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...
If you experience the following error message "Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window." when trying to open up Outlook 2007 (and usually see your Outlook screen flash in the background before crashing), I have a fairly quick and painless solution for...
Overview This article explains some of the parameters available when using MSTSC.exe to open a remote desktop connection. These commands can also be applied to create a remote desktop connection shortcut with custom set parameters. This article is a continuation of the Enabling Remote Desktop Protocol...
Overview This article explains how to enable remote desktop on a Windows machine and some of the basic syntax to be able to remote on to a machine. This article is in conjunction with the MSTSC Commands and Creating a Custom Remote Desktop Shortcut article. Enabling RDP in Windows...
Overview/Problem This article explains how to fix the 451 Greylisted, System Administrator message that is received when you send an email to someone that has the same domain name. Example: If you had the email person1@domain.com and were trying to email person2@domain.com, you will get a message...
Summary/Purpose This article is meant to give an overview of Veeam 6.0 on VMware, give other users an idea of our experiences, provide some general recommendations, and to provide a recommendation to adjust the Backup Proxy Transport setting to fix a processing speed issue that is...
Are you tired of having to remember that ALT+0176 is the degree symbol ° ? Maybe there are other special characters that you want to be able to type easier. Personally it was the degree symbol that got me, and since I never use my numpad,...
This can be regarded as a continuation to my previous post: "How to boot from iSCSI on an Intel x-520 mezzanine card (Dell Blades)." Pretty much the only reason you want to boot from iSCSI is so that you can install an operating system directly to...
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