Windows Azure Pack – Implementation Issue – Failed to create VM from sysprep...
I went through another very interesting issue while WAP implementation during stabilizing a WAP production environment, although we able to create standalone virtual machine from different templates,...
View ArticleWindows Azure Pack – Implementation Issue – G2 Hardware Profile could not be...
Another minor issue I found while stabilizing Windows Azure Pack IaaS environment, it was noted that when try to create standalone virtual machine by selecting a sysprep vhdx from gallery in WAP you...
View ArticleEnable .net framework 3.5 on windows server 2012 R2 VM created in Azure...
To install SQL Server on Windows Server 2012 R2 VM Server in Azure, .net framework 3.5 should be installed first on the same Server . .net framework 3.5 can be installed using below two steps :1. DISM...
View ArticleSharePoint Enterprise Search–Searching with Scope
IntroductionThis blog post demonstrates a sample that queries against to a specific site in my SharePoint Online portal.ContextSharePoint Server 2013 supports building search queries in 2 languages:...
View ArticlePowerShell Script to Simulate Outlook Web Access URL User Logon
Recently I came across with a requirement to do user logon synthetic transaction on Outlook Web Access URL and capture its performance. This can be accomplished using Invoke-WebRequest PowerShell...
View ArticleHybrid SharePoint Environment Considerations -Taxonomy
A hybrid SharePoint environment means a combination of SharePoint on-premise farm and Office 365 (O365) SharePoint online (SPO) farm to leverage both platforms advantages. In this post, I will...
View ArticlePowerShell Script to Simulate Outlook Web Access URL User Logon
Recently I came across with a requirement to do user logon synthetic transaction on Outlook Web Access URL and capture its performance. This can be accomplished using Invoke-WebRequest PowerShell...
View ArticleSCOM: What’s wrong with my Unix agents? Why they are grey out?
It is quite difficult to work with the Offline Unix agents especially in a large monitoring environment. Though SCOM offers native heartbeat monitor, it is hard to quickly determine whether the...
View ArticleConfiguring SQL Server 2014 AlwaysOn Availability Group using PowerShell
IntroductionEarlier on I was trying to search for some scenarios to implement AlwaysOn Availability Groups using PowerShell, although I was able to find some interesting post however non of them...
View ArticleSharepoint Pilot Migration - Quickly create large lists
Introduction There are various tools in the market from third party vendors to ease the migration experience. Each vendor claims their product is superior and when the options are plenty, its too hard...
View ArticleAdding SQL Server Availability Group (AG) to an Exiting Failover Cluster...
IntroductionMicrosoft SQL Server 2012/2014 AlwaysOn provides flexible design choices for selecting an appropriate high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) solution for your application....
View ArticleAdding SQL Server Availability Group (AG) to an Exiting Failover Cluster...
4. Validate Windows Failover Cluster OwnersClick on "Roles in "Failover Cluster Manager" then Right Click on “SQL Server” and Select “Properties” Make sure Preferred Owners are set to the 2 FCI Nodes...
View ArticleAzure Logic App – Lessons Learned – Part 1
At present the logic app workflows, API apps and the syntax for the template language expressions are, at best, a well-kept secret, with precious little documentation on their definition and even less...
View ArticleSCOM: Unix/Linux Shell Command Monitoring - Unique Requirement
When I was working with a customer recently, I came across an requirement, to execute a Shell Command and based on the results, the monitor state needs to be set for Target Server. One of the best...
View ArticleFIM Reporting Installation troubleshooting Chronicles: Part 1
Murphy’s Law: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong The aim of this series of posts is to detail multiple issues encountered during installation of FIM Reporting and their troubleshooting,...
View ArticleAzure Logic App – Lessons Learned – Part 2
Building on from the Part 1 post of a few weeks ago, let’s extend the treasure hunt with some additional functionality. To find our next set of hidden gems, let’s transform the received message after...
View ArticleCopying data from one SQL server table to another SQL Server table
Hi Readers, I had a requirement where I had to copy data from one SQL Server located in U.S. (Source Server) to SQL Server located in India (Destination Server). The copy has to be triggered when data...
View ArticleFind MAC Addresses of member NICs in a Native Windows Team
This article describes how to get the MAC addresses of all member Network Interface Cards (NICs ) in Native Windows Network Teams present in a Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 using PowerShell. There are...
View ArticleFIM Reporting Installation troubleshooting Chronicles: Part 2
This post continues on the series on FIM reporting installation troubleshooting. This post deals with the issue of continuous prompts for a SCSM patch while installing FIM Reporting on the FIM Service...
View ArticleCreating My Site through JavaScript
OverviewWith growing influence of JavaScript in our day to day programming we try to accomplish as much through JavaScript. SharePoint is no different. So what if you want to create My Site for your...
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