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Tech Short: TSQL to find Consumed Memory

Poking around in Microsoft SQL Server looking for a way to give me some statistics on memory usage, primarily consumed memory. My first attempt was using ‘dbcc memorystatus’.  This gives me a good snapshot of the current memory status of the SQL Server. It will take me sometime to fully understand and parse the output. So […]

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Windows Identity Foundation Install Issue

Setting up a new installation of Lync Server 2013 I encountered an issue  after being notified b the Lync Server 2013 install prerequisite check that Windows Identity Foundation was required. I found my way to the download site and grabbed what I though was the correct install where I got the following error: Installer encountered […]

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HowTo Upgrade OpenMediaVault

Here are some quick and simple steps to upgrade your OpenMediaVault (OMV) to the latest version; OMV 1.0  (Kralizec). SSH into your OpenMediaVault server; in my case I am running OMV 0.5 and run the following command: apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade && omv-update Then type the following command: omv-release-upgrade Once completed you can either […]

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Fixed POP3 Service after Exchange 2013 CU6

In a previous post I wrote about my Exchange 2013 CU6 Adventure and how it caused my Exchange Replication Services to crash. That wasn’t the only issues faced after updating to CU6.  It seems that the CU6 upgrade had crippled my ability to use the POP3 service. I have been waiting for a week now for […]

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Vulnerable to Shellshock? Let’s find out

And here we go again. Last time it was heartbleed, now we are back with another trending name that goes by Shellshock. This vulnerability is one; like many. Allows an attacker to inject code into your machine. This means all Linux and Mac users are at risk for attacks. Fortunately we can check for this […]

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Exchange 2013 DB’s not mounting, Exchange Replication crashing

I am facing an issue where my Exchange 2013 server has run into trouble mounting databases. Also the Microsoft Exchange Replication has crashing repeatedly. Attempting to mount database result in error during the crash events. Error: An Active Manager operation failed. Error: The database action failed. Error: The Microsoft Exchange Replication service may not be […]