Concurrent user session on Windows Server.
Sometimes, a set of users will use same user account to connect to a same server and would require to have a different session. This can be achieved by following… Read more »
Forcibly remove failover cluster feature.
Forcibly remove failover cluster feature. I was asked to take a clone of Windows 2008 server and release it to appliation team as a replacement server for another standalone Windows… Read more »
VMware Error 0x0000005D
When you try to install Windows Operating System, you would come across an error code 0x0000005D. This is purely an issue related to the virtual machine profile. Please validate if you… Read more »
Powershell Script to start/stop/disable service on multiple remote server
Powershell script to control windows service on multiple remote servers. Get-content “Filename” | foreach {set-Service -ComputerName $_ -Name “Service Name” -StartupType Disabled -Status Stopped} Note: Replace Filename with filename location… Read more »
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 »
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 »