During some more playing around on my server I decided to install some remote desktop services that subsequently hosed my VM host. After fixing the issues so I could at least get into my VM’s, I?then?started running into auth issues in SCVMM (system center virtual machine manager). The first problem was a constant requirement for […]
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Add a computer to a domain offline using djoin
Have a computer you need to add to a domain that cannot access your domain? No problem, you?can?use djoin to add the computer without needing access. Djoin /provision can provision the account in your computers OU and will create a text file you copy to said computer to join. 1. On a computer connect to […]
Read More →Sharepoint 2010: Cannot generate SSPI context
I changed the service account my SQL server ran under and got this error on sharepoint after doing so. Cannot generate SSPI context. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 0) After reading a lot of blogs and KB’s I finally found the fix. Add the service account to the local administrators group on the SQL server running […]
Read More →SQL Mirroring with SQL 2008 R2 principal/mirror + SQL 2012 Witness
Some quick notes on setting up mirroring with a 2012 witness. This is another lab experiment, but I ran into some silly mistakes. For posterity, here are mah notes.(I’m going to assume you understand mirroring and generally how to set it up). Make sure the service account you are using has connect granted to it […]
Read More →What uptime really means
Wondering about the SLA being offered by your host/provider. Here is what it means in daily, monthly, and annual downtime.?5 9’s looks near impossible doesn’t it? Some servers take longer than that to reboot so a standby is required to?achieve?that and you have to fail over to it prior to rebooting anything. On top of […]
Read More →Problems demoting a domain controller – change the FSMO master
I’m playing around with some stuff at home while I wait to start a new job. Part of “playing” involves setting up a SQL cluster which of course I need a domain for. I originally decided to use a virtual machine for the domain controller and then opted to use my host server instead. Anyway, […]
Read More →Cleaning the Winsxs folder
With virtual servers on the rise and quick builds in the Cloud, disk space has again become a premium. SAN’s are not cheap and a basic Windows 2008 R2 server is at least 12GB in size. My server right now is using 18GB to run this site, two others, and 3 mailboxes. And my disk […]
Read More →Enter engineering mode on an EMC VNX
You can enter engineering mode in Unisphere on an EMC array by holding down CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + F12. Enter the password messner. What does engineering mode get you? You’ll see additional storage groups such as ~management that may have straggler hosts connected to them. I had an issue removing hosts from the […]
Read More →Fix SmarterMail won’t load issue
If you just installed SmarterMail and you’re getting redirected to the frmError.aspx page check to see if you have ColdFusion custom mappings on your site and also the application pool. When doing an upgrade you need to set the application pool to asp.net 4 and integrated mode. To remove any custom mappings, navigate to the […]
Read More →Video cards – we’ve come full circle
I wonder how many people remember the Voodoo series of video cards? For me, those were the first video cards for gaming. Well, I think we’ve finally come full circle in the amount of fans and the length. Video cards were pretty compact, even the high end ones. Not any more. In fact, my $200 […]
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