March 2016
How to upgrade vCenter Operations Manager 5.8 to vRealize operations manager 6.2 part 1
When you need to upgrade your vCenter Operations manager 5.8, you will need an additional step. First you need to upgrade to vRealize Operations Manager 6.0 and then do an upgrade to 6.2 version. So In part one I’ll go through the deployment of the appliance, part 2 the initial setup, part 3 the migration of 5.8 to 6.0 and finally part 4 upgrade to 6.2 version of vRealize Operations manager. Part 1: Deploy vRealize operations manager 6.x Start by [...]
February 2016
Windows Domain controller event id 4012 DFSR
In my case the DC controllers were out of sync too long. (DC2 was shut down for longer then 60 days. homelab) after some searching i found that just simply set MaxOfflineTimeInDays greater than the days in the eventlog. so i used command in elevated command prompt: wmic.exe /namespace:\\root\microsoftdfs path DfsrMachineConfig set MaxOfflineTimeInDays=65 change 65 to the days greater than in the event: for example 300 days if possible reboot your servers or wait few minutes for a succesful replication Consider setting [...]
Change Network adapter type from E1000E to VMXNET3 in vCloud Director
When you use windows 2012 or windows 8 in your environment, you probably run into disconnects from time to time. Setting up a Windows 2012 server in vSphere or vCloud director gives you the standard E1000E adapter. So if you didn’t change it from the start you will need to change it later on. Means little more work and downtime of your sever. So log into your vCloud Director an navigate to your VM machine. Make [...]
January 2016
VMware VirtualCenter Server service not starting after upgrade to windows 2012
When you do an in place upgrade from server 2008R2 to windows 2012R2 of your vcenter server, then it comes with error event 7003 The VMware VirtualCenter Server service depends on the following service: ProtectedStorage. This service might not be installed. the service depends on ProtectedStorage service wich is no longer in windows 2012R2 So to fix this you must edit the following registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\vpxd Modify the value “DependOnService” and remove the line “ProtectedStorage” restart your server [...]
My new website – www.vdssystems.be
Welcome to my new website. www.vdssystems.be All the new blogs will be on this site and all the old blog are imported too. so enjoy en read up again if you need to. hoping to post more in the future.
December 2015
Outlook 2010 only starts in safe mode
if you have a problem starting outlook only in safe mode then remove KB3114409 the KB3114409 makes outlook 2010 force to start in safe mode.
October 2015
Exchange mailboxsize, itemcount
just as a reference for meself or usefull for some people alot of good scripts out there. Get-MailboxStatistics -Database "Mailbox Database XXXXXXXXXXXXX" | Select DisplayName, ItemCount, TotalItemSize | Sort-Object TotalItemSize -Descending | Export-CSV C:\MailboxSizes.csv
Lock Down Remote Desktop Services Server 2012 / RDS 2012 R2
I found another great article to lock down your windows 2012/R2 RDS server so many thanks to http://www.it.ltsoy.com/ Lock Down Remote Desktop Services Server 2012 / RDS 2012 R2
Licensing mode for the Remote Desktop Session Host is not configured.
having trouble configuring license mode on RDS 2012 server? here is a good article that helps me everytime im installing RDS servers So thank you Matt Fusaro http://www.tbngconsulting.com/blog/bid/404182/Licensing-mode-for-the-Remote-Desktop-Session-Host-is-not-configured update: 21-08-2018 In case you get the following Exception calling "SetSpecifiedLicenseServerList" : "Invalid operation " Make sure that you start powershell as administrator. Since that didnt work either for me i found a registry key for it HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services Works on Windows 2012R2 and Windows 2016 servers
June 2015
Migration Paths from v5 Certification to v6
Upgrading from VCP5 to VCP6: Only one exam is required. There is no course attendance required (but it is recommended). There will be five VCP6 migration options across the four technology tracks: Data Center Virtualization (DCV), Desktop and Mobility (DTM), Cloud Management and Automation (CMA), and Network Virtulization (NV): VCP6: Data Center Virtualization Exam (exam number: 2V0-621) - Beta Coming Soon! VCP6: Data Center Virtualization Delta Exam (exam number: 2V0-621D) - Beta Coming Soon! VCP6: Desktop & Mobility Exam (exam [...]