Check information registered in dns: nslookup –type=srv _vlmcs._tcp.subdom.domain.rootdom
Move Installer folder from systemdrive to save space (SSD)
Windows use space on systemdrive for almost never used installation files. You can easily move those from your expensive SSD to a cheaper datadisk:
Run cmd as Administrator, and use the following commands:
mkdir D:\Junctions\C\Windows\
move C:\Windows\Installer D:\Junctions\C\Windows\
mklink /J C:\Windows\Installer D:\windows\installer
You can also free up space by:
Upgrade Machine Code fails due to ongoing DMP
Upgrade Machine Code Wizard fails with the following message: “The system cannot be upgraded at this time because a Directed Maintenance Procedure is in progress.”
No “Directed Maintenance Procedure” is going on…
Ok, try login to service console for all the controllers in the cluster (two in case of v3700/v7000) and restart the web server.
You find the service console IP under settings, network, Service IP Addresses. Choose Node canister and click on nic 1.
Service console is acceccible at https://{service console ip}/service
Click “Restart Service” in the menu and choose Web Server (Tomcat). Push the Restart button.
Network tests with powershell
Since vista the telnet client isn’t installed by default, wich makes sence since nobody uses it. Oh, wait, some use it for network testing. Instead of installing the telnetclient for doing network tests you might use powershell instead:
Test-NetConnection host.domain.com -port 80
Offline disks/missing disks after vmware upgrade hardware (Windows 2008R2 Enterprise Edition)
VMWare describes this problem here:
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1013109
To prevent this from happening set the SAN policy before the virtual hardware upgrade:
DISKPART
SAN POLICY=OnlineAll
Set it back afterwards if unsure…
DISKPART
SAN POLICY=OfflineShared
More info here:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/c14bdde3-6359-463d-9932-5fe7ec72505e/how-to-change-default-san-disk-status-from-offline-to-online?forum=winserverfiles