Thursday, November 1, 2018

The partition size is extended, but the file system remains the original size when you extend an NTFS volume


C:\>DISKPART

Microsoft DiskPart version 5.1.3564

Copyright (C) 1999-2003 Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: MYSERVER

DISKPART> list volume

  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
  Volume 0     D                      Removable     27 PB
  Volume 1     E   DATA_VOL    NTFS   Partition   2000 MB  Healthy
  Volume 2     C   Windows     NTFS   Partition   4001 MB  Healthy    System 
The Diskpart utility's extend filesystem command extends the file system on the volume.

DISKPART> select volume 1 

DISKPART> extend filesystem

DiskPart successfully extended the file system on the volume.

DISKPART> exit

Leaving DiskPart...
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Tuesday, October 2, 2018

PVS on VMware good to know

VMware ESXi/vSphere

VMXNET3
E1000 is not supported – For VMware virtual machine, make sure the NIC is VMXNET3. E1000 is not supported and will affect performance.
PCI.sys hotfix – If your Target Device is Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 with VMXNET3 NIC, install Microsoft hotfix http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2550978. If you forget to install it then the Provisioning Target Device Software will remind you. This hotfix is included in the Convenience Rollup.
After the hotfix is installed, view hidden adapters in Device Manager and delete any lingering (ghost) VMXNET3 NICs.
  1. At the command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after each line
    set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1
    start devmgmt.msc
    
  2. Open the View menu, and click Show hidden devices.
  3. Expand Network adapters, and look for ghost NICs (grayed out). If you see any, remove them.
SATA Controller
Citrix Provisioning does not support the SATA Controller that became available in hardware Version 10. Change the CD/DVD Drive to IDE instead of SATA.

Then remove the SATA Controller.

NTP
Ensure that the ESXi hosts have NTP enabled.
DHCP
After creating the vDisk, follow the instructions at Provisioning Services 6 Black Screen Issue to clear any DHCP address in the vDisk.
Slow Boot Times
Citrix Provisioning Target Devices in VMware ESX boot slow intermittently after upgrading the ESX hosts from 5.0 to 5.1.
Citrix CTX139498 Provisioning Services Target Devices Boot Slow in ESX 5.x: Use the following command to disable the NetQueue feature on the ESX hosts:
esxcli system settings kernel set -s netNetqueueEnabled -v FALSE
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Monday, August 6, 2018

How do I stop Server Manager from launching on all servers in my environment

  1. Open a Group Policy Object (GPO) where you want to configure the setting in the Group Policy Management Editor.
  2. Navigate to Computer Configuration, Policies, Administrative Templates, System, Server Manager.
  3. Double-click Do not display Server Manager automatically at logon.[DoNotOpenAtLogon]
  4. Set to Enabled and click OK.
  5. Close the Group Policy Management Editor.
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Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Error: "Your Changes Could Not Be Saved Due To An Invalid Configuration Of The Account Store Service

CTX213699

Symptoms or Error

Your changes could not be saved due to an invalid configuration of the account store.

Solution

Solution 1
On client machine: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Citrix\Dazzle
Set AllowAddStore to "A"
 or
Remove and re-add the NetScaler to the store.
Solution 2
Create the store on https instead of http.
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Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Force Service in a Database Mirroring Session (Transact-SQL)

To force service in a database mirroring session

  1. Connect to the mirror server.
  2. Issue the following statement:
    ALTER DATABASE <database_name> SET PARTNER FORCE_SERVICE_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS
    where <database_name> is the mirrored database.
    The mirror server immediately transitions to principal server, and mirroring is suspended.
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