How can I copy Active Directory from the old server to a new server?
You don’t copy Active Directory from the old server to the new server. You add the new server as a domain controller within your existing Active Directory domain by running dcpromo on the new machine and going through the wizard. Once it is done both machines will be domain controllers with a full copy of [...]
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| August 30, 2009 3:47 AM
Active Directory, Oracle
You don’t copy Active Directory from the old server to the new server. You add the new server as a domain controller within your existing Active Directory domain by running dcpromo on the new machine and going through the wizard. Once it is done both machines will be domain controllers with a full copy of [...]
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| August 30, 2009 3:47 AM
Active Directory, Oracle
Lost SAN Connection after MS Security Patches updated
There’s a possibility you’ll need to reinstall the MS hotfix for the storport driver. Check the vendor/tech support notes for your HBA. Run a emcgrab report on the host. and then run it through HEAT on powerlink. That is the quickest way to nail down any issues.
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| August 30, 2009 3:37 AM
EMC DMX800, EMC SAN, Microsoft Security Patches, SAN Configuration, Windows Server 2003
There’s a possibility you’ll need to reinstall the MS hotfix for the storport driver. Check the vendor/tech support notes for your HBA. Run a emcgrab report on the host. and then run it through HEAT on powerlink. That is the quickest way to nail down any issues.
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| August 30, 2009 3:37 AM
EMC DMX800, EMC SAN, Microsoft Security Patches, SAN Configuration, Windows Server 2003
Adding a Second Domain Controller
A second domain controller is very straight forward. The infrastructure is already there all you need to do is add the second one. 1. Add the server as a member server to the domain 2. run dcpromo to open the installation wizard 3. Go through the wizard to complete installation 4. Once the server reboots, [...]
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| August 28, 2009 10:34 PM
Domain Controller, Windows Server 2003
A second domain controller is very straight forward. The infrastructure is already there all you need to do is add the second one. 1. Add the server as a member server to the domain 2. run dcpromo to open the installation wizard 3. Go through the wizard to complete installation 4. Once the server reboots, [...]
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| August 28, 2009 10:34 PM
Domain Controller, Windows Server 2003
2003 server not staying joined to Domain
Install the support tools from your server 2003 cd. Then run netdiag and dcdiag to see what kinds of issues are causing this machine to disconnect from the domain. Don’t forget to check DNS for any inconsistancies! As I noted earlier, I have a similar problem. It is very intermittent. I can go for 2 [...]
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| August 28, 2009 4:27 PM
Active Directory, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 connectivity
Install the support tools from your server 2003 cd. Then run netdiag and dcdiag to see what kinds of issues are causing this machine to disconnect from the domain. Don’t forget to check DNS for any inconsistancies! As I noted earlier, I have a similar problem. It is very intermittent. I can go for 2 [...]
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| August 28, 2009 4:27 PM
Active Directory, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 connectivity
How to present an EMC Storage LUN to Windows 2003
You would need to add in a fibre card into the VCB proxy host. Then zone and mask the same lun that is being seen by the sserver to this proxy host and then initiate a backup. There are vcb mount and unmount scripts that you would need to specify.
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| August 27, 2009 5:35 PM
ArcServe, Backup, EMC SAN, LUN, SAN, VMware, VMware ESX, Windows Server 2003
You would need to add in a fibre card into the VCB proxy host. Then zone and mask the same lun that is being seen by the sserver to this proxy host and then initiate a backup. There are vcb mount and unmount scripts that you would need to specify.
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| August 27, 2009 5:35 PM
ArcServe, Backup, EMC SAN, LUN, SAN, VMware, VMware ESX, Windows Server 2003
V2V Conversion – VMWare Server Console to Hyper-V
Gaurang, Overall, it sounds like you’re on the right track for performing a V2V conversion from a VMware VM (.vmdk file) to a Hyper-V VM (.vhd file). I did a quick web search, and the following links should provide you with the step-by-step information you need: http://www.ittv.net/VideoPlayer/tabid/57/VideoId/233/Perform-A-Virtual-To-Virtual-V2V-Migration-With-SCVMM-2008.aspx http://windowsitpro.com/Articles/ArticleID/100848/pg/1/1.html Basically, you need to use the “Convert [...]
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| August 27, 2009 3:32 PM
Hyper-V, Server virtualization, V2V, Virtual Machines, VMware Server, VMware Server Console, Windows Server 2008
Gaurang, Overall, it sounds like you’re on the right track for performing a V2V conversion from a VMware VM (.vmdk file) to a Hyper-V VM (.vhd file). I did a quick web search, and the following links should provide you with the step-by-step information you need: http://www.ittv.net/VideoPlayer/tabid/57/VideoId/233/Perform-A-Virtual-To-Virtual-V2V-Migration-With-SCVMM-2008.aspx http://windowsitpro.com/Articles/ArticleID/100848/pg/1/1.html Basically, you need to use the “Convert [...]
