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Configure your ESX/ESXi IP address and FQDN: Goto: Configuration tab > Authentication Services > Properties Type your domain and you OU if you want: Type your Domain User and Password See you Active Directory Domain. Now you can manage your security groups by adding some groups under “Assign Permissions”: Assign Administrator permissions to Domain Admins: More Info: Configure a Host to Use a Directory Service

To transfer logins and passwords from a SQL Server 7.0 server to an instance of SQL Server 2000, or between two instances of SQL Server 2000, you can use the new DTS Package Transfer Logins Task in SQL Server 2000. To do this, follow these steps: Connect to the SQL Server 2000 destination server, move to the Data Transformation Services in SQL Server Enterprise Manager, expand the folder, right-click Local Packages , and then click New Package . After the DTS package designer opens, click Transfer Logins Task on the Task menu. Complete the information about the Source , Destination and Logins tabs as appropriate. More Info: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/246133/en-us

Problem: The file C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\ version_number \mscorlib.tlb could not be loaded. An attempt to repair this condition failed because the file could not be found. Please reinstall this program. Workaround: For SQL Server 2005 To work around this problem, you must manually specify the correct path of the Mscorlib.tlb file in the registry. To do this, follow these steps: Click Start , click Run , type regedit, and then click OK . Locate the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\Shell\TlbAutoRepair\mscorlib.tlb Notes If you install SQL Server 2005 on 64-bit operating systems, locate the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\Shell\TlbAutoRepair\mscorlib.tlb If you install SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services, locate the following registry subkey: HKEY_L

To detect the MSI or Microsoft Installer version check the version of MSI.DLL in the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder, Example: Or Execute: msiexec.exe /?

Problem: ”Database diagram support objects cannot be installed because this database does not have a valid owner. To continue, first use the Files page of the Database Properties dialog box or the ALTER AUTHORIZATION statement to set the database owner to a valid login, then add the database diagram support objects.” Workaround: EXEC sp_dbcmptlevel 'database_name', '90'; go ALTER AUTHORIZATION ON DATABASE::database_name TO 'login' go use [database_name] go EXECUTE AS USER = N'dbo' REVERT go More Info: sp_dbcmptlevel http://msdn.microsoft.com/es-ar/library/ms178653.aspx ALTER AUTHORIZATION http://msdn.microsoft.com/es-ar/library/ms187359.aspx

Problem: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Hewlett-Packard as well as the \HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Hewlett-Packard have excessive registry entries and: NTUSER.DAT ser.dat had grow up in size around 2.5MB to over 10MB Long delays on login/logout processes Msiexec process running every time user logs in. In event viewer I've got message "Product: xx Bit HP CIO Components Installer -- Configuration completed successfully." for every user. So it installs as many times as users are on TS. And it consumes about 25% of our 4 core CPU (so 1 core is loaded at 100%) Workaround: The following keys should be backed up and then removed :[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Terminal Server\Install\RefHive\Hewlett-Packard] and: [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Hewlett-Packard] Now reboot the system. Note: If you want recreate profile to gain free space in HKCU registry and user can log in quickly.

Problem: Alert: Processing Backlogged Events Taking a Long Time Source: SERVERNAME Status: New Path: SERVERNAME Last modified by: System Last modified time: 10/23/2010 10:34:28 AM Alert description: The Windows Event Log Provider monitoring the Application Event Log is 679802383 minutes behind in processing events. This can occur when the provider is restarted after being offline for some time, or there are too many events to be handled by the workflow. Workaround: Install Update Rollup for Operations Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 (KB971541) More Info: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=05d7785d-fe69-48bc-8dfa-72a77c8936bf http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971541

Problem: Installation of the Web Console role on Windows Server 2008 R2 fails with an "Unknown error (0x80005000)" error message. Impact: The Web Console role cannot be installed. Workaround: You must add the IIS 6 Management Compatibility component because it contains the prerequisites that are required for the installation and operation of the Operations Manager 2007 Web Console. To install the IIS 6.0 Management Compatibility Components by using Server Manager, follow these steps: Click Start , click Administrative Tools , and then click Server Manager . In the console tree, expand Roles , right-click Web Server (IIS) , and then click Add Role Services . In the Select Role Services pane, scroll down to IIS 6 Management Compatibility . Click to select the IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility check box and the IIS 6 Management Console check box. Click Next on the Select Role Services page, and then click Install on the Confirm Installati

