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SharePoint 2013 SP1: Configuration Wizard Issues New Installation, TimeoutException

During an install of SharePoint 2013 SP1 the following issues was encountered post installation where the configuration wizard would fail to register SharePoint services. The following error was displayed: Exception: System.ServiceProcess.TimeoutException: Time out has expired and the operation has not been completed. To correct this issue we add two registry key values: – “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office Server\<version>\LauncherSettings” – […]

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Tech-Short: Delete Virtual Switch in Hyper-V

And this happened . . . I was introducing a change the Virtual Switch Manager of my Hyper-V host, where I attempted to give guest machines bridged network access.  After making my change I had lost access to the server.  On a good note, the server picked up a new address its virtual interface that I created.  However I […]

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Tech Short: Uninstall Windows Update via Command Prompt

In my previous short I needed to remove a Windows update. This same update was causing similar issue where attempting to remove the update caused explorer to crash. This is where I turn to the handy elevated command prompt to assist me. First this is open command prompt; running as Administrator. Issue the following: Where XXXXXXX represent the […]

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Tech Short: “execution of scripts is disabled on this system.”

Attempting to run a PowerShell script I got the following error: File C:\Work\ps.ps1 cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system. For more information, see about_Execution_Policies at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170. + CategoryInfo : SecurityError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnauthorizedAccess To run PowerShell scripts (files that end with .ps1), you must set the […]

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Tech Short: Proxmox – Adding node to existing cluster

I’m back and testing proxmox once again.  This time I am adding my 3rd machine to the cluster. Performing this task is very simple to do and takes only a few moments of time to complete. With that said lets get into it. First you will need to access the proxmox console or log via […]

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Tech Short: Enable SNMP on ESXi 6

Now that you are on or you have just started using VMware ESXi 6 and would like to do some monitoring via SNMP here is a way to enable this and set the community string in the process. By default, remote clients are prevented from accessing services on host, unless configured to start automatically. While […]