March 8, 2013

SQL Server Always On Availability Group

SQL Server,

Overview: SQL server always on Availability group is a new feature developed in SQL server 2012 on the basis of SQL mirroring and Windows server failover clustering. So the environment must achieve the same requirement of the windows server failover clustering and SQL Installation. For configuration of a fail over cluster, Environment should be configured…

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October 12, 2012

Tackling no Application pool in the CP

Linux General,

If no application pool option is available for a particular user / reseller account in H-sphere. Goto to the reseller a/c -> select the plan -> enable the application pool Only after this, the app pool option will be available to all other user. You can now change it to dedicated application pool for example.

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October 12, 2012

Asp / Asp.net errors

Windows General,

Server Application ‘/’ unavailable error This is a generic error message. If this related to asp error (you can identify this by checking the error message under the Server application ‘/’ unavailable error) Possible solutions: 1. Check the permissions for the domain folders. Assign Asp.net and network service permissions to it if it lacks. 2.…

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October 12, 2012

changing RDP port number

Windows General,

To change RDP port number (Windows server) Run -> Regedit -> Hkey_Local_machine -> system -> currentcontrolset -> control -> Terminal server -> Winstations -> RDP-TCP -> portnumber (right side) Also add an port exception in the Firewall. example port numbers: 3315, 3325, 4124 etc. Note upto port 1024 are reserved ports. Hence do not use…

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August 28, 2012

Problem starting asp.net service – Asp regiis

Windows General,

If Asp service is not displayed in services.msc but installed OR if you are having a problem starting the ASP.net service, please follow the steps: Run -> cmd -> C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322 or C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727 Go to this location and enter the following command: aspnet_regiis.exe -i This command will repair the asp.net installation.

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August 24, 2012

SQL database Offline or Online

Linux General,

When you are working with the databases to restore or backup you may come across the error: “Cannot Backup/Restore (especially) when database is in use” So in order to over come the database status, Right Click on Database -> New Query: sp_dboption ‘dbname’,’offline’,’true’ (It will make the database to become offline) sp_dboption ‘dbname’,’offline’,’false’ (It will…

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August 24, 2012

PDF printer – print locally from the server

Windows General,

To convert documents to pdf and save it on the local desktop from a remote server Primopdf (or similar) app should be installed in both client and server end. > Set primopdf as default printer in the client machine. > Enable the following configuration in the Server group policy Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Terminal Services\Terminal Server\Printer…

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August 17, 2012

Linux OS support in Hyper-V

Linux General,

Yes, now Hyper-v supports Linux OS. This can be achieved by “Linux Integration Components”. It contains support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2, (x86/x64), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86/x64) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2/5.3 (x86/x64). The supported Distributions of Linux OS are: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (5.2, x86/x64) Red Hat Enterprise Linux…

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August 3, 2012

Installation – Openmeeting, RED5

Linux General,

Openmeeting installation: Pre-requirements installation: I.Open Office Service: Install Open Office Service on Linux (versions > 2.3): ========================================== 1. Install OpenOffice-Headless as root (through su, sudo, etc.): yum install openoffice.org-headless 2. Create and edit a file named openoffice.sh (for example) with you favorite editor over /etc/init.d: vi /etc/init.d/openoffice.sh #!/bin/bash # openoffice.org headless server script # #…

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August 3, 2012

MRTG Installation

Monitoring,

MRTG INSTALLATION:   TASK 1: SNMP ConfigurationWhat is SNMP?Most routers and firewalls keep their operational statistics in Management Information Blocks (MIBs). Each statistic has an Object Identifier (OID) and can be remotely retrieved from the MIB via the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). However, as a security measure, you need to know the SNMP password…

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