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Microsoft
VSSAdmin Unable to create shadow copy fix (7001)
I’ve been noticing some application errors on our file server “VSS (7001)”. These are due to volume shadow copy which…
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How to Install Xymon | Ubuntu 20.04
Just did a clean install of Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS and fully patched it before installing xymon. For my specs (overkill)…
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ESXi
How To Generate A Log Bundle in vSphere for VxRail | Dell Support Request
I was recently asked to generate a log bundle for Dell support but I’ve never done this before and figured…
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GAM | How to Update to the latest version
I couldn’t find any documentation on upgrading GAM to to the latest version so here’s the quick run down I…
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Linux
Graylog | Finding failed login attempts that lock out AD Users
I’ve been using the free trial of Netwrix to find failed logins and sadly it’s way out of our budget…
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Tools
Using Xymon and BBWin to auto start failed services
I was recently informed by David you can use BBWin on a windows server to automatically restart/start a service if…
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Microsoft
How to Setup and Deploy LAPS | Local Administrator Password Solution
LAPS provides a way to automatically rotate the local Administrator password on domain joined machines every X amount of days…
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ESXi
vSphere HA Failover operation in progress – Stuck Warning Message
Recently updated my VxRail serves and noticed I’m stuck with a warning on my cluster and a blue informational warning:…
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Web
Google Chrome Extensions partially invisible inside VMware Workstation VM
I’ve been having trouble using chrome extensions inside a windows 10 VM. Reinstalled Chrome, cleared the cache, disable all extensions…
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Microsoft
PowerShell – Generate password from word list and numbers for AD User
I’ve always used a random password generator for some sub accounts that change weekly via task scheduler. The issue with…
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Microsoft
Delegate Access to DHCP for Helpdesk Staff or Any Security Group
After rebuilding our DHCP server our helpdesk staff told me they could no longer view it with RSAT. All they…
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SCCM
SCCM Clean Install Guide | Server 2022, ConfigMgr 2103, SQL 2019 Replacing Existing ConfigMgr
Todays the day, I’ve deiced to rebuild our 5yr+ old sysctr server that’s built on 2012R2. Here I wanted to…
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ESXi
ESXi | Guest OS does not match the guest that is currently running
Recently I upgraded my homelab server version 6.7 to 7.0 U3. If I create a new VM I have the…
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Print Server
Print Server | Scheduled Task to Clear Jobs and Services
Well all know printers only exists to cause pain. I manage a single windows server with 167 networked printers. Every…
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Windows 10
Delegate Access for BitLocker Recovery Keys in AD
Typically I would of thought installing the “BitLocker Drive Encryption” via server manager would of been enough to manage the…
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