EATON UPS installation on windows 2008 R2 and SBS 2011 - what a shocking bizare experience

EATON UPS installation on windows 2008 R2 and SBS 2011 - what a shocking bizare experience

I finally reproduced the problem and my Taiwanese English got better

I had this problem back in October on a Dell server. after wasting a few days trying to figure out, Dell suggested we re-install the server from scratch. But 3rd party software vendors already spent more than 100 hours on it. Yes, Dell is correct in saying their hardware is alright.

this month, I am a on project installing a SBS 2011 for  a customer. this server is based on a supermicro mainboard.

 again , after loading the Eaton UPS software on the new server, upon restarting, I saw the dreaded message again " your computer need a restart to apply the changes" .

oh dear, this time I am almost sure its UPS software since its the last thing I installed. this time, no windows updates involved.

UPS software did prompt me to install an update, I ignored initially. now I installed it.

after another restart, another bizzare problem pop up, the UPS software can't see the UPS, oh dear I figured this out by clicking set ups on one of the tabs or something rather....

I wonder what happened to APC ... , I have to struggle with Eaton.... well ... I am not the decision maker......

I feel relieved that I finally have the answer for this problem " Your Computer need a reboot ..." before the New Years' EVE....
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yeah , life will go on with or without a UPS


 

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can you establish a domain trust between a SBS 2011 server and another forest

can you establish a domain trust between a SBS 2011 server and another forest

interesting question, but it is not supported

someone may have success with that, but still not supported

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc672124%28v=ws.10%29.aspx

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/smallbusinessserver/thread/790855c5-5fbe-44ab-840a-4d0dd20a973c

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winservergen/thread/f1192589-3e57-430b-b328-96a53dc9e6ae/

Merry Xmas, SCEP install on W8 and windows 2008

Merry Xmas, SCEP install on W8 and windows 2008

system center 2012 endpoint protection works on w8 as well as windows server 2008,

that's the good difference between the free one and the commercial one
 

do an inplace upgrade of a windows 2008 R2 PDC to server 2012 ?

do an in-place upgrade of a windows 2008 R2 PDC to server 2012 ?

No way, you can't do that, not a PDC upgrade,

what will happen is that the server 2012 will rename the current windows install to windows.old, then install itself as a standalone server....

..... so there is no in-place upgrade path ...

install SCCM 2012 on server 2012

install SCCM 2012 on server 2012

its not going to work straight away....

install sql 2008 R2 express, still no go

eventually I find this article .... dear ... its not going to work out of box...

SCVMM2012 wont work either out of the box

so sccm 2012 is really for w2008 r2 ?

http://myitforum.com/myitforumwp/2012/09/16/install-guide-configmgr-2012-sp1-beta-server-2012-sql-2012-cu-3/

we are looking for sp1 for all these/.//

downloading right now ....

I will try again tomorrow
 

restore windows 2003 server images to windows 2012 hyper-v

windows 2012 hyper-v enabled

use shadowprotect RE 4.1.5 ( OZ support suggested this version) to boot

in the process, the hyper-v got 768MB with 1 CPU, I increased those afterwards.

then restore to a hyper-v machine,

it takes about 2~3 minutes per GB over a network mapped share, so an 18GB C: partition took about 40 minutes

I wonder this got something to do with too many incrementals.

after some restart, I got error mouse not captured in remote desktop session, ....

the issue is I didn't install the integration components properly, that ended up with some yellow dots in device manager.

if auto disabled, I need run the setup file rather run some msi directly

legacy network card can be handy at times
 

Useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows Server 2012

http://www.petri.co.il/keyboard-shortcuts-for-windows-server-2012.htm

Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows Server 2012

• Windows Key + C - Opens Charms bar
• Windows Key + Ctrl + Tab - Cycles through apps
• Windows Key + Shift + Tab - Cycles through apps in reverse order
• Windows Key + D - Switch to desktop (from start screen)
• Windows Key + E - Opens file explorer
• Windows Key + F - Search (files and folders)
• Windows Key + H - Share
• Windows Key + I - Settings
• Windows Key + K - Devices
• Windows Key + M - Minimizes current windows on desktop
• Windows Key + O - Sets device orientation
• Windows Key + Pause - System properties
• Windows Key + PgDown- Moves current app to right monitor
• Windows Key + PgUp- Moves current app to left monitor
• Windows Key + PrtScr - Save screenshot
• Windows Key + Q - Global search
• Windows Key + R - Run command
• Windows Key + spacebar - Switch keyboard/input language
• Windows Key + TAB - Provides list of running programs
• Windows Key + U - Ease of access center
• Windows Key + V - Cycles notifications
• Windows Key + Shift + V - Cycles notifications in reverse order
• Windows Key + Y - Shows desktop screen
• Windows Key + W - System settings search
• Windows Key + X - Quick access menu
• Windows Key + Z - Opens app bar

change SBS 2008 / 2011 home page

change SBS 2008 / 2011 home page


Windows SBS User Policy




User Configuration

Policies

windows settings

Internet Explorer maintenance

URLs/Important URLs

Home page url http://companyweb

http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2011/09/02/but-i-don-t-want-companyweb-as-my-default-ie-home-page.aspx

yeah - google drive -

yeah .......

fiddling with google drive

..........

 

CDBurnerXP

http://cdburnerxp.se/en/home

CDBurnerXP

Exchange 2013 is released to the market

Exchange 2013 is released to the market

it does not seem to have much fanfare in the media

yet , it is released ....

it cannot co-exist with exchange 2003

it cannot upgrade from exchange 2010 yet... until a service pack available ...

it is so bizarre as to why Microsoft rush it

.....
 

windows 2012 server editions

windows 2012 server editions

datacentre
standard

what happened to the enterprise edition?

keyboard and mouse issue with Storagecraft shadow protect

keyboard and mouse issue with Storagecraft shadow protect

I probably forgot to mention that Keyboard and Mouse may stop working in Shadow protect RE,

this happened last Friday,  at the time, it is using a KVM

just try another K/M.

W8 enterprise version

in addition to w8 pro

it include
- direct access
- branch cache
- applocker
- VDI enahancements
- Enterprise sideloading
 

windows 8 features and versions

Windows 8 pro can do bitlocker & bitlocker to go
client hyper-v