%Error copying system:/running-config
%Error copying system KB ID 0000987 Problem I love GNS3, it is a brilliant piece of software, I use it for bench testing and proof of concept work. Yes is can be a bit clunky sometimes, but it’s FREE! I had a project open with about four ASA’s on it, and it would not save the config on just one of them. HostName(config)# copy running-config startup-config Source filename [running-config]? Cryptochecksum: fdf42190 76959bba...
Server Manager Error
Server Manager Error KB ID 0001915 Problem I needed to add a role to a Window server today, but when I attempted to do so I got the following error. The request to list features available on the specified server failed. Solution : Server Manager Error This one had me perplexed for a while, I close this dialog box and was looking at Server manager and noticed there was an error ‘large red flag’ so I clicked that and got...
Windows: ‘Trust Relationship Failed’
Trust Relationship KB ID 0000504 Problem Seen on Windows clients in a domain environment. The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed What’s Happened? Put simply, just like you have a password for your user account, the computer you log onto also has a password (you just never see it), it gets reset (by default) every thirty days, and all this runs in the background. For a lot of different...
Updating Domain Computer Objects with Last Logon and Machine Information
Last Logon KB ID 0001340 Problem I can’t really take the credit for this, I was at a client’s site a few weeks ago, and they were doing this. I thought ‘That’s cool, I’ll have a play with that when I get the chance”. Essentially, you update the description of the Computer object(s) in AD so that they list; The last user who logged on. What time they logged on. What AD ‘Site’ the machine...
DrayTek Wireless Mesh
DrayTek Wireless Mesh KB ID 0001914 Problem I had a couple of ‘sketchy’ wireless spots in my home, so I wanted to setup a DrayTek Wireless Mesh. I had purchased a VigorAP1060C access point to do all the wireless heavy lifting at home, and say it could act as a MESH ROOT, but it was quite expensive, so I wanted something a little or affordable. A quick search told me the models I could use with it as MESH NODES. And the...
Exchange Online – Increase Mailbox Size
Increase Mailbox Size KB ID 0001913 Problem If you want to Increase Mailbox Size for your online Microsoft email, then these are the storage limits (at time of writing). Microsoft Office 365 Plan Exchange Online Plan Mailbox Size Online Archive Size Microsoft 365 Business Basic Plan 1 50GB 50GB Microsoft 365 Business Standard Plan 1 50GB 50GB Microsoft 365 Business Premium Plan 1 50GB 1.5TB Office 365 F3 Kiosk 2GB Add-on Office 365...
Export VM to a Local Folder
Export VM KB ID 0001912 Problem We had a situation recently where a client who was leaving us needed to take their data, the VM in question was very large (12.5Tb in size) Exporting to an OVA file was problematical, (due to the size of the file). So Getting the flat files for the VM seemed like the best option. Solution : Export VM Firstly when using PowerShell there’s a tendency for it to use the %TEMP% and %TMP% directories to store...
Moving From Photoshop to GIMP
GIMP KB ID 0001610 Problem When upgraded to macOS Catalina a long time ago, and (post upgrade) all was well, with the exception of Photoshop. I went to see if there was an update, I needed. No! If I want to use Photoshop I need to pay for Photoshop CC, which costs £10 a month! The fact my friends stateside can get it for $10 a month annoys me even more. I’ve spent years, shouting about how great Photoshop is, and when people...
VMware: Export a VM to OVA With PowerCLI
OVA KB ID 0001507 Problem : Creating OVA files It’s pretty easy to create an OVA/OVF from the vCenter Web console, but what about from Powershell / PowerCLI? Below I run though converting a Windows server to OVA. Note: Update 25/03/25 – Had a friend try and do this today, the VM was very large (over 12Tb) it proceeded to create the conversion in the servers c:\windows\temp directory. Obviously, this is not good! If you encounter...
Install RSAT (Remote Server Administration Tools)
RSAT KB ID 0000099 Problem Windows RSAT (Remote Server Administration Tools) is a suite of tools from Microsoft that allows IT administrators to remotely manage and administer Windows Servers and other Microsoft services from a Windows client machine. These tools are essential for system administrators to perform various tasks without needing to log directly into the server. Here is a list of some of the primary tools included:...