Windows Server Backup: VSS Failure Backing Up Guest VM
I’m setting up Windows Server Backup on a Hyper-V host (Windows Server 2008 R2). I want to do an online backup of the guest virtual machine (Windows Server 2003 R2). …
Windows Time Stops Even When Set to Start Automatically
I’m running Windows Server 2008 R2 as a Hyper-V host. The domain controller runs as a guest. Following Microsoft’s recommendation, the host is not joined to the domain; it is …
Windows Server Backup: Swapping Target Drives
I’m running Window Server Backup on Windows Server 2008 R2. Like a good admin, I swap out destination drives, rotating one drive off site each week.
Prevent Administrator from Remote Logon to Workgroup Server
When I set up a server for management via Remote Desktop, I prefer to change the RDP listening port to a non-default value (MSKB 306759) and to use a custom …
W32Time Errors in a Hyper-V Virtual Environment
I am running Small Business Server 2008 SP2 under Hyper-V. On a Server 2003 member server, also running under Hyper-V, I was getting frequent W32Time warnings errors in the System …
SBS 2008 Post-Install Tasks
I recently installed Small Business Server 2008 Standard in a Hyper-V virtual machine hosted by Windows Server 2008 R2. For SBS 2008, I used the media that has Windows Server …
Re-enable BitLocker Auto-Unlock after System Volume Restore
Today I did a disaster recovery test on my Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V host. I used Windows Backup to do a bare metal restore of only the system volume. …
How Secure are TrueCrypt and BitLocker?
I’ve been using TrueCrypt for a while, and have recently switched to BitLocker. My main purpose is to encrypt backup disks that are taken off site, though I plan to …
Run 16-Bit Program Across Network
Okay I’ll admit it. I have a hard time upgrading programs when the old version is working well. I have a 1995-era time tracking program from KMR Consulting called Timeclock …
Setting Up Email Connectors in SBS 2008
My SBS 2008 environment needs to accommodate a couple of non-standard email requirements: I use cloud-based email filtering, and I only want to allow incoming email from the IP addresses …