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DPM, Windows Server Backup and "The backup storage location is invalid" error..
While working with DPM, I came across an issue, where my internal backup of the DPM server, kept failing with "DPM cannot create a backup because Windows Server Backup (WSB) on the…
Bulk remove non-English Management Packs from OpsMgr 2012R2
I've been taking some time to learn some of the System Center tools, and recently I've installed an Operations Manager (SCOM) instance to use for monitoring in my environment.
Bei…
Now running on Google Domains!
So, yesterday I took a plunge and migrated my primary domain cbudde.com to google domains. In case you're not familiar with this service, it's googles new offering into website reg…
Add or Remove E-mail Aliases in On-Premises Active Directory – Office 365
If you are synchronising your Office 365 account with your on-premises Active Directory environment, you will know that you cannot edit exchange user properties using the Office 36…
How to perform manual sync with the new Azure AD Connect.
On occasion, it may be required of you to force a sync between your local AD environment and your MS Azure / Office 365 environment. By default, this value is about 3 hours. For wh…
Installing VMware Tools the right way on CentOS 6.7!
For CentOS, I recommend following the VMware Tools Installation Guide for Operating System Specific Packages to get your VMware Tools instead of just running it from vSphere Client…
Enable the Server Graphic Shell on Server 2016 TP2
So back in early May 2015, (I know, like it was sooo long ago..) during the MS Ignite Conference, Microsoft released Technical Preview 2 for Server 2016.
https://www.microsoft.com…
Setting the default domain for vCenter SSO
vCenter Single Sign by default requires the user to specify the domain when they pass their username during authenticate with vCenter.
For Example : MYDOMAIN\USER1 or USER1@MYDOMAI…
Boot into safe mode on Windows 8/Server 2012
One of the earliest steps in troubleshooting a PC/Server is to boot into safe mode. Be it Last Known Good recovery, to uninstalling a faulty driver, this has simply been achieved b…
Unable to add Roles and Features to Server 2012
You're trying to install a new Role of Feature onto your 2012 server, and your met with this ugly screen..
This isn't a good sight, and is normally indicative of a patch, or updat…