Exchange 2003 / File Server Cluster – Best practice – WHAT IS your OPINION?
I have setup a 2-node Win2k3 cluster with a PowerVault 13 Disk Storage. WE are using this for: 1) Exchange and 2)File/Print services I have a 2 140GB disk on a RAID 1 for with partitions q: for Quorum and E: I have the rest of the 11 on a RAID 5 139 TB 1 [...]
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| August 28, 2008 2:02 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange server installation, RAID, RAID 1, RAID 5, Windows Server 2003
I have setup a 2-node Win2k3 cluster with a PowerVault 13 Disk Storage. WE are using this for: 1) Exchange and 2)File/Print services I have a 2 140GB disk on a RAID 1 for with partitions q: for Quorum and E: I have the rest of the 11 on a RAID 5 139 TB 1 [...]
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| August 28, 2008 2:02 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange server installation, RAID, RAID 1, RAID 5, Windows Server 2003
Library management system
i need a free library management system running on window or linux that can keep track of who has what cd/books any one help plse
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| August 20, 2005 5:39 AM
3Com, ABAP, Access, Active Directory, ActiveX, ADA, ASP, ASP.NET, Availability, Avaya, Bandwidth, BASIC, Benchmarking, Bind, C, Cabling, CGI, Cisco, COBOL, ColdFusion, Computer Associates, DataCenter, Dell, Desktops, Development, DHCP, Distribution/logistics applications, DNS, Enterasys, Enterprise Desktop, Ethernet, Fault isolation, FDDI, Foundry, Frame Relay, General Directories, H.323, Hardware, HEAT, Help Desk, Hewlett-Packard, Hubs, IPv4, IPv6, Juniper Networks, LDAP, Lifecycle development, Lotus Domino, Lucent, Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Operations Manager, Microsoft Windows, MPLS, NetBIOS, Network management software, Network monitoring, Network protocols, Network testing, Networking, Networking services, NFS, Nortel, Novell IPX/SPX, Novell NDS, Oracle, OS, Patch management, Performance management, PHP, Ping, Programming Languages, Protocol analysis, Remote management, Routers, SAP, Security, Servers, SIP, Software Quality Assurance, SQL Server, Switches, Systems management software, T-SQL, TCP, Tech support, Updates from SearchSQLServer.com staff, Updates from SearchWindowsSecurity.com staff, VB.NET, VBA, VBScript, Visual Basic, Windows, WINS, XML
i need a free library management system running on window or linux that can keep track of who has what cd/books any one help plse
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| August 20, 2005 5:39 AM
3Com, ABAP, Access, Active Directory, ActiveX, ADA, ASP, ASP.NET, Availability, Avaya, Bandwidth, BASIC, Benchmarking, Bind, C, Cabling, CGI, Cisco, COBOL, ColdFusion, Computer Associates, DataCenter, Dell, Desktops, Development, DHCP, Distribution/logistics applications, DNS, Enterasys, Enterprise Desktop, Ethernet, Fault isolation, FDDI, Foundry, Frame Relay, General Directories, H.323, Hardware, HEAT, Help Desk, Hewlett-Packard, Hubs, IPv4, IPv6, Juniper Networks, LDAP, Lifecycle development, Lotus Domino, Lucent, Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Operations Manager, Microsoft Windows, MPLS, NetBIOS, Network management software, Network monitoring, Network protocols, Network testing, Networking, Networking services, NFS, Nortel, Novell IPX/SPX, Novell NDS, Oracle, OS, Patch management, Performance management, PHP, Ping, Programming Languages, Protocol analysis, Remote management, Routers, SAP, Security, Servers, SIP, Software Quality Assurance, SQL Server, Switches, Systems management software, T-SQL, TCP, Tech support, Updates from SearchSQLServer.com staff, Updates from SearchWindowsSecurity.com staff, VB.NET, VBA, VBScript, Visual Basic, Windows, WINS, XML
Synchronization of application servers
hi all my company has about 30 application servers,so when i want to install something i have to do it on 30 servers which is very time consuming.due to this I Need a way to update all application servers using a single installation routine. can someone help please
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| September 25, 2005 3:21 AM
