Server 2012 – Install Role or Feature Fails with Error 0x800f082f
KB ID 0000873 Problem Seen here on Windows server 2012, but can also happen on Windows 8. When attempting to add a server role, or feature. The process may fail and produce the above error. Note: Here I’m attempting to add .Net 3.5, but it can happen for any role, role service, or feature. The request to add or remove features on the specified server failed. Installation of one or more roles, role services, or features failed....
Cisco – Automatic Re-enrollment Fails to MSCEP/NDES
KB ID 0000970 Problem I’ve covered setting up NDES at length in the past, but what happens when your issued certificates expire? If you are using them for all your VPNs what then? Well thankfully you can get your devices to automatically re-enroll and before they expire, for example to renew the cert at 80% of its lifetime you would use the following; crypto pki trustpoint PNL-TRUSTPOINT enrollment url...
Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 Fails ‘Readiness Checks’
KB ID 0000720 Problem When attempting to install Service Pack 2 on an Exchange 2010 Server the ‘Readiness Checks’ fail for the Client Access Role, Client Access Role Prerequisites Failed Error: The ‘IIS 6 WMI Compatibility’ component is required. Install the component via Server Manager. Click here for help…...
McAfee ePO – Client Firewall Exceptions to Allow Agent Deployment
KB ID 0000952 Problem It’s been a while, since I deployed ePO, and as I’ve got a big McAfee roll-out coming up I thought I’d better run it up on the test bench and see how much it’s changed since version 4. As the prospective client is going to use Server 2012 and Windows 8, that’s what I tested it with. Despite my best efforts the the McAfee agent (8.6) refused to deploy to the clients as long as I had...
Packet-Tracer Fails Subtype: rpf-check Result: DROP
KB ID 000904 Problem I love packet-tracer, I use it a lot, especially when I’ve been told that the firewall I’ve installed is stopping a particular port. I had set up a simple port forward the other day, and when I went to check it with packet-tracer this happened. Petes-ASA# packet-tracer input outside tcp 123.123.123.123 443 192.168.1.10 443 <——-Output removed——–> Phase: 7 Type: NAT...