Windows – ‘The directory service has exhausted the pool of relative identifiers’
KB ID 0000797 Problem I got this error when attempting to bulk create users with CSVDE (see below). But you may simply see it when trying to create a user, or other AD object. Unwilling To Perform The server side error is “The directory service has exhausted the pool of relative identifiers.” Solution Well that is a scary looking error! Firstly make sure you can see all your FSMO role servers. Locate your FSMO Role...
Mail Error “Corrupt Content Alert”
KB ID 0000370 Problem Seen when receiving mail though an Exchange server running McAfee Groupshield version 7 Solution 1. On the server in question launch the Groupshield Management console > Select On-Access > Master Policy. 2. Select “Corrupt Content”. 3. Edit. 4. Change the drop down to “Allow Through” > Save. 5. Finally make sure you click “Apply”. Note: I’ve seen posts...
HP MSA P2000 (G3) Error – ‘Unwritable write-back cache data exists for a volume’
KB ID 0000817 Problem Seen on a G3 P2000 SAN, the client had also had an MSA70 shelf, which contained a failed array. I was removing the MSA and after the job, this error was getting logged. Unwritable write-back cache data exists for a volume (vdisk: unknown name, volume: unknown name, SN {Serial Number} it comprises {number}% of cache. Solution Essentially, there was data in the cache that needed writing to the array/vdisk, when it...
Boot from USB Drive fails with “Cannot get bank X parameters” error
KB ID 0000501 Problem Seen on an HP ML115 while booting to a USB Drive (a SanDisk Cruzer Blade 4GB drive). Error: Cannot get bank 2 parameters. Warning: Bank 2 partition type invalid. Ignoring. Panic: No usable banks found. Solution 1. Reboot the server and enter the BIOS. 2. Locate the USB Mass Storage Device Configuration > USB Settings and change the emulation from [Auto] to [Hard Disk]. 3. Be aware if you have other hard...
Cannot Logon to HP System Management Homepage
KB ID 0000580 Problem This used to quite common when attempting to contact the HP Management Homepage, (or the local insight manager page) you can no longer get access. ERROR: Username and password do not match Solution With much older versions of the Systems Management Homepage (before it used domain user names and passwords) you could simply copy over the CPQHMMD.DLL file from a server you knew the password for, and then you could...