Archive for the ‘Applications’ Category

SQL Server Install Checklists (2009-1-29)

Brent Ozar has been writing excellent articles for a long, long time, so I’m not sure how I managed to take so long to find these two little beauties:
Pre-Install Checklist
Post-Install Checklist
These puppies are firmly in the indispensable section of my bookmarks.
Thanks Brent

SysInternals Suite Updated (2009-1-28)

Just a quickie to let you know that the incredibly useful SysInternals Suite has been updated recently and can be downloaded here.
The following packages are included:

Virtual Floppy Drive Application (2008-8-15)

I had a need for a floppy drive for a server that didn’t have a physical device. I know I could use a USB floppy, but the customer didn’t want a USB floppy hanging off the brand spanking new IBM x3650 servers.
The need arose from a feature in DataCore’s SANMelody software that allows any [...]

Multi-Operating System Administration (2008-6-27)

Sanbarrow has released a masterpiece for all administrators out there. The MOA LiveCD is a fine example of what true dedication can bring you.
3 years in the making the LiveCD allows you to boot into BartPE style environment with VMware related applications installed. The idea being that you can attach a physical disk [...]

MCS StorageView (2008-4-10)

Alongside a few other cool tools MightyCare Solutions have released StorageView.
This handy little app will give you visibility of your Virtual Machines’ disk status in a very friendly GUI.

FastSCP Timing Out (2008-3-8)

Ever found that FastSCP (the best file copying tool around for ESX!!) times out when trying to copy files to your ESX box? Do you get the following error:
Transfer timeout. No data transferred in the last 20 seconds
Operation canceled
I did and I worked out what the problem was!
It’s all to do with the ESX [...]