Reminder: Microsoft System Center Live Chat Tomorrow, 01/26/10, 11-2 pm EST (8-11am PST)
Post questions now and review the answers during the live chat on January 26th from 8am PST to 11am PST. Learn how System Center can benefit your IT environment with integrated solutions from the desktop to the data center, management of physical and virtual IT environments, knowledge-driven management, and rapid time to value. Join IT [...]
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| January 25, 2010 2:42 PM
DataCenter, Desktop, it management, Microsoft Windows, System Center, System Center Configuration Manager, System Center Essentials, System Center Operations Manager, Virtualization
Post questions now and review the answers during the live chat on January 26th from 8am PST to 11am PST. Learn how System Center can benefit your IT environment with integrated solutions from the desktop to the data center, management of physical and virtual IT environments, knowledge-driven management, and rapid time to value. Join IT [...]
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| January 25, 2010 2:42 PM
DataCenter, Desktop, it management, Microsoft Windows, System Center, System Center Configuration Manager, System Center Essentials, System Center Operations Manager, Virtualization
How to get external sound device & audio out of XP Mode in Win 7 host?
Hi there… I recently set up XP Mode Virtual PC inside my Win 7 Ultimate OS. 1) It’s all running fine, but I can’t get any audio out of it? 2) A Focusrite Saffire & M-Audio External Sound devices are connected to my main Win 7. 3) My goal is to run DAW apps in [...]
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| May 20, 2011 4:10 PM
Sounds and Audio Devices, Virtual PC, Windows 7, Windows XP
Hi there… I recently set up XP Mode Virtual PC inside my Win 7 Ultimate OS. 1) It’s all running fine, but I can’t get any audio out of it? 2) A Focusrite Saffire & M-Audio External Sound devices are connected to my main Win 7. 3) My goal is to run DAW apps in [...]
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| May 20, 2011 4:10 PM
Sounds and Audio Devices, Virtual PC, Windows 7, Windows XP
crashed disks and virtual installations – VMware Fusion
I have back ups on another external disk of previously installed windows xp machines. The hard drive crashed on my IMAC machine and the MBR went with the old drive. I have a new hard disk installed with a different installation of windows xp. Is there anyway to retrieve the files that the technicians copied [...]
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| January 18, 2010 6:45 AM
Virtual Installations, VMware, VMware Fusion, VMWare Fusion 2.0.6, Windows XP, Windows XP SP3
I have back ups on another external disk of previously installed windows xp machines. The hard drive crashed on my IMAC machine and the MBR went with the old drive. I have a new hard disk installed with a different installation of windows xp. Is there anyway to retrieve the files that the technicians copied [...]
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| January 18, 2010 6:45 AM
Virtual Installations, VMware, VMware Fusion, VMWare Fusion 2.0.6, Windows XP, Windows XP SP3
Nexus One Challenge Update: 01/14/09
After the first week of our Nexus One Challenge on IT Knowledge Exchange, our top 10 points earners are: OwenAmbrose Ryan8613 Technochic Carlosdl TomLiotta Steveoasdfasdf Mrdenny SandeshSegu Whatis23 MarkK Though one week has passed in the contest, there’s still plenty of time to nudge your way into the top 10. As a reminder, you can [...]
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| January 14, 2010 9:18 PM
Contests, Google, ITKE, ITKE Contests, Nexus One
After the first week of our Nexus One Challenge on IT Knowledge Exchange, our top 10 points earners are: OwenAmbrose Ryan8613 Technochic Carlosdl TomLiotta Steveoasdfasdf Mrdenny SandeshSegu Whatis23 MarkK Though one week has passed in the contest, there’s still plenty of time to nudge your way into the top 10. As a reminder, you can [...]
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| January 14, 2010 9:18 PM
Contests, Google, ITKE, ITKE Contests, Nexus One
P2V migration length — VMware
How can I calculate / estimate the time length of p2v migration with vmware vsphere 4?
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| January 14, 2010 6:54 AM
P2V, P2V migrations, VMware, VMware P2V
How can I calculate / estimate the time length of p2v migration with vmware vsphere 4?
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| January 14, 2010 6:54 AM
P2V, P2V migrations, VMware, VMware P2V
VMware doubts
Why vmware server has use some specific type network card?Why others are not compatable.
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| January 12, 2010 1:15 PM
VMware, VMware compatibility, VMware hardware
Why vmware server has use some specific type network card?Why others are not compatable.
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| January 12, 2010 1:15 PM
VMware, VMware compatibility, VMware hardware
Moving to a 100 percent virtual environment — benefits and risks
Can I virtualize all my servers, or should certain servers or specific applications not be virtualized? What are the benefits and risks?
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| January 12, 2010 6:05 PM
Application virtualization, Server Virtualization Implementation, Virtualization strategies, Virtualization technologies
Can I virtualize all my servers, or should certain servers or specific applications not be virtualized? What are the benefits and risks?
