Dell iDRAC: ‘Virtual Media is Detached’
Aug21

Dell iDRAC: ‘Virtual Media is Detached’

KB ID 0001459 Problem I’d needed to present an .iso image to my Dell server and got this; Either Virtual Media is detached or Virtual Media redirection for the selected virtual disk is already in use Solution System  > Console Media > Configuration > Virtual Console > Enabled (tick)  > Status (Auto Attach) > Save. Related Articles, References, Credits, or External Links...

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vSphere: Downgrading Guest ‘Hardware Version’
Aug20

vSphere: Downgrading Guest ‘Hardware Version’

KB ID 0001458 Problem I always assumed this was either not possible, (without using VMware converter,) or at least very difficult. I downgraded one of my test ESX boxes from 6.5 to 5.5 this week, and needed to lower the hardware versions on some of my VMs accordingly. Solution Connect to the host ESX server via SSH, then navigate to the VMFS volumes; cd /vmfs/volumes Change directory so you are in the right ‘datastore’,...

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Scheduled Task Error 0x1
Aug10

Scheduled Task Error 0x1

KB ID 0001457 Problem While replacing a server, I copied over some scripts, (batch files) the client was using to back up some data. I scheduled them on the new server, but noticed they were finishing with a status of 0x1. (and not actually backing anything up!) Solution Edit the properties of the job > General Tab > Tick “Run with the highest privileges”. Note: You can also tick “Do not store password. This...

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Veeam Backup Error: Code 1326
Aug06

Veeam Backup Error: Code 1326

KB ID 0001456 Problem Processing {Server-Name} Error: Failed to connect to guest agent. Errors: ‘Cannot connect to the host’s administrative share. Host: [{Server-Name}]. Account: [{Account-Name}]. Win32 error:The user name or password is incorrect. Code: 1326 Cannot connect to the host’s administrative share. Host: [{IP-Address}]. Account: [{Account-Name}]. Win32 error:The user name or password is incorrect. Code:...

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SBS Server: Remove / Uninstall Exchange
Aug05

SBS Server: Remove / Uninstall Exchange

KB ID 0001455 Problem I’ve never really been a fan of SBS Server, Theres too many ‘wizards’, and things that are either automatically configured for you, or wont work until you’ve configured something else, I’ve a boat-load of problems with it over the years. Last week saw me retiring an SBS 2011 server, and migrating to a 2016 domain, with Exchange 2016 server. But how to gracefully remove Exchange 2010...

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