A Treasure Trove of Technology Tidbits
So, I needed to add a static route to a VMware ESXi server. Specifically, I was looking to add the static route to the ESXi host in order to mount a particular NFS datastore. I did not need to add the static route to the guest machines — either Windows or Linux — that were […]
So, I am happily adding NFS storage to an ESXi host. Then, suddenly, I cannot add any more NFS mounts! What is VMware doing? A little investigation turns up a default limitation of eight NFS mounts. This can be easily increased, using the steps described below. Note that if you increase NFS.maxVolumes, you should consider […]
Have you ever wanted to install vCenter in an environment that has no domain server? For instance, perhaps you just wanted to install vCenter in a lab environment. Well, everything goes fine until you receive the installation error, “The Fully Qualified Domain Name cannot be resolved. If you continue the installation, some features might not […]
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If you are installing SQL Server 2008 on a fresh instance of Windows Server, you will be prompted to install .Net 3.5 as a prerequisite. As long as you are using the older operating system versions, e.g. 2003, 2003R2, or 2008, you have the choice of (a) downloading from Microsoft or (b) letting the SQL […]
I needed to attach some storage to an existing Hyper-V guest operating system. The guest was running in an existing failover cluster. The storage was already provisioned such that it appeared in Failover Cluster Manager | Storage as “Available Storage”. Herein are the steps taken: Grab the storage path for later use. Start | Administrative […]
VMware ESXi 5.0 has the ability to setup jumbo frames without using the command line. The first time I tried it, I charged the maximum MTU settings on the storage array, in the network equipment, and on the VMware vSwitch. It didn’t work and I was frustrated. After a little research, I figured out that […]
I needed to install ESXi 5.0 on a new HP blade server. I downloaded the ESXi ISO image from VMware, but it did not work! Turns out that HP has a OEM version of the ESXi image, with the necessary ethernet Flex-NIC drivers already bundled. So, I downloaded the HP OEM ESXi 5.0 image, installed […]
In the middle of an Exchange data migration, and having full Domain Admin & Exchange Admin rights, I receive this troublesome error message — Error: Active Directory operation failed on XYZ. This error is not retrievable. Additional information: Insufficient access rights to perform the operation. This error was presented to me when attempting to complete […]
Have you ever felt that your network should be faster? No really, the hardware is state-of-the-art. The software is current. But, the network response is lack luster. Servers to be responding slowly and pings respond slowly. You cannot find any underlying reasons for this behavior. Have you looked at your DNS settings, and specifically your […]