Accessing an Rdb on VMS

Hello,
I wonder if you've got a clue or a link for me ...
I'd like to access an Rdb 7.x DB on a VMS machine, which has SQL/Services installed. Well, no big deal, but the accessing machine should be Linux. I've seen unixODBC.org, but that's only the driver manager. Have you ever seen a driver which works with unixODBC.org or something similar ? Is there another way, to get some data from an Rdb ? Maybe XML ? What may produce XML on VMS side ? Is there some way/necissity to use vms's apache for that ? Any way should be alright, as long as it's not "Generating text files on vms and transferring them via ftp or nfs to linux".
Thank you very much for any clues! :-)
Have a nice day
Michael

Hi,
SQLservices on RDB can be accessed through regular SQLnet. Simply start sqlplus and connect - it works.
We connect using sqlplus wrom NT client and unix(Sun Solaris). I see no difference in connecting from Linux - it is same unix.
Thanks
Sergey

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Poor performance on VMs

Hi
I have a Hyper-V 2012 R2 server with 192gb RAM running @ 1800mhz, 2 x Xeon E2650 v2, and for VMs, a SATA 7200RPM disk (4tb, no RAID).
I'm running 70 or so VMs, all on, and I'm the only user of the system so no load (of course for things like SQL Server, it still runs timer jobs which access databases, etc). VMs are a mix of SQL Servers, ADFS, AD DS, cert authorities, Sharepoint, System
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Hi GSS1
"I'm running 70 or so VMs"
"I'm looking to get 2 X 4TB SAS disks (also 7200rpm) in RAID 0 or 1. Would this perform much better?"
Obviously one sata disk can not supply enough disk I/O for 70 VMs even though with " 2XSAS ".
We can not provide a accurate disk I/O requirement for your environment but I'm sure that the performance of 2XSAS raid 0 must be better than one SATA disk .
(I assume that is a lab evironment , raid 0 do not provide redundancy )
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc768535(v=bts.10).aspx
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WSX 1.02 won't display console for VMs on licensed ESXi 5.1 free

Testing with:
     ESX 5.1-799733 on machine named ESXI1, with license installed
     ESX 5.1-799733 on machine named ESXi2, with license installed
     VMware-WSX-1.0.2-928297.i386.bundle on Ubuntu 12.04 with Python 2.6 in a VM named WSX hosted on ESXi1
     VMware-WSX-Server-1.0.2-928297.msi on Windows 7 on a machine named desktop
When I attempt to access one of the VMs, the progress indicator is displayed, and nothing else happens. I see this same behavior form both WSX servers, and when attempting to connect to a VM on either host.
When I remove the license on either host, and revert to evaluation mode, I can get the console of any VM.
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Hi Scott,
Is this happening with just the Access logs? Or are you seeing it with all the logs, the Access, Errors and Audit?
Are the size of the log files increasing? If the log files aren't too large, are you able to open them up in a text editor such as Ultra Edit and verify that they are being updated and written to, as well as are visible that way?
Also in the past, the tail utility was bundled with
the NT/2000 versions of the Directory Server. It was
located in the bin directory. Can you use that , through a DOS prompt to tail the access logs to verify that they are being written to?
Have you tried removing the Access logs while the Server is stoppend and then start up the
DS recreate the Log file and see if that helps with the
issue? You'll want to verify on a test box that this
procedure of removing the Accesslogs, doesn't cause any problem.

Migrate datas from RDB to Oracle 10g

The applications that use the RDB database are being re-write with Forms based on an Oracle database.
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AnneMar

Hi AnneMar,
there exists a Metalink note that serves as a starter for such a migration:
Note 135929.1: RDBPROD: Advice on Converting from Oracle Rdb to Oracle RDBMS
For your convenience I am pasting that note here.
Regards
Wolfgang
PURPOSE
To provide general advice on migrating from Oracle Rdb to Oracle RDBMS
SCOPE & APPLICATION
This advice is intended for people who have already decided to convert, and are starting to plan how to do it. It provides a broad outline of how it can be done and some of the things to consider.
Advice on Converting from Oracle Rdb to Oracle RDBMS
General notes
* The longer you leave it the easier it is likely to be. The SQL interfaces to Rdb are growing closer to those for RDBMS, particularly OCI Services for Rdb.
* Converting the database will probably be the easy part. The applications are likely to require more work.
* A staged approach is more likely to be successful than trying to do everything in one go.
A possible strategy for converting
1. Install OCI Services for Rdb. Pick a small application, or one that needs rewriting anyway. Convert the application using the method and tools of your choice to access the Rdb database via SQL*Net for Rdb. If unsatisfied with the results, you can repeat this with alternative methods or tools, until you find one that works for you.
2. Install RDBMS. For those tables used by applications converted to use OCI Services, create database links. Point the converted application to the RDBMS database instead of the Rdb one. This step can be done whilst other applications are being converted. No data is yet stored in the RDBMS database, so any problems that arise with it, possibly due to lack of appropriate DBA experience, can be worked around by just pointing the programs back at the Rdb database.
3. Now you have a choice.
1. Gradually move the data into the RDBMS database. First new tables, then tables only accessed by applications that have already been converted. This has the advantage of taking one step at a time, so it would be easy to back up temporarily if a problem is found. The main disadvantage is that now that the data is spread over two databases your backup and recovery strategy will be more complicated.
2. Finish converting the applications. Then transfer all the data over in one go. If there is a lot of data, then going back would be a big job, so there is more risk.
Alternative common interfaces
Besides OCI Services there are several other APIs that applications could use to access Rdb or RDBMS transparently.
* JDBC - If your applications are written in JAVA or you want to rewrite them in JAVA
* ODBC - If your applications run on Windows
* .NET - If your applications run on Windows
Techniques for converting a database
* Transferring Metadata Extract the metadata using RMU/EXTRACT. Cut down and edit the output to produce a script to use to create the corresponding RDBMS objects.
* Transferring data
For small tables,
INSERT INTO rdbms_table SELECT columns FROM rdb_table;
(using dblinks to the rdb database and SQL*Net for Rdb)
For large tables, use RMU/UNLOAD to create a delimited file and then load that into RDBMS using SQL$Loader.
* Keeping data current in RDBMS while testing the transfer can be done using the Logminer Option in Rdb.
Notes
1. OCI Services for Rdb was formerly known as SQL*Net for Rdb and is part of Oracle SQL/Services. Though this is structured as a separate product from Oracle Rdb no additional license is needed.
2. Some limits are different between Rdb and RDBMS.
For example: in Rdb table and column names can be 31 bytes but RDBMS only allows 30.
3. The RMU/EXTRACT command can write the SQL definitions of objects within a Rdb database to a text file.
RELATED DOCUMENTS
SQL*Net for Rdb
Oracle Rdb Guide to SQL*Net for Rdb
Oracle Rdb Oracle SQL/Services Release Notes
Oracle Rdb A Comparison of SQL Dialects for Oracle and Oracle Rdb
RMU/EXTRACT and /UNLOAD
Oracle RMU Reference Manual
SQL*Loader
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Oracle RDB vs Oracle XXg

