The most common cause of a machine image failing in WDS is that the machine naming process is not configured correctly. You may get the dreaded ‘Windows could not parse or process unattend answer file’ error when you are 100% certain that your answer file is in fact valid and works on some machines but not others.
How do I seize the Active Directory Roles from a failed Domain Controller?
Problem:
Your Active Directory Domain Controller has failed and it held FSMO or Flexible Single Master of Operations roles.
Solution:
I’m certain that any System Administrator you ask will have been here at some point in their career. A Domain Controller has failed and is beyond repair, we have a backup domain controller or built a new one but now need to transfer the FSMO roles over. This is how you do it:
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Configuring SCOM 2012
For this post I thought I’d run through a project I did to setup System Center Operations manager for a client. It was a steep learning curve at first but once you get to grips with it SCOM 2012 is one of the most powerful monitoring systems out there.
How to check your DFS backlog
Problem: Sometimes when there is a heavy network load or the fileservers are particularly busy I have noticed that DFS replication items begin to queue and the delay between synchronisation increases. I wanted to see what was in the DFS replication backlog and see it clear to make sure replication was working.
.NET Framework 3.5 Installation error
Problem: The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (which is required for many applications) won’t install via ‘Programs and Features’, ‘Turn Windows Features on or Off’. You may get errors 0x800F0906, 0x800F081F, or 0x800F0907.