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Cannot Deploy Template / Orphaned Template
Thu, 22 May 2008 15:15:56 +0000
Right click on your orphaned template
Select “Remove from Inventory”
From the host you would like the template to reside on…
Select you host
Select the “Configuration” tab
Select “Storage” under the Hardware pane
Double click on the storage device in the right pane..this will bring up the “Datastore Browser”
Browse to your orphaned template’s location
Right click [...]
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How to allow the root user to login to VMware ESX Server with SSH
Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:33:16 +0000
To allow the root user to login to a VMware ESX Server over the network using SSH, do the following:
Go to the service console on the physical server & login
vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Change the line that says PermitRootLogin from ?no? to ?yes?
service sshd restart
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How do I disable Exchange Server 2003 minor link-state changes?
Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:19:52 +0000
Exchange 2003 can detect link state changes, notify other Exchange servers about the changes, and advise them to use other routes. A minor state change is when a link is detected as either available or unavailable. The notification actually sends the entire state table. A major state change is an administrator-made manual routing change, such [...]
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Windows Update Error 0xC80003FB
Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:39:33 +0000
Click Start, select Run, type in: services.msc
then press enter
Now look for the Automatic Updates Service, right click it and choose to stop
Click Start, select Run, type in: %windir%\SoftwareDistribution
then press enter
Open the Datastore folder and delete its contents.
Click Start, select Run, type in: type services.msc
then press enter
Now look again for the Automatic Update Service and choose [...]
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Can I still use Microsoft Virtual Server or Microsoft Virtual PC to test Windows Server 2008 clustering?
Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:55:17 +0000
Virtual Server has commonly created a shared disk over the emulated SCSI controller to use for clustered storage. However, Server 2008 clustering doesn?t support parallel SCSI.
But there is light at the end of the tunnel. Server 2008 clustering supports the majority node set model, which means a cluster doesn?t need shared storage. Server 2008 can [...]
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What is the /admin switch in Microsoft Terminal Services Client (MSTSC) for Windows 2008 and Vista?
Sun, 06 Jan 2008 01:27:52 +0000
Although the /console switch no longer has any effect on Server 2008 and Vista Terminal Server connections, a new switch called the /admin switch has a similar effect when you use it to connect to a Server 2008 server with the Terminal Services role. When you use this switch with MSTSC, connections don’t consume [...]
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How to remove the McAfee EPolicy Orchestrator Agent (EPO agent) from a Windows computer?
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:39:05 +0000
Uninstalling the ePO Agent v2 (Yellow icon in system tray):
C:\ePOAgent\AGINST32.EXE /remove
Uninstalling the ePO Agent v3 (Shield icon in system tray):
C:\Program files\Network Associates\Common Framework\FrmInst.exe /Remove=Agent
when above option does not fix the problem try:
frminst /remove=agent
frminst /remove=updater
frminst /forceuninstall
Uninstalling Thin Client v6
Method 1:
C:\Program files\McAfee\VirusScan TC\LWI.exe /LWI /script uninstall.lws
Method 2:
MsiExec.exe /X{18DE52D4-3BDB-11D4-B836-00508B022A51}
Uninstalling Enterprise v7
This can be done through the Add/Remove Software [...]
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How can I rename a file with todays date?
Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:52:07 +0000
You can use this simple batch file to rename a file and append today’s date:
set Day=%Date:~0,2%
set Mth=%Date:~3,2%
set Yr=%Date:~6,4%
rename c:\test.log test_%Day%-%Mth%-%Yr%.log
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I changed the IP address of a server running the SMTP service, but I can?t send mail to it locally. What?s the problem?
Sun, 19 Aug 2007 23:06:43 +0000
t’s common to install the SMTP service on servers that require limited mail-sending capabilities–for example, on a Microsoft SharePoint server. I recently had a problem in which the box got a new IP address, and at that point the services that used the SMTP service could no longer send email. The problem was that the [...]
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How can I pre-cache the Microsoft Office 2007 installation files?
Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:08:44 +0000
Office 2007 uses the MSOCACHE folder as part of its core installation and functionality process. The folder is typically populated during the Office 2007 installation. However, to avoid network activity during installation, you can accomplish a pre-cache by performing the following steps. (Use caret brackets in place of the square brackets.)
1. From the network installation [...]
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