Tech
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RDP version 6.1 for Windows Server 2003
Here is the rather hard to find version 6.1 of RDP client: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=22926
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Hyper-V Server 2012 quick start guide
Here is how I got started with Hyper-V Server 2012 First, let me be clear which version of Hyper-V am I talking about. This is the Hyper-V standalone version, or the free version as some people call it. Basically it is a separate download from MSDN and runs a pre-configured server core version + hyper-V role already installed.
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Understanding XML files in Hyper-V 2012
Here is a very informative post about the contents and the use of XML files in Hyper-V 2012. It also talks about datastores from the perspective of a VMware administrator. Browsing Hyper-V VM Folders in Hyper-V 2012: Think Datastores for VMware Admins | virtuallycloud9 Here is another post where he talks about the various files referenced by VMs in Hyper-V.
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Hyper-V 2012 Access Denied
While trying to connect from a Windows 8 Enterprise client machine to my Windows Server Hyper-V 2012 server via the Hyper-V Manager, I kept getting this error message:“Access denied. Unable to establish communication between Client and Server”. I found a way to fix this. Here is how: From the command prompt of the client open a command prompt and type DCOMCNFG Go to: “Component Services > Computers > My Computer”. Open Properties for “My Computer” and select the COM Security tab. In “Access Permissions” area click the “Edit Limits” button. Select the “Anonymous Logon”-group and make sure the “Remote Access” is set to Allowed. Now your client will connect successfully…
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Command to delete old log files
I found a good command to delete old logs files which were filling up my server forfiles /P “path to your files /M filename.* /D -1 /C “cmd /c del @path” This will delete filename.* files older than one day.