Quitting work. Stuggling to cope. Problems?
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It really is a total shock to the system and I never expected to be left at my age. It's a whole new world that I am finding a bit daunting as well as struggling to find my way about server stuff.
I have a HP DL 360 server that I only purchased on a whim due to it costing next to nothing and lots of networking bits that I have accumulated over the years.
I have been experimenting using VMWare player and using 2012 server demo in a virtual world and connecting to it like that but there is so much I cannot seem to grasp.
Is there a free online course that anyone can recommend?
I have a HP DL 360 server that I only purchased on a whim due to it costing next to nothing and lots of networking bits that I have accumulated over the years.
I have been experimenting using VMWare player and using 2012 server demo in a virtual world and connecting to it like that but there is so much I cannot seem to grasp.
Is there a free online course that anyone can recommend?
Honestly I would start with Youtube as there is **tons** of free content and personally I find visual walkthrough's more useful than a book/manual if I simply want to be pointed in the right direction.
There are online learning resources such as Pluralsight and a million and one blogs - the content is there and much of it is free other than the time searching for it and taking it in.
If your DL360 is suitable I would look at Hyper-V, Xen, or ESXi as those are the dominant hypervisors and respectfully if you've been out of the industry as long as you have I would say that virtualization is the single biggest thing that will probably have totally bypassed you - and I'd go so far as to say that in 2016 if you don't try to get up to speed on it you're severely restricting yourself.
Any questions just ask (the Computing forum may be a better bet once it turns into an IT question
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There are online learning resources such as Pluralsight and a million and one blogs - the content is there and much of it is free other than the time searching for it and taking it in.
If your DL360 is suitable I would look at Hyper-V, Xen, or ESXi as those are the dominant hypervisors and respectfully if you've been out of the industry as long as you have I would say that virtualization is the single biggest thing that will probably have totally bypassed you - and I'd go so far as to say that in 2016 if you don't try to get up to speed on it you're severely restricting yourself.
Any questions just ask (the Computing forum may be a better bet once it turns into an IT question
)Fella, have a chat with your manager. I suspect a lot of it is simply the frankly immense change of life - getting back into the workplace is a challenge.
But it may well be your manager will have some hints and tips and make you appreciate just how happy they are and what they can do to assist you.
I suspect they knew it would be a difficult time for you when they took you on, so I also suspect they are going to be more than willing to help you get through this.
But it may well be your manager will have some hints and tips and make you appreciate just how happy they are and what they can do to assist you.
I suspect they knew it would be a difficult time for you when they took you on, so I also suspect they are going to be more than willing to help you get through this.
As others have said don't right yourself off yet sure there's a steep learning curve getting back up to date but I bet there's many IT folks out there who also have never touched 2012 due to there companies not having upgraded.
Use your server as you are testing out with VMs and you should be able to practice most things before you go live. If you're concerned about performing some tasks you could even run a "P2V" (Physical to Virtual) on the device in question and test the process offline(make sure you don't have them both on the same network so as to knock the live device off the domain). As said Youtube has a whole host of how to videos. If I got through a day without having to google for help on most of my job I'd say I was doing too easy stuff so you're not alone.
Use your server as you are testing out with VMs and you should be able to practice most things before you go live. If you're concerned about performing some tasks you could even run a "P2V" (Physical to Virtual) on the device in question and test the process offline(make sure you don't have them both on the same network so as to knock the live device off the domain). As said Youtube has a whole host of how to videos. If I got through a day without having to google for help on most of my job I'd say I was doing too easy stuff so you're not alone.
The company obviously see's something in you that they want or they wouldn't have employed you, and keep standing by you. Stick with it.
Try - https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/w... to start with
Try - https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/w... to start with
fido said:
Morningside said:
I do have some old PCs here and could setup a small network to experiment with but sometimes these things takes years and years of learned skills.
The web guy at my last place was knocking on 70. He was an absolute wizard - hired through a recommendation - but what was more surprising was that he only got into IT at around 50! Just saying don't give up yet .. it'll probably all make sense if you stick at it long enough.I use https://www.cbtnuggets.com/
not cheap but much cheaper than others. I highly rate their sever 2012 r2 trainer.
not cheap but much cheaper than others. I highly rate their sever 2012 r2 trainer.
its not that difficult, as others have said, if you know the theory and logic behind what the server is trying to do, you're most of the way there, the biggest obstacle in your way is your lack of self belief.
drop me a pm if you want to speak to someone about the tech side.
as an aside, I owe a large amount to google, youtube and VMWare / virtualbox for getting me through some tough IT contracts and interviews
drop me a pm if you want to speak to someone about the tech side.
as an aside, I owe a large amount to google, youtube and VMWare / virtualbox for getting me through some tough IT contracts and interviews
I'm going to say stick at it for a while longer.
Server 2012 is still new to many places. However, most of the concepts under the skin date back to NT days - a domain's still a domain, DNS is still DNS, etc. For the most part, it's just the presentation has changed.
More importantly, I have always maintained that technical skills can be taught\learned, if the person has the right attitude - and you sound like you do. If you've been honest about your return to work (sounds like you were), they will be fully expecting you to take a while to get up to speed - I'm working with a grad (20s) at the moment who has taken 3 months to start to get to grips with the role, a month just isn't enough to make a judgement.
Get onto the Microsoft Virtual Academy and do a couple of courses, https://mva.microsoft.com/
Maybe forget about VMWare initially and play with a physical instance first? Can always blow it away and redo the long way of you get it wrong, it's only a test.
Server 2012 is still new to many places. However, most of the concepts under the skin date back to NT days - a domain's still a domain, DNS is still DNS, etc. For the most part, it's just the presentation has changed.
More importantly, I have always maintained that technical skills can be taught\learned, if the person has the right attitude - and you sound like you do. If you've been honest about your return to work (sounds like you were), they will be fully expecting you to take a while to get up to speed - I'm working with a grad (20s) at the moment who has taken 3 months to start to get to grips with the role, a month just isn't enough to make a judgement.
Get onto the Microsoft Virtual Academy and do a couple of courses, https://mva.microsoft.com/
Maybe forget about VMWare initially and play with a physical instance first? Can always blow it away and redo the long way of you get it wrong, it's only a test.
russ_a said:
Pluralsight is the one I use and so do many contractor friends... highly recommended.Gassing Station | Jobs & Employment Matters | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff