Vmss2core is a tool to convert VMware checkpoint state files into formats that third party debugger tools understand. It can handle both suspend (.vmss) and snapshot (.vmsn) checkpoint state files .The vmss2core tool can produce core dump files for the Windows debugger (WinDbg), Red Hat crash compatible core files, a physical memory view suitable for…
Category: System Administration
Google Apps to Office 365 easy Migration
G Suite to Office 365 Migrator Features: G Suite to Office 365 migrator software moves mailboxes of Google Apps to MS O365 account. The application transfers emails, calendars, and contacts of the Google Mail account to the Microsoft cloud/ OWA account. The utility provides the multiple domain facility to the users of G Suite Apps…
How to reset GRUB password for VCSA
What is required: vCenter Appliance Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.2 or CENT OS 7.2 ISO Step 01: Mount bootable ISO to the VCSA Select connect at power on Change the boot loader priority to ISO Step 02: Boot the VM and select “Troubleshooting” Step 03: Select the rescue mode and press enter to continue. Step 04:…
Backing Up to Multiple Removable Drives in Windows Server Backup
The Windows Backup wizard wants all targets present at the time of configuration. Since we only have one dock (and a minimum of two drives), if we try to add additional hard drives to the job, the wizard fails with the error: “The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect” and the backup…
Remote Desktop Services (RDS) Roles in Microsoft Azure and Private Cloud
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An AD Bulk Administration Utility
IT administrators face a great deal of Active Directory management challenges. AD administrators and IT managers mostly have to perform repetitive and mundane tasks which often end up eating into their productive time. Configuring object properties manually by making use of native tools or PowerShell is extremely time-consuming, tiresome, and error-prone, especially in a large…
SQL Server live DB files are too big
Within the MSSQL files, MDF and LDF can be found and used. Both LDF and MDF are files extensions used in the Microsoft SQL Server. The extension file .MDF stands for “Master Database File.” This file contains all the startup information for the database to run and tracks all the databases on the SQL server….
PowerShell Day-to-Day Admin Tasks [in a nutshell]
If you are aiming to optimize the use of your time by doing as much as possible via scripting, you will soon want to run scripts in parallel to save time. PowerShell does not demand that you run jobs one after the other; It has the means to launch actions whenever you wish and to…