Problem: When you use the Discovery Wizard to perform a push installation of the Operations Manager 2007 SP1 agent on a Windows Server 2008 R2 or Window 7 system, the installation task may fail with an "A COM Proxy was called from the wrong context" error message. Impact: You cannot install the agent on this system by using the Operations Manager 2007 Discovery Wizard. Workaround: Log on to the system locally and perform a manual agent installation. For more information, visit the following Microsoft TechNet Web site: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc950516.aspx This issue is resolved for Operations Manager 2007 SP1 by applying the update rollup that is documented in the KB article 971541. More Info: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971541 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974722

Problem: When an Operations Manager 2007 SP1 agent is installed on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, the following event may be logged in one or more event logs. Additionally, value for the number of minutes is very large. Log Name: Operations Manager Source: Health Service Modules Event ID: 26017 Level: Warning Description: The Windows Event Log Provider monitoring the %1 Event Log is %2 minutes behind in processing events. This can occur when the provider is restarted after it is offline for some time, or there are too many events to be handled by the workflow. Impact: None. These events are generated because of the delta between timestamps is calculated incorrectly. The event log processing is actually working correctly, and the events can be ignored. Workaround: No workaround is required. Ignore the events or upgrade to Operations Manager 2007 R2. This issue will be fixed in updates that will be available in the futur

Problem: When an Operations Manager 2007 SP1 agent is installed on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, an alert may occur in the Operations console or an event may be logged on the computer that is being monitored. The alert reports that backward compatibility scripts failed. The following are the details that are present in the alert and its corresponding event on the agent. Collapse this tableExpand this table Alert field Value Alert Backward Compatibility Script Error Alert description An error occurred on line 123 while executing script 'MOM Backward Compatibility Service State Monitoring Script' Source Microsoft VBScript runtime error

Problem: When you try to install the Operations Manager 2007 SP1 agent Server Core installations of the 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 R2, the operation fails, and you receive the following error message: Windows Installer Service could not be accessed This issue occurs because the Operations Manager 2007 SP1 setup for 64-bit systems has some components that must run in 32-bit emulation, and the required subsystem is not installed by default in a Server Core installation of Windows Server 2008 R2. Workaround: You can upgrade to Operations Manager 2007 R2. Or, follow these steps on each system on which this issue occurs: Log on to the computer on which you want to install the agent. Run the following command to install the necessary subsystem: Start /w ocsetup ServerCore-WOW64 Note The Ocsetup.exe program takes case-sensitive parameters. Therefore, you must use type "ServerCore-WOW64" with the capitalization exactly as it appears here.

Problem: After you upgrade the operating system from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 R2, the Adtserver service does not start. Additionally, the following event is logged: Event ID: 4672 AdtServer encountered the following problem during startup: Task: Open Audit Database Failure: An error occurred connecting to the database Error: 0x00000002 Error Message: The system cannot find the file specified. Error2: The system cannot find the file specified when we attempt to start the service manually. Impact: The service that performs the audit collection service (ACS) Server functions cannot start. This occurs for both Operations Manager SP1 and Operations Manager R2. During ACS startup, the location of the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) driver that is used for the data source is queried to make sure that it matches the location that is used in setting up the data source name (DSN). In Windows Server 2008 R2, the registry parameter for the l

Problem: After you upgrade the operating system on a Root Management Server to Windows Server 2008 R2, the following services may continue to stop unexpectedly: In Operations Manager 2007 SP1: The OpsMgr Config service and the OpsMgr SDK service In Operations Manager 2007 R2: System Center Management Configuration and System Center Data Access In this case, some events are logged for these service terminations in the System log. These events have a source of "Service Control Manager" and an Event ID of 7031. Impact: No SDK connectivity will be available. The Operations Console, Connectors, and any other SDK client connections will fail. Additionally, the Root Management Server will be unable to calculate or distribute new configurations, such as updates to group memberships, new or updated overrides, or management pack distribution. Workaround: This issue is resolved for Operations Manager 2007 SP1 by applying the update rollup that is docume

To choose a Processor for you server is very important analyze: the quantity of Cores, FSB (Front-Side Bus) or QPI (Intel QuickPath Interconnect), MTOPS (million theoretical operations per second) and GFLOPS (Giga Floating Point Operations Per Second). Now we can choose the best processor in this link: http://www.intel.com/support/sp/mt/mt_win.htm or http://www.intel.com/support/processors/xeon/sb/CS-020863.htm Actually my favorite processor is X5680 because have a great performance, low cost and wonderful features in virtualizations infrastructures. If any link is broken please search in Google: Intel Processor Metrics.