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| August 27, 2009 3:32 PM
Hyper-V, Server virtualization, V2V, Virtual Machines, VMware Server, VMware Server Console, Windows Server 2008
Active Directory Migration server 2003 to server 2008
<a href=”http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771461(WS.10).aspx”>This</a> is a good reference. Basically run ADPREP, then install a Server 2008 DC.
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| August 26, 2009 9:56 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory migration, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008
<a href=”http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771461(WS.10).aspx”>This</a> is a good reference. Basically run ADPREP, then install a Server 2008 DC.
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| August 26, 2009 9:56 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory migration, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 R2 Itanium version roles
Nope, that’s all that’s available. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/r2-compare-roles.aspx
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| August 26, 2009 8:50 PM
Itanium Servers, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
Nope, that’s all that’s available. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/r2-compare-roles.aspx
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| August 26, 2009 8:50 PM
Itanium Servers, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
VMware guests network traffic
It will actually go out to the physical port and come back in. VMware doesn’t make the assumption that the destination that the packets are going to are on the same server so it will send the traffic out to the network port which will then send it back to the other guest.
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| August 26, 2009 5:57 PM
iSCSI, Network traffic, VMware Guests, Windows Server 2003
It will actually go out to the physical port and come back in. VMware doesn’t make the assumption that the destination that the packets are going to are on the same server so it will send the traffic out to the network port which will then send it back to the other guest.
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| August 26, 2009 5:57 PM
iSCSI, Network traffic, VMware Guests, Windows Server 2003
delete x days of files Windows server 2003 sp2
First, remove the “Windows 2003 – ForFiles” line from your script. Then, try changing your forfiles call to this: <pre>forfiles /p c:test072909 /s /m *.* /d -30 /c “cmd /c del @file”</pre> If you just want to list the files, then use this: <pre>forfiles /p c:test072909 /s /m *.* /d -30 /c “cmd /c echo [...]
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| August 26, 2009 3:03 PM
Batch files, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 SP2
First, remove the “Windows 2003 – ForFiles” line from your script. Then, try changing your forfiles call to this: <pre>forfiles /p c:test072909 /s /m *.* /d -30 /c “cmd /c del @file”</pre> If you just want to list the files, then use this: <pre>forfiles /p c:test072909 /s /m *.* /d -30 /c “cmd /c echo [...]
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| August 26, 2009 3:03 PM
Batch files, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 SP2
Exchange 2007 install
I would go with the HCL for the OS, because anything compatible with the OS you plan to install exchange 2007 on will be compatible with Exchange. Obviously it will need to be a 64 bit server and 64 bit version of the OS, that much is required for Exchange 2007. The rest is fine [...]
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| August 26, 2009 1:41 PM
Bladecenter, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2007 installation, Exchange installation, HCL, i5/OS, I5/OS Bladecenter H, Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003
I would go with the HCL for the OS, because anything compatible with the OS you plan to install exchange 2007 on will be compatible with Exchange. Obviously it will need to be a 64 bit server and 64 bit version of the OS, that much is required for Exchange 2007. The rest is fine [...]
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| August 26, 2009 1:41 PM
Bladecenter, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2007 installation, Exchange installation, HCL, i5/OS, I5/OS Bladecenter H, Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003
doesn’t work block policy inheritance on OU domain controller
Enforced group policies apply to all OUs regardless of blocking inheritance. Make sure this policy is not enforced. You can make sure by clicking on the OU in the Group Policy Management MMC and clicking on the Group Policy Inheritance tab.
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| August 25, 2009 10:15 PM
Active Directory, Domain Controller, Group Policy, Inheritance, Windows 2000 Domain Controller
Enforced group policies apply to all OUs regardless of blocking inheritance. Make sure this policy is not enforced. You can make sure by clicking on the OU in the Group Policy Management MMC and clicking on the Group Policy Inheritance tab.
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| August 25, 2009 10:15 PM
Active Directory, Domain Controller, Group Policy, Inheritance, Windows 2000 Domain Controller
How can I synchronize the time of the three (3) PC’s in my network w/c are running with WinXP SP3 to the time of the 2 Servers PC (Win 2003 server)?
Without a domain, you can’t setup an authoritative time server so you can synchronize your machines using 3rd party software. Usually you can get this for free. You can try <a href=”http://www.worldtimeserver.com/atomic-clock/”>Atomic Clock Sync</a>. —————————————————————————————————————— You can set your system to synchronize from NTP source(s). No third party software required. You must allow NTP through [...]
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| August 25, 2009 4:21 PM
Clock Synchronization, time synchronization, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Without a domain, you can’t setup an authoritative time server so you can synchronize your machines using 3rd party software. Usually you can get this for free. You can try <a href=”http://www.worldtimeserver.com/atomic-clock/”>Atomic Clock Sync</a>. —————————————————————————————————————— You can set your system to synchronize from NTP source(s). No third party software required. You must allow NTP through [...]
