I found out that when you upgrade from Windows Virtual server 2005 to Hyper-v you want to remove the vmadditions from your windows maching prior to moving them to the Windows 2008 server that has hyper-v installed. It is alot easier.
I have mouse problems when I just moved a MS 2005 Virtual Server to Windows 2008. When I removed VMaddition, I didn't have the mouse problems. It was alot easier to upgrade the hyper-v guest components.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Double-Take Invalid License when you upgrade to Windows 2008
My host system has 4 virtual servers on it. When I upgrade the host from Windows 2003 to Windows 2008 I now get an invalid license error in Double-take. I'm on hold right now. When I get the problem resolved I will tell you what they had me do. I'm hoping that they just issue me a valid license for this. We'll see.
Well, I just spoke to Mike Brown. He said that it appears that Double-take is determining that with Hyper-v guest components that it is a physical server instead of a virtual one. He gave me a 6 day key until they could resolve the issue. They will get back to me.
Double-take are really good at support. You can talk to someone that speaks english and they are pretty knowledgeable.
Well, I just spoke to Mike Brown. He said that it appears that Double-take is determining that with Hyper-v guest components that it is a physical server instead of a virtual one. He gave me a 6 day key until they could resolve the issue. They will get back to me.
Double-take are really good at support. You can talk to someone that speaks english and they are pretty knowledgeable.
Friday, April 18, 2008
How to create a shadow copy and mount it.
To create a shadow copy run this command.
vshadow -scsf D:
To list the shadow copies run this command.
vssadmin list shadows
To mount to a directory run this command:
mountvol D:\mountpoint \\?\Volume{21bf079c-f9db-11dc-b4a5-0015173b1ee7}\
You could also mount it to a drive using the vshadow command.
vshadow.exe -el={ShadowID},Driveletter:
example: vshadow.exe -el={4cdd0ee7-6448-4ab7-9c55-576c9dd9d41d},P:
To remove the mountpoint from the directory run this command.
mountvol D:\mountpoint /d
vshadow -scsf D:
To list the shadow copies run this command.
vssadmin list shadows
To mount to a directory run this command:
mountvol D:\mountpoint \\?\Volume{21bf079c-f9db-11dc-b4a5-0015173b1ee7}\
You could also mount it to a drive using the vshadow command.
vshadow.exe -el={ShadowID},Driveletter:
example: vshadow.exe -el={4cdd0ee7-6448-4ab7-9c55-576c9dd9d41d},P:
To remove the mountpoint from the directory run this command.
mountvol D:\mountpoint /d
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Terminal Server 2008 doesn't like it when you change the name of the server
I have Windows 2008 setup with Terminal Services running really well. I then changed the name of the server and Terminal server doesn't want to work anymore. The Event Log is suggesting that it is not running. However, it is running. So I uninstalled it and reinstalled it with a new certificate, but still no luck.
I haven't been able to find an answer for this one. I guess uninstall terminal services before change the name and then reinstalled it afterwards.
I haven't been able to find an answer for this one. I guess uninstall terminal services before change the name and then reinstalled it afterwards.
I can use SteadyState for the Kiosk
Microsoft has introduced SteadyState for locking down computers so the public or users don't ruin them. You can reset them.
I read an article today about it in the January technet magazine page87. I will build a virtual XP machine to try it out. I'll write more once I get it setup.
I read an article today about it in the January technet magazine page87. I will build a virtual XP machine to try it out. I'll write more once I get it setup.
This is how I'm backing up my Virtual Servers
I've been trying to figure out a way to backup my virtual servers unto a External USB Hard drive. This server will be our disaster recovery server and the facility where it will be hosted does not do backup tapes. So I wanted a way to back to a 1TB hard drive. I thought about the online backups, but they were going to be too expensive for the size that we have and toooooooo slow. Have you every tried to restore from one of those sites? I've had customers do it and it takes forever.
I looked at many scripts that our out there. Most caused my VM to hang. The one that I settled on is from: http://blogs.msdn.com/adioltean/archive/2005/01/20/357836.aspx
His name is: Adi Oltean
His script creates a Shadow Copy and mounts it to a Drive. For instance, his script will take a shadow copy of my D: drive where my Virtual Servers reside and mount them to my H: drive. I don't have an H: drive normally, but his script will mount this volume(Shadow Copy) that is created to whatever drive you select that is not already in use.
From there you can go to your H: drive or whatever drive you selected and view copy of your Virtual Servers.
This is great. From here I copy the files to my USB Hard drive which I have mounted as my Q: drive. Because the files that are now on H: are not in use, you can copy them without any file in use errors.
Here is what I've done.
I created a small script that start off my unmounting the volume from H: that was created the night before. I then call for Adi Oltean's script to create the Shadow Copy and mount it to my H: drive. Then I start a xcopy command to copy it over to my backup folder on the Q: drive. Remember the Q: drive is my external USB Hard drive.
@echo This will remove the mounted volume.
mountvol H:\ /D
@echo This script will create a shadow copy and mount it to H:
createshadow.cmd D: H:
@echo This will copy the Virtual Server to Q:\backup.
H:
xcopy /E /Y "virtual servers" Q:\backup\
So on my D: drive I have my script which is the one above that I call backupVMs.bat and Adi Oltean's script createshadow.cmd. I setup the task scheduler to run every night. It takes about 6 hours to backup my approximately 660 Gigs.