When you try to install VMware vCenter 4.1 can receive the following error: Error 1718. File FileName was rejected by digital signature policy. Additionally, the following event may be logged in the Application log: Type: Error Source: MsiInstaller Category: None Event ID: 1008 Date: Date Time: Time User: Na Computer: ComputerName Description: The installation of FileName is not permitted due to an error in software restriction policy processing. The object cannot be trusted. Resolution: Use this fix Download the Update for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB925336) package now or See the Microsoft KB http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925336/en-us

The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion, you need administrator privileges to be able to start/stop this service. (SQLSAC) The problem i am sign in as an administrator account to resolve this issue. When I check the application log, I got the following error: Event Type: Error Event Source: MSSQLSERVER Event Category: (2) Event ID: 17049 Date: 12/16/2008 Time: 3:24:03 PM User: N/A Computer: SV06 Description: Unable to cycle error log file from 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\LOG\ERRORLOG.1' to 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\LOG\ERRORLOG.2' due to OS error '5(Access is denied.)'. A process outside of SQL Server may be preventing SQL Server from reading the files. As a result, errorlog entries may be lost and it may not be possible to view some SQL Server errorlogs. Make sure no other processes have locked the file with write-only access." F

If there's a version of the .NET Framework present (check if the .NET Framework is installed) then we can move on to the next step of testing the script below to make sure that everything is functioning correctly. IIS on installation creates a folder called ‘Inetpub’ on your hard drive, under Inetpub there is another folder called ‘wwwroot’. The wwwroot folder is the root folder for your website. By default the folders are placed on your C drive, C:\Inetpub\wwwroot. You can copy the code below into a new file called 'test.aspx' and place in the wwwroot folder. <%@ Page Language="VB" %> <script runat="server">     Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)         lblVersion.Text = "Your server is running ASP.NET and the version is " & System.Environment.Version.ToString()     End Sub </script> <html> <head>     <title>ASP.NE

If you install the .NET Framework on a system that has IIS already installed, IIS is automatically configured to handle requests to ASP.NET pages, and to redirect the execution to the ASP.NET runtime. However, it may happen that you installed the framework on a Windows system where IIS was not already present, and just later decided to add IIS. Registering ASP.NET on IIS is not just a matter of associating the various .aspx, .asmx, .axd, .ashx and the other ASP.NET extensions to the aspnet_isapi.dll ISAPI, more has to be done to create the ASP.NET account and to set it for ASP.NET requests, register the ISAPI itself and other stuff. Doing all this manually can be a difficult operation, and requires a good understanding of many details. Fortunately there is an utility, shipped with the .NET Framework but not documented, that can take care of these configuration chores for you. The utility is aspnet_regiis.exe, it is located under %WindowsDir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\vx.y.zzzz\ and you s

To test our DNS from internet we can use NSLOOKUP or use Online Tools. http://www.checkdns.net/quickcheckdomainf.aspx Use the CheckDNS.net analyzer to: Check if your domain has appropriate DNS servers delegated See if your DNS servers are alive Test if your hosting service is functioning Verify if your DNS servers server the zone corresponding to your domain Make out if all DNS servers have the same zone version Check if your WWW-Web server is running Verify if your hosting service is alive Test if your mail server is receiving emails Check if how many backup MX servers are configured within your zone Test if these backup servers are functioning in case your primary MX is down Validate if your backup mail server rejects your email in case of a failure because of an not optimal configured open relay restriction Check your SOA record Test if all your WWW-Server clustered nodes are up and running with DNS round robin Web-Tool to get a full report to check i

Create a DSN in computer from you edit Domain GPOs, use Data Sources (OBDC) Tool. Add in GPO a New DSN and chose you created DSN.    Search in Domain controller a file named DataSources.XML for example: \\MyDomain.loc\SysVol\MyDomain.loc\Policies\{1A6B002C-E96E-4EEC-980B-F6EAEF6A4AF3}\User\Preferences\DataSources\DataSources.XML Open DataSources.XML in NOTEPAD with Administrative privileges and delete RED TEXT, for example: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <DataSources clsid="{380F820F-F21B-41ac-A3CC-24D4F80F067B}"><DataSource clsid="{5C209626-D820-4d69-8D50-1FACD6214488}" name="Test" image="0" changed="2010-08-10 17:08:41" uid="{F377E134-DAE7-4FE3-8366-4C7720F3FE64}" userContext="1" removePolicy="0"><Properties action="C" userDSN="1" dsn="Test" driver="SQL Server" description="" use

Some months ago. I Make a Job in Task Scheduler to Backup a Bare Metal Domain Controller in Windows Server 2008 R2, I hope that this steps can help you to Backups your servers: Add Windows backup Features with Command-line Tools from Server Manager. Create a bath with following lines: ;Made folder with current date in a shared folder MD \\ServerName\ShareFolderBackups\ServerToBackup\Monthly%date:~-4,4%%date:~-7,2%%date:~-10,2% ;Start a backup from command-line WBADMIN start backup -BackupTarget: \\ServerName\ShareFolderBackups\ServerToBackup\Monthly%date:~-4,4%%date:~-7,2%%date:~-10,2% -allcritical –Quiet Create a Job in Task Scheduler to execute our .bat file. Test your Backup and see progress or result in Windows Server Backup Snap-in. NOTE: If you need execute the task with a non-administrative account you can modify local or domain GPO for add it account to “Log on as a batch job” policy. More Info: Write in comments.

VMware publish your first video covering vSphere 4.1 is now live. The video compliments KB article 1022137 vSphere 4.1 upgrade pre-installation requirements and considerations . and describes the process for using our Data Migration tool to upgrade VMware vCenter Server 4.1 VMware vCenter 4.1 is part of the VMware vSphere 4.1 product suite and the Data Migration tool allows you to migrate your vCenter Server 4.0 configuration, since VMware has now entirely gone to a 64-bit platform. 64-bit brings significant performance benefits, but it also introduces some challenges that need to be considered before upgrading. How to upgrade to VMware vCenter Server 4.1 using the Data Migration tool The Data Migration tool is provided with your vCenter Server 4.1 installation media. More Info: http://blogs.vmware.com/kbtv/2010/07/how-to-upgrade-to-vmware-vcenter-server-41-using-the-data-migration-tool.html http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=

Sometimes our mail server are report in spam or blacklist. To solve this issue, we can to create a SPF (Sender Policy Framework) that is an e-mail validation system designed to prevent e-mail spam by tackling source address spoofing, a common vulnerability. SPF allows administrators to specify which hosts are allowed to send e-mail from a given domain by creating a specific SPF record in the public Domain Name System (DNS). Mail exchangers then use the DNS to check that mail from a given domain is being sent by a host sanctioned by that domain's administrators. In internet exist many SPF Record Wizard for example: http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/safety/content/technologies/senderid/wizard/ http://www.openspf.org/ When you finish the wizard create a TXT record in your DNS Server with all information show in wizard results, for example in windows:

You install a full installation of Windows Server 2008 R2. When you use Server Manager (Servermanager.msc) to connect to a remote server that is running Windows Server 2008 R2, you receive the following: ERROR “Server Manager cannot connect to server_name . Click retry to try to connect again” RESOLUTION For a remote server that is running a Full Installation of Windows Server 2008 R2 Method 1 Log on as an administrator to the remote server by using the console or by using Remote Desktop Services. Start Server Manager. On the Server Summary page, click Configure Server Manager Remote Management . Click Enable remote management of this server from other computers , and then click OK . Connect to the remote server by using Server Manager. Note You do not have to restart the remote server For a remote server that is running a Server Core installation of Windows Server 2008 R2 Method 1 Log on as an administrator to the remote server by using th

