i OWN teh nodez !!!

:-)

On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 3:26 PM, Howard Coles
<Howard.Coles AT ardenthealth DOT com> wrote:
> We don't use TSM to track who owns a node specifically.  Other than to
> include in the contact field the primary infrastructure team responsible
> for the OS, and therefore file restores.
>
> Generally what you're asking for should be handled in an Asset
> management package, which would take care of which app team/member
> supports the app, which team supports the OS and/or hardware, etc.
>
> See Ya'
> Howard
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
>> Of Lindsay Morris
>> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 7:51 AM
>> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>> Subject: [ADSM-L] HEY! All you lurkers on ADSM-L! (was: Tracking who
>> "owns" a node)
>>
>> A little help please?
>> I want more responses to my poll, about how you track who owns a node.
>>
>> THIS MEANS YOU!
>>
>> It'll take you JUST THREE CLICKS, starting here:
>> http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ojC0QfiSbYEcc2B246nO_2bA_3d_3d
>>
>> Why should you do this?
>>
>> Guilt:
>>     After all the great advice you've gotten off this list, isn't it
>> time to help a little?
>>
>> Logic:
>>     Many people write software to make TSM better.  Help them to help
>> you!
>>
>> Greed:
>>     I'll buy beer at the next TSM symposium for anyone who responds.
>>
>> Come on, share the knowledge please.
>> http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ojC0QfiSbYEcc2B246nO_2bA_3d_3d
>>
>> And thanks!
>>
>> ------
>> Mr. Lindsay Morris
>> Principal
>> www.tsmworks.com
>> 919-403-8260
>> lindsay AT tsmworks DOT com
>>
>> _________________________________________________
>>
>>
>> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
>> Of
>> Lindsay Morris
>> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 10:09 AM
>> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>> Subject: [ADSM-L] Tracking who "owns" a node
>>
>> For every node we back up, there is someone who uses it.
>> This person knows that:
>>
>> * They want it backed up ONLY between 2AM and 4AM;
>> * They can't afford TDP so please back up the flat-file database dump
>> and ignore the true DB directories;
>> * They prefer to exclude drive C:
>> * For recovery, the application depends on 3 other nodes too and so
> on.
>>
>> It helps us do a better job, if we know who these people are.
>>
>> So, how do you map people to nodes?
>> I'm trying to see what's common, so our bolt-on software can discover
>> this mapping if it's there, or help you set it up if it's not.
>>
>> Reply to me off-list and I'll report back the results to the community
>> here.
>> Just pick a number below (I'm trying to make this so easy  ;-} ), and/
>> or discuss in detail.
>> Phone calls welcome too.
>> ________________________________
>> How do you know who owns a node?
>>
>> 0.  We don't.
>> 1.  We put an email address in the node's CONTACT field.
>> 2.  We put structured info (like "joe AT foo DOT org; Joe Jones; HR;
>> 212-223-1111") in the CONTACT field
>> 3.  We put un-structured stuff in the CONTACT field, like name, phone
>> number, email, or whatever we have 4.  We put the email address in the
>> node's EMAIL_ADDRESS field 5.  We use home-grown spreadsheets or
>> databases or shell scripts 6.  We use 3rd-party apps like Servergraph,
>> or Bocada, etc.
>> 7.  None of the above
>> __________________________________
>> Thanks!
>



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