Recently I had some confusion with a client over what tape should be inserted into which tape drive and their capacity. The colour of the tape however is what was easily determined and helped resolve the issue quickly. I figured I’d post this for others in case they need it. This table is accurate for HP LTO tapes – but other vendors use different colours. … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2011
How to synchronise the DSRM password with your SBS 2008 Network administrators password
One of the things you should do before migration is to ensure that you set your DSRM password to something that you know. The quickest way to do this is to use NTDSUtil to synchronise it with the current SBS 2008 or SBS 2011 Network Administrators password. To do this is easy – use the following procedure. Open up a CMD prompt window Run NTDSUTIL.EXE Type SET … [Read more...]
How can I stop WSUS 3.0 from downloading updates?
Working on site this week with a client who has a 512kb link back to their headoffice. I deployed a new server which had WSUS configured to replicate content and approvals from a central server in headoffice. The problem was however that it tried to download 23GB of updates from the server during working hours and the bandwidth to headoffice became very … [Read more...]
SBS 2008 Monitoring Database grows too big
Yes – I had this happen on my SBS 2008 server myself. Instead of taking the normal route to try and resolve it however, I decided to mess with a few SQL commands and try to dig under the covers to see if I could delete data that was too old. I thought that this might allow me to reduce the content of the database so that I could not go through the hassle of replacing it. … [Read more...]
SBS 2011 Essentials and Office 365 Integration
Microsoft this week launched the beta of the long awaited Office Integration Module for SBS 2011 Essentials. This add-in or module provides links directly between SBS 2011 Essentials and Office 365. You will be able to directly control many aspects of an Office 365 users account from the dashboard. You can find out more about the beta here … [Read more...]