i needed to delete some MS sql server logs the other day because the drive they were on was running low on free space. the in use log is named “ERRORLOG” and can’t be deleted until the logs are cycled. you can force this process to happen by running the stored procedure sp_cycle_errorlog. new query […]
no more ifconfig… i kind of like how vmware is unifying everything under the esxcli umbrella. esxcli network esxcli network vswitch standard list = lists standard vswitch details esxcli network vswitch standard remove -v vSwitch0 = remove specified vswitch esxcli network vswitch dvs vmware list = lists dvswitches esxcli network vswitch standard uplink add -u vmnic4 -v […]
snmp seems a lot easier to configure in esxi… esxcli system snmp set –communities <community> esxcli system snmp set –targets <ip address>@162/<community> esxcli system snmp set –enable true source: http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/index.jsp#com.vmware.vsphere.monitoring.doc/GUID-8EF36D7D-59B6-4C74-B1AA-4A9D18AB6250.html for openmanage on 5.1 i tried the method of adding the patch to VUM and created a new baseline for it. i scanned and remediated […]
i recently learned about this utility from a coworker and then later saw it used at a microsoft conference. it’s an awesome “single pane of glass” console for RDP sessions. if you find yourself with lots of RDP windows open daily then this utility is for you. link: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21101
there’s various versions of office365 licensing for academic organizations. i believe office365 A4 licensing includes the most features. for schools that just want to use basic email there is the exchange online plan 1 which is typically free for students & faculty/staff. the SKU is EXCHANGESTANDARD_STUDENT. features included with this plan are email, calendar, antivirus/antispam, […]
i had to create a few batch files a couple of years ago to back up sql 2005 express databases. sql express does not allow you to set up maintenance plans like you can in sql standard/enterprise. database backup: del c:\backups\*.bak osql -E -S <server name\instance name> -i <database>.sql you’ll need to create the .sql […]
the other day i saw an announcement pop up for vsphere 5.5 which includes some features i’ve been waiting for… most excited about max VMDK file size now being 62TB. also VCSA now being a serious replacement for windows based vcenter installations. it looks like the requirement for a separate SSO database is removed (which […]
if you need to manage a different AD domain than the one your machine is joined to it’s useful to create a prebuilt MMC for that domain. in this case i created an ADUC console for another domain. steps involved… first i added one of the DCs from the other domain as my tertiary DNS […]
i followed the instructions here to add a shared windows printer in mac os x: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3049 some differences from the article…”print & fax” was named “print & scan” in the version of mac os x i tested this out on. also when i initially added the Advanced settings icon i was unable to choose a […]
pc recovery: early 8.x releases are too buggy to test…will revisit this later mac recovery: slave encrypted HDD run the recovery utility from the DDPE dmg file (within a Utilities folder) import recovery bundle of slave drive’s endpoint (csv file and must have a .csv extension) choose recover and you should be able to mount […]