Service IT Direct

Service IT Direct

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We offer TPM hardware and software support for your entire server,
storage, and networking environments. Service IT Direct obtains the best possible pricing for our clients directly from the OEMs at prices beneath most reseller's costs. If you expect the absolute lowest prices on your IT purchases then you need to give us a call. We also provide other key Data Center Professional Services like Rem

05/08/2026

This week’s backstage save:

System: HPE EVA (Command View)

Problem: Command View crashing/restarting (hung process)

Potential downtime: $15k+ per hour

Process stabilized, system restored in 20 minutes

No panic.

No escalation circus.

Just experienced engineers doing their job.

👉 Want faster response when something breaks? Let’s talk support plans.

04/21/2026

TECH TALK

When a mirrored boot drive fails, some admins take the shortcut:

Remove the disk.

Run `vgreduce`.

Hope nothing hangs.

And sometimes… it works.

Until the volume group metadata is damaged.

Then those I/O calls hang forever and the only way out is a reboot you didn’t plan.

Our engineers take the longer route:

- Take the physical volume offline
- Remove each mirror properly
- Rebuild the boot disk safely
- Re-sync the volumes

It’s slower.

But it avoids turning a routine drive swap into a full system outage.

In legacy environments, the difference between fast and correct can be millions in downtime.

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2910 Belmeade Drive
Carrollton, TX
75006

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 7pm
Tuesday 7am - 7pm
Wednesday 7am - 7pm
Thursday 7am - 7pm
Friday 7am - 7pm