The ramblings of a computer geek
Okay here’s a weird one, we had two identical clusters of firewalls running: ASA IOS: 9.0(2) ASDM: 7.1(2) One of the firewall clusters you could access https:// to get to the ASDM with no problem, the other one, you access you get page cannot be displayed with some error about SSL not working. Firstly I … Read more
When setting up your APC Management card (this includes the ATS Devices) you need to configure the IAS policy as follows. I’m assuming you know the basics of configuring a RADIUS device this is specifically how to get administrative privileges for users logging into the Management card. Without these additional settings, the user will get … Read more
Here’s something that came up, we are replacing a few switches and want to replace it will a couple of 3750s and a 3750e in a stack. The issue was that the 3750e has a different IOS to the 3750s but still must be the same version. After some playing around I found these versions … Read more
PROBLEM: Using Microsoft DPM 2012 SP1 with the locally installed SQL 2008 R2 SP2 instance (i.e. the one that DPM installs) once installed, you can’t get into the Maintenance tasks using SQL Management Studio. Clicking on Maintenance Tasks gives you an error: The task with the name “Task Name XXX” and the creation name “Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.DatabaseMaintenance.DbMaintenanceFileXXXTask, … Read more
PROBLEM: You upgraded DPM after the upgrade you can click to run any reports in “Reporting” within the DPM console and you get an error like the following: Cannot open database “DPMDB” requested by the login. The login failed. Login failed for user ‘%servername%\DPMR$%servername%. CAUSE: The account ‘%servername%\DPMR$%servername%. doesn’t have the correct mappings for the … Read more
PROBLEM: Using Microsoft DPM 2012 SP1 with the locally installed SQL 2008 R2 SP2 instance (i.e. the one that DPM installs) once installed, you can’t get into the Maintenance tasks using SQL Management Studio. Clicking on Maintenance Tasks gives you an error: The task with the name “Task Name XXX” and the creation name “Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.DatabaseMaintenance.DbMaintenanceFileXXXTask, … Read more
PROBLEM: Your SQL transaction log has grown to be really big, this might be because a load of data was added, or your backup procedures were failing to truncate the logs. SOLUTION: Take a backup of the database, then open the SSMS and then run this command: Now take a full backup of the database … Read more
Error: Error: “The System Administrator Has Set Policies to Prevent This Installation”, when trying to install a software.” When trying to install an MSI on a server. Solution Browse the registry to HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer Create: DisableMSI Type: REG_DWORD value = 0 (0 should allow you to install it was originally 1) Install … Read more
PROBLEM: 0xC004F038 The software Licensing Service reported that the computer could not be activated. The count reported by your Key Management Service (KMS) is insufficient. Please contact your system administrator. CAUSE: Firstly KMS will not activate anything until it has seen at least 5 clients attempt to activate, so if you have activated less than … Read more
Here’s a weird one, When going into OWA from IE 9 or IE 10, using premium mode you can’t send an email to someone who you never have before i.e. you can send emails fine to someone that OWA puts in the autocomplete (NK2 nickname dropdown) but for a brand new address it doesn’t work. … Read more