Category: Server

Fix VBR 12.1.1 Backup Configuration Warning Failed to connect to Red Hat Virtualization plug-in…

This is a very interesting warning. I migrated many VBR servers, and it’s the first time I’ve encountered this warning.
The detailed warning message is below:
Warning Failed to connect to Red Hat Virtualization plug-in: Failed to login to platform service: The remote certificate is invalid according to the validation procedure.

How to Install Veeam Backup and Replication Console 12.1

When you install Veeam Backup & Replication v12.1, the Veeam Backup & Replication console 12.1 is automatically installed on the backup server. If you want to remotely access Veeam Backup & Replication v12.1, install the Veeam Backup & Replication console 12.1 on a dedicated machine.

How to Install Hyper-V integration services in the ubuntu Linux VM

Today, I will show you how to install Hyper-V integration services in the Ubuntu Linux VM of Hyper-V. If the Hyper-V integration services are not installed, you cannot restore any data from Veeam Backup.

Veeam VBR 12.1 CVE-2023-36558 and CVE-2023-36049 Vulnerabilities

Today, I noticed two fresh vulnerabilities on the VBR12.1 Manager and console servers. Certain .net core requirements are installed when the product is installed. Unfortunately, The .net isn’t patched automatically through Windows updates.

Fix Windows Server 2022 (2019) Recovery partition to prevent C drive extend volume issues

When you try to extend the C drive from the Disk Manager tool but the Extend volume greys out, that’s because the recovery partition prevents the C drive from extending the volume.

How to install patches for Storage Space Direct Cluster Servers without Downtime

Microsoft released Windows patches on the second Tuesday of every month. This procedure installs Microsoft Windows server patches for the production cluster servers without an outage.

How to Rebuild a Gridstore Host via Virtual Media

There are many ways to rebuild the Hyper-V host, but I will show you how to rebuild a Microsoft Hyper-V host via Virtual Media. These screens captured were for Windows Server 2019, but not for Windows Server 2019 only. You can use Windows Server 2022 ISO image file too.

How to Rebuild a dataOn Host via Virtual Media Wizard

There are many ways to rebuild the Hyper-V host, but I will show you how to rebuild a Microsoft Hyper-V host via Virtual Media Wizard. This process is also can use for other vendors’ machines, not for the dataOn host only.

How to Rebuild DataOn Host via PXE

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There are many ways to rebuild the Hyper-V host, but I will show you how to rebuild a Microsoft Hyper-V host via PXE. This process is also can use for other vendors, not for the DataOn host only. It would be best to ask the host hardware vendor to send you the custom WIM image file before rebuilding it.

How to update Veeam Backup and Replication v12 RTM to GA version

On February 17, 2023, Veeam Backup & Replication v12 Day 0 is being released. This update is intended for existing Veeam Backup & Replication 12 RTM (build 12.0.0.1402) installations and will upgrade them to Veeam Backup & Replication V12 GA (build 12.0.0.0.1420). This update can be skipped if Veeam Backup & Replication 12 GA (build 12.0.0.1420) is already installed.

How to deploy Microsoft Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS)

Cyberattack is one of the fastest growing crimes in the world, we have seen passwords being leaked regularly, local administrator account is like God of machine, it has superpower to do anything for the machine. A lot of IT guys simply use the same password for all local administrator accounts, the attacker easy access to the whole estate if one machine is breached.

Microsoft LAPS is one of solutions to prevent the issues, The “Local Administrator Password Solution” (LAPS) provides management of local account passwords of domain joined computers. Passwords are stored in Active Directory (AD) and protected by ACL, so only eligible users can read it or request its reset. Today, I am going to show you how to deploy it.

How to move failover clusters on the same hardware to another domain

How to move failover clusters on the same hardware to another domain

Please on hold to install Jan 2022 patches

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Please on hold to install patches for servers, there are lots of issues happened after install patches, the detail as following information.

Patch Tuesday Megathread (2022-01-12) : sysadmin (reddit.com)

Please wait up to 1 week prior to touching these updates on servers or at least TAKE A BACKUP PRIOR to ANY PATCHING.

How to fix FRS is deprecated error

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If you are trying to promo windows server 2019 as domain controller, it happened “Verification of replica failed. The specified domain {Domain-Name} is still using the File Replication Service (FRS) to replicate the SYSVOL share. FRS is depreciated.” Error, this is because Windows Server version 1709 (or after version) can no longer be added as an Active Directory domain controller (DC) to an existing domain that is still using File Replication Service (FRS) for replication of the SYSVOL share.

How to fix trust relationship between workstation and primary domain failed without rejoin domain

If you tried to restore VMs (or physical machines) and it shows the trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed, I won’t recommend using rejoin domain to solve issues, because it will happen unexpected issues after disjoin and rejoin domain.

Today, I am going to show you how to fix it without disjoin and rejoin domain.

How to fix Hyper-V VM failed to start-Account does not have permission to open attachment VHDX General access denied error

If you try to start a Hyper-V VM but failed, the error message shows Account does not have permission to open attachment VHDX General access denied error, don’t panic, today I am going to show you how to fix it.

How to fix Veeam backup error-host is either not a cluster or has its cluster services unavailable

Today I am going to show you how to fix Veeam backup failed and showed host is either not a cluster or has its cluster services unavailable error message.