Tag: Windows

VMware Server 2.0 Tips and Tricks

 

Hierbij sommige  Tips & Tricks van VMWare Server 2.0

1. Use a web browser (Firefox and Internet Explorer are the two officially supported ones) to
connect to http://yourserver:8222 or https://yourserver:8333 if you selected the default
ports during installation/configuration.

2. If you manage from a Windows client then the VI (Virtual Infrastructure) client is also
available which is what is used to manage ESX/ESXi and Virtual Center too. It is available at
https://yourserver:8333/client/VMware-viclient.exe.

3. The VI Client cannot add USB devices to VMs running at hardware versions greater than 4 –
version 7 is required for USB 2.0 support.

4. Specify yourserver:8333 for the connection in the VI Client.

5. The credentials you specify to logon are admin credentials that you would use on the host
even without VMware installed – VMware does not introduce any credentials/accounts
itself.

6. The admin account you use must have a password defined for it or you will not be able to
login.

7. The remote console is a locally installed application which will be installed when the console
tab is first clicked onto.

8. For remote management through firewalls, VPNs or over SSH tunnels, port 902 is also used as well as 8222/8333. Note that during Linux configuration; you may have selected a
different port from 902 as sometimes it can be statically detected as being in use.

9 .Backing up VMs can be achieved in a number of ways:
a. If the VM is not powered up then simply copy all of its files to another location.
b. If the VM is running, take a snapshot and then copy the base disk file(s) to another
location (*.vmdk except *-00001*.vmdk). A new VM can then be constructed using
this disk. Note that you can only have a single snapshot.
c. In a Windows VM, use a VSS (Volume Shadow copy Service) aware backup tool to
create a backup that can then be restored using the same tool to a bare VM.
d. On a Windows host, use a VSS aware backup tool to backup the files that constitute
the VM.

10. If a VM fails to power on and was not shut down properly, check for .lck files/folders and
remove them if they exist as long as the VM definitely is not running.

11. Server 2.0 stores VMs in datastores – a default datastore is created which is calle
“[standard]” and will map to the root of the folder you select during installation.

12. VMs can be run from external USB drives by defining a datastore for the mount point.

13. Remote datastores can also be added – NFS for Linux hosts and CIFS/SMB for Windows.

Bekijk HIER de volledige PDF met Tips & Tricks van VMWare Server 2.0

VMware vCenter Converter vrij gegeven

clip_image001

VMware vCenter Converter kan op heel verschillende hardware en de meest gebruikte versie van Microsoft Windows and Linux* operating systems. Met dit robuste , enterprise class migratie tool kun je het volgende :

· Quickly and reliably convert local and remote physical machines into virtual machines without any disruption or downtime.

· Complete multiple conversions simultaneously with a centralized management console and an intuitive conversion wizard.

· Convert other virtual machine formats such as Microsoft Virtual PC and Microsoft Virtual Server or backup images of physical machines such as Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery or Norton Ghost to VMware virtual machines.

· Restore VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) images of virtual machines to running virtual machines.

· Clone and backup physical machines to virtual machines as part of your disaster recovery plan.

clip_image003

Downloaden doe je hier: https://www.vmware.com/download/converter/

*Linux P2V ondersteuning is alleen voor de stand alleen versie alleen

Windows 2008 Core Read Only Domain Controller Script

1. Enter the productkey:
slmgr.vbs -ipk xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx

2. Activate:
slmgr.vbs -ato

3. Show activation:
slmgr.vbs -dli

4. Rename the computer:
Netdom renamecomputer WIN-???????? /newname:W2K8RDC01 /reboot:15
(use the command set to view all the variables used by Microsoft Windows)

5. Show all network interfaces:
Netsh interface ipv4 show interface

6. Set a static IP address:
Netsh interface ipv4 set address name=2 source=static address=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx mask=255.255.255.0 gateway=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
(make sure that you’re choosing the right network interface. In this example it’s 2, so name=2 it means interface 2)

7. Set a static DNS server:
Netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name=2 address=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx index=1

8. Turn Remote Desktop (RDP) on:
Cscript %windir%system32SCRegEdit.wsf /ar 0

9. Enable Remote Desktop (RDP) in the Windows Firewall:
netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group=”remote desktop” new enable=yes

