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Windows Server 2008 : ServerManagerCmd error

Posted by Ivan
/ April 25, 2008 / Leave a comment

I tried to query my Windows 2008 Server roles by using the ServerManagerCmd.exe cmd tool and received nice red error as shown below. C:\>ServerManagerCmd.exe -query Error: Configuration was started by another administrator.That administrator must log in to complete that action before other administrators can install or remove additional features. This tool opens a new horizon for me and other IT administrators but it didn’t work when I tried to use...
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Posted by Ivan
/ April 25, 2008 / Leave a comment

Gisteren samen met mijn collega HeliView Virtualisatie edition 5 event bezocht. Het event vond plaats in het Maasgebouw Kuip in Rotterdam. Het event vanuit mijn kant gezien was zeer interessant en VMWare duidelijk aanwezig; jammer genoeg niets te zien over Hyper-V maar wel interessante discussies met mede IT-Pros gehad. Ik heb meeste van de business track sessies gevolgd. Sommige sprekers hadden Hyper-V en de toekomst over de Hypervisors in hun...
Cisco: MT-RJ fiber uplink port switch

Posted by Ivan
/ April 23, 2008 / 2 Comments

If you are managing local area networks that extent the UTP capabilities then most likely some kind of fiber optic connection is installed. Recently I evaluated couple Cisco switches and I ordered one Cisco Switch 2940-8TF for testing. Please make sure to read the product details for ordering the right fiber cable. Most of the equipment I have has a ST connector; Cisco 2940 has a integrated 100BASE-FX port with...
BgInfo

Posted by Ivan
/ April 23, 2008 / Leave a comment

If you manage multiple computer systems than BgInfo tool from Microsoft (formal SysInternals) is the right tool to display relevant computer information (CPU,Hostname, IP/DNS/DHCP/Default Gateway, Memory,Disk,etc.) of the system. I am using this tool on all my virtual and physical host machines to identify what kind of system I am logged on. You can implement different background colors and identify type of machine your are working on. For example use...
Windows 7 and MinWin

Posted by Ivan
/ April 19, 2008 / Leave a comment

Windows 7 (formerly known as Blackcomb and Vienna) is the working name for the next major version of Microsoft Windows as the successor of Windows Vista. Eric Traut talks Windows 7 and MinWin from Long Zheng on Vimeo. For complete session of Eric Traut demonstration of Windows 7 click here. MinWin = windows kernel 😉 A minimalistic variation of the Windows kernel, known as MinWin, is being developed for use...
Cacti RRD graphs are not updated and the application slow

Posted by Ivan
/ April 17, 2008 / 1 Comment

I have two identical Cacti (0.8.6h) virtual machines and both based on CactiEZ version 1 installation. I have been migrating the virtual machines between different Vmware hosts and at some point my second Cacti appliance did not update the RRD graphs and using the web interface was very slow. I tried rebooting; changing parameters in the Configuration Settings but noting helped to solve the issues. I even tried to bring...
Top 3 security tips for client virtual machines!

Posted by Ivan
/ April 16, 2008 / Leave a comment

How many of us have Windows Updates automatically configured and Virus Protection installed when using client OS virtual machines for test environments? I hope most of you because unprotected virtual machine in your enterprise environment has the same risk as a physical machine. There is no difference between a virtual or physical installation of Windows XP. Recently I installed Symantec AntiVirus 10.2 on my Windows XP virtual machine. Hopefully the...
Office 2007: Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS

Posted by Ivan
/ April 14, 2008 / 1 Comment

Microsoft Office 2007 has a free PDF or XPS converter which is available for download from the Microsoft’s website and easy to install. No need for additional PDF printer/converter; just install and convert any of your documents into these two popular document formats. Download SaveAsPDFandXPS.exe from here. Run SaveAsPDFandXPS.exe and accept the Software Terms. Click Continue… Click Office button; save as and choose PDF or XPS That’s all...
Windows Vista Problems Reports and Solution

Posted by Ivan
/ April 12, 2008 / 1 Comment

This morning the Problem Reports and Solutions window pop-up in my screen. I like many of the new features Vista has and especially this one when troubleshooting client issues. For example I run 7u program as a SVS layer and couple of times Windows Explorer stopped working as shown in the report above. I went to Event Viewer and tracked those events and found that 7-zip.dll Don’t forget to check...
Dell PowerEdge 2600 Second CPU installation

Posted by Ivan
/ April 9, 2008 / 1 Comment

Today I planned to reallocate some of the components of a Dell PowerEdge 2600 server to another one. I had two Dell PowerEdge 2600 servers. I added memory, hard disks and a second Intel Xeon 2.4 GHZ CPU. I power on the server and I saw no input from the monitor. I started to remove component by component to find the root cause why the system didn’t boot. First the...