Running Windows Server 8 in VMware ESXi
KB ID 0000590 Problem The very fist time I tried this was on ESXi 4.1, if you try and install Windows 8 Server on that platform, you will see the following. Your computer ran into a problem and needs to restart. If you’d like to know more, you can search online later for this code: HAL_INITIALIZATION_FAILED It’s collecting error info and will restart in: x seconds Note: You will also see this in VMware player, and VMware...
PowerShell Web Access
KB ID 0001036 Problem One of my goals for this year is to become more proficient with PowerShell. During my studies I came across PowerShell Web access and thought it was so cool, I’d have a play with it. What is PowerShell Web Access? It’s a web service that runs on a Server 2012 IIS web server. It lets you remote connect to that host (via https) and then launch a PowerShell secure connection to any machine in your...
Exchange – Event ID 25006
KB ID 0000910 Problem Freshly installed Exchange 2013 Server (was migrated from Exchange 2007) and it threw out this error. Log Name: Application Source: MSExchangeTransport Event ID: 25006 Task Category: Configuration Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: N/A Computer: PNL-Exchange.petenetlive.net Description: The path to the Queue Quota component log has not been set. Queue Quota component log will not be written. Solution 1. A...
GNS3 – Error ‘ghostsize is to small for device’
KB ID 0000935 Problem While doing a quick lab in GNS3, I tried to add NAT to a router, and it fell over with the following error; R3(config-if)#ip nat outside % NBAR ERROR: parsing stopped % NBAR Error : Activation failed due to insufficient dynamic memory % NBAR Error: Stile could not add protocol node %NAT: Error activating CNBAR on the interface FastEthernet0/0 R3(config-if)# *Mar 1 00:01:11.655: %SYS-2-MALLOCFAIL: Memory...
Cisco – Windows x64 Bit VPN Client (IPSEC)
Note: This page was originally written before the release of the Cisco x64 bit Windows 7 Client KB ID 0000163 Problem I was widely accepted for some time that Cisco’s support for the IPSEC VPN client will not be extended to x64 bit Windows platforms, That’s simply because they are gearing up towards their own AnyConnect VPN client. Update 18/02/10 – Cisco have released an x64 Bit VPN Client for Windows 7...