For IT folks, the mentioning the “P” word brings visions of long, drawn-out lists of things to be done, usually enforced by someone who barely knows how to power on their computer. There are even those of us who deny the project-management aspect of information technology. Don’t think of it as just a task list. Think of it… Read More »
During a recent cleanup effort in the System Center Virtual Machine Manager console, I found a powered off guest machine. The status showed the VM as having an “Unsupported Cluster Configuration State”.
If you need to check the status of a service across several machines, and don’t have monitoring in place, you can use PowerShell to get Running/Stopped/Starting status quickly.
I have CenturyLink DSL. Please take pity on me. Having CL as an ISP has been akin to being trapped in a cartoon, only it’s not funny. Here is my latest experience with them.
Use of cell phones has become pretty common these days. Not too long ago if a parent used to ask his child of around 12-13 years old, what he wants for his birthday, the reply would be along the lines of toys or something equally harmless, but now the reply you are most likely to get these days… Read More »
There is something of a mantra in the IT world: If it has to be repeated more than once, script it and automate it. The same goes for Q&A. If more than one person asks about it, write it down. So here you go.
In most technology environments, automation is everything. Part of that automation is the deployment of operating systems to servers and workstations via Windows Deployment Services, with help of PXE boot. Here’s how to PXE boot a guest in Hyper-V.
Some people just don’t get it. Making demands for assistance after calling someone a scammer is not the way to get help from someone. Here’s a jewel that I got today (warning: rage filled missive)
Just because you don’t have a GUI on your Windows Server 2012 doesn’t mean you can’t install roles and features at will. Use PowerShell, and the job gets easy.
As some of you may know, I’ve recently taken a position at a software company in downtown Seattle. This has changed my once serene commute into one of frustration against some of my fellow commuters. This isn’t really a technology related post; it’s just me venting on my website about goofballs that I see daily my journey to Seattle.… Read More »