Archive for the 'Server 2008' Category
December 4th, 2008 by Michael
I am running Data Protection Manager 2007 on Windows Server 2008 (x64). I have not been able to use the reporting piece, and haven’t been running DPM long enough to wonder much about it, but when I went to finally figure it out the answer was rather simple. If you want to fix it, the answer is here, but for more about what the problem is, you can go to the forum post below.
This problem occurs because of a new permission requirement in IIS 7.0. This
permission requirement is for ISAPI extensions that use a wildcard (*) script
mapping.
To work around this problem, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, click Run, type inetmgr, and then click OK.
2. In Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager, expand Web Sites, expand
Default Web Site, and then click the virtual directory for the report server.
3. Under Features View, double-click Handler Mappings.
4. Under Actions, click Edit Feature Permissions.
5. Click to select the Scripts check box, and then click OK.
How to fix— Data Protection Manager error 3013 SQL reporting tab ? in Data Protection Manager
November 17th, 2008 by Michael
I was going to extend a volume on one of my Server 2008 Core machines, and it told me “there is not enough space to perform this action”…
There was however enough space, but for some reason Microsoft Forefront decided that I shouldn’t be allowed to extend a volume remotely. So I disabled the services and did it anyway.
November 15th, 2008 by Michael
I went to log a user off of a 2008 Terminal Server. I got the access denied. Then I went to the Processes tab and selected Show processes from all users. Then I went back to the Users tab and logged of the user.
June 18th, 2008 by Michael
I was looking up how to set the IP address for Server Core:
Server Core: Setting a Static IP address
Server Core: Setting a Static IP address – Techinical Blog of Jay-R Barrios
June 17th, 2008 by Michael
I asked a coworker to find the method/command to run updates on Server Core and he came back with a link to this nice little script:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa387102(VS.85).aspx
And every time I forget the command to do something in Server Core, when I do a search to find it, I always come back with a link to this post:
http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/sanderberkouwer/archive/2007/08/13/changing-server-core-s-look-and-feel-part-1.aspx
And just because I am lazy, and don’t particularly like the command line (even though I like Server Core), I have created a folder with a few batch files that I use when I am setting up a Server Core machine. For instance, I have a batch file that has the product key in it already and I run it to install the product key and activate.
June 12th, 2008 by Michael
We are currently considering moving one of our DHCP servers to a VM on Hyper-V. I was looking for something else and saw this thread on the TechNet Forums, and I want to keep it for later reference:
http://forums.technet.microsoft.com/en-US/winserverhyperv/thread/8004c699-1a22-4f33-9fcd-7271bfcaf74e
May 29th, 2008 by Michael
Quoted from a blog by Sander Berkouwer
Add or remove programs
Again there are two ways to get information on the software that is installed onto your Server Core installation in absence of the “Add or Remove programs” Control Panel applet. (also known as appwiz.cpl)
Registry
The first way is by checking the registry keys underneath the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
Luckily Server Core offers regedit.exe and regedt32.exe to digg deep into the registry of our Server Core box. Actually the “Add or Remove programs” Control Panel applet checks these registry keys at well. Since we all know how long it takes to get a complete list of all the software on your windows box it’s obvious this method takes a lot of time.
As this TechNet page points out the software packages that are listed underneath the Uninstall registry key all have a registry value associated with the UninstallString. You can use this value as a command to uninstall the software.
WMI
The things that are better left unspoken : Add or Remove programs in Server Core
April 26th, 2008 by Michael
I have been working on configuring my laptop (a Lenovo Thinkpad T61) with all the tools and gadgets and STUFF that I like to have on my laptop. Of course the Office products installed just fine, but when I went to install some of the other little things I use, like Windows Live Writer and Windows Live Messenger I got what anyone else will get if you just go to the Live site and try to install them:
Luckily, I managed to find a post where someone else was having the same sort of problem and that led me to a link to the actual installer instead of the WLinstaller. The WLinstaller doesn’t do anything on 2008 except tell you it doesn’t like any Server OS. Here is a link to a nice person who has the installer for just Windows Live Writer. Go to the bottom of the page for the one that works.
For Windows Messenger, so far I have only been able to get 8.1 to install. If anyone finds how to get the latest version installed, let me know… I am guessing you should be able to do it if you can figure a way around that stupid installer…
April 25th, 2008 by Michael
I have come across a few articles that talk about how Server 2008 is what Vista hoped to be. Here is an article that a Microsoft person wrote about it:
The Way I See It : Using Windows Server 2008 as a SUPER workstation OS
Also, this article talks about some performance testing:
Windows “Workstation” 2008 – Vista Done Right?
And if you want to run Hyper-V on your laptop, you may want to see this article about how to get the Wireless to be available to the VMs:
Using Hyper-V with a Wireless Network Adapter
or
Using Wireless with Hyper-V
April 4th, 2008 by Michael
To change the time zone on a computer running a Server Core installation of Windows Server 2008, run control timedate.cpl.
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/47a23a74-e13c-46de-8d30-ad0afb1eaffc1033.mspx?mfr=true