Hi!
I need information about differences and similarity of Oracle RDB for VMS Platforms and Oracle DB versions for Unix, Linux, Win32,....
Or more concrete if I take one Oracle Certified DBA for 10g, how is he/she "near" to be certified for Oracle RDB?
Differences in architecture? As seen from "inside Oracle".
Thanks in advance!

Oracle (the database) and RDB are completely, totally different products. They are both relational databases, but that's where the similarities end.
Oracle (the database) was developed by Oracle (the company).
RDB, on the other hand, was a relational database that was developed by Digital Equipment (DEC) and purchased by Oracle (the company). Oracle (the company) incorporated some of the features that RDB had into Oracle (the database), but almost exclusively as functional rewrites.
Oracle (the database) and RDB are roughly as similar as Oracle (the database) and any other relational database product-- SQL Server, DB2, etc. There are some high level similarities, of course, but huge differences as well.
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Htmldb and rdb

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VPN user management via VMS

I am using Catalyst 6500 IPSEC module for VPN remote access users. As far as I know you can manage VPN remote access users via CiscoWorks VMS if they are connected to a VPN3000 series concentrator.
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HI Colin,
We did that successfully. It was webservice/infopath based Interactive . net form which would do user management and also Workflow funtionality. In summary from my experience
- Initial cost would be cheaper, however ongoing maintainance on whole infrastructure should be considered.
- SAP BAPI/FM/webservice development was very easy
- Integration with Infopath was challange
- Fronted development was pain as you would need other people to do that for you
- Once operational, was very easy to managed
- Future enhancement was limitless
- Limitation of integration to other technology
- Should only be justifiable in absence of IDM solution
- Too much custom development
- Change management in SAP was easy (Transport, testing, QA etc) however Infopath and Frontend change Management was not easy
Let me know what other information you need. Finding BAPI's and designing in SAP is the easy part, you should think more about how you are going to deploy Webservice to end users.
However if your IT department has more bucks to spend, think about more longer term solution and towards IDM or product such as GRC etc.

ODBC connectivity for ORACLE RDB

Hi,
I am trying to configure ODBC Agent with oracle to access ORACLE RDB.
I have installed ORACLE RDB ODBC driver and created SYSTEM DSN named
"dcprdb".
My configuration files are as follows
inithsodbc.ora (at E:\oracle\ora81\hs\admin)
HS_FDS_CONNECT_INFO = dcprdb
HS_FDS_TRACE_LEVEL = 0
HS_FDS_TRACE_FILE_NAME = hsodbc.trc
tnsnames.ora (at E:\oracle\ora81\network\ADMIN)
hsodbc =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = ip_address)(PORT = 1527))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SID = hsodbc)
(HS=)
listener.ora (at E:\oracle\ora81\network\ADMIN)
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
(SID_LIST =
(SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = hsodbc)
(ORACLE_HOME = E:\oracle\ora81)
(PROGRAM = hsodbc)
CONNECT_TIMEOUT_LISTENER = 0
I restarted the TNS Listener service. Then, I have created DB link using the following command:
CREATE DATABASE LINK hsodbc
CONNECT TO <user_name> IDENTIFIED BY <password>
USING 'hsodbc';
When I executed the following query, I am getting the following error message:
select * from model@hsodbc;
Error Message:
select * from modl@hsodbc
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-02068: following severe error from HSODBC
ORA-28511: lost RPC connection to heterogeneous remote agent using
SID=(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS_LIST=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=207.53.38.129)(PORT=
1527)))(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=hsodbc)))
I am using Windows 2000 OS and Oracle8i Enterprise Edition Release 8.1.7.0.0
When I executed "tnsping dcprdb" at E:\oracle\ora81\bin, it works well. (see, below)
E:\oracle\ora81\bin>tnsping dcprdb
TNS Ping Utility for 32-bit Windows: Version 8.1.7.0.0 - Production on 20-JAN-20
04 19:41:06
(c) Copyright 1997 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Attempting to contact (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=ip_address)(PORT=1527))
OK (810 msec)
E:\oracle\ora81\bin>
Thanks in Advance
Thiru

try to write into file
tnsnames.ora (at E:\oracle\ora81\network\ADMIN)
hsodbc =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = ip_address)(PORT = 1527))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SID = hsodbc)
(HS=OK) --this is important