ERROR ”Unable to edit the specified E-mail address policy. E-mail address policies created with legacy versions of Exchange must be upgraded using the 'Set-EmailAddressPolicy' task, with the Exchange 2007 Recipient Filter specified. " RESOLUTION To upgrade the five default Address list have well-known filters, I can simply provide the Exchange 2007 equivalent of these well-known filters to do the upgrades. Here are the one-liners: Set-AddressList "All Users" -IncludedRecipients MailboxUsers Set-AddressList "All Groups" -IncludedRecipients MailGroups Set-AddressList "All Contacts" -IncludedRecipients MailContacts And the last two that are slightly different, since there are not "precanned" filters for public folder recipient type: Set-AddressList "Public Folders" -RecipientFilter { RecipientType -eq 'PublicFolder' } Set-GlobalAddressList "Default Global Address List" -RecipientFilter {(Ali

vMotion fails between hosts using Intel Xeon 56xx or 36xx series processors to hosts using either Intel Xeon Processor 34xx series or Intel Core i3/i5 processors. RESOLUTION To resolve this issue, install this patch based on the product you are using: ESX 3.5 VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-201006401-SG: Updates VMkernel, VMware Tools, hostd, VMX, VMnix (1022899) ESXi 3.5 VMware ESXi 3.5, Patch ESXe350-201006401-I-SG: Updates firmware (1020052) For more information on modifying CPU masks, see section Modifying Default Mask for Intel CPUs in VMotion CPU Compatibility - Migrations Prevented Due to CPU Mismatch - How to Override Masks (1993) MORE INFO http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1021023

Virtual machine memory usage alarms triggered for virtual machines when guest operating system memory usage is low. Affect VMware ESXi 4.0 and ESX 4.0 When operating a virtual machine on an ESX 4.0 host with Intel systems that support EPT technology or AMD systems that support RVI technology, virtual machine memory usage alarms are triggered regularly even though the guest operating system reports minimal memory utilization. Note : Intel Core i7 (Nehalem) series CPUs include Intel Xeon 3500 and 3600 Series (numbered 35xx and 36xx) and Intel Xeon 5500 and 5600 Series (numbered 55xx and 56xx). The ESX host shows committed memory equal or near equal to that of the assigned memory even when the guest operating system is not in demand of memory. When a virtual machine memory usage alarm is triggered, the guest operating system shows that the memory usage is low. A discrepancy is noted between the performance monitoring tools on the ESX host and performance monitor

Install SQL Server Integration Services in a Server different to SQL Server Database Server for example in an application server. In Application Server where you install SSIS modify the follow file to connect a Database Server “C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\DTS\Binn\ MsDtsSrvr.ini.xml” Change  the parameter according to you environment: <ServerName>.</ServerName> For example: <ServerName>SERVERSQL01\INSTANCE03</ServerName> Restart SQL Server Integration Services.

Disable access to VMware tools in Virtual machines is a task important in security and resource management. You can remove it in two way: Between MSCONFIG.EXE, in tab Startup, uncheck: VMwareTray.exe VMwareUser.exe   Modify the following registry keys: DELETE [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "VMware Tools"="C:\\Program Files\\VMware\\VMware Tools\\VMwareTray.exe" "VMware User Process"="C:\\Program Files\\VMware\\VMware Tools\\VMwareUser.exe" MODIFY [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VMware, Inc.\VMware Tools] "ShowTray"=dword:00000000 MORE INFO http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006354

In vSphere, there is a new feature, hot add memory and CPU. This is very cool as downtime can be avoided which is, at least in my company, very helpful during daily operations. This feature is not enabled by default. To enable these features, do the following: Make sure the virtual machine hardware is upgraded to version 7, if it is not, then right click the VM and choose 'Upgrade Virtual hardware'. You can find the hardware version by clicking on the 'Summary' tab. Go to edit settings for the VM, then the options tab, under 'Advanced', select 'Memory/CPU hotplug' and in the pane to the right, enable the memory hot add and CPU hot plug features. This change must be made when the VM is powered down. If the VM is running, the options will be greyed out as in the image below. Hot add memory and CPU is not supported by all OS's, Windows 2008 Enterprise 64 bit edition is one of the suppoted OS's, for a complete list, t

Port Reporter logs TCP and UDP port activity on a local Windows system. Port Reporter is a small application that runs as a service on Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. On Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 this service is able to log which ports are used, which process is using the port, if the process is a service, which modules the process has loaded and which user account is running the process. On Windows 2000 systems, this service is limited to logging which ports are used and when. In both cases the information that the service provides can be helpful for security purposes, troubleshooting scenarios, and profiling systems’ port usage. DOWNLOAD http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=69BA779B-BAE9-4243-B9D6-63E62B4BCD2E&displaylang=en

