To start migrating your system from one drive to the other, perform the following steps: boot your machine using the live CD / USB stick; enable the “universe” repositories on Ubuntu and install gddrescue: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install
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
Installing Couchpotato on Ubuntu
This is something that I used recently and I guess more people are interested in how it is done.. Using GIT is probably the best way: Install GIT with apt-get install git-core cd’ to the folder of your choosing. Run git clone https://github.com/RuudBurger/CouchPotatoServer.git
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
Cloudy thinking..
First blog post is here..