ISCSIprt errors with persistent disconnections

What we need:
==========
Determine why we have Persistent iSCSIprt errors in Hyper-V cluster Windows Server 2012
Environment:
==========
4x identical hosts Dell R720 running Windows server 2012 standard
4x - iSCSI NICs: Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t Adapter - Driver 12.1.76.0 - FW Family 13.0.0
MTU set to 9000
Chimey disabled, auto Tuning disabled, congestion provider set to None
All kinds of OffLoad features were disabled in the iSCSI NICs properties
No teaming configuration is in place
RSS/TOE/TOEv2, Virtual Machine Queue (VMQ) and energy saving options are disabled
2x PCT6224 - FW 3.3.5.5
2 stack cables interconnecting them
STP port-fast enabled on all ethernet ports
MUT set to 9216 on all ethernet ports
Flow control is active in all ports
Speed in 1000 full duplex being auto negotiated
Multi, broad and unicast storm disable
None errors logged in any ethernet or stack ports
3x EQL Storages
2x EQPS6100X + 1x PS4100E all running 6.0.4
Current situation:
===========
Customer is experiencing timeout and disconnections:
* All four hosts are logging the following System Events every 1 minute:
ID 9 / Source iScsiPrt / Target did not respond in time for a SCSI request. The CDB is given in the dump data.
ID 39 / Source iScsiPrt / Initiator sent a task management command to reset the target. The target name is given in the dump data.
ID 129 / Source iScsiPrt / No Description
This events shows up only in Windows Server 2012 environment, the issue was isolated and do not occur with Windows Server 2008 in the same SAN.
Troubleshooting steps so far:
===================
Disable windows Firewall and make sure the non-san subnets are excluded in the hit kit *
Make sure the latest drivers from Dell D&D are installed for the iSCSI NICs
Jumbo Fram size setup correctly.
Disabled TOE, RSS and Large Send Offload, FlowControl setup
netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel=disable netsh int tcp set global chimney=disabled netsh interface tcp set global rss=disabled
Followed some practices from here:
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/storage/f/3775/p/19480319/20326067.aspx
RSS/TOE/TOEv2, Virtual Machine Queue (VMQ) and energy saving options are disabled
All nodes are updated with the latest rollup update.
Teaming not configured.
Changed binding order on NICS
Disabled NetBIOS on iSCSI • Made sure that each NIC is NOT set to register its connection in DNS • Remove File and Printer sharing and Client from Microsoft networks
Following updates were applied:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2791465/en-US ( kb 2779768 )
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2795944/en-US
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2822241/en-US
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2808584/en-US
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=2838669
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=2813630 suprimido no KB2838669
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=2796000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=2795997
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=2795993
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2838669
Disabled TCP Delay ACK in Server
Switches: STP port-fast enabled in all ethernet ports + MUT set to 9216 in all ethernet ports + Flow control is active in all ports + Unicast storm disabled
Captured iScsi traffic with wareshark
Anyone can help us?
VP

Hello,
I have three Hyper-V 2012 (not R2) nodes and I'm experiencing similar issues.
I get iscsiprt error suddenly after a storage migration of a big VM ends: I launch the storage migration, it starts correctly and, more or less 60 seconds after it ends, iscsiprt errors appears in the event log of the node. I lose iSCSI connectivity with
the iSCSI target on the storage were the VM was on before migration. The storage migrated VM works because is already moved to the "new" storage but obviously all the CSV on the "old" storage become inaccessible, I can see them offline
or online (no access) so all the VMs that are on the old storage goes offline.
I noticed that it didn't happen eveytime I storage migrate a VM, but only sometimes and with big VMs.
I tried both with MPIO and with MCS since our storage supports both of them. I tuned some iSCSI parameters on the initiator. I leave a list of parameters I tried to tune at the end of this message.
The only thing I didn't do already is: disable RSS, disable TCP autotuninglevel and disable delayed ACK.
Someone can help me to understand what is causing these problems? What is AV you are referring to?
This is the parameters I tuned in order to increase timeouts but right now I didn't yet solved the problem:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\mpio\Parameters
UseCustomPathRecoveryInterval 0 -> 1
PDORemovePeriod 20 -> 120
PathRecoveryInterval 40 -> 40
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E97B-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\<Instance Number>\Parameters
EnableNOPOut 0 -> 1
MaxRequestHoldTime 60 -> 90
LinkDownTime 15 -> 35
Thanks in Advance,
Davide