Portqry.exe is a command-line utility that you can use to help troubleshoot TCP/IP connectivity issues. Portqry.exe runs on Windows 2000-based computers, on Windows XP-based computers, and on Windows Server 2003-based computers. The utility reports the port status of TCP and UDP ports on a computer that you select. However, PortqryUI is GUI interface for portqry command line utility.This utility reports the port status of target TCP and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) ports on a local computer or on a remote computer. Because PortQry is intended as a troubleshooting tool, it is expected that users who use it to troubleshoot a particular problem have sufficient knowledge of their computing environment. PortQry version 2.0 supports the following session layer and application layer protocols: • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) • Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) • Domain Name System (DNS) • NetBIOS Name Service • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) • Int

The snapshot creation failed because the VSS writer {4dc3bdd4-ab48-4d07-adb0-3bee2926fd7f} on source machine xxx did not respond within the expected time interval. (Internal error code: 0x809933BB) RECOMMENDED ACTION: Ensure that VSS writer is functioning properly and then try the operation again. 4dc3bdd4-ab48-4d07-adb0-3bee2926fd7f is the Shadow Copy Optimization Writer APPLICATION EVENT LOG: Log Name:      Application Source:        VSS Date:          2/15/2010 6:19:11 PM Event ID:      8193 Task Category: None Level:         Error Keywords:      Classic User:          N/A Computer:      ServerName.Domain.com Description: Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Unexpected error calling routine ConvertStringSidToSid.  hr = 0x80070539. RESOLUTION Open regedit and locate 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList' Under the ProfileList subkey, delete any subkey th

Pingplotter & MultiPing Pingplotter combines basic Ping and Traceroute commands into an easy to use graphical interface. Advantages of using Pingplotter are many. It will perform multiple traces to whatever destination you specify, then combine and graph the results. The graph including an average trend line, with min, max, and last results plotted on the line. Recently traced addresses are stored in the history on the left, saving you typing for addresses you check frequently. Export results as text, or as an image of the plot. Pingplotter has become the first tool I use when I suspect a system is in trouble. Download: http://www.pingplotter.com/freeware.html Angry IP Scanner Angry IP Scanner is another fast, lightweight tool. It requires no installation and is easy to use. Enter the IP range you want to scan and click Start. In a few moments you will have a list of all the devices on the network, including hostnames and open ports. Here is a list of possible uses:

When cloning a virtual machine (or deploying from a template) fails at approximately 90% on the vSphere client with an error message: "Number of virtual devices exceeds the maximum for a given controller" Resolution: Clone the virtual machine again, without selecting the Edit Virtual hardware (Experimental)option. See: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1016221

This is a VBS script to Download and install all available updates. Before you attempt to run this sample, note the following: WUA must be installed on the computer. For more information about how to determine the version of WUA that is installed, see Determining the Current Version of WUA . The sample does not provide its own user interface. WUA prompts the user to restart the computer if an update requires a restart. The sample can download updates only by using WUA. It cannot download updates from a Software Update Services (SUS) 1.0 server. Running this sample requires Windows Script Host (WSH). For more information about WSH, see the WSH section of the Platform Software Development Kit (SDK). If the sample is copied to a file named WUA_SearchDownloadInstall.vbs, you can run the sample by opening a Command Prompt window and typing the following command at the command prompt. cscript C:\WUA_SearchDownloadInstall.vbs Script:

  If you receive a message on top of your browser: The files <file names> were not attached because they exceed the maximum size limit of <size limit> megabytes (MB) for attachments. Configure message size limits for you organization. Start the Exchange Management Shell. Type the following command: Set-TransportConfig -MaxSendSize Size <value> For example, to set the maximum message size to 10 MB, type: Set-TransportConfig -MaxSendSize 10MB . Restart Microsoft Exchange Information Store service to apply change. To configure Outlook Web Access to allow content that is equal to the size of the maximum message size on a Windows Server 2008-based computer At a command prompt, type the following: cd %windir%\system32\inetsrv Type the following command: appcmd set config "Default Web Site/owa" -section:requestFiltering -requestLimits.maxAllowedContentLe