3Com, Access, Active Directory, Apache, AS/400, Availability, Avaya, Bandwidth, Benchmarking, Bind, Cabling, Cisco, Database, DataCenter, DB2, Dell, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, Enterasys, Enterprise Desktop, Ethernet, Exchange, Exchange security, Fault isolation, FDDI, Foundry, Frame Relay, General Directories, Hardware, Hewlett-Packard Application Server, Hubs, IPv4, IPv6, Juniper Networks, LDAP, Linux, Lotus Domino, Lucent, Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, MySQL, NetBIOS, Network applications management, Network management software, Network monitoring, Network protocols, Network testing, Networking, Networking services, NFS, Nortel, Novell NDS, Oracle, OS, Patch management, Performance management, Ping, Protocol analysis, Remote management, Routers, Security, Servers, SQL, SQL Server, Switches, TCP, Updates from SearchSQLServer.com staff, Updates from SearchWindowsSecurity.com staff, Windows, WINS
hi all my company has about 30 application servers,so when i want to install something i have to do it on 30 servers which is very time consuming.due to this I Need a way to update all application servers using a single installation routine. can someone help please
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| September 25, 2005 3:21 AM
3Com, Access, Active Directory, Apache, AS/400, Availability, Avaya, Bandwidth, Benchmarking, Bind, Cabling, Cisco, Database, DataCenter, DB2, Dell, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, Enterasys, Enterprise Desktop, Ethernet, Exchange, Exchange security, Fault isolation, FDDI, Foundry, Frame Relay, General Directories, Hardware, Hewlett-Packard Application Server, Hubs, IPv4, IPv6, Juniper Networks, LDAP, Linux, Lotus Domino, Lucent, Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, MySQL, NetBIOS, Network applications management, Network management software, Network monitoring, Network protocols, Network testing, Networking, Networking services, NFS, Nortel, Novell NDS, Oracle, OS, Patch management, Performance management, Ping, Protocol analysis, Remote management, Routers, Security, Servers, SQL, SQL Server, Switches, TCP, Updates from SearchSQLServer.com staff, Updates from SearchWindowsSecurity.com staff, Windows, WINS
Change Path of all Users’ home directory
I am migrating an old file server to a new file server, but I having difficulty coming up with a vbs script that will change the path of all the users’ home directory within Active Directory. We are operating on Windows Server 2000. Does anyone have any idea of how to make a logon script [...]
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| August 10, 2005 11:18 AM
Active Directory, LDAP
I am migrating an old file server to a new file server, but I having difficulty coming up with a vbs script that will change the path of all the users’ home directory within Active Directory. We are operating on Windows Server 2000. Does anyone have any idea of how to make a logon script [...]
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| August 10, 2005 11:18 AM
Active Directory, LDAP
nt5inf.cat file missing while installing windows server 2003
I am installing windows server 2003 on virtual pc 2004. I get the msgbox that promts me to locate the file nt5inf.cat. I am loading the OS from iso-image in virtual pc:s cd drive. How to solve?
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| December 21, 2007 9:50 AM
Windows Server 2003
I am installing windows server 2003 on virtual pc 2004. I get the msgbox that promts me to locate the file nt5inf.cat. I am loading the OS from iso-image in virtual pc:s cd drive. How to solve?
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| December 21, 2007 9:50 AM
Windows Server 2003
Excluding Users From a Group Policy
I’m trying to create a policy to limit access to MSN Messenger by creating a “Don’t run specified applications” policy (I realise this isn’t 100% fool-proof, but it doesn’t have to be), but there are some users which are allowed access to the program (these users are in their own security group). I read elsewhere [...]
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| August 4, 2005 7:42 PM
Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003
I’m trying to create a policy to limit access to MSN Messenger by creating a “Don’t run specified applications” policy (I realise this isn’t 100% fool-proof, but it doesn’t have to be), but there are some users which are allowed access to the program (these users are in their own security group). I read elsewhere [...]
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| August 4, 2005 7:42 PM
Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003
remote office
I’m having trouble creating subnets for my remote office. I have a sonicwall at each office creating a vpn between locations. My server is at the main location and it does the dhcp and dns. I have no trouble setting up the vpn but not sure if I have correct settings I need in Active [...]
