Thursday, May 22, 2014

Freenas & Vmware ESXI

How To install and import Freenas Data-store into Vmware ESxi

FreeNAS enables users to build network-attached-storage (NAS) on nearly any hardware platform of their choosing. The FreeNAS Project has a mature community and a team of developers dedicated to meeting that goal and providing the best open-source NAS solution on the market

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Saturday, May 17, 2014

Migrate from Windows 2003 to 2012

How To Migrate from Windows 2003 to 2012

Bellow Steps will be guide you to Migrate to 2012
On your Domain 2003 Use Netdom Comand to Determining FSMO Role Holders By Type 
Netdom Query FSMO

    Raise domain functional level
    Go to " Active Directory Users and computers "
    And Right Click on You Domain name 
    Then Click on " Raise Domain Functional Level "


    Then from the Drop-Down Menu select " Windows Server 2003 "  and Click " Raise "
   

    Raise Forest functional level
    Go to " Active Directory Domains and Trusts " 
    And Right Click Active Directory Domains and Trusts 
    Then Click on " Raise Forest Functional Level "



Then from the Drop-Down Menu select " Windows Server 2003 "  and Click " Raise "




On The New OS " Windows 2012 "
Add New Role From " Server Manager "
Active Directory Domain Services
And
DNS

After Installation Succeeded
Promote This Server to A Domain Controller


Select " Add a Domain Controller to an Existing Domain "
And Type The Admin " Full Username And Password "
On Supply The Credentials to Perform This Operation 





In Domain Controller Options 
Type The DSRM Password   


In Additional Options 
         Specify Additional Replication Options by Select It
         in " Replicate From "
                                     

After All Prerequisite Checks Passed Successfully , Click " Install " To begin Installation 


After adding a Windows Server 2012 Domain Controller to an existing domain you should also transfer the FSMO roles to the New Domain Controller
By Go to 
Active Directory Users And Computers 
And Right Click On Your domain Name and Select " Operation Masters " 
                                     

To Transfer " RID" Press Change 
                                           

To Transfer " PDC " Press Change 


To Transfer " Infrastructure " Press Change 


and To Transfer the " Domain Name " go to Avtive Directory Domain and Trust from Server Manager 
and right Click and select " Operations Masters " 

                                               
And Press Change                          
     

to Transfer the Schema Master Role go To Now on Windows 2003 and Register Schmmgmt.dll
By Type " regsvr32 schmmgmt.dll " on CMD



on MMC add snap-in
and Select " Active Directory Schema " 




Right Click on Active Directory Schema 
and Select Change Domain Controller 
and Type the new Domain name 
                                      


and transfer the schema Role to the new domain by go to Operations Masters



To Make Sure That All FSMO Roles transferred to the New Domain
Use The " Netdom " Command 


                      
Before Demote The Windows 2003 Domain Controller
Uncheck the Global Catalog Setting 
from Active Directory Sites and Services  

Go to Active Directory Sites and Services and Right Click on Your old Domain name then Properties 
                        
  

Now Demote The Windows 2003 Domain Controller
By Type " Dcpromo " on Run
                                            


Type Anew Administrator Password 


Now it's Done 



you can view the Step over my Video on Youtube

                                        

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Internal Error, VMware Workstation 10

Error While powering on: The VMware Authorization Service is not running


To fix this error go to:
Start 
Control Panel 
Administrative Tools 
 Services, 
and find the  VMware Authorization Service in the list & click the Start link on the left."
the Right Click and Properties
and from the Start-Up type : Select from the drop-down menu " Automatic " 


Monday, May 5, 2014

How To Upgrade Domain Windows 2003 To 2008


To Upgrade To Windows 2008 ( In-Place )

On Windows Server 2003 DC 
                do The below Steps 

1Raise domain functional level
    Go to " Active Directory Users and computers "
    And Right Click on You Domain name 
    Then Click on " Raise Domain Functional Level "


    Then from the Drop-Down Menu select " Windows Server 2003 "  and Click " Raise "
   

2Raise Forest functional level
    Go to " Active Directory Domains and Trusts " 
    And Right Click Active Directory Domains and Trusts 
    Then Click on " Raise Forest Functional Level "



Then from the Drop-Down Menu select " Windows Server 2003 "  and Click " Raise "



3-On Windows Server 2003 DC, insert the Windows Server 2008 DVD, then open command prompt and change directory to  d:\sources\adprerp directory. Here D:\ is my dvd rom drive. In your case do as appropriate. 

note: you need to log on to windows 2003 domain controller as enterprise admin to run these command open CMD
Open CMD
Now run following command   adprep/ forestprep



and Press "C" and Enter To continue



 After finishing forestprep run adprep/ domainprep 



Now Go to your Windows 2008 DVD and run the installation                                      


Next Step Installation Process 
- Go Online to get the latest update for installations (Recommended by Microsoft)
- Do not get the latest update for installations 


Next : Select Windows Upgrade Ver 
                                       

 Next : accept the Licences terms  
 Next : Select Upgrade installation 

Checking Compatibility of the Upgrade to Windows 2008
                                        

Compatibility Report : Success 
but Warning  :  you have to review any another programs already installed on w2003
                       because maybe it's not supported by w2008 


Click " Next "             
upgrade will start                            

Upgrade Done 

                                          
     
you can view the Step over my Video on Youtube