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It's the middle of October, and the weather in Florida has changed from =
hurricanes and rain to blue skies and cool breezes. I flew into =
Pensacola, FL the other day to speak at a conference, and all I could =
see was a sea of blue tarp covering the roofs of house after house after =
house, covering up the sections that had been torn away by the =
hurricanes.
In the midst of disaster and pain, it's hard to see the light at the end =
of the tunnel. And when it's over, often we might think 'Well, that =
wasn't too bad'. The same is true when dealing with problems with our =
SBS servers. A disk crash, Exchange going down, Sharepoint services not =
working ... all can be frustrating. But we learn from our trials and =
errors. And that's what I like about the SBS newsgroups. When we have a =
problem, we know where to turn.
So, let's turn back to a song that's a classic in it's own right, and =
which looks back on a previous bygone era ---
Bye, Bye Miss American Pie
(aka Why, Why, Did My Server Just Die?)
Verse 1
A long long time ago
I can still remember how that server used to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance=20
That I could make those disk drives dance
And maybe they'd be happy for a long while
But viruses made me shiver
With every email that was delivered
Bad news on the desktop
The server crashed to a full stop
I can't remember if I cried
When I saw that blue screen, I had to hide
But something touched me deep inside
The day the server died
Refrain
So, why, why, did my server just die?
Loaded in all my patches
I was feeling quite high
But when I rebooted, all my Raid drives were fried
Screamin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die
Verse 2
Did you make your backup tape
And do you have all your disks in place
As the newsgroup tells you so
Do you believe in what we say
Can swing migration save the day
And can you teach me how to Google real slow
Well, I know that you're still listening in
'Cause I saw the questions you posted in
We both kicked off our shoes
Man, I dig those server crash blues
I was a lonely, teenage hardware geek
With a boot diskette I had made that week
But I knew I was up the creek
The day the server died
I started cryin'
{Refrain}
--=20
Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]
"The days pass by so quickly now, the nights are seldom long"
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the middle of=20
October, and the weather in Florida has changed from hurricanes and rain =
to blue=20
skies and cool breezes. I flew into Pensacola, FL the other day to speak =
at a=20
conference, and all I could see was a sea of blue tarp covering the =
roofs of=20
house after house after house, covering up the sections that had been =
torn away=20
by the hurricanes.<BR><BR>In the midst of disaster and pain, it's hard =
to see=20
the light at the end of the tunnel. And when it's over, often we might =
think=20
'Well, that wasn't too bad'. The same is true when dealing with problems =
with=20
our SBS servers. A disk crash, Exchange going down, Sharepoint services =
not=20
working ... all can be frustrating. But we learn from our trials and =
errors. And=20
that's what I like about the SBS newsgroups. When we have a problem, we =
know=20
where to turn.<BR><BR>So, let's turn back to a song that's a classic in =
it's own=20
right, and which looks back on a previous bygone era ---<BR><BR>Bye, Bye =
Miss=20
American Pie<BR>(aka Why, Why, Did My Server Just Die?)<BR><BR>Verse =
1<BR>A long=20
long time ago<BR>I can still remember how that server used to make me=20
smile<BR>And I knew if I had my chance <BR>That I could make those disk =
drives=20
dance<BR>And maybe they'd be happy for a long while<BR>But viruses made =
me=20
shiver<BR>With every email that was delivered<BR>Bad news on the =
desktop<BR>The=20
server crashed to a full stop<BR>I can't remember if I cried<BR>When I =
saw that=20
blue screen, I had to hide<BR>But something touched me deep =
inside<BR>The day=20
the server died<BR><BR>Refrain<BR>So, why, why, did my server just=20
die?<BR>Loaded in all my patches<BR>I was feeling quite high<BR>But when =
I=20
rebooted, all my Raid drives were fried<BR>Screamin' this'll be the day =
that I=20
die<BR>This'll be the day that I die<BR><BR>Verse 2<BR>Did you make your =
backup=20
tape<BR>And do you have all your disks in place<BR>As the newsgroup =
tells you=20
so<BR>Do you believe in what we say<BR>Can swing migration save=20
the day<BR>And can you teach me how to Google real slow<BR>Well, I =
know=20
that you're still listening in<BR>'Cause I saw the questions you posted =
in<BR>We=20
both kicked off our shoes<BR>Man, I dig those server crash blues<BR>I =
was a=20
lonely, teenage hardware geek<BR>With a boot diskette I had made =
that=20
week<BR>But I knew I was up the creek<BR>The day the server died<BR>I =
started=20
cryin'<BR>{Refrain}<BR><BR>-- <BR>Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]<BR>"The =
days pass=20
by so quickly now, the nights are seldom long"</FONT></BODY></HTML>
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