To save your backup of ISA Server 2006 in other server you need a VBS script, a batch file and schedule a job, use the following steps: Open Notepad and paste: Dim fileName Dim WSHNetwork Dim shareName: shareName = WScript.Arguments(0) Dim xmldom : set xmldom = CreateObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument") Dim fpc : set fpc = WScript.CreateObject("Fpc.Root") Dim array : set array = fpc.GetContainingArray set WSHNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network") fileName=shareName & "\" & WSHNetwork.ComputerName & "-" & Year(Now) & "-" & _ Month(Now) & "-" & Day(Now) & ".xml" array.Export xmldom, 0 xmldom.save(fileName) Save your script, for example: c:\scripts\yourfile.vbs Create a batch file: cscript C:\Scripts\yourfile.vbs \\OtherServer\MySharedFolder Schedule the batch file:

The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opened a specially crafted AVI file. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. More Info: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/Ms10-013.mspx Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB975560) Start download

The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an attacker sent a specially crafted SMB response to a client-initiated SMB request. To exploit these vulnerabilities, an attacker must convince the user to initiate an SMB connection to a malicious SMB server. *Server Core installation affected. This update applies, with the same severity rating, to supported editions of Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 as indicated, whether or not installed using the Server Core installation option. More Info: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS10-006.mspx Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB978251) Start download

  The Forefront TMG 2010 Capacity Planning Tool, a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet with built-in workflow, allows you to calculate the WAN bandwidth and number of users a particular a hardware configuration will support, and can recommend server hardware based on the features, bandwidth and users your deployment needs to support. Start download

Source: NLB Logged: <Time> Event ID: 119 Task Category: None Level: Warning Keywords: User: N/A Computer: <computer name> Description: NLB cluster [<IP or host name>]: The NLB driver has detected an inconsistency in the Extended Affinity configuration between cluster host <ID> and cluster host <ID>. A client IP address is on the Extended Affinity exception list on both hosts. You should run the Powershell cmdlet ‘Set-NlbClusterNode-Reload’ followed by ‘Start-NlbClusterNode’ Resolution: Install the hotfix. Restart WLBS service See: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978943/en-us

To use DCPromo, We need a .txt file with configuration apply to server. For Example add un DC server in a site named NewYok: [DCINSTALL] UserName=MyAdminUser UserDomain=Mydomain Password=Password123 SiteName=NewYork ReplicaOrNewDomain=replica ReplicaDomainDNSName=mydomain.loc DatabasePath=N:\ADDS\NTDS LogPath=N:\ADDS\NTDS\Log SYSVOLPath=N:\ADDS\SYSVOL InstallDNS=yes ConfirmGC=yes SafeModeAdminPassword=Password123 RebootOnCompletion=yes Execute in command Prompt: DCPROMO /unattend:C:\MyUnattendFile.txt See: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947034/en-us

To configuring a Windows server 2008 or 2008 R2, execute in command prompt: WINRM quickconfig Make these changes [y/n]? , type y . In a remote computer execute in command prompt: WINRS -r:ServerName ApplicacionName.exe See: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384372(VS.85).aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd163506.aspx

Event Type:       Error Event Source:    MsiInstaller Event Category: None Event ID:           10005 Date:                2/11/2010 Time:                6:50:33 PM User:                NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Computer:         SERVERNAME Description: Product: 32 Bit HP BiDi Channel Components Installer -- The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2753. The arguments are: ipm12.CF34E983_546C_421F_A494_3C30281E4CF3, For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp . Solution: Zero-byte the MSI Installer Package, which will eliminate the symptomatic behaviors of the issue noted in this document. Complete the following steps: Open Notepad and save the file as hpzbdi32.msi or hpzbdi64.msi . This zero-byte file will not contain any data. Navigate to the %WINDOWS%\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86 (32-bit operating

Went you renew or replace the Remote Desktop licenses Per Device sometimes receive errors in RDP Clients to delete actual licenses in your clients follow this procedure: Backup the registry entry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MSLicensing Delete the registry entries: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MSLicensing In Macintosh: Delete the contents of this folder: /users/Shared/Microsoft/RDC Crucial Server Information/ See: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/187614/en-us http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc756826(WS.10).aspx

