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This business is not a non-profit. I believe you're referring to earlier parts of the conversation that mentioned how costs are different between businesses and non-profit organizations.

Worth ever penny.

It's a new, small telemarketing company. I mentioned financing already, and that idea was shot down immediately. I can mention leasing. It may look more feasible - I can't say for sure. I'm pricing out what it would cost to make the server and desktops current and am going to enter that into the...

The entire purpose of this project is simply getting the server to a state where it doesn't constantly crash every morning so it can undergo a proper upgrade in about 6 months. It's also about making sure it's done correctly, so if it turns out that it can't be completed guaranteed to work, then...

I'm not sure why I didn't choose disk redundancy. Stupid mistake on my part. I'll learn from it though. I've checked OS compatibility for ESXi and VMware's converter and they both list 2000 SP4 support. More testing is needed to be sure. If anything goes wrong at all during the migration, I...

I have a couple of more issues for which I could use some experienced opinions to supplement the my own research. Server I've considered all the input and weighed all my options, and have made a decision. I feel in this situation, adding 4GB to 8GB of RAM (4 plus the current 2 for 6GB or 8) a...

The first thing I did was search the internet for a TechNet discount code so I wouldn't have to pay full price. That is the lifeblood of any techie. If anything, the TechNet account will come in handy as I'm currently in the process of making a large VM network to refresh myself on server...

$500 for this specific "upgrade." He's trying to spend as little as possible on hardware. My fees are separate from this budget, as he needs someone to take care of the network regardless. I got off on a tangent with the cabling and other issues. Those issues will be visited later on when...

At the moment, it's around the $500 range, if that. He knows that his network is unstable right now, and I've reiterated many times that any fix short of relatively new, proper server hardware must be viewed as a temporary, last resort solution. At least he seems to understand this, and I will...

Alright, I hypothetically choose to upgrade the memory and HDDs in the Precision 690 to act as a temporary ESXi server. I'm not too familiar with memory configurations on multi-socket mobos. Based on the fact that the all four DIMM slots for CPU0 are full and the slots for CPU1 are empty...

The cabling problem is a simple fix. All workstations are within a 250' cable run of the server room, so new cable just needs to be laid, and the central switch needs to be replaced with a switch with a higher backplane. The cabling is the lesser of the evils, so fixing it is a ways off.

I've spoken with the boss and getting paid isn't an issue; that will definitely happen. Most of the friction is from me thinking long term and him thinking short term. It's all about compromise.

Thanks, I really do appreciate it. I'm working to train myself to work in a correct, professional manner, collecting tools and a mountain of reading material, creating virtual labs, etc. I think if I do well with getting this network into better shape, then I will have put myself in a good...

The server hardware is bad per se; there is just so much running on it that there is almost no overhead for any additional tasks other than what it starts at boot. When I started working with this network, it was already pretty bad. Hopefully explaining its condition will better explain why I'm...

Ok, so I think my client has made up his mind and just wants to spend as little money as possible. "Bubble gum and paper clips McGeyver! Make it work" was his response to the options I sent him (the preferred option being to buy a cheaper, relatively current server, throw ESXi on it, and do a...