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| August 4, 2005 9:32 AM
Active Directory, DataCenter, DHCP, DNS, Networking, Networking services, Remote users, Security management
I’m having trouble creating subnets for my remote office. I have a sonicwall at each office creating a vpn between locations. My server is at the main location and it does the dhcp and dns. I have no trouble setting up the vpn but not sure if I have correct settings I need in Active [...]
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| August 4, 2005 9:32 AM
Active Directory, DataCenter, DHCP, DNS, Networking, Networking services, Remote users, Security management
AD 2K vs. 2k3 Global Catalog Server Requirement for userlogon
Hi I’m Philipp from Germany, I’m an active member of a german Microsoft Support Community www.mcseboard.de and a view weeks ago we had an discussion about the global catalog requirement and imho we couldn’t found the right answer. Perhaps someone can help me here. After I had looked at this resources: TechNet Support WebCast: Overview [...]
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| August 4, 2005 3:07 PM
Active Directory
Hi I’m Philipp from Germany, I’m an active member of a german Microsoft Support Community www.mcseboard.de and a view weeks ago we had an discussion about the global catalog requirement and imho we couldn’t found the right answer. Perhaps someone can help me here. After I had looked at this resources: TechNet Support WebCast: Overview [...]
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| August 4, 2005 3:07 PM
Active Directory
Routing through other network
hi,there is a problem.it was heavy rains since few days becouse of which our connection to our ISP has been broken.there is another network in the neighbourhood which is connected to the same ISP. how can we route our traffic through there link,what hardware n software configuration changes we need to make? thanks for any [...]
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| July 28, 2005 7:55 AM
Active Directory, Bind, Cisco, DataCenter, DHCP, DNS, General Directories, Hardware, LDAP, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Network management software, Networking, Networking services, Remote management, Security
hi,there is a problem.it was heavy rains since few days becouse of which our connection to our ISP has been broken.there is another network in the neighbourhood which is connected to the same ISP. how can we route our traffic through there link,what hardware n software configuration changes we need to make? thanks for any [...]
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| July 28, 2005 7:55 AM
Active Directory, Bind, Cisco, DataCenter, DHCP, DNS, General Directories, Hardware, LDAP, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Network management software, Networking, Networking services, Remote management, Security
Deep Freeze and Group Policy
I am a CIS student doing a CWE at a local nonprofit org. Our network is comprised of two 2000 Advanced Servers and four XP Professional clients. We are using Active Directory and have put a group policy into effect. We installed Deep Freeze on the client computers. Deep Freeze will work on users located [...]
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| July 29, 2005 9:52 PM
Active Directory, Networking
I am a CIS student doing a CWE at a local nonprofit org. Our network is comprised of two 2000 Advanced Servers and four XP Professional clients. We are using Active Directory and have put a group policy into effect. We installed Deep Freeze on the client computers. Deep Freeze will work on users located [...]
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| July 29, 2005 9:52 PM
Active Directory, Networking
System State Enquiries
I have little understanding on System State, please bear with me if I am asking the obvious. Based on the information found; the purpose of system state is in the event after hotfix or installation of new program, the OS crashed, system state backup is used to restore the OS configuration files (registry being one [...]
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| August 16, 2005 11:45 AM
DataCenter, Servers, Windows, Windows 2000 Server
I have little understanding on System State, please bear with me if I am asking the obvious. Based on the information found; the purpose of system state is in the event after hotfix or installation of new program, the OS crashed, system state backup is used to restore the OS configuration files (registry being one [...]
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| August 16, 2005 11:45 AM
DataCenter, Servers, Windows, Windows 2000 Server
LPR Printing in Windows server 2003
I have just set up a shared generic line printer on one of our 2003 servers, and when I print a test page everything prints OK. However, when I map it as a network printer on another machine the print job is sent to the queue but stays there and nothing is printed. In the [...]
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| December 18, 2009 9:04 AM
Help Desk, Microsoft Windows, Tech support, Vendor support, Windows Server 2003
I have just set up a shared generic line printer on one of our 2003 servers, and when I print a test page everything prints OK. However, when I map it as a network printer on another machine the print job is sent to the queue but stays there and nothing is printed. In the [...]