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| August 25, 2009 4:21 PM
Clock Synchronization, time synchronization, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Poweredge 2800 No longer boots
You need to replace your RAID controller. If you have an exact replacement for the controller, you <b>may</b> be able to save your data, but your best bet is to replace the RAID controller and restore the data from a backup. If you boot up using a linux live CD can you see the disks?
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| August 25, 2009 4:19 PM
Dell, Dell PowerEdge 2800, PERC Arrays, PowerEdge servers, Powervault 220s, Server Hardware, Servers, Windows Server 2003
You need to replace your RAID controller. If you have an exact replacement for the controller, you <b>may</b> be able to save your data, but your best bet is to replace the RAID controller and restore the data from a backup. If you boot up using a linux live CD can you see the disks?
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| August 25, 2009 4:19 PM
Dell, Dell PowerEdge 2800, PERC Arrays, PowerEdge servers, Powervault 220s, Server Hardware, Servers, Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 Active Directory PermissionsGroup
You would have to setup that group there own network share (or at least there own folder in the existing network share) and setup that folder to give the group modify rights to it and all the files within it.
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| August 25, 2009 3:22 PM
Active Directory Permissions, File permissions, Public folder permissions, Windows Server 2003
You would have to setup that group there own network share (or at least there own folder in the existing network share) and setup that folder to give the group modify rights to it and all the files within it.
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| August 25, 2009 3:22 PM
Active Directory Permissions, File permissions, Public folder permissions, Windows Server 2003
Adjusting date & time with DC……
on the server with the wrong time: open a command prompt w32tm /resync /rediscover then check the time, if still wrong, try this: w32tm /config /syncfromflags:DOMHIER /update if that does not work try a manual update w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:(ipaddressof the Domain Controller) see w32tm /? for all options Try above solution as suggested. If that [...]
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| August 25, 2009 6:45 AM
Domain Controller, Windows Management Interface, Windows Server 2003
on the server with the wrong time: open a command prompt w32tm /resync /rediscover then check the time, if still wrong, try this: w32tm /config /syncfromflags:DOMHIER /update if that does not work try a manual update w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:(ipaddressof the Domain Controller) see w32tm /? for all options Try above solution as suggested. If that [...]
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| August 25, 2009 6:45 AM
Domain Controller, Windows Management Interface, Windows Server 2003
AD RMS
<a href=”http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753531(WS.10).aspx”>This </a>is a good document to read up on. Thanks for your answer. My problem is I want to protect the source code and other codes from access to unauthorise users. Is it possible to protect those as well with the help of AD RMS? Any help would be highly appreciated. Additionally, I would [...]
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| August 25, 2009 5:50 AM
Active Directory, Active Directory RMS, Windows Server 2008
<a href=”http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753531(WS.10).aspx”>This </a>is a good document to read up on. Thanks for your answer. My problem is I want to protect the source code and other codes from access to unauthorise users. Is it possible to protect those as well with the help of AD RMS? Any help would be highly appreciated. Additionally, I would [...]
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| August 25, 2009 5:50 AM
Active Directory, Active Directory RMS, Windows Server 2008
New forest on windows server 2003 domain issue
Is the domain name the same as the previous name? What are the steps you took to get that result?
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| August 24, 2009 10:00 PM
Domain management, Forest, Windows Server 2003
Is the domain name the same as the previous name? What are the steps you took to get that result?
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| August 24, 2009 10:00 PM
Domain management, Forest, Windows Server 2003
WINDOWS SERVER
Make sure the DNS server in TCP/IP properties is set to your server IP address.
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| August 24, 2009 9:58 PM
Windows Server 2008, Windows Server Error Messages, Windows Server Installation
Make sure the DNS server in TCP/IP properties is set to your server IP address.
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| August 24, 2009 9:58 PM
Windows Server 2008, Windows Server Error Messages, Windows Server Installation
Best method for creating Exchange 2007 certificates
Here’s a blog entry on some certificate considerations <a href=”http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/it-trenches/certificates-who-do-you-trust/”>Certificates – who do YOU trust?</a>. If you implement an internal CA to create/manage certificates, your users will get SSL certificate errors on computers that are not members of the domain. This is because the trust path is not “trusted” by computers outside of your organization. [...]
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| August 24, 2009 2:25 PM
Exchange 2007, Exchange 2007 Certificates, Exchange Certificates, Windows Server 2003, Windows server 2003 Certificate Authority
Here’s a blog entry on some certificate considerations <a href=”http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/it-trenches/certificates-who-do-you-trust/”>Certificates – who do YOU trust?</a>. If you implement an internal CA to create/manage certificates, your users will get SSL certificate errors on computers that are not members of the domain. This is because the trust path is not “trusted” by computers outside of your organization. [...]
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| August 24, 2009 2:25 PM
Exchange 2007, Exchange 2007 Certificates, Exchange Certificates, Windows Server 2003, Windows server 2003 Certificate Authority
