I ran into a problem with VMware Data Recovery when I used an ip-adres in the SMB share-name i.e. \\10.0.0.0\vdr$:

The VDR appliance console showed the following error:

VDR Error: CIFS VFS: No response for cmd 114 mid x

Fixed by modifying resolv.conf on the VDR appliance to search the domain in which the server is located:

search example.domain.com and use the DNS- namein the destination definition : i.e. \\server\vdr$

Script

Param($sourceserver, $destinationserver)

$snapins = "Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Powershell.Admin"

$snapins | ForEach-Object { 

 if ( Get-PSSnapin -Registered $_ -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue ) {

 Add-PSSnapin $_

 }

}

$storagegroupcopystatus = Get-StorageGroupCopyStatus -Server $sourceserver -StandbyMachine $destinationserver

$status = 0;
$warning_array = @()
$perfdata_string_array = @();

foreach ($storagegroup in $storagegroupcopystatus)
{
 if ($storagegroup.SummaryCopyStatus -ne 'Healthy')
 {
 $status = 2;
 $warning_array += $storagegroup.StorageGroupName
 }

 $perfdata_string_array += "'Copy Queue Length - $($storagegroup.StorageGroupName)': " + $storagegroup.CopyQueueLength
 $perfdata_string_array += "'Replay Queue Length - $($storagegroup.StorageGroupName)': " + $storagegroup.ReplayQueueLength

}

switch ($status)
{
 0 {
 $message = "OK - All storagegroups are correctly being replicated"
 }
 2 {
 $warning_array_string = [string]::join(",", $warning_array)
 $message = "ERROR - Storage Groups (" + $warning_array_string + ") are not correctly being replicated. Check replication!"
 }
}

$perfdata_string = [string]::join(" ", $perfdata_string_array)
Write-Host "$($message) | $($perfdata_string)"
$host.SetShouldExit($status)

Entry in nsc.ini

check_exchange_scr=cmd /c echo scripts\check_exchange_scr.ps1 $ARG1$ $ARG2$ | powershell.exe -command -

Enable upgrade VMware Tools and Sync Guest Time with Host

$viserver = read-host "Please enter vCenter Server:"

connect-viserver $viserver

$vmConfigSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec
$vmConfigSpec.Tools = New-Object VMware.Vim.ToolsConfigInfo
$vmConfigSpec.Tools.ToolsUpgradePolicy = "UpgradeAtPowerCycle"
$vmConfigspec.Tools.syncTimeWithHost = $true

Get-VM | %{
     $_.Extensiondata.ReconfigVM($vmConfigSpec)
}

Disable upgrade VMware Tools and Sync Guest Time with Host

$viserver = read-host "Please enter vCenter Server:"

connect-viserver $viserver

$vmConfigSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec
$vmConfigSpec.Tools = New-Object VMware.Vim.ToolsConfigInfo
$vmConfigSpec.Tools.ToolsUpgradePolicy = "Manual"
$vmConfigspec.Tools.syncTimeWithHost = $false

Get-VM | %{
     $_.Extensiondata.ReconfigVM($vmConfigSpec)
}

Main advantages of Liberkey:

• Automatic updates (for the platform and the installed applications)
• (Temporarily) usage of file associations for the portable applications you’ve installed.
• A lot of pre-packaged portable freeware applications
• Easy adding and removing of applications
• Easy adding and removing for you own portable applications
• Choice between a pre-configured suite or start of with your own empty Liberkey.

URL: http://www.liberkey.com

For non-commercial use only!

Now you can use WSUS Offline Update, for downloading all the updates for the platforms/languages you select and put them on a USB key/DVD/CD, so you can use it on all the computers you have to patch. Just run it again if you want to update your directories/ISO’s and it updates them with all the new updates and you’re good to go with the latest patches on your USB key/DVD/CD.

This site creates an installer for you with the apps you specify.

The easiest way to get apps.

1. Pick your favorite software.
2. Start your customized installer.
3. You’re done!

Ninite installs software fast with default settings and
says “no” to browser toolbars and other junk.

Ninite checks your PC’s language and 64-bit support
to install the latest, best version of each program.

Ninite runs on Windows XP/Vista/7 and works in the
background unattended and 100% hands-free.

All Ninite does is automatically download and install
the apps you select. Not even Ninite is installed.

Check out the latest version of the lights-out WHS Add-in, which now has the possibility to check for CPU load and Network Activity. With the lights-out client utility it is possible to automatically wake the WHS when you need it, so it isn’t turned on all of the time.

By forwarding UDP port 9 to your WHS on your router it is even possible to wake the server automatically remotely!

Forum: http://forum.wegotserved.com/index.php?/forum/89-lightsout/
More Info: http://addins.home-server-blog.de/verwaltung/lightsout/#en

While updating a Citrix PS 4.5 HRP4 i ran into this problem.

Problem: connection reset by peer error when trying to connect to Citrix server with Hotfix Rollup Pack 4 by a Wyse V10L client.

Workaround: Revert to HRP3.

Solution: Install Wyse Firmware Version 6.3.0_27.0

Ver 6.3.0_27.01 – Download Wyse Thin OS Software
	***Hotfix*** Ver 6.3.0_27.01 for V10L and S10 (Release Date – 5/29/2009)

Solution:
- Put host in maintenance mode
- Disconnect host
- Remove host from cluster
- Remove /etc/opt/vmware/vpxa/vpxa.conf
- Add host back to cluster