10. Enable Remote Management (RemoteCMD) in the Windows Firewall:
netsh firewall set service type=remoteadmin mode=enable 

11. Join the domain:
Netdom join W2K8RDC01 /domain:adtest.local /usero:administrator /passwordo:*
(This step is only for joining a member server to the domain. For a Domain Controller go to step 12)

12. Preparing the promotion to a Read Only Domain Controller:
We need to create a unattend.txt that we are going to use by the DCPROMO. So let’s create a new textfile, type notepad

13. Making the unattended.txt:
Copy and past the following test into the new textfile and save this file on the C: drive of the Core Server.

==================================================
[DCInstall]
InstallDNS=Yes
ConfirmGc=Yes
CriticalReplicationOnly=No
DisableCancelForDnsInstall=No
RebootOnCompletion=Yes
ReplicaDomainDNSName=adtest.local
ReplicaOrNewDomain=ReadOnlyReplica
ReplicationSourceDC=win2k8dc01.adtest.local
SafeModeAdminPassword=******************
SiteName=Default-First-Site-Name
UserDomain=adtest.local
UserName=administrator
Password=******************
RebootOnCompletion=Yes
==================================================
14) Run the DCPROMO
dcpromo /unattend:c:unattend.txt

Windows 2008 Core Configurator Download

 

Ik vond een nice tooltje om Windows Core mee te configureren. Het tootlje is gemaakt door voormalig MVP Guy Teverovsky. Het tooltje heet dan ook Core Configurator.
Hij geeft dit tooltje gemaakt in prive tijd maar dit heeft dit van zijn voormalige werkgever of line moeten halen. Zie het verhaal hier.

Hoezo voor malig MVP: Hij heeft zijn MVP Titel moeten inleveren toen hij voor Microsoft ging werken in Isreal.

Downloaden:
CoreConfigurator.cab
Coreconfigurator.zip

En zo ziet het tooltje er uit:
coreconfigurator

Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions from Desktop to Datacenter

Microsoft heeft een gratis E-book ter beschikking gesteld waarin verteld wordt over de laatste virtualisatie producten en hoe deze te plannen, implementeren en te managen.

De technieken waarover gesproken worden zijn: Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2009, Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5, Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization, and Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.

image 

Downloaden van het boek doe je HIER

VMWare Toolkit 1.5

PCLI_BlogVMWare heeft VMWare toolkit 1.5 vrij gegeven.
Bekijk HIER de release notes.
Er zijn 32 nieuwe powershell commando’s bij gekomen. Een heleboel zijn uitgebreid en gefikst.
Downloaden doe je HIER

Bekijk ook de volgende Video’s:
HA and DRS in VI Toolkit 1.5
Managing Storage with VI Toolkit 1.5
Some important fixes in VI Toolkit 1.5
Get-Stat Improvements in VI Toolkit 1.5
Resizing Guest Disks with Invoke-VMScript

image

Deploying Windows Server 2003 R2 using MDT 2008

1. Voeg in MDT onder Operating System de Windows 2003 R2 CD1 toe.
Maak hier voor ook gelijk een Task toe.
Locatie in mijn geval:
D:DistributionOperating SystemsWindows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise SP2 Eng x86

2. Maak de volgende structuur lijkend op deze
D:Distribution
-Operating System
–Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise SP2 Eng x86
—$OEM$
—-$1
—–R2

3. Van de Windows Server 2003 R2 CD2, kopieer de CMPNENTS map naar D:DistributionOperating SystemsWindows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise SP2 Eng x86$OEM$$1R2

4. In de OEM$$1R2 map maak een batch bestand aan genaamd InstallR2.cmd (met de onderstaande tekst er in)

reg add HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionSetup /v SourcePath /t REG_SZ /d C:WindowsSourcei386 /f
reg add HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionSetup /v ServicePackSourcePath /t REG_SZ /d C:R2CMPNENTSR2 /f
C:\R2CMPNENTSR2setup2.exe /q /a /sr

Opmerking: Er zijn 3 regels. Regel 1 & 2 beginnen met  "reg", regel 3 begint met "C:R2".

