Overview On rare occasions when attempting to encrypt or decrypt disks, PGP will initialize the action, but will hang. After initiating the ENCRYPT/DECRYPT button PGP will display the PAUSE button, however even after clicking the PAUSE button option nothing will occur. Rebooting the machine, and clicking...
I’ve recently seen Windows Task Manager in newer OSes like Windows 7, Server 2008, and Server 2008 R2 losing the menu bar at the top of the screen. I initially thought it was a virus or some other new sort of way to limit/prevent users...
Summary This article describes one potential cause for receiving an Error 806 when attempting to connect to VPN via a PPTP connection. Additionally this article explains how to fix the ‘Validate server certificate’ by overwriting the rasphone.pbk file. Purpose A while back, I ran across a client that...
This could actually happen with any site, but I noticed it on a daily basis with LogMeIn. When using Chrome to access our LogMeIn clients, I kept getting prompted with this Java message everytime I tried to connect to a machine. I would click "Always...
Purpose of Article This article has been written to give some of my initial impressions of Veeam Explorer (currently in Beta) and to provide some screenshots of the ease of use. What is Veeam Explorer Veeam Explorer is a tool designed by Veeam to provide instant visibility into...
We have come to find that ESET is a very reliable and powerful antivirus tool, but like many other anti-viruses sometimes Malware and Trojans can sneak through. I recently ran into this Win32/Sirefef.EZ Trojan virus and it completely stumped me. I ran multiple scanners and...
Purpose of Article This article was created to show some of my initial impressions of Veeam 6.1, to show some screenshots of the interface changes between Veeam 6.0 and Veeam 6.1, and to show some of the results of some backups and replications. New Features Several new features...
The Problem I recently ran into an issue where I was receiving the following error as soon as I logged on to a Windows 2008 R2 server: Windows cannot find ‘C:ProgramDataMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsAdministrative ToolsServer Manager.lnk' After navigating to the directory, it was discovered that all the Administrative Tools...
I recently had a client who had received some new Dell computers with NVidia cards. The users were able to get authenticated and out through their proper CFS policy settings using their SSO Group membership in the SonicWALL. Then the users would randomly drop for...
I recently ran into an issue on a computer that had ESET NOD32, with an error message for being unable to scan POP3 or HTTP. During the troubleshooting process for this error we uninstalled the client and tried to re-install it. We ran into issues saying...
Overview This article describes how to close a mailbox out of Outlook by removing it from: Removing it from the Outlook interface by adjusting your mail settings How to identify and remove the related registry entry. Summary I recently ran across an issue where I could not remove a mailbox...
Astaro, now part of Sophos Network Security, is a decent security appliance platform that sits atop of iptables for the firewall set. With that, the NAT rules can be a little different. I have experience with many brands, and the Astaro documentation isn't completely clear...
Last year, Microsoft unveiled the new core licensing model for SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Edition. It's a sensible change, but they are also doing away with user licensing, that's where I throw my hands up in confusion/disgust. I have some legitimate customers needing an enterprise...
Summary/Purpose The purpose of this article is to explain a few instances of how an “Object Server Not Found Error” may occur and to show how to modify your Veeam database to fix your jobs in the event that: A vSphere server has crashed beyond a recoverable...
So you have your shiny OS X connected to a VPN, good deal! The problem is, you can't connect to any of the servers and workstations on the VPN. What could be wrong? It could be that OS X is still trying to find those machines...
I came across this issue today where a client's Outlook 2010 client would connect to Exchange (2010), download all the email and then prompt for a smart card. It wasn't the usual prompt for a password/user name OR a smart card, it simply said insert...
OVERVIEW As a server administrator I frequently install anti-virus programs for safe measure. Since many programs use unique extensions that are sometimes flagged as a virus, I always research and set up exclusions to be safe. I am not aware of any official documentation that exists...
Encountered a weird issue in Veeam 6. We had migrated from one server to another, and the replica jobs suddenly all started hanging. The job as a whole showed "Waiting for processing resources availability", and the individual machines showd "Resource not ready: VI proxy". We had...
We have been using and recommending Veeam for quite some time. The local backup product has been very solid, and always improving. The replication piece of the software on version 5 was quite non-functional. If you're considering setting up replica jobs, make sure your support...
Purpose This article explains how to migrate existing backups in Veeam 6 to a location so you don't have to reseed an entire job. Overview I recently did work on a Veeam setup that had several local backups that were about +100GB per job. Unfortunately, the hard drive...
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