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How to install VMware ESX from a USB stick

Requirements A copy of VMware ESX 4.  Download an evaluation copy from here (free VMware logon required) A copy of UNetbootin from here. UNetbootin allows you to create bootable Live USB drives for a variety of Linux distributions including VMware ESX 4. A USB stick.  Nothing special is required here, for example I’ve got a […]

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Configuring Exchange 2007 to be an Edge Transport Server

There is a lot more to setting up an edge transport server than just inserting a CD and running Setup. Even so, that s how you will have to begin the process, just to see where you stand. When you run Setup, you will see a screen that s similar to the one that is shown. At first […]

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How to Slipstream a Service Pack into a Windows OS Install CD

For those people not want to use nlite or vlite : To slipstream a Service Pack into a Windows OS Install means taking a Service Pack installer and applying it to the Windows Install Files so that the Windows Install is now pre-loaded with the Service Pack. This means that you will no longer need […]

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MCITP: Windows Server 2008 R2, Virtualization Administrator

New exams on the development schedule: * 70-659: TS: Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualization * 70-669: TS: Desktop Virtualization * 70-693: Pro: Windows Server 2008 R2, Virtualization Administrator Passing all three exams will earn you the MCITP: Windows Server 2008 R2, Virtualization Administrator credential. Check out the folowing link: http://borntolearn.mslearn.net/2009/11/virtualization-exam-updatewhats-in-the-box […]

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Using the Microsoft Mobile Device Emulator to test ActiveSync

Download the following : Microsoft Device Emulator 3.0, Windows Mobile Device Images (can be found  HERE. The images will have a .BIN extension, PPC_USA.BIN, for example.) and  Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 (can be downloaded HERE) To test ActiveSync: Open a command window. Navigate to the c:\program files\microsoft device emulator\1.0 directory. Execute the command: deviceemulator.exe path […]

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Resetting Health States in OpsMgr 2007

When SCOM agents keep appearing in a variety of red and yellow states : Launch Health Explorer for the RMS and document any Yellow or Red monitors within the Root Management Server. Disable Monitors which are Red using an Override which applies only to the RMS server. Put the RMS server into Maintenance Mode. Wait […]

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Want to use Host Profiles without Enterprise Plus license ?

For those people not using the Enterprise Plus license for vSphere : Learn how to use vicfg-cfgbackup.pl — a RCLI command which could be found in the vMA.  This utility will allow you to create a backup and restore a full ESXi configuration.  The commands vicfg-cfgbackup.pl (esxcfg-cfgbackup.pl) allow you to backup and restore the configuration […]

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Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Freeze on VMware vSphere 4

Although this issue has been resolved with vSphere 4 U1, for those of you that haven’t upgraded please be aware of a known issue with Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7 where the guest operating system can freeze for a long period of time.  The issue is noted in VMware KB 1011709. The resolution is […]

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Microsoft: No Exchange 2007 on Windows Server 2008 R2 until SP3

Last month, Microsoft’s Exchange team announced– to the relief of many customers and partners — that it planned to reverse course and allow Exchange Server 2007 to run on top of the latest version of Windows Server, a k a Windows Server 2008 R2. This week, the team admitted that accomplishing that task was harder […]

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