July TechNet Guru Winners Announced

Below are the results for last month's Guru Competition - TechNet Guru Awards, July 2014
The full version can be found here:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/wikininjas/archive/2014/08/19/the-microsoft-technet-guru-awards-july-2014.aspx
We can only show the top three winners below, and images are missing, due to forum post length restrictions, but the link above shows the full version.
A big thank you also to the other authors who did not make the top three of each category.
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TGN: "Stentinet is a great asset to BizTalk. Thanks for sharing such a great article."
Idar H
BizTalk Server 2013: How to publish a REST web service with POST
TGN: "Great guide, and welcome to the TechNet Wiki Idar!"
Ed Price: "Wonderfully clear instructions and images on this important topic!"
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BizTalk: Pattern to on-board increasing business partners
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Ed Price: "Amazing job on the diagram and orchestrations!"
Sandro Pereira: "A valid pattern, great job Murugesan, but configuration.xml is probably not the best option."
Forefront Identity Manager Technical Guru - July 2014
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How to Calculate Manager Reference Value from PeopleSoft SQL View
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Ed Price: "Good sample that can be applied to other data as well! Because this article received two negative votes,
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Microsoft Azure Technical Guru - July 2014
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How to set up Endpoints to Microsoft Azure VMs
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Ed Price: "Another great "How to" from Mr X! Clear instructions and the images help a ton! It would be good to include Azure overview articles and portals in the See Also section. Great job!"
Mr X
How to provide a temporary and secure remote access to Microsoft Azure VMs
JH: "Great article, especially the recommendations at the beginning."
Ed Price: "There's a lot of great depth in this article! Remote access to Azure VMs is an important topic!"
saramgsilva
Datatable design view for Azure SQL Database
Ed Price: "Good introduction and the arrows help make it super clear what to look for in the images! Important topic and good conclusion!"
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Microsoft Visio Technical Guru - July 2014
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AH: "It has good details. I like that it gives step by step process to use Reverse engineering using MS Visio. If Anything if the Author can change the screenshots that are in spanish to englisth that would be great."
Ed Price: "Great article! Durval addressed the issue and updated the article to reference Visio 2010 instead. You can see the conversation in the article comments. It's great to see authors interact in the article comments and make improvements
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Miscellaneous Technical Guru - July 2014
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References, See Also, and Other Languages section. Amazing job on this article!"
Richard Mueller: "Great links. A well formatted article."
TGN: "Great article and well explained, I would maybe try to put some effort in to changing the screenshots to english."
Mr X
Hyper-V and DHCP Guard feature
Richard Mueller: "Great documentation of a new feature. I like the images."
Ed Price: "Great job on the diagram!"
TGN: "good article, but a short explaination about what the feature do would make it even better!"
Mr X
Hyper-V and Router Guard feature
TGN: "Great article and explaination!"
Ed Price: "Good information and use of images! Great job!"
Richard Mueller: "Great documentation of a new feature."
SharePoint 2010 / 2013 Technical Guru - July 2014
Dan Christian
How to setup, configure and test SQL 2012 SP1 SSRS with SharePoint 2013
Ed Price: "This article from Dan is amazing! Fantastic job! Great use of images and great explanations along the way!"
Benoît Jester: "Another EXCELLENT article by Dan! A complete guide to install SSRS w/ SharePoint 2013!"
Naveen Sasi
Retreiving Server Date using SharePoint JSOM
Jinchun Chen: "Interesting solution!"
Ed Price: "Good explanation and good to have the See Also section. It would be nice to have the code broken up more and explained. Good job!"
Benoît Jester: "Thanks for the code,coul be useful!"
Johnathan Lightfoot
Web Sensitive Files and SharePoint 2010
Ed Price: "This is a good article with instructions and images. Thanks for removing the personalization (per the comment from Shanky). It could be improved with headers, a TOC, and a See Also section. The explanations
near the top are very helpful!"
Benoît Jester: "Interesting article on "Sensitive Files". Good to know!"
Jinchun Chen: "Nice"
Small Basic Technical Guru - July 2014
Ed Price - MSFT
Small Basic Survival Guide
Michiel Van Hoorn: "Oh the overload!"
RZ: "Very nicely categorized and organized. Way to go!"
Nonki Takahashi
Small Basic: Character Set - Unicode
RZ: "Very well explained. I wager that many programmers can't quite explain what's unicode and utf-8 :)"
Michiel Van Hoorn: "Great article on this fundamental element in programming"
Nonki Takahashi
Small Basic: Controls
Michiel Van Hoorn: "Practical topic with good examples"
SQL BI and Power BI Technical Guru - July 2014
Firdous S -MSFT
Getting Started with Forecasting and Hindcasting in Power View
PT: "Nice demonstration of this functionality using a simple set of data. Well done."
MR: "Some formatting issue - I fixed some issue in blank lines and too large pictures, but it should bulleted points should be fixed better"
RB: "Interesting and thorough walkthrough of the new Forecasting/Hindcasting feature in Power View for Office 365. It's based on an publicly available dataset so you are able to experiment yourself with these features"
NN: "Nice article with very good images"
DB: "Very Interesting"
SQL Server General and Database Engine Technical Guru - July 2014
Sean Gallardy
Cell Level Encryption With Always On Availability Groups
DB: "Interesting"
Jinchun Chen: "Excellent."
Ed Price: "Wow, great code and depth! The down side is with the personal "blog-like" tone, it's harder to collaborate on a Wiki article. (What if someone adds a section or a link to a similar article on a newer version? Is it
still personal?) Anyway, the content is fantastic!"
NN: "Very interesting article"
Samuel Lester: "Great write-up, very informative, and outstanding technique when building up the explanation of the problem."
DRC: "The article contains lot of information and a very clear explanation of each and every steps. It also provides all the necessary links for related topics. An important change which need to be made is : its not Always ON, its AlwaysOn.
Shanky
How to Install SQL Server 2012 SP2 on Standalone Instance of SQL Server
NN: "Nice article"
Samuel Lester: "Super informative, this will help a lot of people to walk through the process."
DRC: "<> This article explains the detailed steps of install and uninstall of Service pack. But i'm not sure whether we need such a detailed explanations for applying service pack. <> Considering the number of SP install issues,
this article would helpa lot of users overcome the issue. "
Ed Price: "This is a great "how to" article! It could be improved with a grammar pass. (Feel free to ask me or others in advance so we have time to help.) While this does duplicate some existing Library content, I like how it
