Error 1720 installing EMC Powerpath and PPME.
I was trying to upgrade EMC powerpath from Powerpath v5.3 to v5.5 SP1. I uninstalled 5.3 using the windows utility and was then unable to re-install the latest version. Found… Read more »
Author Archives: WintelAdmin
VMware P2V or V2V gives error Unable to contact the specified host.
When you do a P2V or V2V of Windows 2008 server using VMware Converter you might get the below error: Unable to contact the specified host. The host is not… Read more »
Upgrading Windows 2008 R2 editions from the command line without media.
Tested something new with Windows 2008 today. Windows 2008 has an inbuilt utility called the Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool which does not require any media to upgrade… Read more »
Outbound Emails blocked on Windows Server.
Recently, came across an issue where the outbound SMTP mail where getting blocked. When checked the server and firewall settings everything looked very normal. Finally, the issue was with McAfee…. Read more »
How to change blade name in a c7000 enclosure?
Recently, one of the blade server was re imaged with a new name. However, new server name was not getting reflected under the devices. Hence, below steps were followed to… Read more »
Fix: The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed.
The common fix is to remove the server from the domain and then join it back in but that takes some time so what I prefer to do is to… Read more »
Fix RDP on Windows 2003 without reboot.
A very common issue on a daily life of a Windows server administrator is that the users complaining about RDP issue. If the issue is with Windows 2008, that’s fine… Read more »
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VM Tools Update Failure [solved]
During VM Tools update, if you find any issues like unable to remove older version of VMware Tools or error 1714, you can remove old version manually from the registry… Read more »
“Remote” tab missing from My Computer properties.
Recently, one of our server was completed with inplace upgrade from Windows 2000 to 2003. After the upgrade, when you right-click My Computer icon in the Desktop and choose Properties,… Read more »