It’s been a long time since I’ve posted anything on the system admin front, so here we go.

I work with Dell a lot and dealing with their technical support is the least favourite part of my day when something goes wrong. You always need to supply them with a service tag number, but what if you need a part for a server that’s located in an internet data centre? Most times I run into this exact problem. Other times, I don’t feel like getting up and going to have a look.
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