Posted on October 29th, 2007 by thehabgroup
To determine if your backup of Active Directory is good then there are two things you must consider:
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Age of Backup
Contents of the Backup
Age of Backup
If your backup is older than the Active Directory tombstone age setting, then it is not considered […]
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Posted on October 25th, 2007 by thehabgroup
When troubleshooting modem connectivity problems and RAS errors related to hardware & modem connectivity problems (errors:
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Hardware failure in port or attached device.
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Remote PPP peer is not responding.
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The PPP link control protocol terminated.) make sure you investigate these items:
1) Driver issue: Verify that you are using the correct and updated modem driver. Or run the add […]
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Posted on October 24th, 2007 by thehabgroup
How do you troubleshoot the issue where you cannot authenticate to Active Directory Application Mode with you application? Well here are a few steps to follow:
1. Can a user authenticate to ADAM via LDP, using the server name and port number.
2. IS the OS running ADAM Windows XP? […]
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Posted on October 10th, 2007 by thehabgroup
If you are experiencing ADAM setup failures then there a few steps that should be completed and general questions that need to be answered before proceeding with the troubleshooting process.
Is the computer a member of the domain or in a workgroup?
Are there any events generated in the event logs that provide any details regarding […]
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Posted on October 4th, 2007 by thehabgroup
There are instances where the mapping of attached tape device become out of order after a Windows server reboot. This may occur if one or more of the tape drives is either inaccessible or does not respond to the server correctly as the server is enumerating tape devices on boot.
Check HBA Card Settings:
HBAs usually […]
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Filed under: Disks
Posted on October 3rd, 2007 by thehabgroup
Here are a list of some of the potential causes of poor SAN performance:
HBA firmware, drivers, configuration settings
Fibre Channel switch configuration issues
Contention in the SAN between the server and storage
Settings on the storage unit
“Split I/O” on hardware RAID volumes
Conflicting software or drivers
Troubleshooting steps to take:
Update outdated HBA firmware and drivers as they may resolve the […]
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Posted on October 2nd, 2007 by thehabgroup
The following details steps to resolve common Windows authentication issues. These issues cane be related to authentication protocols such as NTLM and Kerberos as well as problem with core Windows process that are vital to authentication such as Winlogon. The issues described below are related to the following operating systems:
Windows 2000 SP4
Windows 2003
Windows XP
NTLM
Possible NTLM […]
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Posted on October 2nd, 2007 by thehabgroup
Error Message: The Windows Installer service is disabled.
Explanation: The Windows Installer service is typically disabled by a Group Policy Object (GPO) setting to prevent users from installing software on their computers. As a result, the MOM 2005 installation program fails if the Windows Installer service is disabled.
Solution: Enable the Windows Installer service via group policy […]
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Posted on October 1st, 2007 by thehabgroup
If you are reading this article then it is likely you are a apart of the modern trend of users leaning towards the use of wireless technology to connect to public or private networks. Many home networks these days have wireless infrastructure that allow uses to connect to their ISP’s or the Internet. However, there […]
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