In SQL server, replication allows data to be synchronized between two or more databases. One server acts as a publisher which has a publication subscribed to by servers; the publication specifies what data is to be distributed to the subscriber servers. In transactional replication, a snapshot of the publication is created on a subscriber server; [...]
This is my 3rd article on Opalis. You can check my other two articles out here: http://www.misdivision.com/blog/creating-an-automated-e-mail-notification-in-opalis and http://www.misdivision.com/blog/integrating-opalis-with-system-center-essentials. This time, I will show you how to create a policy that will look at Windows services. The policy will check to see if a service is stopped or paused and if so, the policy will attempt [...]
What is a paging file? Basically, an operating system uses a paging file as virtual memory on your hard disk when the processes running on your computer have used up all the RAM; with a paging file, you are less likely to get an out of memory error. The trade off is that programs using [...]
DNS can be a tricky thing. Host names to IP mappings have to be propagated by DNS servers which can take some time to happen; in other words, DNS changes don’t happen immediately. Computers can cache DNS settings which can make things even more complicated. If you are a network administrator or computer programmer, DNS can present [...]
In the ever changing world of computers, hardware problems and compatibility issues are typically found after products are released. Manufacturers of computer hardware release firmware upgrades to address newly found problems and compatibility issues. Typically BIOS upgrades, hard drive controller card upgrades, and other firmware upgrades can’t be installed from your regular operating system environment. [...]
Are you getting Service unavailable errors, Internal server errors or Forbidden errors while accessing your domain under a windows hosting platform ? Now you can find out the exact and much detailed error messages from your browser by doing the following. Friendly HTTP errors messages are those error messages that will be displayed at the [...]
DPM (Data Protection Manager) is a Windows solution for automatically creating backups of information. DPM offers disk and tape based backups. When using a disk based solution, DPM utilizes a storage pool for replicas of protected data on the DPM server or a custom volume. Replicas are placed inside of DPM-created volumes. On the DPM server, if you [...]
Last time I show everyone how to encrypt your hard drive using BitLocker. Today I’m going to show everyone how to encrypt your hard drive again, but this time using a third party software call TrueCrypt. The reason for this is because not everyone trust Microsoft or they might not have BitLocker on their operating [...]
Just wanted to make a summary of web hosting platforms and the advantages and disadvantages of both a Windows and Linux based environment. Though uncommon, you don’t have to choose only between either a Windows or Linux operating system, you can also host on Macintosh and Unix. But for the majority, Windows or Linux is [...]
As primarily a Linux user, I’m spoiled by the availability of virtual desktops on Linux. Having all your applications open on a single desktop can sometimes be cumbersome. With virtual desktops, you can greatly increase your productivity and organization by giving you the ability to move applications and windows to different desktops. Using virtual desktops, [...]
