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Sunday, July 31, 2011

select product update group in WSUS (with the SCCM 2007 R3), this is a WSUS + SCCM 2007 R3 setup

select product update group in WSUS (with the SCCM 2007 R3)

funny I can't change product updates selection in WSUS console, I can change it temporarily , but it will revert back ...

the catch is to change it in SCCM 2007 R3 console - software updates -- then the selection will be mapped to WSUS console.

silicon SiI3114 - PCI to 4 Port SATA150

http://www.siliconimage.com/support/searchresults.aspx?pid=28&cat=11&ctid=2&os=8

SiI3114 - PCI to 4 Port SATA150

I spent a lot time on this raid controller, it is considered as software raid , oh dear ,

on the windows 2003 system, the raid manager consistently showing the raid is rebuilding, in the bios, it is the third drive rebuilding,
will this rebuild ever finish?
it was at 79% last night, and another56 hours to finish .... phew .... life not easy

I will keep you posted

Saturday, July 23, 2011

gigabyte 9IVDT dual xeon mainboard continous beeping ... what seems to be the problem

gigabyte continous beeping ... what seems to be the problem

the exercise started when the client want free some space in the rack ... so move the innards from a 4U case to 2U, inwin case , 500w power supply , pitty not enough stands for the dual xeon, and there are no fans in the new case. oh dear I happen find some spare parts in their server room to save the day.

a 500 hard drive already making clunking sounds, luckily it is mirrorred

the dreadful thing is the motherboard is make continuous noise , and the screen is blank

tried to swap the memory, power supply ... no luck...

eventually pulled xeon cpu out and re-seated it ...

that makes pizza worth it

Thursday, July 21, 2011

interview tips

interview tips

i just copy / paste here

面试取胜之秘密:
1)良好的态度(如边律师);
2)流畅的沟通(像国军播音员);
3)可人的外观(像谋女郎).
最重要的:拣对方想听的说.(source wxc)

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

FEP2010GPTool on DC try to import policy file error code 0x80070005 access denied

FEP2010GPTool on DC try to import policy file error code 0x80070005 access denied

I have problem to run the tool on DCs.

but on my w7 notebook, it is good,.

it is a interesting problem, yet to figure out.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

microsoft intune - MS's managed services in the cloud ???

microsoft intune - MS's managed services in the cloud

ms intune anti-virus conflicts with forefront endpoint security 2010. FEP2010 can't auto-unload intune .. alought it can un-install early versions of forefront security

install forefront endpoint protection 2010 on standalone servers

install forefront endpoint protection 2010 on standalone servers

No, you dont have to use SCCM 2007 R3 to deploy FEP2010.

you can install it manually from the dvd

no, its not free, since the free one can be installed on the server

Monday, July 11, 2011

setup SCCM 2007 SP2 / R3 and forefront endpoint security 2010 with WSUS 3.0 SP2

setup SCCM 2007 SP2  / R3 and forefront endpoint security

( to compare the dinosaur with 3rd party managed services, in the n-able, once the the mgmt server is done, on the client side , I just need to click the button, the anti-virus will be installed.)

now I am doing setup SCCM 2007 SP2  / R3 and forefront endpoint security 2010 with WSUS 3.0 SP2, plus SQL 2008 R2 as database server

senario is
-  WSUS 3.0 SP2  on one server -- mkswsus

- SCCM 2007 on one server -- mkssccm  --- this server will also have forefront EP 2010

- SQL 2008 R2 database server on another  -- mkssql

there are lots things need go through , the most important are the pre-requiste for those server roles on windows 2008 R2
- namely hotfix for upgrade from sccm 2007 sp2 to R3
- hotfix for FEP 2010 on sccm 2007
- wsus console need be installed on the sccm server
.... check all the pre-requisite list

and
- the webdav thing in windows 2008 R2 is very critical for the sccm 2007 MP
- the SUP yeah ... the software update point is the WSUS server
- always check service accounts be setup , so the sccm can install those roles on other servers
- WSUS server active directory group policy need be setup correctly , otherwise update sync will fail (well, somone point the GPO to a different port)

also
windows 2008 R2, with SCCM is very memory hungry, dont allocate only 1GB memory to the hyper-v machine. that will keeps crashing the configmgr console

you can load FEP2010 on the sccm server, so the sccm can manage it, namely distribute FEP2010 to client PCs, of course configmgr client need be installed first -- this is done on client push in configmgr console.

the FEP2010 definition updates is done via WSUS, you can tweak WSUS console to auto-approve the definition updates

lastly the second run of wbadmin is very slow for some reason. bizare ...

do you want to install forefront end point protection 2010 on exchange server

do you want to install forefront end point protection 2010 on exchange server

oh dear , given the forefront list

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/gg537286.aspx
  • Forefront for Office Communication Server 2007 R2

  • Forefront Identity Manager 2010

  • Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010

  • Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010

  • Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010

  • Forefront Online Protection for Exchange Server

  • Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server

  • Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint
  • Thursday, July 7, 2011

    which version of sql 2008 R2 installed on the server?

    which version of sql 2008 R2 installed on the server

    its hard to tell these days, .... there should be an installation log file somewhere you can check

    Wednesday, July 6, 2011

    windows server 2008 R2 windows server backup

    windows server 2008 R2 windows server backup

    it seemed it can backup to a network fileshare now. but it can't do incremental , only image level to a remote share.

    it would wipe previous windows server backup

    Saturday, July 2, 2011

    vmware workstation 7.1.4 is really good, I am impressed, install scientific linux 6

    vmware workstation 7.1.4 is really good, I am impressed, install scientific linux 6

    pretty straight forward install, but it need 1GB ram

    what's your contract rate? how to size up yourself?

    http://exchangeserverpro.com/how-to-calculate-your-hourly-rate-as-an-it-contractor

    what's your contract rate? how to size up yourself?

    a local recruiter told me it is something like you rate*2000 = your previous salary

    if you used to have a car, that worth 10 grand.