links to the related articles at the bottom and this does add new depth, which can be very helpful! Another great article!"
System Center Technical Guru - July 2014
Mark Scholman
Orchestrator – Check System Center VM Snapshots
Ed Price: "Good explanation, and great image and code formatting! It could benefit from explanations of what the code is doing and from a See Also section that links to related Wiki articles. Great job
on this article!"
Mr X
How to use Orchestrator to automatically recover Website failures
by checking the HTTP status code
Ed Price: "What an epic article! Great job on the descriptions, images, and script! In this case, the table really pops for me and helps me understand the scenario better!"
Mr X
How to uninstall or remove SCCM client
Ed Price: "Good! Short and sweet. Could benefit from a See Also section. Good job!"
Transact-SQL Technical Guru - July 2014
Ronen Ariely
Transact-SQL: Join Order
Ed Price: "Great topic with an amazing use of code snippets and images! I love the Conclusions section and the Resources section is fantastic!"
JS: "Good article, well formatted and a good starting point for someone not being familiar with those pieces."
Samuel Lester: "Great write-up, explanation, and examples! "
Richard Mueller: "Great information on an advanced topic. Well explained with good examples and references."
Jinchun Chen: "Great. "
Naomi N
T-SQL: Find the Peak Hour
Samuel Lester: "Outstanding! Creative solution, nice comment about the importance of a good design, which would have made this a much simpler task. "
Richard Mueller: "An advanced topic using new techniques."
Jinchun Chen: "Nice"
JS: "Please provide the execution plans of you are already comparing the performance results."
Ed Price: "Great Problem Definition and good See Also section! Also, great code formatting! It could benefit from explaining what the code's doing more. Great article!"
Visakh16
Get Current Fiscal Year Dates
JS: "Please provide the parameter instead to pass IN current_timestamp instead of assuming the getdate() values."
Samuel Lester: "Handy little script to add to your T-SQL developer toolbox! Thanks for sharing!"
Richard Mueller: "I needed better explanation."
Ed Price: "Great topic and great job on the code! Could benefit from more explanation of what's happening in the code, as well as a See Also section. The explanations at the end are very helpful!"
Visual Basic Technical Guru - July 2014
.paul.
Simple_database_LogIn_system
MR: "Great article! Well written. Good note on plain text password. Don't forget to disable controls on hidden panels!"
Ed Price: "Amazing! The formatting is incredibly clean, and great response in the comments by addressing the encryption concern with a great section in the article! It would also be good to have the code sample available on the MSDN Gallery.
Fantastic article!"
Richard Mueller: "A very useful article that deserves to win. Could use more comments in the code. The "See Also" should link to other Wiki's."
Visual C# Technical Guru - July 2014
Eyal Shilony
A Client/Server Application Using Named Pipes
Peter Laker: "An old technology that is mistakenly overlooked these days. This is a great article that I hope breathes new life into named pipes."
Ed Price: "Great article and topic! Great explanations and code formatting. Could benefit from more explanations of what the code's doing, a See Also section, and an Additional Resources section. Great job! A lot of wonderful depth in
this article!"
NN: "Good article"
Jaliya Udagedara
Writing a Very Basic Dynamic Query using Expression Trees
NN: "Very nice explanation"
Peter Laker: "Brilliant article, well worth the read, thanks Jaliya."
Ed Price: "Fantastic job breaking up and explaining the code snippets. Very easy to follow! Great use of linking to (and leveraging) the MSDN Gallery! This is a great article!"
Ronen Ariely
C Sharp: Multi-Types Application
Ed Price: "Great job on the images, code snippets, and diagram! The Introduction, Case Study, and Resources sections are wonderful! Great article!"
NN: "Very interesting article"
Peter Laker: "A nice overview of some basic differences. Thanks Ronen."
Wiki and Portals Technical Guru - July 2014
Durval Ramos
SQL Server 2014 Portal
NN: "Great new portal"
Richard Mueller: "A great portal with useful links."
Ed Price: "Great job on this portal! It's very important to have a one-stop shop for articles about the latest versions, including SQL Server 2014!"
Dan Christian
How to add images to your TechNet Wiki article
Ed Price: "This is a fantastic end-to-end article, from OneDrive strategies to using tags! Great job on this!"
NN: "Very useful tips"
Richard Mueller: "A very well formatted article, on a useful topic."
Windows Phone and Windows Store Apps Technical Guru - July 2014
saramgsilva
Authentication using Facebook, Google and Microsoft accounts in Universal
Apps using MVVM
JH: "Just amazing! Love the amount of code snippets."
Ed Price: "Incredible depth! The flow diagrams and code formatting help a lot. Great Description section!"
Peter Laker: "Excellent and vey useful article from a well respected author."
Saad Mahmood
Expression Blend - Playing with Sample Data (WPF , Windows Phone)
JH: "One of my favorite features when working with XAML. Nice to see an article about it."
Ed Price: "Great formatting and use of images! The final few sections really give a lot of great information! As you see in the comments, Sandro added it to the TechNet Wiki magazine!"
Peter Laker: "I'm sure we have otehr examples of this in the Wiki, but gratefully received anyway!"
SubramanyamRaju.B
WP8.0 vs WP8.1 :All about new package.appxmanifest file at beginners level
Peter Laker: "Very useful introduction, nicely presented, thanks!"
JH: "A lot of information and pictures, but needs some reformatting."
Ed Price: "Good content and great use of images! Could benefit from a grammar pass. Good job!"
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Technical Guru - July 2014
Magnus (MM8)
WPF: Implementing Custom Authentication And Authorization
KJ: "good stuff!"
Ed Price: "Great introduction and depth in the code!"
Peter Laker: "Epic post from Magnus. Pleny of code, just enough comment."
Andy ONeill
Thinking outside the box with the Adorner
KJ: "good stuff!"
Ed Price: "Wonderful topic! Could benefit from explanations of what the code's doing. Great job!"
Peter Laker: "Excellent article, as always, from Andy! I adore adorners!"
Windows Server Technical Guru - July 2014
Mr X
How to prevent rogue DHCP servers on your network
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Ed Price: "Incredible depth in this article!"
Richard Mueller: "A great Wiki, with good structure and images. A great topic for system administrators."
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Mr X
How to get the HTTP status code for a Website running on a specific
Web server using Powershell
JM: "This is a good article, thanks again for your contributions."
Ed Price: "Good explanation!"
Richard Mueller: "Very useful code, giving administrators a great tool to monitor their web sites. Credit should be given to Lee Holmes."
Mr X
How to enable and configure DHCP MAC address filtering
Philippe Levesque: "Really good documentation ! "
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JM: "This is a good article on how to enable MAC address filtering."
Ed Price: "Good article. I especially love the table!"
A huge thank you to EVERYONE who contributed an article to July's competition.
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Public-to-Public L2L VPN no return traffic