Event Type: Warning Event Source: OpsMgr SDK Service Event Category: None Event ID: 26371 Date: 12/13/2007 Time: 2:58:24 PM User: N/A Computer: RMSCOMPUTER Description:The System Center Operations Manager SDK service failed to register an SPN. A domain admin needs to add MSOMSdkSvc/rmscomputer and MSOMSdkSvc/rmscomputer.domain.com to the servicePrincipalName of DOMAIN\sdkaccount Every time the SDK service starts, it tries to update the SPN’s on the AD account that the SDK service runs under. It fails, because by default, a user cannot update its own SPNs. Therefore we see this error logged Procedure: Run ADSIEdit as a domain admin. Find the SDK domain account, right click, properties. Select the Security tab, click Advanced. Click Add. Type “SELF” in the object box. Click OK. Select the Properties Tab. Scroll down and check the “Allow” box for “Read servicePrincipalName” and “Write s

In some situations we need to move OperationsManger Database to another computer for different reasons, for example: Hardware Limitations Database and Root Management server is on the same server. Fault Tolerance Procedure: Back up Operations Manager database including the Master. Back up the encryption key on the root management server by using the SecureStorageBackup.exe utility. Verify you have installed and configured the new SQL Server Instance as the existing one. Stop the Operations Manager Services (OpsMgr Config Service, OpsMgr SDK Service, and OpsMgr Health Service for Root Management Servers and OpsMgr Health Service for Management Servers) on the Management Servers in the Management Group before proceeding. In a clustered root management server environment, use Cluster Administrator (Windows Server 2003) or Failover Cluster Management (Windows Server 2008) to configure each of the three services listed above with the Take Offline opt

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Create users can be a very easy task if you use scripts and templates. Now we need: A CSV file NewUsers.csv and following data Name, User principal Name, Organizational Unit and Mailbox database: Name,UPN,OU,edb Ramirez,ramirez@Mydomain.loc,Mydomain.loc/Mydomain/Users,Mailbox database Create a Mailbox Template and configure with parameters that you want, for example: _TemplateComercial Create a script and save it, for example: filename.ps1 Param( [string] $Template, [string] $CSVFile ) $temp=get-mailbox $Template $Pass=convertto-securestring Password123 -asplaintext -force import-csv $CSVFile | foreach-object -process {new-mailbox -name $_.name -userprincipalname $_.UPN -organizationalunit $_.OU -database $_.EDB -password $pass -resetpasswordonnextlogon $true -templateinstance $temp} Save your script in you exchange installation for example: D:\Program Files\Mic

Today applying changes in my database infrastructure, adding complex passwords and security; I was needing a new database user and password for my VMware VCenter Server. In this article of VMware Knowledge Database instruct how make this change: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006482

Symptoms: Starting on December 11, 2009, customers who use Office 2003 will be unable to open Office 2003 documents that are protected with the Active Directory Rights Management Service (AD RMS) or with Rights Management Services (RMS). Customers will also be unable to save Office 2003 documents that are protected with AD RMS/RMS. Error: "Unexpected error occurred. Please try again later or contact your system administrator" Scope: This symptom affects Office 2003 products that are used together with AD RMS/RMS. This includes Word 2003, Excel 2003, PowerPoint 2003, and Outlook 2003. This does not affect the 2007 Microsoft Office system. See: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978551/en-us Hotfix: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A027462D-3399-48C0-9F20-4E296703D89E&displaylang=en

FTP over SSL is named FTPS, FTP-SSL and FTP/S is a new feature of Microsoft FTP for IIS 7.0  and 7.5 its freshly introduced support for SSL/TLS. Testing this new feature I configured my FTP site with SSL:  In advanced settings: When I try to open my FTP site. Ohhhh, suprise Microsoft not have a FTPS client, Intenet Explorer 7 and 8 don't work Error: 534 Policy requires SSL. Now then I open this FTP site with Filezilla Client 3.3 connecting with FTPS using Explicit SSL/TLS and it work sucessfully. Esta configuracion y conexion funciona bien tanto en Microsoft FTP 7.0 como en FTP 7.5. Espero les sirva ya que Microsoft aun no posee un cliente FTPS y algunos de nosostros necesitamos asegurar nuestra infraestructura.