a network share. Will probably have to work with MS on this as this is a very general, yet possibly very nasty problem.

2003-11-17T09:30:00.000-06:00

Looks our old friend Nimba virus is back. Will be trying to isolate that problem.

2003-11-14T09:01:00.000-06:00

Helping out John and Danny today with the connectivity to an outside Citrix server. Will also be doing more TSM client installs this morning.

2003-11-13T15:23:00.000-06:00

Worked with Danny on Passport TSM client install. Still needs some tweaking.

2003-11-13T10:09:00.000-06:00

Helped Don get Websense Reporter up and running on his laptop. I also have to troubleshoot a SQL box because the admin of it can't get it to do data dumps correctly.

2003-11-13T08:33:00.000-06:00

I'll be working on more TSM conversions this morning. Hopefully this process will speed up the more I get used to it.

2003-11-12T16:17:00.000-06:00

All abg machines were running symantec AV client, upgraded server client and cleaned nimba virus off it.

Am getting quotes on two servers (at least), definately need to upgrade nt print server and IBM director server. Looks like we are getting what appears to be IBM's workhorse pc server, xseries 345 .

2003-11-12T14:54:00.000-06:00

worked on the ABG system, someone apparently removed all the AV software off of them.

2003-11-12T13:15:00.000-06:00

Since I now have the newest symantec AV client, I am looking to find a way to "automatically" update everyone to the newest client.. There is a way to do it but some machines may have some trouble, still investigating what will be required.

2003-11-12T12:30:00.000-06:00

lunch break

2003-11-12T10:15:00.000-06:00

Network switch problem, helped Danny move devices from the problematic switch to our new core switch. We had some trouble getting enough 14 foot cables to move everything. Everything seems to be working fine after we moved them all, PIM is up and can sign on the domain..

2003-11-12T09:00:00.000-06:00

Worked with Danny some on TSM. Setup Laserarc to backup properly as it had a problem in the config file. Definately more time consuming than setting up a job in Backup Exec. We also changed the time window for disk -> tape migration as it was not finishing in the alloted time.

2003-11-12T08:13:00.000-06:00

Called Symantec to secure anti-virus installation media which I have never received. After arguing with the customer service rep for 15 minutes he finally allowed me to download a copy of it..apparently since a copy was sent to Melissa in purchasing, they feel their obligation to us was complete (she did not have it). I expected better service after we purchased that support contract recently.