tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:13:59 +0000Unix#System Adminstrator's real nightmaregroup policiesRAID Windows ServerDummies guide for Solaristempraturegigabit connectivityclient side wsus errorsupdatespolicies#Infrastructure problemExchange crashUnable to loginMirroringGoogle launchRDP ProblemUser unable to loginWindows ServerWindows Updates#Big Mistakecreate mirrorwsus errorsLogin to RDP#playing around the serverLinuxmirror diskGoogle ISPSolarisUpdating Windows from Serverserver room#IT gone BADRAID1Solaris Guidegroup policies for Windows Server Update ServicesI am a System Administrator, This Blog is dedicated to all you people who need help with projects i have already worked on.. need some info ping me rodrandall_at_gmail.com repl the _at_ with @http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)Blogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-3075673508626752356Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:40:00 +00002011-07-06T01:54:10.946+05:30#playing around the server#Big Mistake#IT gone BAD#System Adminstrator's real nightmareWarning : Kids Please don't try this on any server without having physical connectivity to it,,, cuz this is a disaster waiting to happen. This caution has been written after one such incident happened and it really was not fun to debug especially if someone from the team has done this and not informed anyone. The server on which this was done unfortunately was the Exchange, DNS, and VPN http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/t3cki3/~3/MOz3Z8hcAyM/enabling-second-interface-on-server.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p8WBavQQhhZLfmxx9pGYO1yLmxg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p8WBavQQhhZLfmxx9pGYO1yLmxg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p8WBavQQhhZLfmxx9pGYO1yLmxg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p8WBavQQhhZLfmxx9pGYO1yLmxg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/t3cki3/~4/MOz3Z8hcAyM" height="1" width="1"/>http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2011/04/enabling-second-interface-on-server.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-7227667508674318537Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:35:00 +00002011-07-06T01:55:18.252+05:30tempratureExchange crashserver roomRadiSys Server alert :- If you have a RadiSys server in your server room i have a small warning for you people, make sure that you have a room temprature monitoring application and make sure that there is a seperate AC/Cooler installed in the server room as this is a disaster waiting to happen. Last week we had our exchange server DOWN as the room temprature in the server room was too hot, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/t3cki3/~3/LKBZWVeyfNk/another-tragedy-in-server-room-om.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kxYrg2xuUGvV4Utp9BQtitQZNpA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kxYrg2xuUGvV4Utp9BQtitQZNpA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kxYrg2xuUGvV4Utp9BQtitQZNpA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kxYrg2xuUGvV4Utp9BQtitQZNpA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/t3cki3/~4/LKBZWVeyfNk" height="1" width="1"/>http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2010/09/another-tragedy-in-server-room-om.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-1852648660870020121Sun, 09 May 2010 20:38:00 +00002011-07-06T02:03:35.164+05:30#IT gone BAD#System Adminstrator's real nightmare#Infrastructure problemThere are a very few senario's in which IT infrastructure can get really messed up You make sure you have all the right things in place so that your Domain server does not go down, But no matter how much you try and cry incidents do happen. like Senario 1 :- You have a domain controller machine with Exchange running to protect the machine you have connected a RAID card and attached 4 drives, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/t3cki3/~3/uOXR_HPkrKo/it-gone-bad-ups-and-downs-system.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)3<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DrqltPA0R5LuvGlFeeGOygyCZAs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DrqltPA0R5LuvGlFeeGOygyCZAs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DrqltPA0R5LuvGlFeeGOygyCZAs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DrqltPA0R5LuvGlFeeGOygyCZAs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/t3cki3/~4/uOXR_HPkrKo" height="1" width="1"/>http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2010/05/it-gone-bad-ups-and-downs-system.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-7984577816913649186Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:46:00 +00002010-03-04T01:16:09.810+05:30Login to RDPRDP ProblemUser unable to loginUnable to loginAre you trying to login through RDP and getting an error while logging into the system "you have not permiss to log on" if yes ? then here are the steps given below :- 1) Go to start -> "run" 2) Type "mstsc /console" without the quotes (the /console option acts as if you are having a console session) 3) Type the dns name/ip address of the computer you want to login to 4) Also make sure that thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/t3cki3/~3/ebLiVOLNvQE/unable-to-logon-to-user-account-through.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u3yw0gV2yu2cPyincqQrySedWAI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u3yw0gV2yu2cPyincqQrySedWAI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u3yw0gV2yu2cPyincqQrySedWAI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u3yw0gV2yu2cPyincqQrySedWAI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/t3cki3/~4/ebLiVOLNvQE" height="1" width="1"/>http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2010/03/unable-to-logon-to-user-account-through.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-8815992861139400108Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:06:00 +00002011-07-06T01:58:17.297+05:30Solaris GuideLinuxUnixSolarisDummies guide for SolarisQuick Dummies guide for Solaris/Unix/Linux:- Here are some quick commands for Solaris administrators :- (Most of these commands will work on Unix and Linux as well, this article is written for Solaris 8/9/10 servers, also note that all or most these commands will need root access, without which they may not work) 1) netstat :- it will give you the details of all ports that are on the system http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/t3cki3/~3/PDmVGUtzRfo/dummies-guide-for-solarisunixlinux.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T-DU-TlxU8DbZ2Sa0yE7yPsJr5c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T-DU-TlxU8DbZ2Sa0yE7yPsJr5c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T-DU-TlxU8DbZ2Sa0yE7yPsJr5c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T-DU-TlxU8DbZ2Sa0yE7yPsJr5c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/t3cki3/~4/PDmVGUtzRfo" height="1" width="1"/>http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2010/02/dummies-guide-for-solarisunixlinux.