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Finding an HP part number nightmare
Several of our customers recently purchased HP DL180 G6 servers. They are perfect (and economical) servers for iSCSI storage as they support up to 14 drives in a 2u form factor. We however ran into a logistical problem in the purchase as the servers ordered were a...
Windows 7 Released!!! (to the public)
Woo Hoo! The floodgates are now open: starting today, you can officially purchase a retail copy of Windows 7 or an OEM version included with your new computer. Microsoft is coming out in full force with this release, which promises to be the most stable and...
MWI with Exchange 2010 and Cisco Unified Communication Manager 7
An exciting feature of Exchange 2010 is its support for message waiting indicators (MWI). While this doesn't seem like that big of a deal, one of the biggest complaints about Exchange 2007 was its lack of MWI support. Even though Exchange Unified Messaging is able...
Windows 7: Compatibility
Well, it’s been two weeks and I seem to have all the applications I need installed. After I got Windows 7 up and running (joined our domain, delegated myself the appropriate credentials, applied all released updates, and set the system settings I desired (remote...
Google Analytics on SharePoint Services 3.0
Analytics software can be invaluable when it comes time to prove the worth of the SharePoint site you migrated your company’s intranet from, or when seeking that budget increase for more hardware. The problem is with the nature of SharePoint sites being fluid, in that...
Windows 7: Install
OK, so the install was pretty much like all other installs of Vista. Since I was moving from a 32-bit (x86) environment to a 64-bit (x64) implementation, I was not able to perform an in place or other upgrade. Fresh, or clean install it is! Upon booting off of the...
Installing a Unified Communications SSL Certificate for Exchange 2007
Secure communications in an Exchange enterprise messaging environment is critical. In Exchange 2007, Microsoft introduced the use of Unified Communications (UCC) or Subject Alternative Name (SAN) SSL certificates. These Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates allow...
Configure QoS for VPN Tunnel on Cisco Router
Class Maps are referenced by Policy Maps, which are then applied to the external interface. VPN traffic is "pre-classified" before entering the external interface. The example below is based on 512 kbps bandwidth available for upload traffic. Create 2 class-maps like...
Windows 7 is coming
With Windows 7 public availability around the corner, ADNS will be making the move this Friday. We will report our experiences on this blog with all aspects from upgrades (Vista only) and new installations. Majority of our workstations are Dell Vostro 400s, so we...
SharePoint and Mapped Drives…
An incredibly useful feature of SharePoint Document libraries is their ability to use the WebDAV protocol to be accessed via Windows Explorer. The below scenarios will use screen shots and steps from a Windows XP Pro SP3 workstation that is NOT bound to the same...