Oh so many days and nights I have been struggling getting this to run smoothly. There are many guides out there but no one of them is up to date. I have so far experienced all types of errors and
Manage User Stored Credentials for UNC and whatnot.
This happens rarely, but could cause some headaches. Imagine this scenario, you have replaced a NAS or a Server with a new one. But decided to keep the FQDN/IP. So this new hardware is still being accessed the same way.
Cluster admin is hung? Do not worry there is a solution.
When you open the Cluster admin on a windows 2003 from a cluster node and it hangs on some random resource, you just need to do this instead: When you are about to browse for the cluster or type its
Easy way to determine DisplayName of a SAM in AD with powershell
With this little line you can get the DisplayName and whatnot from the AD, if you only happen to have the account id or logon name: get-qaduser [logonname] | ft samaccountname, DisplayName, Title, Department If you are about
How to cleanup hidden deviced (NIC’s) after a p2v migration..
After you have converted a Windows server to a virtual machine, some redundant hardware devices may not be removed in the process. I have seen this commonly with network devices. When setting the IP in a VM you may get
GPO cleanup – after a P2V conversion/migration
Sometimes, after a conversion of a physical server you might see random errors in the event viewer. Even worse sometimes the RPC service goes to defunc state (running but doesnt accept connections). One way to make sure the errors
Active Directory and Account Lockouts..
I thought I start of this blog with adding helpful scripts and tips I get to use. Here is the first and a very helpful tool from MS Run LockoutStatus.exe. Enter the username and find out which of your DCs