4. Pas de Windows Server 2003 R2 X86 Task Sequence aan.
Pas de [GUIRunOnce] sectie in Unattend.txt aan zoals het hier onderstaat:
[GUIRunOnce]
    "C:R2InstallR2.cmd"
    "cscript.exe C:MININTScriptsLiteTouch.wsf /start"
    "cscript.exe D:MININTScriptsLiteTouch.wsf /start"
    "cscript.exe E:MININTScriptsLiteTouch.wsf /start"
    "cscript.exe F:MININTScriptsLiteTouch.wsf /start"

Opmerking: Wil je de melding Windows Server Post-Setup Security Updates scherm niet krijgen moet je onder staan regel gebruiken.

Option 1:

Set "HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionServerOOBESecurityOOBEDontLaunchSecurityOOBE" to "0"

Option 2:

Wil je Windows Firewall uitgeschakeld hebben voeg deze regels dan toe in unattend.xml

[WindowsFirewall]
Profiles = WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall

[WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall]
Mode = 0

BRON

Outlook Contacts to vCard (vcf) files

Ik was aan het zoeken op een het internet naar tooltje wat mijn contacten kan exporteren in een keer naar vcf file’s.
Ik vond verschillende tooltjes maar geen een die gratis was.
Tot ik het vb script vond van Dave Moats. Het werkt als een trein.

Aanroep:
C:scripts>cscript exportContacts.vbs /p:C:scriptsoutlookContacts
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.6
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1996-2001. All rights reserved.

Ward.vcf
Mark.vcf

Script:
==========================================================
‘==     VB Script to Export Outlook Contacts to vCard (vcf) files
‘==
‘==           Copyright © 2008, Dave Moats
‘==
‘== This sample is provided ‘AS-IS’, without any
‘== express or implied warranty. In no event will the
‘== authors be held liable for any damages arising from
‘== the use of this sample code.
‘==
‘== Permission is granted to anyone to use this sample
‘== code for any purpose, including commercial applications,
‘== subject to the following restrictions:
‘==
‘== The origin of this code must not be misrepresented;
‘== you must not claim that you wrote the original code.
‘==
‘== If you use this code, an acknowledgment in the
‘== documentation is requested – shown below:
‘==
‘==             Portions Copyright © 2008,
‘==        Dave Moats (http://www.davemoats.com/).
‘==
‘==========================================================

‘==========================================================
‘== NOTE: watch for wrapped lines and html special
‘==        characters in the web representation of this
‘==        sample code
‘==========================================================

‘==========================================================
‘==
‘== exportContacts.vbs – a script used to export contacts
‘==                        from outlook and save them in
‘==                        vcf format
‘==========================================================
option explicit

‘==========================================================
‘== declare the local variables to be used
‘==========================================================
dim scriptName, namedArgs, folderPath

‘==========================================================
‘== get the name of the running script
‘==========================================================
scriptName = wscript.scriptname

‘==========================================================
‘== get the named command line arguments
‘==========================================================
set namedArgs = wscript.arguments.named

if not namedArgs.exists("p") then
   wscript.echo "Usage: " & scriptName & " /p:<output folder path> is required"
   wscript.echo "Example: cscript " & scriptName & " /p:c:path to the folder"
   wscript.quit
else
   folderPath = namedArgs.item("p")
end if

set namedArgs = nothing

‘==========================================================
‘== now call the subroutine that does all the work
‘==========================================================
exportToVCF folderPath, ".vcf"

wscript.quit

‘==========================================================
‘== sub exportToVCF – subroutine that connects to outlook
‘==                   and exports all contacts to the path
‘==                   specified in the exportPath argument
‘==========================================================
sub exportToVCF(exportPath, ext)
    ‘======================================================
    ‘== declare the local variables
    ‘======================================================
    dim outApp, fldContacts, contactEntry, exp

    ‘======================================================
    ‘== create the outlook object and then get the contacts
    ‘======================================================
    set outApp = createobject("Outlook.Application")
    set fldContacts = outApp.getnamespace("MAPI").getdefaultfolder(10)