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-3305763465187337167Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:23:00 +00002011-07-06T01:58:50.837+05:30Google ISPGoogle launchgigabit connectivityGoogle is trying to get into newer ventures, and this time its none other than Internet Service Provider Business, Google is planning to get together with Local and the state government to setup the fiber optic networks the experiment is to have between 50,000 and 500,000 people connected to have gigabit broadband connectivity. The gigabit broadband connectivity seems to good to be true, as of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/t3cki3/~3/GhV2RuuibOE/google-to-launch-1gigabit-broad-band.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lv_A9op3mU-fFE5kPimskJJNEkg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lv_A9op3mU-fFE5kPimskJJNEkg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lv_A9op3mU-fFE5kPimskJJNEkg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lv_A9op3mU-fFE5kPimskJJNEkg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/t3cki3/~4/GhV2RuuibOE" height="1" width="1"/>http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2010/02/google-to-launch-1gigabit-broad-band.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-2235942458060673827Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:38:00 +00002011-07-06T02:01:49.638+05:30MirroringRAID Windows ServerRAID1create mirrormirror diskRAID1 is basically a mirror of the original disk.In this article i will be using these terms :- 1) Original HDD -> The default Disk on which your server OS is currently on. 2) Clone HDD -> Cloned from the original Drive 3) New Drive -> the one you have decided to make a raid drive. Pre-Requisites :- 3 drives of equal size (i am using 160GB x 3 drives) make a copy of your original hard drive http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/t3cki3/~3/2bO1rW3OreA/software-raid-for-windows-2008-server.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CrAZaSqwOQsOj2QmVFcTCdK39Ck/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CrAZaSqwOQsOj2QmVFcTCdK39Ck/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CrAZaSqwOQsOj2QmVFcTCdK39Ck/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CrAZaSqwOQsOj2QmVFcTCdK39Ck/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/t3cki3/~4/2bO1rW3OreA" height="1" width="1"/>http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2009/07/software-raid-for-windows-2008-server.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-1303062711110977240Wed, 20 May 2009 18:08:00 +00002011-07-06T01:59:59.088+05:30group policies for Windows Server Update Servicesclient side wsus errorsWindows Serverwsus errorsWindows UpdatesUpdating Windows from ServerBasic WSUS 3.0 SP1 troubleshooting When i check the log under c:\WINDOWS\WindowsUpdate.log i get the following error "Error 0x80072efd occurred while downloading update; notifying dependent calls" Solution to this is as follows go to RUN and type "gpedit.msc" on the client PC and check if server name/IP is correct or not. If you have installed a new Anti-virus/Firewall, check if it has http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/t3cki3/~3/UudN70kVm4M/troubleshooting-serverclient-side.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2zNMbV5Uj4yAZplENvgooInUCEY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2zNMbV5Uj4yAZplENvgooInUCEY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2zNMbV5Uj4yAZplENvgooInUCEY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2zNMbV5Uj4yAZplENvgooInUCEY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/t3cki3/~4/UudN70kVm4M" height="1" width="1"/>http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2009/05/troubleshooting-serverclient-side.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-991872237870236400Wed, 20 May 2009 15:49:00 +00002011-07-06T02:00:44.651+05:30group policies for Windows Server Update Servicesgroup policiespoliciesNote :- for these policies to take effect the client has to be restarted. Create a separate policy for WSUS, DO NOT use the Default Policies 1) Create a new GPO [Do not edit the default Domain Controller Policy or Default Domain Policy] 2) Edit the newly created GPO Log into the server and open "Group Policy Management" open Group Policy Management -> Forest: "Forest Name" -> Domains -> "http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/t3cki3/~3/CCJiuIa1ifY/enabling-clients-to-get-updates-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XPpwc6OSdqaGfLgknxyRxGWpy5o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XPpwc6OSdqaGfLgknxyRxGWpy5o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XPpwc6OSdqaGfLgknxyRxGWpy5o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XPpwc6OSdqaGfLgknxyRxGWpy5o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/t3cki3/~4/CCJiuIa1ifY" height="1" width="1"/>http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2009/05/enabling-clients-to-get-updates-from.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-7688556328331572631Wed, 20 May 2009 15:09:00 +00002011-07-06T02:01:06.299+05:30Windows ServerWindows UpdatesUpdating Windows from ServerupdatesPre-Requisite for installation on a X64 Bit Windows Server Machine For a normal installation of WSUS on a non x64 bit machine please download the non-x64 bit package when your downloading the .net framework version. Download WSUS 3.0 SP1 (as we needed WSUS to be installed on the Windows 2008 server, this is the only one that supports that particular OS version) Download ReportViewer http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/t3cki3/~3/r00RIRVCkls/installation-and-configuration-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xLSIUJcr9ie7KXcZj6UYCTX6b_s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xLSIUJcr9ie7KXcZj6UYCTX6b_s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xLSIUJcr9ie7KXcZj6UYCTX6b_s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xLSIUJcr9ie7KXcZj6UYCTX6b_s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/t3cki3/~4/r00RIRVCkls" height="1" width="1"/>http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2009/05/installation-and-configuration-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-6073772345431359334Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:40:00 +00002009-01-24T19:23:39.113+05:30excuse me.. my first blog.. m also not to good at this writting stuff.let me start with some great links www.portforward.com is a site for any type of router thats needs to be configured. you will get all your information here.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/t3cki3/~3/_cqtOU3N55M/my-first-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6az5IDyj6kEleyZvSgAKE20SZX0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6az5IDyj6kEleyZvSgAKE20SZX0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6az5IDyj6kEleyZvSgAKE20SZX0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6az5IDyj6kEleyZvSgAKE20SZX0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/t3cki3/~4/_cqtOU3N55M" height="1" width="1"/>http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2009/01/my-first-blog.html