Config Manager Software Update Point Issues
For the last few weeks we’ve been suffering from numerous error messages on our SCCM 2012 R2 Software Update Point. I knew they were all somehow related but it took quite a while to figure out how they were all linked together. I first noticed that the SMS_WSUS_SYNC_MANAGER component was…
Get Embeded Windows Key From UEFI BIOS
Run the following command from the Windows command prompt. wmic path softwarelicensingservice get oa3xoriginalproductkey
VMware Auto update of VM Tools
/s /v “/qn REBOOT=ReallySuppress” /S /v”/qn REBOOT=R”
How to fix the trust relationship between workstations and the Active Directory Domain
Occasionally a workstation, or sometimes even a member server, will give the error “The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed” when logging on to the computer. There are a few reasons why this error may occur, but in any case, there is a password mismatch between…
Scheduled Computer Restart
This is a very simple process to setup a scheduled task to restart your system. This process will work with Windows Server 2012R2/2012/2008R2/2008/2003. In the procedure we will use the Task Scheduler to run the shutdown.exe command. For a list of possible arguments for this command, visit the Microsoft TechNet…
How to restart an Exchange DAG member
Here is a short instruction on how to reboot an Exchange DAG member Server: Check that all DB’s are healthy and check which servers is currently the active server. Run the following command from Exchange Management Shell: Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus * Perform “server Switchover” to change the active databases away from the server…
Manually restart VSS Writer Services
Snapshots may fail if a VSS writer is in a failed state. To determine which VSS writer(s) is the culprit, run the following command from an elevated command prompt: vssadmin list writers Find the failed VSS writer(s) using the command’s output, then restart the corresponding Windows Service. Run the VSSAdmin command…
SCCM 2012 R2 – Prerequisites
The prerequisites for installing SCCM and the associated servers and site system roles can be complex. Luckily, there is a very helpful tool available on the Microsoft TechNet website – The ConfigMgr Prerequisites Tool! https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/ConfigMgr-2012-R2-e52919cd This is such a wonderful tool. It will do pretty much everything you need from one,…