CRM 2011 Update Rollup 6 (and beyond) timeout
Jul 12, 2012 · 1 min read · CRM Registry SQL Server SQL SQL Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 ·On an instance of CRM 2011 that was being patched to Update Rollup 6 prior to patching to Update Rollup 8, the following error occurred: System.Exception: Action Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Common.Update.DBUpdateAction failed. ---> System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Timeout expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to …
Read MoreBuilding a Hyper-V virtual machine from scratch almost always seems to involve mounting an ISO image at some point during the installation process. I suspect that like us, many other organisations already have a network location in which we store ISO images. The ability to mount an ISO image from our usual network …
Read MoreAdding domain users to a local machine group using GPO
Oct 28, 2009 · 2 min read · Active Directory Group Policy Permissions Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 ·To add domain users to a local machine group using Group Policy, we need to use the Restricted Groups feature. For the example shown below, I’ll be using a Windows Server 2003 domain functional level. Create a new global/universal security group in Active Directory to contain the users which you wish to add to the …
Read MoreImporting Hyper-V machines into a Hyper-V 2008 R2 cluster
Sep 3, 2009 · 4 min read · Cluster High Availability Hyper-V Hyper-V R2 Migration Remote management Virtual machines Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 ·At Black Marble, we’re in the process of migrating some of our virtual machines to a Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V cluster. The process of migrating machines from a single Hyper-V host to a Hyper-V cluster is not quite as straightforward as migration of a machine from one single host to another. In addition, our …
Read More“Access is Denied” when crawling content on MOSS 2007 hosted on Windows Server 2008
Mar 26, 2009 · 2 min read · InfoPath Permissions SharePoint Sharepoint Sharepoint SQL Windows Server 2008 ·One of the SharePoint farms we’ve built recently runs on Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008. As usual, the installation is a least privileged account setup, with individual accounts running the various services and app pools. The farm is also patched to the latest level. We’ve experienced one or two issues with …
Read MoreTech Ed 2008 EMEA IT - Day 5 and home time
Nov 10, 2008 · 2 min read · Conference Exchange Tech Ed EMEA 2008 IT Virtual machines Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 WSUS x64 ·I’ve been a bit delayed writing this final blog post from Tech Ed EMEA 2008, so I’m back in the UK. The final day at Tech Ed 2008 EMEA IT was not quite as session filled as previous days, mainly because Rik and I had to be heading off to the airport shortly before 3pm to catch our flight home. The first presentation of …
Read MoreTech Ed EMEA 2008 IT – Day 1 reflections
Nov 3, 2008 · 3 min read · Conference Remote management SCVMM 2008 SharePoint Tech Ed EMEA 2008 IT Virtual machines Windows Server 2008 ·Today has been interesting. Rik and I started the day doing the sightseeing we had time for. The Gaudi cathedral had been particularly recommended, so with limited time at our disposal, that’s what we decided to see. We arrived at the gate just as it opened, and were in within a few minutes. The cathedral is very, very …
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