Hello all,
I'm hoping someone can give me a little help. I've researched the web and have read many forums, but I still can't get this to work. One of our vendors requires using a public ip address to setup a site-to-site IPSEC vpn. We only have one public ip address and that will be used for the vpn endpoint and for internet access for the local network. I've setup policy NAT from our local network to the outside interface. I'm also using the outside ip address for the crypto map. The tunnel setups successfully and the Tx count increases anytime I try to ping the remote network, but the ping fails and the Rx count does not increase. According to our vendor, we should be able to ping the remote network and connect using port 443. When trying to connect using port 443, I see a SYN timeout in the logs. I'm not sure if the problem is on their end and they're rejecting our traffic, or if something is misconfigured on our end. I'd like to make sure that I have everything configured correctly before I go and point fingers at them. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Local Network - 10.10.9.0/24
Remote Network - 20.20.41.0/24
Remote Peer - 20.20.60.193
ASA Version 8.2(5)
hostname ciscoasa
domain-name
names
name 10.10.9.3 VPN description VPN Server
name 10.10.9.4 IntranetMySQL description MySQL For Webserver
name 192.168.0.100 IIS_Webserver
interface Ethernet0/0
switchport access vlan 2
interface Ethernet0/1
interface Ethernet0/2
interface Ethernet0/3
interface Ethernet0/4
interface Ethernet0/5
switchport access vlan 3
interface Ethernet0/6
interface Ethernet0/7
interface Vlan1
nameif inside
security-level 100
ip address 10.10.9.254 255.255.255.0
interface Vlan2
nameif outside
security-level 0
ip address 71.***.***.162 255.255.255.0
interface Vlan3
nameif dmz
security-level 50
ip address 192.168.0.254 255.255.255.0
ftp mode passive
clock timezone EST -5
clock summer-time EDT recurring
dns domain-lookup inside
dns domain-lookup outside
dns server-group DefaultDNS
name-server 10.10.9.1
domain-name
same-security-traffic permit inter-interface
object-group service VPN_TCP
description VPN TCP Connection
service-object tcp eq 1195
object-group service VPN_UDP
description VPN UDP Port
service-object udp eq 1194
object-group service VPN_HTTPS
description VPN HTTPS Web Server
service-object tcp eq 943
service-object udp eq 943
object-group protocol TCPUDP
protocol-object udp
protocol-object tcp
object-group service WebServer
service-object tcp eq 8001
object-group service DM_INLINE_SERVICE_1
service-object tcp-udp eq www
service-object tcp eq https
object-group service VPN_HTTPS_UDP udp
port-object eq 943
object-group service WCF_WebService tcp
port-object eq 808
object-group service RDP tcp
port-object eq 3389
object-group service RDP_UDP udp
port-object eq 3389
object-group service DM_INLINE_SERVICE_2
service-object tcp-udp eq www
service-object tcp eq https
object-group service *_Apache tcp
port-object eq 8001
object-group service *_ApacheUDP udp
port-object eq 8001
object-group service IIS_SQL_Server tcp
port-object eq 1433
object-group service DM_INLINE_TCP_1 tcp
port-object eq www
port-object eq https
object-group service File_Sharing tcp
port-object eq 445
object-group service File_Sharing_UDP udp
port-object eq 445
object-group service MySQL tcp
port-object eq 3306
object-group service Http_Claims_Portal tcp
port-object eq 8080
object-group service Http_Claims_PortalUDP udp
port-object eq 8080
object-group service RTR_Portal tcp
description Real Time Rating Portal
port-object eq 8081
object-group service RTR_PortalUDP udp
port-object eq 8081
object-group service DM_INLINE_SERVICE_3
service-object tcp-udp eq www
service-object tcp eq https
access-list outside_access_in extended permit udp any 70.***.***.0 255.255.255.0 eq 1194
access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp any any eq 1195
access-list outside_access_in extended permit object-group VPN_HTTPS any any
access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp any interface outside eq 943
access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp any any eq 8001
access-list inside_access_in extended permit tcp any any
access-list outside_access_in_1 extended permit tcp any interface outside eq 943
access-list outside_access_in_2 extended permit object-group DM_INLINE_SERVICE_1 host 71.***.***.165 host 71.***.***.162
access-list outside_access_in_2 extended permit object-group TCPUDP any any inactive
access-list outside_access_in_2 extended permit icmp any any
access-list outside_access_in_2 extended permit object-group VPN_HTTPS any host 71.***.***.162
access-list outside_access_in_2 remark VPN TCP Ports
access-list outside_access_in_2 extended permit tcp any host 71.***.***.162 eq 1195
access-list outside_access_in_2 extended permit udp any host 71.***.***.162 eq 1194
access-list outside_access_in_2 remark Palm Insure Apache Server
access-list outside_access_in_2 extended permit tcp any host 71.***.***.164 object-group *_Apache inactive
access-list outside_access_in_2 extended permit udp any host 71.***.***.164 object-group *_ApacheUDP inactive
access-list outside_access_in_2 extended permit tcp any host 71.***.***.164 object-group MySQL inactive
access-list outside_access_in_2 extended permit tcp any host 71.***.***.164 object-group Http_Claims_Portal inactive
access-list outside_access_in_2 extended permit udp any host 71.***.***.164 object-group Http_Claims_PortalUDP inactive
access-list outside_access_in_2 extended permit tcp any host 71.***.***.164 object-group RTR_Portal inactive
access-list outside_access_in_2 extended permit udp any host 71.***.***.164 object-group RTR_PortalUDP inactive
access-list outside_access_in_2 extended permit object-group DM_INLINE_SERVICE_3 any host 71.***.***.164 inactive
access-list outside_access_in_2 remark RTR Access Rule for Internal VM's
access-list outside_access_in_2 extended permit tcp any host 71.***.***.162 object-group Http_Claims_Portal
access-list outside_access_in_2 remark RTR Access rule for internal VMs
access-list outside_access_in_2 extended permit udp any host 71.***.***.162 object-group Http_Claims_PortalUDP
access-list inside_access_in_1 extended permit object-group TCPUDP any any
access-list inside_access_in_1 extended permit icmp any any
access-list inside_access_in_1 extended permit esp any any
access-list inside_access_in_1 extended permit udp any any eq isakmp
access-list dmz_access_in extended permit ip any any
access-list dmz_access_in extended permit object-group DM_INLINE_SERVICE_2 any host 70.***.***.252
access-list dmz_access_in extended permit tcp any host 70.***.***.252 eq www
access-list dmz_access_in_1 extended permit tcp host IIS_Webserver host 10.10.9.5 object-group DM_INLINE_TCP_1 inactive
access-list dmz_access_in_1 extended permit object-group TCPUDP any host IIS_Webserver eq www inactive
access-list dmz_access_in_1 extended permit tcp any host IIS_Webserver eq https inactive
