App fails when run on schedule
I have an application (built in-house) that is supposed to run on our server every night. I am able to run it manually just fine, but if I schedule it to run it errors out and doesn't work.This...
View ArticleWindows Server Backup 2008 R2 / 4K Drives.... wont fly
Ok, So we deployed some new Seagate Backup drives (3tb) to a few servers, some running SBS and 2008 R2 SP1. Tried to run backups, I/O failure...From what I can find, its related to the 4k sector size...
View ArticleMonitoring Windows Server 2008/12 from Linux - Good or Bad?
We have been tasked with setting up monitoring for changes made in Active Directory and on our File Server folders, using third party software or otherwise.Other members of the team have suggested...
View ArticleServer 2012 R2 Host Unidentified Network after Reboot
Hello,I am having an issue where after i reboot my physical host, the main hyper-v network adapter doesn't properly identify my domain network, i think i know why this is happening and need a good...
View ArticleProblems with DSADD
I need to create 80 user accounts using Windows server 2008. I want to run the following script: dsadd user "cn=username, ou=OUname, ou=OUname, dc=Yourdomain, dc=suffix"The problem that I have is that...
View ArticleImaging software which does not require a reboot.
Hello all;I am looking for system state imaging software to run on win server 2003,2008. Also while imaging I dont want the server to reboot, i.e it should take the image when the server is running.....
View ArticleHome folder permissions
In the past I've always created home folders under the profile tab by mass editing the connect to field to \\FileServer\GradYear\%username%Problem with this method, from what I can see, is that this...
View ArticleSyslog Agent for Windows 2008 and Windows 2008 R2
Dear All,Anyone know about syslog agent by using which i can forward event viewer events to my syslog server from windows 2008 and windows 2008 R2Thanks
View ArticleHow to give users right to delete print que on server
Hi,is there any way to give users acces to the printserver so they can delete print quewindows server 2008r2 and 2012Kind regards,David,
View ArticleCan I force Server 2012 to use SMB 2?
We have a suite of software installed on one of our 2012 servers, but the reporting isn't functioning properly. Basically, I can schedule reports but not run them on demand. The vendor is blaming...
View ArticleSbs2008 install errors (from appwiz.cpl)
I keep getting an error when trying to install a service pack for exchange saying a *.msi file cannot be found and when I try to locate it it keeps erroring out. I can't remember the specifics at the...
View Articlewhat are some useful local group policy items
what are some useful local group policy items for a test lab/home environment to play around with windows 7 and windows 8 enviroment with two nasi just want to setup something that i can use for test...
View ArticleBest antivirus software for Windows Servers
Any thoughts? We still have a Windows 2003 server, but mainly we run on Server 2008 R2 and Server 2012 .. looking for what the best performance for the money...
View ArticleGlobal Signature Exchange 2007
Does anyone know a way to create a global signature on exchange 2007 that will dynamically change according to the users info? I've looked around but can't find anyway to do that on exchange and the...
View ArticleP2V Server 2003 OEM Legacy Server
Hello,I was hoping someone could shed some light on P2V'n a Server 2003 OEM system.I used a program to do this but when I boot up the VM I get this activation message.. I put it on pause until I know...
View ArticleDomain controller reboot: Limited or no network connectivity
So I had to reboot one (I have 2) of my domain controllers (Server 2008) and upon logging back in, I got the limited or no network connectivity..no internet, nothing. I had to reset the NIC before it...
View ArticleWhich scale should i use to measure counters like Current disk queue length?
I do not see a document from the Microsoft which says which scale should i use to measure which counter when comparing with the threshold. But for counters like Disk time and Bytes per second can be...
View ArticleMigrating fileserver VM from 2003 to 2012 R2
We're running a 2003 file server on VMWare 5.5, and will be moving to 2012 R2. This VM is a DFS (namespace only) target. It has around 50 folders which are targets in a DFS...
View ArticleW2K12R2 server prompting for proxy
Hi,Recently I started deploying Windows Server 2012R2 in my company. Currently we use a Squid proxy. But ever since I upgraded to Server 2012 R2 IE11 keeps prompting me for credentials. In Windows...
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