Eric Denekamp

Hyper-V tool

Eric Denekamp — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:42:33 GMT

Just before I was packing my bag for a (well earned (if I may say so myself)) vacation, I read this post about a migration tool for VMC files to Hyper-V.

I hope I will have time after the vacation to play around with it. It sounds promising. If you have time, please leave your impressions here..

Virtualization Add-In for Visio….

Eric Denekamp — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:58:00 GMT

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3250331a-0116-4064-92d1-50b9b0727b75&DisplayLang=en is the URL to get the new virtualization add-in for visio…

You need VSTO runtime for it though…(get that one here...)

Hyper-V sidebar gadget

Eric Denekamp — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:18:33 GMT

while reading up on some mail and feeds, I ran into this little gem here: a Sidebar gadget to keep track of your Hyper-V machines (on several parents…)

http://mindre.net/post/Hyper-V-Monitor-Gadget-for-Windows-Sidebar.aspx

they said they would…

Eric Denekamp — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:48:00 GMT

RTM Hyper-V within 180 days of RTM-ing Windows Server 2008, and they made it, Hyper-V went RTM today..

From July 8th it will be available through Microsoft Update.

Get it now here…

Nice going, Vista!

Eric Denekamp — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:59:05 GMT

I am working on the new beta of Microsoft Application Virtualization. I downloaded the 4.5 latest beta. I decided to build myself a new environment in Hyper-V and decided to build a DC server 2003 R2 SP2 and a Vista Business client. to separate several versions, i decided in all my wizdom to name the domain Appvirt.45 and most of you will see the error coming, others will be as ignorant of this as I was.

I tried to add my Vista to the domain, and I was very surprised I could not join: the error I got was the following:

An error occurred when DNS was queried for the service location (SRV) resource record used to locate an Active Directory Domain Controller of the domain domain name.
The error was: "The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect."
(error code 0x0000007B ERROR_INVALID_NAME)
The query was for the SRV record for _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.AppVirt.45

so I copied the query _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.AppVirt.45 to a nslookup and it came back with the right machine and IP-address. Weird, So I reverted to my friends at google and queried for the error code and this came out: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947228

It turns out that numeric only domain name suffixes are not allowed by default. there is a solution to it that is given in the KB, it is:

Locate and then click the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Parameters
On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
Type ScreenBadTlds, and then press ENTER.
Right-click ScreenBadTlds, and then click Modify.
In the Value data box, type 0, and then click OK.

So I have to think about this next time I create a domain like this…

WHY oh WHY…

Bitlocker certified

Eric Denekamp — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:56:25 GMT

Bitlocker, the new drive encryption technology built in the Vista and Server 2008 OS from Microsoft, is now a FIPS 140-2 certified technology. I am curious what this will mean for the usage of this technology.

Let me know how YOU think about it…

Netmon 3.2 beta is out

Eric Denekamp — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:35:34 GMT

I like this new version of netmon, it gives me the opportunity to monitor specific applications.

By doing so, it enables a more to the point troubleshooting for client server applications.

Exam 71-652: TS: Windows Server Virtualization, Configuring

Eric Denekamp — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:01:37 GMT

today i did this exam, It is quite a sturdy exam, where at least you had to know the software. it was easy enough to pass when knowing your stuff, but sturdy enough to fail you if you only knew part of it.

For those who want to know the content of the exam, I refer you to Trika’s blog.

Now I have to wait for the results to come in in a couple of weeks…

Live writer beta for x64 server 2008 and it works

Eric Denekamp — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:57:26 GMT

I just created this blog post with the new Live Writer from my laptop with Server 2008 x64 on it. I wrote about this some time ago, and how it nagged me that I could not install the previous version in a normal way. now it is available for download here.

I read things about it being a new install, where you had to add the plug-in’s again etc. but for me everything worked from the start.

Security problem or not

Eric Denekamp — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:09:58 GMT

In this video someone is presenting "a vista hack":http://www.offensive-security.com/movies/vistahack/vistahack.html

in this article there are the 10 Immutable Laws of Security, look at rule #3 where it states: "If a bad guy has unrestricted physical access to your computer, it's not your computer anymore"

Knowing this for years, the movie mentioned does not impress me too much, it gives a nice insight about the (in)security of Vista (if this is the best they can do, ...)

Certification by technology

Eric Denekamp — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:49:35 GMT

Ever tried to find whether there existed a certification for a certain product? Here's the place to go now.

Access your contacts in one location

Eric Denekamp — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:48:33 GMT

When browsing the web, I ran in to a very nice add-in for OUtlook 2007: the communicator add-in. It gives you the opportunity to see your communicator contacts from the outlook program. for me a very nice and useful add-on.

You can get it here.

OH NO, Not one of those again,

Eric Denekamp — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:31:36 GMT

YATH: Yet another tagging Hype.

I just got tagged by Helmer.

The idea is that you should give eight random facts about yourself, and then tag eight other people to move ahead the hype...

OK, let's try:

This Friday our new stove will be installed. Nice on time for the summer... ;-)
This December I will have to go looking for a new car: thinking about it already.
I just finished an exam and gained three certifications by passing.
I like rugby but had no time to play last season
My kitchen hold a very cool device: My Boretti.
My two sons cannot live with or without each other, which adds to the livelihood of our home...
I almost ran in to a wild boar on my way to work this morning.
When hybrid cars get available in station wagon model, I might get one of those.

For the follow up and to get the hype running, I tag: Bart, Kim, Erno (to get him blogging again), Suki, Wouter, Fermin, Alex and Ivo

one exam, three certifications

Eric Denekamp — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:02:37 GMT

This morning I took exam 70-621: upgrading your MCDST Certification to MCITP Enterprise Support: I passed. With this result I now hold three new certifications:

MCITP: Enterprise Administrator,

MCITP: Enterprise Support Technician,

MCTS: Microsoft Windows Vista: configuration.

That is the best spent 40 minutes in an exam room up till now...

Windows Server 2008 command line reference

Eric Denekamp — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:17:50 GMT

For those eager to get going with windows server core but need a hand (or some other guidance) with the command line, Microsoft released the command line reference.

Download it here.

I specially like the commands by server role option in the interface.