access-list dmz_access_in_1 extended permit tcp any host IIS_Webserver object-group *_Apache inactive
access-list dmz_access_in_1 extended permit udp any host IIS_Webserver object-group *_ApacheUDP inactive
access-list dmz_access_in_1 extended permit tcp any host IIS_Webserver eq 3389 inactive
access-list dmz_access_in_1 extended permit udp any host IIS_Webserver eq 3389 inactive
access-list dmz_access_in_1 extended permit tcp any host IIS_Webserver object-group IIS_SQL_Server inactive
access-list dmz_access_in_1 extended permit object-group TCPUDP any any inactive
access-list dmz_access_in_1 extended permit tcp host 10.10.9.5 host IIS_Webserver eq ftp inactive
access-list dmz_access_in_1 extended permit tcp any host IIS_Webserver object-group MySQL inactive
access-list dmz_access_in_1 extended permit tcp any host IIS_Webserver object-group Http_Claims_Portal inactive
access-list dmz_access_in_1 extended permit udp any host IIS_Webserver object-group Http_Claims_PortalUDP inactive
access-list dmz_access_in_1 extended permit tcp any host IIS_Webserver object-group RTR_Portal inactive
access-list dmz_access_in_1 extended permit udp any host IIS_Webserver object-group RTR_PortalUDP inactive
access-list inside_nat_static extended permit ip host 10.10.9.1 20.20.41.0 255.255.255.0
access-list outside_1_cryptomap extended permit ip host 71.***.***.162 20.20.41.0 255.255.255.0
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logging enable
logging asdm informational
mtu inside 1500
mtu outside 1500
mtu dmz 1500
no failover
icmp unreachable rate-limit 1 burst-size 1
no asdm history enable
arp timeout 14400
nat-control
global (outside) 1 interface
global (dmz) 1 interface
nat (inside) 1 10.10.9.0 255.255.255.0
static (inside,outside) tcp interface 943 VPN 943 netmask 255.255.255.255
static (inside,outside) tcp interface 1195 VPN 1195 netmask 255.255.255.255
static (inside,outside) tcp interface 1194 VPN 1194 netmask 255.255.255.255
static (inside,outside) udp interface 1194 VPN 1194 netmask 255.255.255.255
static (inside,outside) udp interface 1195 VPN 1195 netmask 255.255.255.255
static (inside,outside) tcp interface ssh IntranetMySQL ssh netmask 255.255.255.255
static (inside,outside) tcp interface ftp IntranetMySQL ftp netmask 255.255.255.255
static (dmz,inside) tcp IIS_Webserver 3389 IIS_Webserver 3389 netmask 255.255.255.255
static (inside,outside) tcp interface www 10.10.9.5 www netmask 255.255.255.255
static (dmz,outside) tcp 71.***.***.164 3389 IIS_Webserver 3389 netmask 255.255.255.255
static (dmz,outside) tcp 71.***.***.164 8001 IIS_Webserver 8001 netmask 255.255.255.255
static (dmz,outside) udp 71.***.***.164 8001 IIS_Webserver 8001 netmask 255.255.255.255
static (dmz,outside) tcp 71.***.***.164 www IIS_Webserver www netmask 255.255.255.255
static (dmz,outside) tcp 71.***.***.164 https IIS_Webserver https netmask 255.255.255.255
static (dmz,outside) tcp 71.***.***.164 ftp IIS_Webserver ftp netmask 255.255.255.255
static (dmz,outside) tcp 71.***.***.164 3306 IIS_Webserver 3306 netmask 255.255.255.255
static (dmz,inside) tcp IIS_Webserver 3306 IIS_Webserver 3306 netmask 255.255.255.255
static (dmz,outside) tcp 71.***.***.164 8080 IIS_Webserver 8080 netmask 255.255.255.255
static (dmz,outside) udp 71.***.***.164 8080 IIS_Webserver 8080 netmask 255.255.255.255
static (dmz,inside) tcp IIS_Webserver 8080 IIS_Webserver 8080 netmask 255.255.255.255
static (dmz,outside) tcp 71.***.***.164 8081 IIS_Webserver 8081 netmask 255.255.255.255
static (dmz,outside) udp 71.***.***.164 8081 IIS_Webserver 8081 netmask 255.255.255.255
static (dmz,inside) tcp IIS_Webserver 8081 IIS_Webserver 8081 netmask 255.255.255.255
static (inside,outside) tcp interface 8080 10.10.9.15 8080 netmask 255.255.255.255
static (inside,outside) udp interface 8080 10.10.9.15 8080 netmask 255.255.255.255
static (dmz,outside) 71.***.***.164 IIS_Webserver netmask 255.255.255.255
static (dmz,inside) IIS_Webserver IIS_Webserver netmask 255.255.255.255
static (inside,dmz) 10.10.9.5 10.10.9.5 netmask 255.255.255.255
static (inside,outside) interface access-list inside_nat_static
access-group inside_access_in_1 in interface inside
access-group outside_access_in_2 in interface outside
access-group dmz_access_in_1 in interface dmz
route outside 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 71.***.***.1 1
timeout xlate 3:00:00
timeout conn 1:00:00 half-closed 0:10:00 udp 0:02:00 icmp 0:00:02
timeout sunrpc 0:10:00 h323 0:05:00 h225 1:00:00 mgcp 0:05:00 mgcp-pat 0:05:00
timeout sip 0:30:00 sip_media 0:02:00 sip-invite 0:03:00 sip-disconnect 0:02:00
timeout sip-provisional-media 0:02:00 uauth 0:05:00 absolute
timeout tcp-proxy-reassembly 0:01:00
timeout floating-conn 0:00:00
dynamic-access-policy-record DfltAccessPolicy
http server enable
http 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 inside
http 10.10.9.0 255.255.255.0 inside
no snmp-server location
no snmp-server contact
snmp-server enable traps snmp authentication linkup linkdown coldstart
crypto ipsec transform-set ESP-AES-256-SHA esp-aes-256 esp-sha-hmac
crypto ipsec transform-set ESP-AES-128-SHA esp-aes esp-sha-hmac
crypto ipsec transform-set ESP-AES-128-MD5 esp-aes esp-md5-hmac
crypto ipsec transform-set ESP-AES-192-SHA esp-aes-192 esp-sha-hmac
crypto ipsec transform-set ESP-AES-192-MD5 esp-aes-192 esp-md5-hmac
crypto ipsec transform-set ESP-AES-256-MD5 esp-aes-256 esp-md5-hmac
crypto ipsec transform-set ESP-3DES-SHA esp-3des esp-sha-hmac
crypto ipsec transform-set ESP-3DES-MD5 esp-3des esp-md5-hmac
crypto ipsec transform-set ESP-DES-SHA esp-des esp-sha-hmac
crypto ipsec transform-set ESP-DES-MD5 esp-des esp-md5-hmac
crypto ipsec security-association lifetime seconds 28800
crypto ipsec security-association lifetime kilobytes 4608000
crypto map outside_map 1 match address outside_1_cryptomap
crypto map outside_map 1 set peer 20.20.60.193
crypto map outside_map 1 set transform-set ESP-AES-256-SHA
crypto map outside_map 1 set reverse-route
crypto map outside_map interface outside
crypto isakmp enable outside
crypto isakmp policy 10
authentication pre-share
encryption aes-256
hash sha
group 5
lifetime 86400
telnet timeout 5
ssh 10.10.9.0 255.255.255.0 inside
ssh timeout 5
console timeout 0
dhcpd auto_config outside
threat-detection basic-threat
threat-detection statistics access-list
no threat-detection statistics tcp-intercept
webvpn
tunnel-group 20.20.60.193 type ipsec-l2l
tunnel-group 20.20.60.193 ipsec-attributes
pre-shared-key *****
class-map inspection_default
match default-inspection-traffic
policy-map type inspect dns preset_dns_map
parameters
message-length maximum client auto
message-length maximum 512
policy-map global_policy
class inspection_default
inspect dns preset_dns_map
inspect ftp
inspect h323 h225
inspect h323 ras
inspect rsh
inspect rtsp
inspect esmtp
inspect sqlnet
inspect skinny
inspect sunrpc
inspect xdmcp
inspect sip
inspect netbios
inspect tftp
inspect ip-options
service-policy global_policy global
prompt hostname context
no call-home reporting anonymous

