The Digi “Etherlite” serial server (or serial concentrator) is a staple for many central stations. However, the word from Digi is that the product will be reaching the end of its life in the next 2-3 years.  Until then quantities in the Etherlite line will be limited as the product is already in “limited production”...

 This week's tip looks at how Microsoft updates can affect Manitou in a server environment.

 All general schedule usage requires planning and buy-in from your customers, but eliminating notes and reducing what an operator actually has to interpret will reduce errors and improve your customer service!

 Please review the list of some Manitou system recommendations, below you can see some of the general configurations our customers use depending on their current size, workload or business requirement. This information is extremely useful to new and existing customers planning for server maintenance or upgrades.

The replication process is a way to keep multiple servers in sync but it does not replace backups.  Backups are separate from replication and should be performed at least once a day.

Today's Tip of the Week: Have you ever received Phone Line Trouble event and the entry in the customer's activity log includes the zone description for zone 1 or zone 2?