Let's skip past the part where I try to explain how I got to this point.
Can someone just get to the part where you explain to me why it is that when you google "a tale of porn, drugs, spam", you get some random job site results?
Is that what everyone else is getting? I even searched it with incognito to make sure it wasn't my specific cookies and search history (hey mind your own goddamn business) causing this. Is it our web filter? I googled it in incognito on my goddamn phone, off of our network, and got the same thing, it can't be that.
I feel like I tripped and fell into an extremely niche but extremely fucking weird hole in the internet.
Did someone slip some lsd into my coffee? Is this what dying feels like?
@bowen I see you already got a response to your RDS licensing question but let me see if I can break it down in a way that makes sense.
Your RDS licensing can be roughly broken down into two halves:
1) Server licensing
2) Client licensing
You need to make sure you're in compliance with both halves.
For each of those, you have multiple options.
Server licensing:
1A) License the VM only with a Windows Server 2016 Standard license. You only count the virtual cores assigned to the virtual CPU. You must have a separate Windows Server 2016 Standard license for each VM.
1B) License the entire host with a Windows Server 2016 Datacenter license. You count the physical cores installed in the host machine. This covers all Windows VMs running on that host. (Keep in mind that a Windows license only covers the same or older versions of Windows. With a 2016 Datacenter license, you can run all the 2016, 2012, and 2008 VMs you want. You just can't run whatever the next version of Windows server will be after 2016.)
Client licensing:
2A) Per-user CALs. Each named user must have a separate CAL.
2B) Per-device CALs. Each device must have a separate CAL.
2C) External connector licensing. If you have a public-facing server, you throw an external connector license on it and don't worry about how many people are connecting to it. External connector licenses are not intended for internal employees. Your direct employees must still have CALs.
2D) Service provider licensing. This is for hosting/cloud/SaaS vendors.
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every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
I was looking at a potential alternative job and to get a house which was reasonably affordable, it would have meant an actual commute.
It would take a significant bump in pay to deal with that. I grew up having a 30 minute drive on highways to get to school in the morning. Being able to get to work in 5 minutes is SO NICE.
I switched us over to Datacenter licensing back in 2015 and it was worth it for us; but we're running 24 cores per host and up to 50 VMs per host. Managing Standard licensing became too complicated. It's just a question of math.
As for the vcores per RDS server, it's whatever your application requires, really. A low-impact application with a handful of users can get by on 2 cores; larger servers need more.
User CALs are only necessary for the older Microsoft licensing system where you licensed servers instead of cores. You no longer need to buy User CALs if you're buying per-core licenses.
You do still need RDS CALs, though.
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every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
The actual ‘user CAL’ should be for a domain authenticated user, and should be independent of RDS.
RDS CALs come in user or device flavor. Do users connect with multiple devices? You probably want per-user licensing for RDS.
OS licensing is classically vague and it might be good to involve 3rd party purchasing so you can blame someone else when you’re given bad advice. Also, I think there is a minimum 8 core license count (4 2-core licenses), but whoever you purchase from should know that.
In closing, you should only need OS licensing and RDS CALs if other domain infrastructure is staying the same.
Do you use Volume Licensing? They have support you can call that might be useful if you get at least 3 numbers and the powerball.
OS licensing is classically vague and it might be good to involve 3rd party purchasing so you can blame someone else when you’re given bad advice. Also, I think there is a minimum 8 core license count (4 2-core licenses), but whoever you purchase from should know that.
Yeah, buying through a Microsoft volume license reseller is often worth it just because they have people who can hold your hand. I dunno if NewEgg has MS licensing reps you can talk to. I've used CDW, Softchoice, Dell, and SHI for Microsoft licensing and they're all competent.
every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
I have multiple Softchoice / MS cards on my desk at the moment. We're redoing our enterprise agreement and licencing for our whole org (30,000 people). You're getting stuck on a handful of servers, it's NUTS at that scale.
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Donovan PuppyfuckerA dagger in the dark isworth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered Userregular
there's no legitimate business justification for a lot of shit people do on business time, but it keeps people from being cogs in a machine and from having shit attitudes about work if they can check their email or fire off an IM to their s/o
I realize they are vectors for infection but we all don't live in giant plastic bubbles IRL either.
What's wrong with being a cog.
You uhhh...
You know your profile pic isn't a cog, right? It's a sprocket. It has cogs on it, but it is not itself a cog.
I would argue that it's a gear and not a sprocket, sprocket implies it's in a system with a chain or belt. Though, in the case of cog's gear, it is probably a sprocket because of how it's designed, just not present in the completed system.
But the real question is, how do you have a picture of a cog without representing it in a network of other cogs, ala a gear?