Hi,
If you are using the public IP address of your ASA (that is used as the PAT address for all outbound traffic) as the only source IP address for the L2L VPN you dont really have to build any additional NAT configurations for the L2L VPN connection. So you shouldnt need the "static" configuration you have made.
static (inside,outside) interface access-list inside_nat_static
This is because any traffic from your local LAN will be PATed to the "outside" IP address and when the ASA also sees that the destination network for the connection is part of the L2L VPN configurations, then the traffic should be forwarded to the L2L VPN connection just fine.
Did you try the connectivity without the "static" configuration?
For ICMP testing I would add the command
fixup protocol icmp
or
policy-map global_policy
class inspection_default
inspect icmp
Should do the same thing
- Jouni

MacMini Server @ MBA 13inch ARD

Hej,
I wanna buy a MM Server with 2x 256G SSDs / and upgrade to 16G RAM as my VMware Fusion Virtualization Box. Running different virtualization solutions in a box, in connection with an iSCSI or NFS share (such a virtual cluster in a box, with one VM as a guest). I know that the 2Ghz CPU doesnt support VT-D for vm direct path IO (but I dont need to map physical devices in a VM). 1st the Mac Mini Server need to operate headless, so no display attached.
As 2nd I want to buy a "ultra portable" MBA 13 inch for remote access and redesigning some VMs before upload / change. So my main question is: I want to connect via Apple Remote Display, even if the MM Server isnt connected to an ext. display.
So are there any display resolution issues if MM Server is headless. I ask, because as far as I know from a friend, if u connect the MM Server to an TV with full HD 1920 resolution, ARD will use the same and thats bad because I need to scroll down and up (MBA resolution is less).
Yes, I can use RDP to any Win realated VM... But I like ARD
Many thanks for any help on this topic.
Cheers
Tappov
sorry for the bad english.

A headless Mac will generally revert to 1024x768 resolution which is deliberate since this is a suitable minimum to allow things like ARD to work.
If you have some spare cash, it is possible to get a Gefen DVI Detective+ to memorise vidoe settings and keep them available even if the monitor is turned off or disconnected, this would allow you to connect a monitor to the Mac mini, configure it to say 1280x1024 then disconnect the monitor and the Mac mini will remain at that resolution.
See http://www.gefen.com/kvm/dproduct.jsp?prod_id=4715

Username or password incorrect when authenticating client to join Domain.

Hi guys
Ok so I'm in the process of setting a home lab up and I'm struggling to get my client PC to join the domain. I've installed Hyper-V on bare metal and put a VM on top of that with another instance of server 2012 which is running as my Domain Controller and
DNS, DHCP server. Everything appears to be working correctly, I've not joined the Hyper-V to the domain as I've read it's best practice not to do so. I've set up my User and given him Domain Controller rights, but when I attempt to join a client to the domain
it states the username or password is incorrect. This also happens if I use the administrator credentials. I've double checked all settings in DNS, DHCP etc and everything looks fine. I've even created another user account but still I can't get my DC to authenticate
a client joining?
Can anyone suggest would may be causing this? I'm at a loss!
Thanks in advance.

"I've not joined the Hyper-V to the domain as I've read it's best practice not to do so"
Depends upon the installation. If you want to manage both VMs and hosts from the same environment, it makes it a lot easier when all components are joined to the same domain.
If, however, you are setting up an environment to serve as a service provider where you want absolutely no access to the client VMs, then keeping the hosts in a separate domain makes complete sense.
In my labs, I almost always join my hosts to the domain to make management easier.
. : | : . : | : . tim

Accessing RDB via ODBC

Hi,
Im currently running Oracle RDB v7.1-0 on an ALpha Open VMS box. Im using TCP/IP via Multinet. Apart from the Oracle RDB ODBC Driver; what other application do I need up and running on the Alpha so that I can attach to RDB via MS-Access ? Do I need to have SQL Services started on the Alpha ??
Please help ?? Appreciate your suggestions.

Is anybody still curious about this?
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