I looked at many scripts that our out there. Most caused my VM to hang. The one that I settled on is from: http://blogs.msdn.com/adioltean/archive/2005/01/20/357836.aspx
His name is: Adi Oltean
His script creates a Shadow Copy and mounts it to a Drive. For instance, his script will take a shadow copy of my D: drive where my Virtual Servers reside and mount them to my H: drive. I don't have an H: drive normally, but his script will mount this volume(Shadow Copy) that is created to whatever drive you select that is not already in use.
From there you can go to your H: drive or whatever drive you selected and view copy of your Virtual Servers.
This is great. From here I copy the files to my USB Hard drive which I have mounted as my Q: drive. Because the files that are now on H: are not in use, you can copy them without any file in use errors.
Here is what I've done.
I created a small script that start off my unmounting the volume from H: that was created the night before. I then call for Adi Oltean's script to create the Shadow Copy and mount it to my H: drive. Then I start a xcopy command to copy it over to my backup folder on the Q: drive. Remember the Q: drive is my external USB Hard drive.
@echo This will remove the mounted volume.
mountvol H:\ /D
@echo This script will create a shadow copy and mount it to H:
createshadow.cmd D: H:
@echo This will copy the Virtual Server to Q:\backup.
H:
xcopy /E /Y "virtual servers" Q:\backup\
So on my D: drive I have my script which is the one above that I call backupVMs.bat and Adi Oltean's script createshadow.cmd. I setup the task scheduler to run every night. It takes about 6 hours to backup my approximately 660 Gigs.
How to Activate a sprint Cell phone for Free
I wanted to replace a phone that was dead with one that my company let me borrow until the one that I ordered on ebay arrived. Here is what I did.
First go to this website: http://www4.sprint.com/WLSApp/esnswap/do/Welcome?id12=UHP_AlreadyCustomer_Link_ActivateYourPhone
Put in your cell phone number and click "Continue"
Login in with your username and password. If you haven't setup an account you will need to.
After logging in you will need to select your phone and click on "Upgrade or Active Phone". The box will open
and then click on "Activate".
Once your click on "Activate" You will receive warning that the current phone will no longer be able to make or receive calls, etc.
That's ok. You want to replace it anyways.
You will be taken to a webpage that has information about your cell phone. Print it out because you will need it.
For my Cell phone, I was given a code that allowed me to get into the configuration menu.
From there I went into the Basic Menu and I put in my MDN/PTN. Which is my 10 digit cell phone number. Next I had to put in my MSID/IMSI number. I believe this is the 10 digit cell phone number from the main phone number on the account. The webpages shows 5 zeros before the number. Just ignore those and put in the last 10 digits. Next it will ask for the SID/BID number. The webpage shows 5 digits, but drop off the "0" and put in the last 4 digits. Press "Ok" or "END". When the phone comes up it will be on the Sprint Network. You should be able to make and receive phone calls.
Now, if you have problems. You can call 1.877.345.7895 for help. The tech will help you. This may be a better options for most people.
First go to this website: http://www4.sprint.com/WLSApp/esnswap/do/Welcome?id12=UHP_AlreadyCustomer_Link_ActivateYourPhone
Put in your cell phone number and click "Continue"
Login in with your username and password. If you haven't setup an account you will need to.
After logging in you will need to select your phone and click on "Upgrade or Active Phone". The box will open
and then click on "Activate".Once your click on "Activate" You will receive warning that the current phone will no longer be able to make or receive calls, etc.
That's ok. You want to replace it anyways.
You will be taken to a webpage that has information about your cell phone. Print it out because you will need it.
For my Cell phone, I was given a code that allowed me to get into the configuration menu.
From there I went into the Basic Menu and I put in my MDN/PTN. Which is my 10 digit cell phone number. Next I had to put in my MSID/IMSI number. I believe this is the 10 digit cell phone number from the main phone number on the account. The webpages shows 5 zeros before the number. Just ignore those and put in the last 10 digits. Next it will ask for the SID/BID number. The webpage shows 5 digits, but drop off the "0" and put in the last 4 digits. Press "Ok" or "END". When the phone comes up it will be on the Sprint Network. You should be able to make and receive phone calls.
Now, if you have problems. You can call 1.877.345.7895 for help. The tech will help you. This may be a better options for most people.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Unable to connect to Virtual Servers using VMRCPLUS
I've had this happen a couple of times. I tried to connect to the server using VMRC PLus and it would just hang. Here is what I've done to fix the problem.
1. Stop the Virtual Server services. You may need to use task manager to kill off the VM processes.
2. Navigate to C:\documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Virtual Server\Virtual Machines\
3. Move or delete all of these files. I usually just move them to another folder, but then later I delete them.
4. Now start the Virtual Server service
5. You should be able to connect to the server using VMRC Plus.
6. After you connect your virtual servers will be missing. Don't worry, just add them back.
7. Click on "Virtual Machines" and then "add".
8. Drill down to where you keep the Virtual servers and add each one back. They will be intact and should startup without any problems.
Good Luck.
1. Stop the Virtual Server services. You may need to use task manager to kill off the VM processes.
2. Navigate to C:\documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Virtual Server\Virtual Machines\
3. Move or delete all of these files. I usually just move them to another folder, but then later I delete them.
4. Now start the Virtual Server service
5. You should be able to connect to the server using VMRC Plus.
6. After you connect your virtual servers will be missing. Don't worry, just add them back.
7. Click on "Virtual Machines" and then "add".
8. Drill down to where you keep the Virtual servers and add each one back. They will be intact and should startup without any problems.
Good Luck.
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