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| December 18, 2009 9:04 AM
Help Desk, Microsoft Windows, Tech support, Vendor support, Windows Server 2003
wireless access points DHCP and drive mapping
Hello all, I recently installed wireless access points in my organization. They are configured to set automatically via DHCP on a 2000 server machine. It seems to work fine. But when I map a drive on client laptops running XP Pro and set it to reconnect at logon the drive either mysteriously disappears or appears [...]
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| July 22, 2005 5:14 PM
802.11 networking equipment, DataCenter, DataManagement, Emerging technologies, Ethernet, Hardware, Help Desk, IPv4, IPv6, NetBIOS, Networking, Networking Equipment, Security, TCP, Tech support, Windows, Windows 2000 Server, Wireless, Wireless Access Points, Wireless PC cards, Wireless routers, Wireless standards
Hello all, I recently installed wireless access points in my organization. They are configured to set automatically via DHCP on a 2000 server machine. It seems to work fine. But when I map a drive on client laptops running XP Pro and set it to reconnect at logon the drive either mysteriously disappears or appears [...]
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| July 22, 2005 5:14 PM
802.11 networking equipment, DataCenter, DataManagement, Emerging technologies, Ethernet, Hardware, Help Desk, IPv4, IPv6, NetBIOS, Networking, Networking Equipment, Security, TCP, Tech support, Windows, Windows 2000 Server, Wireless, Wireless Access Points, Wireless PC cards, Wireless routers, Wireless standards
Problem with GPO’s and Active Directory
I was wondering if anyone out there has experienced the same problem. We are currently operating in a Windows 2000 Domain using Advanced Server on my domain controllers. Additionally I have member servers running W2k and W2k3, Windows 2000 Pro and Windows XP clients. All total about 7,000 devices. All devices are running with the [...]
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| July 22, 2005 4:13 PM
Windows 2000 Server
I was wondering if anyone out there has experienced the same problem. We are currently operating in a Windows 2000 Domain using Advanced Server on my domain controllers. Additionally I have member servers running W2k and W2k3, Windows 2000 Pro and Windows XP clients. All total about 7,000 devices. All devices are running with the [...]
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| July 22, 2005 4:13 PM
Windows 2000 Server
Logon Authentication
We have two domain controllers one in USA and the other one in INDIA both are on windows 2003 standard edtion, some of the XP and 2000 clients in USA are authenticating themselves against the domain controller in INDIA, how do we solve this issue and revert back the authenticating servers for clients in USA [...]
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| July 26, 2005 4:25 AM
Servers, Windows, Windows Server 2003
We have two domain controllers one in USA and the other one in INDIA both are on windows 2003 standard edtion, some of the XP and 2000 clients in USA are authenticating themselves against the domain controller in INDIA, how do we solve this issue and revert back the authenticating servers for clients in USA [...]
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| July 26, 2005 4:25 AM
Servers, Windows, Windows Server 2003
Failover clustering in windows 2003 environment.
A SearchStorage.com reader recently asked: I want to test a failover clustering in windows 2003 environment. As am doing this at home, I don’t have a SAN or Shared SCSI with me. Am struck at Shared Quorum. If am using Majority Node Cluster, is it possible to test with the IDE hard disks of these [...]
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| February 24, 2011 12:52 PM
Backup & recovery, Clustering, Failover, Microsoft Windows, SAN, SCSI, Storage clustering, Storage products and equipment, Windows Server 2003
A SearchStorage.com reader recently asked: I want to test a failover clustering in windows 2003 environment. As am doing this at home, I don’t have a SAN or Shared SCSI with me. Am struck at Shared Quorum. If am using Majority Node Cluster, is it possible to test with the IDE hard disks of these [...]
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| February 24, 2011 12:52 PM
Backup & recovery, Clustering, Failover, Microsoft Windows, SAN, SCSI, Storage clustering, Storage products and equipment, Windows Server 2003
Duplicate computer GUIDs in Active Directory
When we use RIS to image computers, we sometime get errors indicating there are duplicate GUIDs in the directory. I’m totally lost. I thought GUIDs were based off the MAC address of the NIC. This doesn’t happen all the time, we only see this error when we PXE boot the computers. We never see the [...]
