Quick Powershell tip - Remote Windows Management
Something that I do every now and again (almost every day - many times per day) is to connect to the Event Viewer / Computer Management / Services console of a Remote Windows machine for …
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Subscribe via RSS →New Hyper-V Security Vulnerability
Many eons ago there was talk about patch footprints - comparing ESXi to Hyper-V, footprints and security patches. So today I came across this one. Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-010 - Important …
A bit of housekeeping – Powershell
I have been busy with using Powershell in these past few days. I would like to share with you two of the scripts that I used lately. They were both used because of a password change that was made on a …
Updating a User attribute in the Enterprise
I was asked to update an attribute of the EmployeeNumber for each and every user in the Enterprise for a new Application that will be using the newly populated attribute for a Global Database …
71-663 - Exchange 2010 Beta exam
71-663: Pro: Designing and Deploying Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. If you pass the beta exam, the exam credit will be added to your transcript and you will not need to take …
How VMware helps combat Viruses
I am not talking about a new Anti-virus solution or a new product, even though VMware does offer VMsafe for this exact purpose. Today I was hit with a very clever phishing attack. Details can be found …
And I do use memory over-commit
One of the most ridiculous things that Microsoft are saying as of late is that the feature in vSphere that allows you to over commit memory, is not such a big thing and that most people do not use it …
Windows 2000 - R.I.P.
From this this post on Technet - we can finally say that if you have a Windows 2000 Server in your enviroment - GET RID OF IT!!!!!! (or at least before July 13, 2010) Another small thing to note - …
One Simultaneous Live Migration
For those of you who have not heard yet, Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager R2 was RTM a few days ago. One thing I noticed on a post on the Microsoft Virtualization Blog was a reference …
ESXi patches - My Response to Jeff Woolsey
Jeff Woolsey posted a comparison of disk footprint of ESXi and Windows 2008 Hyper-V server. Not getting into what I think of it yet, just a few facts and misconceptions before I start. Since then …