ExMerge is finally up and running.  Hallelujah. 

Still waiting on the backup queue to clear out.  Just a few more minutes and I should be able to start running ExMerge…

Well, things have been going along smoothly until I checked the backup server and realized that there are multiple jobs in the queue.

I’m not going to do this without an up-to-date backup, so it looks like I’m going to pause here and hunt the issue down.

UPDATE:  Looks like there was a configuration problem with our video server.  It was pumping full backups to our CommVault server WAY too often, and the 9TB array filled right up.  A little reconfiguration and purging, and things are back on track.

So far so good.  The office isn’t empty yet, so I’m taking care of the preliminaries.

• Preparing the external HD that will transport the ExMerge’d mail data to the new server.
• Running through the procedure a couple more times in my head.
• Get some RadioU playing in the office so it’s not so quiet.

Yeah, so this might by a little dorky. I don’t care. For your viewing enjoyment, the domain rebuild is going to be presented live on 2 different webcams. You can access them by following the links below.

Camera 1 - My Desk

Camera 2 - Mobile camera attached to my laptop.

Enjoy!

Update:  These cameras have long-since been taken offline, so don’t waste your time clicking on the links. 

If you’re going to work good, you need to eat good.

Just to quell any concerns that I may be blowing my diet to pull an all-nighter tonight (and yes, I do expect to be here all night), I thought I’d give a glimpse of what the menu will be like for the next 20-23 hours:

For starters, we’ve got some boneless skinless chicken breast.  That alone is good stuff.  I’ve also got some sweet onion, broccoli, zucchini, and mushrooms to throw into the mix for what stands to be a kickin’ stir fry combo, sans the rice.  You’ll also notice some eggs and OJ there as well.  That’s for breakfast.  Yes.  Breakfast.

I’m a geek, but I love to cook, and I can be quite serious about it.  I might have also brought my wok and some olive oil with me to assist with the stir fry.

It’s going to be a good night.

Well, I’ve been talking about it on and off and today it’s finally going to happen:  At 17:30 today, I will be taking our domain controller and Exchange servers offline and moving over to a new Windows domain.

I’m going to try posting events as they happen, and who knows…maybe there will be a live webcam in the mix somewhere, just for fun.  Webcam or not, it’s going to be an exciting evening.