Recently encountered a problem where i had installed XenDesktop 5 SP1 and when i tried to point to the licence server i received the following error: “The License server found at this address can not be used for this version of XenDesktop” This threw me a bit as the environment i was working in had …
Netapp vfilers & Quest Storage Manager
Hello, In this post I am going to describe a recent problem that we encountered with using Quest Storage Manager on our NetApp vfiler. The problem is that Quest Storage Manager tries to automatically create and write a licence file up to \\vfiler\c$\programme files\quest. The problem is that on a vfiler the c$ is not …
Installing XenDesktop 4.0
In this post I am going to install a Citrix XenDesktop Delivery Controller 4.0 as part of my studies for CCA in XenDesktop. Before going through the steps i have done the following: Installed a Server 2003 R2 SP2 x64 into a virtual machine with all security updates SQL Server 2005 SP4 Terminal Services in …
Virtualization Webcasts
Here is a link to a great set of webcasts from Microsoft. 15 hours of content in there = plenty of learning! Enjoy http://blogs.technet.com/b/nicholasp/archive/2011/05/11/online-jump-start-microsoft-virtualisation-management-and-vdi.aspx Virtualization Jump Start (01): Virtualization Overview Virtualization Jump Start (02): Differentiating Microsoft & VMware Virtualization Jump Start (03a): Hyper-V Deployment Options & Architecture | Part 1 Virtualization Jump Start (03b): Hyper-V …
VCP-410 Passed!
On Wednesday May 4th 2011 i took and passed my VMware VCP-410 exam. This is one certification that i have been after for a while so i am over the moon that I passed it. I have been studying hard for the exam for roughly 3 months as I started in February. Beginning of April …
Get-Hotfix–Retrieve hotfix information using Powershell
Recently I wanted to verify that I had a certain hotfix installed on my server. I thought i could see if there was a nice and easy way in Powershell to do this and there was. The cmdlet get-hotfix will retrieve the information you need. PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-HotFix Source Description HotFixID InstalledBy InstalledOn —— ———– …
Take your career to the next level
I have been wanting to write this blog post for a while, but i have never managed to get round to it, so i find myself unable to sleep at 3am in the morning so i thought what the heck! So here it is! Over the past 6 months I have been listening to a …
SP1 released for Windows 7 & 2008 R2
Microsoft have now officially released SP1 for Win7 and 2008 R2 to the public. A lot of companies i have worked with previously normally wait till the first service pack is released of a product before they decide to roll it out. SP1 includes a number of enhancements and bug fixes. Enhancements include: Dynamic Memory …
SP1 released for Windows 7 & 2008 R2
Microsoft have now officially released SP1 for Win7 and 2008 R2 to the public. A lot of companies i have worked with previously normally wait till the first service pack is released of a product before they decide to roll it out. SP1 includes a number of enhancements and bug fixes. Enhancements include: Dynamic Memory …
IE9 Release Candidate Product Guide
Microsoft have released a product guide for the recently released IE9. The guide explores the new features of IE9 for develops, users and IT Pro’s. You can download it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=d4a95d6a-5995-4078-a5cf-81fb207084bc