VMware – Cannot Delete an ‘Orphaned’ Replica
Nov17

VMware – Cannot Delete an ‘Orphaned’ Replica

KB ID 0000601  Problem After some messing about on my test network I was left with a ‘replica’ machine that I needed to get rid of, this was easier said than done, as it was in an orphaned state. Solution 1. Find out which host in the cluster the replica is on, In my case that’s simple (I only have one). In a live environment click the replica machines summary tab, and it will tell you which host it is on. Connect...

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Deploying VMware View 5 – Part 5 Deploying Linked Clone View Desktops
Nov17

Deploying VMware View 5 – Part 5 Deploying Linked Clone View Desktops

KB ID 0000607 Problem Note: This is an old post for VMware view version 5, you might want to read Deploying VMware Horizon View instead. It’s been a while since I wrote Part 4, so it’s time to wrap this up. Now we have Composer installed on the Virtual Center, we can start to deploy our linked clone desktops. Solution VMware View – Prepare your Source Machine 1. I’ve already covered how to prepare your Windows...

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Creating a ‘Seeded’ Veeam Replication Job
Nov17

Creating a ‘Seeded’ Veeam Replication Job

KB ID 0000912 Problem If you have a slow connection, and you are trying to replicate servers from one site to another you may struggle to do the initial replication. I’ve had an ongoing problem with a client who was trying to do this, we set it up, and the link was too slow. The client upgraded his internet connections at both sites, still the replication window would have been longer than 24 hours. In the end we chose to...

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Event ID 9335 and 9331 Offline Address Book Update Errors
Nov17

Event ID 9335 and 9331 Offline Address Book Update Errors

KB ID 0000849 Problem Seen on an Exchange 2010 server, this server had previously been upgraded from Exchange 2007, and that was upgraded from Exchange 2003. Event ID 9335 Log Name: Application Source: MSExchangeSA Event ID: 9335 Task Category: (13) Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: N/A Computer: ServerName Description: OABGen encountered error 80004005 while cleaning the offline address list public folders under...

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Public Folder Migration Exchange 2003 to 2010
Nov17

Public Folder Migration Exchange 2003 to 2010

KB ID 0000426  Problem I’ve already written at length about migrating from Exchange 2003 to 2010, I was doing a migration this week and migrating the public folders was proving to be a pain. If you have multiple public folders within public folders then setting up replication can be a nightmare, as the replication settings don’t get passed down to the child object. Normally you could use PFDAdmin and this would do it for...

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