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| January 12, 2010 6:05 PM
Application virtualization, Server Virtualization Implementation, Virtualization strategies, Virtualization technologies
Losing Connection to Server – Why?
Hi there, I’m just looking for some suggestions of possible causes for losing connection to our server periodically. We just brought our whole IT infrastructure in house about 6 months ago. From day one we’ve been losing connection to the server (ie. our offline files folder kicks in, lose connection to Exchange, can’t access network [...]
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| January 21, 2010 3:55 PM
Hyper-V, Network connectivity, Switches, Windows Server 2008
Hi there, I’m just looking for some suggestions of possible causes for losing connection to our server periodically. We just brought our whole IT infrastructure in house about 6 months ago. From day one we’ve been losing connection to the server (ie. our offline files folder kicks in, lose connection to Exchange, can’t access network [...]
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| January 21, 2010 3:55 PM
Hyper-V, Network connectivity, Switches, Windows Server 2008
Earn 250 Knowledge Points now by tweeting out our contest
We’ve recently added 250 Knowledge Points to the following profiles for tweeting out our Google Nexus One Challenge: Jaideepkhanduja OwenAmbrose Carlosdl Ryan8613 MarkK Tweet out our Google Nexus One Challenge now and you can also earn the 250 Knowledge Point bonus. Remember that you don’t have to be an expert to earn Knowledge Points in [...]
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| January 27, 2011 3:23 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP Gateway
We’ve recently added 250 Knowledge Points to the following profiles for tweeting out our Google Nexus One Challenge: Jaideepkhanduja OwenAmbrose Carlosdl Ryan8613 MarkK Tweet out our Google Nexus One Challenge now and you can also earn the 250 Knowledge Point bonus. Remember that you don’t have to be an expert to earn Knowledge Points in [...]
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| January 27, 2011 3:23 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP Gateway
New Contest: Win the Nexus One Google Phone with your Knowledge Points!
You’re asking and answering questions already, so why not put those Knowledge Points to good use? Win a Nexus One, Google’s new cell phone! It’s unlocked, so you can sign on with the (select) carrier of your choice contract-free! Read all the details, but the short and long of it is that over the next [...]
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| February 27, 2010 3:30 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP
You’re asking and answering questions already, so why not put those Knowledge Points to good use? Win a Nexus One, Google’s new cell phone! It’s unlocked, so you can sign on with the (select) carrier of your choice contract-free! Read all the details, but the short and long of it is that over the next [...]
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| February 27, 2010 3:30 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP
Connect to Oracle on Virtual PC
Hi all, I don’t make it to connect from my Win7 host to Oracle 11g SE running under XP mode. Neither SQL-Plus nor SQL Developer get a connection, although the db is running and locally reachable as tested with SQL-Plus on the guest system. SQL Developer says ”The network Adapter could not establish the connection.” [...]
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| January 14, 2010 3:03 PM
Oracle, Virtual PC
Hi all, I don’t make it to connect from my Win7 host to Oracle 11g SE running under XP mode. Neither SQL-Plus nor SQL Developer get a connection, although the db is running and locally reachable as tested with SQL-Plus on the guest system. SQL Developer says ”The network Adapter could not establish the connection.” [...]
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| January 14, 2010 3:03 PM
Oracle, Virtual PC
can’t ping guest os from the outside LAN
hi i have configued vmware as xp is my host os and windows2003 as server, i need to make my guest os working like a standalone PC in the LAN,which network setup i need to follow. becuse whenever i tried to make ping from guet os to LAN pc’s ts working fine, but same time [...]
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| January 15, 2010 6:33 AM
Guest OS, LAN, OS, VMware, Windows Server 2003
hi i have configued vmware as xp is my host os and windows2003 as server, i need to make my guest os working like a standalone PC in the LAN,which network setup i need to follow. becuse whenever i tried to make ping from guet os to LAN pc’s ts working fine, but same time [...]
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| January 15, 2010 6:33 AM
Guest OS, LAN, OS, VMware, Windows Server 2003
HP ML110 G5 server Raid
after i configure array for 2 sata disk’s in instalation windows 2008 r2 is dond find a disk
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| January 4, 2010 7:52 AM
HP ML110 G5 Server, Installation Failure, RAID, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
after i configure array for 2 sata disk’s in instalation windows 2008 r2 is dond find a disk
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| January 4, 2010 7:52 AM
HP ML110 G5 Server, Installation Failure, RAID, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
Cisco Network
I am using Cisco Packet Tracer 5.2 for study, it seem to be good. I have configure Intervaln routing on 3 coreswitches which is workign fine with vast topology. I tried to place one router 2811 as a firewall between my wan and lan. But i am not able to ping from router to core [...]