    ‘======================================================
    ‘== here we are looping the entries in the contacts
    ‘== folder looking for contacts – when a contact is
    ‘== found it will be exported
    ‘======================================================
    for each contactEntry in fldContacts.items
       if typename(contactEntry) = "ContactItem" then

          dim tmpString, tmpArr, periodLocation, outPath

          tmpString = contactEntry.lastnameandfirstname
          ‘================================================
          ‘== creating the name of the vcf file based on
          ‘== the first and last name fields of the contact
          ‘================================================
          tmpString = replace( tmpString, "’", "" )

          tmpArr = split( tmpString, "," )

          if ubound( tmpArr ) <> 1 then
             wscript.echo tmpString & ext
             outPath = exportPath & "" & tmpString & ext
          else
             if tmpArr(0) = "com" then
                wscript.echo trim(tmpArr(1)) & trim(tmpArr(0)) & ext
                outPath = exportPath & "" & trim(tmpArr(1)) & trim(tmpArr(0)) & ext
             else
                wscript.echo trim(tmpArr(1)) & " " & trim(tmpArr(0)) & ext
                outPath = exportPath & "" & trim(tmpArr(1)) & " " & trim(tmpArr(0)) & ext
             end if
          end if
          contactEntry.saveas outPath, 6

       end if
    next
    ‘======================================================
    ‘== dumping the object references that were created
    ‘======================================================
    set fldContacts = nothing
    set outApp = nothing

end sub

Exchange 14 & De Mogelijkheden

 

Op Technet is een artikel geplaatst waar in Jim Lucy de nieuwe functie’s uitlegt van Exchange 14.

Jim verteld hoe Exchange 14 wordt in het Exchange Lab.
Momenteel worden er 3,5 miljoen mailboxen gehost in Exchange Labs.
Jim geeft ook een demo over gebruikers interface, zoals e-mail, kalender via Outlook en  de nieuwe webinterface. Tevens ook via je Windows Mobile telefoon. Dit is de eerste video uit een reeks die uit gaan komen.
Dus hopelijk binnen kort meer info van Exchange 14.

Bekijk hier de video.

Set Hardware Acceleration Level

Ik vond een mooi script op het Edugeek. Het zet automatisch Hardware Acceleration Level op full.

Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
sComputer = "."
sMethod = "GetStringValue"
hTree = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
sKey = "HARDWAREDEVICEMAPVIDEO"
sValue = "DeviceVideo0"
Set oRegistry = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}//" & sComputer & "/root/default:StdRegProv")
Set oMethod = oRegistry.Methods_(sMethod)
Set oInParam = oMethod.inParameters.SpawnInstance_()
oInParam.hDefKey = hTree
oInParam.sSubKeyName = sKey
oInParam.sValueName = sValue
Set oOutParam = oRegistry.ExecMethod_(sMethod, oInParam)
strParse = oOutParam.Properties_("sValue")
sMethod = "SetDWordValue"
hTree = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
sKey = Replace(strParse, "RegistryMachine", "")
sValueName = "Acceleration.Level"
‘* In Windows XP Change the uValue value for Accelleration.Level from 0 (FULL) to 5 (none)
uValue = 1
Set oRegistry = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}//" & sComputer & "/root/default:StdRegProv")
Set oMethod = oRegistry.Methods_(sMethod)
Set oInParam = oMethod.inParameters.SpawnInstance_()
oInParam.hDefKey = hTree
oInParam.sSubKeyName = sKey
oInParam.sValueName = sValueName
oInParam.uValue = uValue
Set oOutParam = oRegistry.ExecMethod_(sMethod, oInParam)
sComputer = Empty
sMethod = Empty
hTree = Empty
sKey = Empty
sValue = Empty
sValueName = Empty
uValue = Empty
Set oRegistry = Nothing
Set oMethod = Nothing
Set oInParam = Nothing
Set oOutParam = Nothing
WScript.Quit

Sla het bovengenoemde script op als een vbs.
Je kunt dit ideaal gebruiken tijdens het deployen van virtuele machines via MDT in combinatie met automatische uitrol van VMware Tools. Nu hoef je zelf niet meer de Hardware Acceleration level aan te passen. Ik heb het getest onder XP & Windows 2003.

Translate »