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| July 20, 2005 5:24 PM
Active Directory
When we use RIS to image computers, we sometime get errors indicating there are duplicate GUIDs in the directory. I’m totally lost. I thought GUIDs were based off the MAC address of the NIC. This doesn’t happen all the time, we only see this error when we PXE boot the computers. We never see the [...]
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| July 20, 2005 5:24 PM
Active Directory
GPO/DFS Problem
A while back our company was using DFS to share files around the office. The domain controller hosting this crashed, leaving us unable to remove the root. Now, we need to share that folder using the same name, but it is not possible because it is believed to still be there. Is there some way [...]
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| July 18, 2005 4:19 PM
Windows Server 2003
A while back our company was using DFS to share files around the office. The domain controller hosting this crashed, leaving us unable to remove the root. Now, we need to share that folder using the same name, but it is not possible because it is believed to still be there. Is there some way [...]
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| July 18, 2005 4:19 PM
Windows Server 2003
Exchange2000 IM Problem
We have been running Exchange2000 IM for the past few months and it has been working as well as expected with any problems. then all of sudden we started gettting login errors: Exchange Instant Messaging Sign-In Faliure The email address does not match the username and password of the person logged into this computer. Make [...]
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| July 13, 2005 7:26 AM
802.11 networking equipment, Active Directory, Administration, Application management, Application software, Cisco, Client management, Content filtering, Database issues, DataCenter, DataManagement, Desktop management applications, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, E-mail applications, Exchange, Exchange 2000, Exchange Server ActiveSync, Firewalls, Handheld devices, Hardware, Help Desk, HTTP, Installation, Instant Messaging, Knowledge management applications, LDAP, Lotus Domino, Mail protocols, Management, McAfee, Microsoft Operations Manager, Microsoft Windows, Migration, Networking, Networking Products, Networking services, Operating system platforms, Outlook, Safeweb, Security, Security products, Servers, Service and support, SMTP, Spam, Symantec, System utilities, Systems management software, Tech support, TrendMicro, Vendors, Virus protection, VPN, WINS, Wireless Access Points
We have been running Exchange2000 IM for the past few months and it has been working as well as expected with any problems. then all of sudden we started gettting login errors: Exchange Instant Messaging Sign-In Faliure The email address does not match the username and password of the person logged into this computer. Make [...]
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| July 13, 2005 7:26 AM
802.11 networking equipment, Active Directory, Administration, Application management, Application software, Cisco, Client management, Content filtering, Database issues, DataCenter, DataManagement, Desktop management applications, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, E-mail applications, Exchange, Exchange 2000, Exchange Server ActiveSync, Firewalls, Handheld devices, Hardware, Help Desk, HTTP, Installation, Instant Messaging, Knowledge management applications, LDAP, Lotus Domino, Mail protocols, Management, McAfee, Microsoft Operations Manager, Microsoft Windows, Migration, Networking, Networking Products, Networking services, Operating system platforms, Outlook, Safeweb, Security, Security products, Servers, Service and support, SMTP, Spam, Symantec, System utilities, Systems management software, Tech support, TrendMicro, Vendors, Virus protection, VPN, WINS, Wireless Access Points
Folder redirection/only domain controller admin gets redirected
I have tried to configure folder redirection in a single domain with no attached sites. I have two client computers and one domain controller. When I try to confogure folder redirection only the (desktop, my documents)of the admin user of the domain controller gets redirected. None of the roaming users folders are redirected. Can someone [...]
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| August 24, 2005 2:54 PM
Active Directory, DataCenter, DHCP, DNS, General Directories, Help Desk, LDAP, Lotus Domino, Networking, Networking services, NFS, Security, Tech support, Third-party services
I have tried to configure folder redirection in a single domain with no attached sites. I have two client computers and one domain controller. When I try to confogure folder redirection only the (desktop, my documents)of the admin user of the domain controller gets redirected. None of the roaming users folders are redirected. Can someone [...]
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| August 24, 2005 2:54 PM
Active Directory, DataCenter, DHCP, DNS, General Directories, Help Desk, LDAP, Lotus Domino, Networking, Networking services, NFS, Security, Tech support, Third-party services