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| January 6, 2010 4:37 AM
Cisco 2811, Cisco 3560, Cisco networks, Cisco Packet Tracer, InterVLAN, InterVLAN Routing
I am using Cisco Packet Tracer 5.2 for study, it seem to be good. I have configure Intervaln routing on 3 coreswitches which is workign fine with vast topology. I tried to place one router 2811 as a firewall between my wan and lan. But i am not able to ping from router to core [...]
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| January 6, 2010 4:37 AM
Cisco 2811, Cisco 3560, Cisco networks, Cisco Packet Tracer, InterVLAN, InterVLAN Routing
Vsphere installation
I have downloaded the trail version of Vsphere from VMware Site on to My PC. I want to install it. Is it mandatory to have dedicated Server for running V sphere in your P.C? Please guide regarding the installation of VSPHERE.
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| September 11, 2012 7:37 AM
VMware, vSphere, vSphere Installation
I have downloaded the trail version of Vsphere from VMware Site on to My PC. I want to install it. Is it mandatory to have dedicated Server for running V sphere in your P.C? Please guide regarding the installation of VSPHERE.
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| September 11, 2012 7:37 AM
VMware, vSphere, vSphere Installation
SQL server production virtualization – to do or not to do
I am being pushed to say yes for virtualizing our production server. We have already moved all our application servers, developement, stage and qa database environments to the virtualized environment (VMware). (These environments are not nearly the same size or power as production, can barely funtion at fraction of the actual activity in production. ) [...]
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| December 16, 2009 10:06 PM
Database, Database administration, Enterprise Virtualization, SQL Server Virtualization
I am being pushed to say yes for virtualizing our production server. We have already moved all our application servers, developement, stage and qa database environments to the virtualized environment (VMware). (These environments are not nearly the same size or power as production, can barely funtion at fraction of the actual activity in production. ) [...]
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| December 16, 2009 10:06 PM
Database, Database administration, Enterprise Virtualization, SQL Server Virtualization
Packing and Unpacking Xen tarballs
Using vmware I have a generic machine file that I use to quickly stand up a vm then customize as I need. It’s a tgz that I use and occasionally unpack and patch to keep the OS on the generic vm up to date. I’m looking to be able to do that with Xen, but [...]
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| January 7, 2010 7:29 PM
opensuse, VMware, Xen, XenMotion
Using vmware I have a generic machine file that I use to quickly stand up a vm then customize as I need. It’s a tgz that I use and occasionally unpack and patch to keep the OS on the generic vm up to date. I’m looking to be able to do that with Xen, but [...]
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| January 7, 2010 7:29 PM
opensuse, VMware, Xen, XenMotion
how do you restore a vhd windows image file?
I used the back up software that came with a western digital (usb) drive to create a back up of my laptop. Now I do not have the laptop or western digital drive, only a copy of the windows image file it created. The format is a vhd file. How do I extract the files [...]
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| December 16, 2009 2:58 PM
Backup & recovery tools, Laptop backup, VHD backup
I used the back up software that came with a western digital (usb) drive to create a back up of my laptop. Now I do not have the laptop or western digital drive, only a copy of the windows image file it created. The format is a vhd file. How do I extract the files [...]
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| December 16, 2009 2:58 PM
Backup & recovery tools, Laptop backup, VHD backup
PIP1 socket file not getting created
I am trying to connect the VMWare serial console from my ESX host. The steps I followed: 1. Made the changes into the virtual machine properties. serialport 1: use named pipe pipe name: /vmfs/volumes/Storage1/vm1/pipe1 near end: server far end: the virtual machine Issue: [...]
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| January 7, 2010 2:50 PM
ESX, ESX Host, Socket, Virtualization, VMware, VMware ESX
I am trying to connect the VMWare serial console from my ESX host. The steps I followed: 1. Made the changes into the virtual machine properties. serialport 1: use named pipe pipe name: /vmfs/volumes/Storage1/vm1/pipe1 near end: server far end: the virtual machine Issue: [...]
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| January 7, 2010 2:50 PM
ESX, ESX Host, Socket, Virtualization, VMware, VMware ESX
The most-watched IT questions this week: Dec. 15, 2009
Here are the 10 most watched questions on ITKE: There’s some great discussion going on. Go answer a question now! 1. Ak1bo78 asks for a C# how to on IF Statement’s, which Mshen and CarlosDL help create. 2. Dbsi2006 asks for help on how to map drives without UNC, which Rklanke, MrDenny, KevinBeaver and CarlosDL [...]
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| December 15, 2009 2:13 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, databse, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Stroage, Virtualization, VoIP
Here are the 10 most watched questions on ITKE: There’s some great discussion going on. Go answer a question now! 1. Ak1bo78 asks for a C# how to on IF Statement’s, which Mshen and CarlosDL help create. 2. Dbsi2006 asks for help on how to map drives without UNC, which Rklanke, MrDenny, KevinBeaver and CarlosDL [...]
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| December 15, 2009 2:13 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, databse, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Stroage, Virtualization, VoIP