It's surprisingly difficult to find a picture of an individual cog (or gear tooth), and when you do they're all diagrams, like such:
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HenroidMexican kicked from Immigration ThreadCentrism is Racism :3Registered Userregular
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I just noticed a problem with Malwarebytes. The web protection feature is disabled and won't turn back on. The program is as up to date as it can be, v 3.3.1, and I have no clue what updates made to my PC (if any) affected this. Trying to turn it back on via the system tray just grays the option out, and going into the program's settings to turn it back on results in it being stuck on "Starting..." I don't see any easy fixes, lots of recommendations to reinstall but I hate the idea of going that far.
Edit - Okay if I, by any means (including popup) try to tell it to turn the feature back on, my computer just crawls and can't do shit.
Edit Edit - Nope, my computer is breaking somehow. Shit.
Edit Edit Edit - It may have been an outstanding Windows Update causing all this. It's first installation attempt fell on its face causing the PC performance issues I think. But Malwarebytes is now operating normally.
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Inquisitor772 x Penny Arcade Fight Club ChampionA fixed point in space and timeRegistered Userregular
Did you try turning off your computer, waiting 30 seconds, and then turning it back on?
In all seriousness I find that those types of problems are almost always solved by doing a clean reinstall of the offending program. It takes all of five minutes in most cases, especially for a program like Malwarebytes, so not sure why you'd be so hesitant to do it...
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HenroidMexican kicked from Immigration ThreadCentrism is Racism :3Registered Userregular
Did you try turning off your computer, waiting 30 seconds, and then turning it back on?
In all seriousness I find that those types of problems are almost always solved by doing a clean reinstall of the offending program. It takes all of five minutes in most cases, especially for a program like Malwarebytes, so not sure why you'd be so hesitant to do it...
My way of thinking is that something happened on the computer to make it change. I'd rather find what that was than lower my protection barrier further. My house's internet security is pretty goddamn crazy (roomie is a network admin), but still.
I wasn't expecting Malwarebytes to hinge on Windows Update being up to date 100% though.
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ShadowfireVermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered Userregular
It isn't. But windows updates breaking can cause all sorts of weird problems, especially with AV type programs.
It isn't. But windows updates breaking can cause all sorts of weird problems, especially with AV type programs.
That's the thing though, Windows Update breaking happened during my trying to fix the MB issue. The Windows Update in question was a definitions update. I otherwise don't understand what any of this was about.
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jungleroomxIt's never too many graves, it's always not enough shovelsRegistered Userregular
It isn't. But windows updates breaking can cause all sorts of weird problems, especially with AV type programs.
That's the thing though, Windows Update breaking happened during my trying to fix the MB issue. The Windows Update in question was a definitions update. I otherwise don't understand what any of this was about.
Windows Updates have been known to disable programs that had incompatibilities, and then re-enabled later.
Even third party stuff.
The recent Meltdown/Spectre fix killed MSTSC shadowing and a week later they put out an update to resolve the issue and did it quietly, like unless you read all of the patch notes for every update you'd never even know. There were problems in the middle of this year with the Windows 10 updates completely disabling Malwarebytes, or if Malwarebytes was on then Windows Defender would shut off or vice versa.
As usual, MS is tightlipped about it and would rather sneak in these actions then quietly sneak in a fix later rather then announce them to the world.
There's a bug with malware bytes atm where it's eating inordinate amounts of CPU and memory for certain people fyi.
There are also a couple bugs with Webroot right now. One identifies certain system files as malicious (rstrui.exe, for instance. Oops). This one keeps coming and going, which is annoying. The other makes the WRData folder fill up with sometimes hundreds of GB of bullshit.
TIL how to turn on a blinky enclosure light for hosts I want the DC techs to work on. I love being able to make things more clear.
Your next level of proficiency is figuring out how to send the techs messages with the lights.
“Bring me tacos.”
Think I could try Morse code? A solid light for a dash, a blinking light for a dot? I'm sure more of them know binary than Morse code, but that would probably mean a longer message.
Peace to fashion police, I wear my heart
On my sleeve, let the runway start
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NEO|PhyteThey follow the stars, bound together.Strands in a braid till the end.Registered Userregular
TIL how to turn on a blinky enclosure light for hosts I want the DC techs to work on. I love being able to make things more clear.
Now you can reenact the datavault scene from Rogue One!
It was that somehow, from within the derelict-horror, they had learned a way to see inside an ugly, broken thing... And take away its pain.
Warframe/Steam: NFyt
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Staff officer, indeed.
Also how do i apply to those jobs?
probably something a dev added for the luls in debugging and it made it into the release
My whole first page is monster.
The next few pages look like they link to monster stuff on some level, usually by data mining.
All my google ads are going to be *really* hard to explain.
"32 Results for Sexy Spam"
I refuse.
I must know.
Your RDS licensing can be roughly broken down into two halves:
1) Server licensing
2) Client licensing
You need to make sure you're in compliance with both halves.
For each of those, you have multiple options.
Server licensing:
1A) License the VM only with a Windows Server 2016 Standard license. You only count the virtual cores assigned to the virtual CPU. You must have a separate Windows Server 2016 Standard license for each VM.
