Mission Critical Data Center Issue I am sure there are plenty of you out there that love your day to day Data Center jobs. I enjoy the fun of configuring hardware and software, and living on the cutting edge technology. The one thing that every System Administrator, Network Administrator, Storage Administrator cringes are the the… Read More: Mission Critical Data Center issues »
Have you ever had the problem with the c: drive that only has 30 gigabytes of total storage and now only 5 gigabytes are left and shrinking. You then start looking through the hard drive to remove files that are no longer needed. You come across the c:Windowswinsxs folder. 12 or more gigabytes in this… Read More: How to minimize the gigabytes of data in the winsxs… »
I am posing this question to the readers. If you were contacted by Microsoft, VMware, Google, etc. would you interview with the company, even though you were content with your current job? I have been with my current company for 5+ years. My time here has been great. The one thing that my boss… Read More: Dream Jobs »
Transition Process: 1. To ensure a seamless transition we need to start by performing Health Check of AD and Exchange using tools like dcdiag, BPA for Small Business Server 2003, 2008 and 2011 and BPA for Exchange: http://blogs.technet.com/b/ptsblog/archive/2011/11/14/performing-an-active-directory-health-check-before-upgrading.aspx 2. Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Best Practices Analyzer: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5334 3. Ensure that we… Read More: Transition from Small Business Server to Standard Windows Server 2012… »
Hosting a domain controller in the cloud We have clients that are having a rough time coming up with the the resources to purchase new server(s) to replace their aging Window Server 2003 system(s). My company has been testing the ability to host a Primary Domain Controller in our Data center and then having a… Read More: Hosting a domain controller in the cloud »
Virtualization project for a City in Northwest Iowa A smaller city in Northwest Iowa called and asked my current employer for to quote for a project. Here are the details of the project: Upgrade current Server to new Operating System Provide a backup solution with offsite capabilities Install and configure the latest version on Microsoft Exchange… Read More: Virtualization project for a City in Northwest Iowa »
I have come across this error a couple times. From the GUI for managing HP switches to logging into the SonicWALL SRA device. Here is the quick and easy way to fix it. Open control Panels Click on the Java icon Choose the security Tab Next click on the Edit Site List.. (Your screen should… Read More: Fix the “Your security settings have blocked an untrusted application… »
I started this blog as a place to put my answers to various questions I get asked as a System Administrator, VMware guy, network guy and storage guy. I’ll also use it for reviews, tips and tricks as well as scripts I find useful. I’ve used VMware products in production since 2003 starting with ESX… Read More: The first post of my Blog »