Had a user try to upload a theme to a WordPress site they had published using Windows Azure Pack but were getting a file exceeded size limit error as exampled below. “The uploaded file exceeds the upload_max_filesize directive in php.ini” Typically you would just go into the php.ini located on
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Import subscribers into SCOM via PowerShell
Quick post A client had an existing monitoring system and exported the subscriber address list to CSV. They wanted some names updated to reflect the DC and existing name, also some subscribers had multiple addresses in the form of an array so I had to get a little creative with
Read moreVM Template network settings for WAP
Quick scribble: add images and detail 3 steps 1) Template > NIC > Set Connected > Set static IP & Static MAC > OK 1) Template > NIC > Set No Connected > Confirm static IP & Static MAC > OK 1) Template > NIC >
Read moreSCVMM 2012 R2 – Refresh Host Cluster – Error (25122)
Fast publish (this is becoming a common phrase) so be kind… When refreshing host cluster in VMM, for some reason we started to see the below error in VMM: Error (25122) The specified address ((AllocatedIPAddressData#e449) { id = 6ea8ddba-b8a7-43f6-856e-0a4d35076681, LastUpdatedTimestamp = 3/24/2015 5:55:17 AM }) is already allocated by
Read moreLive Migrating VM’s with Powershell from VMM to VMM with different Logical Switch
Another quick & dirty fast publish: When live migrating a VM from one Hyper-V to another Hyper-V when the virtual switch names are different, using the GUI you get a prompt to select the swtich on the target host. Using Powershell “Move-VM” fails and there is no
Read moreWindows Azure Pack – URLs & Ports
This is for editing the Windows Azure Pack URL’s and Ports. Works as of WAP for Server 2012 R2 UR5. Modify your variables accordingly. I have each WAP site on an individual server for a scaled deployment so this sets all the sites to use the 443.
Read moreSet Agent Proxy Default setting – SCOM 2012 R2
Run this on any server that has the SCOM Console installed. add-pssnapin “Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.OperationsManager.Client”; new-managementGroupConnection -ConnectionString:scomserver.domain.com; set-location “OperationsManagerMonitoring::”; Set-DefaultSetting -Name HealthService\ProxyingEnabled -Value True Totally stole this from the SCOM aficionado – Kevin Holman. His post is here Cheers’ Dan
Read moreHyper-V – Create VM powershell script
Hi, Powershell script to create a VM after prompting the user for various settings. The script then attaches an ISO which is a boot media for an MDT server that is built tp push a particular task sequence resulting in a failry automated VM deployment. I normally do this type
Read moreSCVMM 2012 R2 – Refresh Host Cluster – Error (2912)
* Fast publish post – be nice.. In my Cloud OS demonstration environment recently I had a host in the cluster reporting “Needs Attention” status and refreshing the host cluster failed with “error 2912”. The Hyper-V Host was in “Needs Attention” status and performing any functions from VMM were failing.
Read moreSCOM 2012 R2 – Moving the operationsmanager DB from SQL server to new SQL Cluster
Moving SCOM 2012 R2 operationsdatabase to SQL Cluster. Process derived from this TechNet article http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/library/hh278848.aspx Quick overview of the environment Versioning of my environment: System Center Operations Manger 2012 R2 w/ Update Rollup 4 SQL Server 2012 SP1 CU8 Windows Server 2012 R2 Existing servers and role: OM01 – Management Server OM02
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