1B) License the entire host with a Windows Server 2016 Datacenter license. You count the physical cores installed in the host machine. This covers all Windows VMs running on that host. (Keep in mind that a Windows license only covers the same or older versions of Windows. With a 2016 Datacenter license, you can run all the 2016, 2012, and 2008 VMs you want. You just can't run whatever the next version of Windows server will be after 2016.)
Client licensing:
2A) Per-user CALs. Each named user must have a separate CAL.
2B) Per-device CALs. Each device must have a separate CAL.
2C) External connector licensing. If you have a public-facing server, you throw an external connector license on it and don't worry about how many people are connecting to it. External connector licenses are not intended for internal employees. Your direct employees must still have CALs.
2D) Service provider licensing. This is for hosting/cloud/SaaS vendors.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
How many cores do you recommend I toss at the VM for RDP? Several right? Maybe it would make sense to get the data center license then... hm.
E: also, is there any difference between RDP and normal User CALs or was that just newegg trying to be confusing?
I live 1.5 miles from work.
I was looking at a potential alternative job and to get a house which was reasonably affordable, it would have meant an actual commute.
It would take a significant bump in pay to deal with that. I grew up having a 30 minute drive on highways to get to school in the morning. Being able to get to work in 5 minutes is SO NICE.
As for the vcores per RDS server, it's whatever your application requires, really. A low-impact application with a handful of users can get by on 2 cores; larger servers need more.
User CALs are only necessary for the older Microsoft licensing system where you licensed servers instead of cores. You no longer need to buy User CALs if you're buying per-core licenses.
You do still need RDS CALs, though.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
RDS CALs come in user or device flavor. Do users connect with multiple devices? You probably want per-user licensing for RDS.
OS licensing is classically vague and it might be good to involve 3rd party purchasing so you can blame someone else when you’re given bad advice. Also, I think there is a minimum 8 core license count (4 2-core licenses), but whoever you purchase from should know that.
In closing, you should only need OS licensing and RDS CALs if other domain infrastructure is staying the same.
Do you use Volume Licensing? They have support you can call that might be useful if you get at least 3 numbers and the powerball.
Yeah, buying through a Microsoft volume license reseller is often worth it just because they have people who can hold your hand. I dunno if NewEgg has MS licensing reps you can talk to. I've used CDW, Softchoice, Dell, and SHI for Microsoft licensing and they're all competent.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
It's surprisingly difficult to find a picture of an individual cog (or gear tooth), and when you do they're all diagrams, like such:
Edit - Okay if I, by any means (including popup) try to tell it to turn the feature back on, my computer just crawls and can't do shit.
Edit Edit - Nope, my computer is breaking somehow. Shit.
Edit Edit Edit - It may have been an outstanding Windows Update causing all this. It's first installation attempt fell on its face causing the PC performance issues I think. But Malwarebytes is now operating normally.
In all seriousness I find that those types of problems are almost always solved by doing a clean reinstall of the offending program. It takes all of five minutes in most cases, especially for a program like Malwarebytes, so not sure why you'd be so hesitant to do it...
I wasn't expecting Malwarebytes to hinge on Windows Update being up to date 100% though.
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970666737/
Windows Updates have been known to disable programs that had incompatibilities, and then re-enabled later.
Even third party stuff.
The recent Meltdown/Spectre fix killed MSTSC shadowing and a week later they put out an update to resolve the issue and did it quietly, like unless you read all of the patch notes for every update you'd never even know. There were problems in the middle of this year with the Windows 10 updates completely disabling Malwarebytes, or if Malwarebytes was on then Windows Defender would shut off or vice versa.
As usual, MS is tightlipped about it and would rather sneak in these actions then quietly sneak in a fix later rather then announce them to the world.
There are also a couple bugs with Webroot right now. One identifies certain system files as malicious (rstrui.exe, for instance. Oops). This one keeps coming and going, which is annoying. The other makes the WRData folder fill up with sometimes hundreds of GB of bullshit.
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970666737/
Sorry, word salad isn't on the menu. Please unfuck yourself and try again.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
It was blitheringly simple.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
the fact that they said it was a MAC address makes me think something to do with ipv6
A cookie for you, sir.
He was looking at the server's IPv6 address.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
On my sleeve, let the runway start
When I first discovered that by accident while I was working back and front in a rack I was like "well I'll be damned, that sure makes this easier"
Your next level of proficiency is figuring out how to send the techs messages with the lights.
“Bring me tacos.”
3 am: I restarted your damn services 30 minutes ago. Someone fucking confirm this is working so I can go back to bed.
XBL:Phenyhelm - 3DS:Phenyhelm
Nobody can confirm it's working because all the people who use it are asleep.
Think I could try Morse code? A solid light for a dash, a blinking light for a dot? I'm sure more of them know binary than Morse code, but that would probably mean a longer message.
On my sleeve, let the runway start
Warframe/Steam: NFyt
How is this not your "Bowen: Ladies" signature yet?
Have you tried turning your coworker off and on again?