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Windows 2008 OEM Server virtualised and upgraded to Windows 2008 R2 Volume License
Aug 29th
An interesting issue where a client was running brand new servers and wished to duplicate his setup into a virtual environment for development. Easy process was to run VMware Convertor and convert from LIVE system to a VMServer image. Then boot up the virtual machine, Windows says hardware diffferent and requires activation again. At this point we do not activate but insert the 2008 R2 Server disk into the drive and once inserted run the setup to do an upgrade over the top. At the end it will ask to reboot and the say you need to activate it. Type in the Volume License key and activcate. The whole process shouldnt tak elong at all. Once you have activated the server you will be able to continue with a replica licensed for Volume Licensing for development.
Super Specials for our readers
Aug 5th
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Missing your Network applet from Ubuntu – nm-applet
Jul 27th
Are you trying to restart the nm-applet but getting a lot of errors maybe this is because nm-applet is running!
You can see all running processes with: ps -A
Or use a ‘filter’ to see applets: ps -A | grep -i applet
You may have removed the ’Notification area’ from top panel,
To put it back do the following,
- right click on top panel, “Add to Panel…”
- click on Notification Area
- Add, close
P2V Virtual Migration Info and Deployment
Jul 22nd
Recently browsing the web for information regarding virtual technologies and information when I came accross the following two links.
http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk/vmware-content/ultimate-p2v/
http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk/vmware-content/ultimate-da/
From converting physical to virtual and deploying virtual and physical machines, both make for an interesting read.
Microsoft releases fix for LNK flaw
Jul 22nd
Microsoft release fix and advise on how to deal wth the LNK flaw, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2286198
Learn how to protect yourself from this nasty little bug.
StarWind Free iSCSI Target
Jul 7th
StarWind Free version is a free iSCSI Target that converts any Windows server into a block-level storage server or a SAN in less than 10 minutes. This is a fully functional product at no cost.
- Large 2 TB storage capacity
- Virtualization environment support for VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V and XenServer
- Enhances VMware environments by enabling VMotion, VMware HA, DRS and VCB
- Supports Windows server clustering for any application including SQL Server, Exchange, SharePoint
Geek Tip #5 – Want to change you Windows 7 Login Background
Jul 4th
Want to change you Windows 7 Login Background,
With this simple program you can, download and run the software in order to change your login screen to whatever you like. It even helps you resize your picture if it is not the correct size.
Whats Up Gold – Engineers Toolkit for FREE – Hurry
Jul 4th
Ipswitch released the WhatsUp Gold Engineer’s Toolkit, available as a free download for a limited time.The toolkit which helps monitor, diagnose and troubleshoot a vast majority of common network engineering tasks including the categories of: Design and planning, Discovery, Diagnostics, DNS verification, Remote control, Configuration and credentials management. The WhatsUp Gold Engineer’s Toolkit features a single installation.
http://www.whatsupgold.com/products/tools/engineers-toolkit/index.aspx