LTO Barcode Label Generator 1.4.0 released
Today (October, 28 2013) LTO Barcode Label Generator version 1.4.0 has been released and is available for download at https://www.normanbauer.com/shop/products/lto-barcode-label-generator/. Release notes slightly redesigned user interface added advanced view,...
Microsoft stops MCM, MCSM and MCA trainings and certifications
According to an email I (and probably all other current MCMs) received this morning around 7 am (MEST) from Shelby Grieve (Director, Certification Product Management) states that "Microsoft will no longer offer Masters and Architect level training rotations and will...
LTO Barcode Label Generator 1.3.0 released
Today (August, 23 2013) LTO Barcode Label Generator version 1.3.0 has been released and is available for download at https://www.normanbauer.com/shop/products/lto-barcode-label-generator/. Release notes added antialiasing option and switched antialiasing off by...
How to recover data from a deleted, BitLocker enabled partition?
Since I ran across this problem some time ago and I couldn't find some good information about the topic I decided to write this how to. We'll start with a 20GB partition on one of my drives. I moved some data there, about 450MB, just so we have actually data on it....
Error in Data Protection Manager 2012 after installation of Update Rollup 3 for System Center 2012 Service Pack 1
On July, 23 2013 Microsoft released Update Rollup 3 for System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 containing Data Protection Manager version 4.1.3415.0. After the installation of this update rollup on DPM 2012 I could not update the agents from the DPM console. Protection...
LTO Barcode Label Generator 1.2.0 released
Today (July, 20 2013) LTO Barcode Label Generator version 1.2.0 has been released and is available for download at https://www.normanbauer.com/shop/products/lto-barcode-label-generator/. Release notes completly redesigned way to enter barcode - specify the...
Data Protection Manager 2012 Setup: Error 4309 while installing SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1
I just needed to do a fresh installation of Microsoft System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager SP1 on a fresh Windows Server 2012. I went throug all steps of the installation wizard, installed all prerequisites and started the installation. But then I got this...
LTO Barcode Label Generator 1.1.0 released
Today (June, 07 2013) LTO Barcode Label Generator version 1.1.0 has been released and is available for download at https://www.normanbauer.com/shop/products/lto-barcode-label-generator/. Release notes added beta support for Avery 6571 / 6577 labels - please...
LTO Barcode Label Generator 1.0.2 released
Today LTO Barcode Label Generator version 1.0.2 has been released and is available for download at https://www.normanbauer.com/shop/products/lto-barcode-label-generator/. Release notes: fixed background color for numerical characters when using vertical alignment...
Configuration error in SharePoint 2013 Product Preparation Tool
While running the SharePoint 2013 Product Preparation Tool on Windows Server 2012 I got this error: There was an error during installation. The tool was unable to install Application Server Role, Web Server (IIS) Role. [...] Application Server Role, Web Server (IIS)...
DPM 2012 SP1: Protection Agent cannot be installed
When trying to manually install a Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Data Protection Manager Agent you may receive this error: Protection Agent cannot be installed on machine where DPM is installed This problem occurs when you're trying to install the agent from...
System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager: Datawarehouse configuration failed to install
While installing Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager I got following error: In the log I could see that Setup could not create the Datawarehouse database: EXEC(@sql);: Threw Exception.Type: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException, Exception Error Code:...
“No such object” when configuring TPM on Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8
Scenario: You have a Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 computer with TPM and you store your Bitlocker recovery and TPM owner information in Active Directory. When trying to configure the TPM hardware by using tpm.msc you get this error: Turn on the TPM security...
Cannot insert duplicate key error while upgrading SCCM 2012 to SP1
The following error occurred during SP1 update of Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: ERROR: SQL Server error: [23000][2627][Microsoft][SQL Server Native Client 11.0][SQL Server]Violation of PRIMARY KEY constraint 'CollectionQueryRuleTables_PK'. Cannot...
Check objectVersion on all Domain Controllers after schema update with PowerShell
Just copy and paste into PowerShell (Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell) to get the version of AD schema on all domain controllers in current domain:
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No support for LTO6 tape drives yet – HP revises firmware for tape libraries and autoloaders
In December HP released firmware upgrades to all its major tape libraries and autoloaders to support the new LTO 6 generation drives. Today I received a brand new HP StoreEver MSL LTO-6 Ultrium 6250 SAS-Drive and before upgrading the library I wanted to install the...
The way through Data Protection Manager 2012 SP1 upgrade
Yesterday I installed SP1 on my DPM 2012 server - see the screenshots below. The setup itself was ok, but the problems began when updating the protection agents on Windows Server 2012 systems. Welcome Screen of Microsoft System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager...
Error 18054 and Error 777971002 in SQL log after moving System Center Operations Manager 2007 Database
I just needed to move the System Center Operations Manager 2007 Database from one SQL server to another. I followed Kevin Holman's instructions step by step and ran into the same problem he was noticing after the move. The error I got was: Error 777971002, severity...
normanbauer.com: Now promoted on The Master Blog
A few days ago my blog (www.normanbauer.com) got linked on "The Master Blog" - a website providing news on the Microsoft Certified Master. Just have a look at it at http://blogs.technet.com/b/themasterblog/ in the "Blogs - Directory Masters" section: Download as...
Various issues after installing Windows Management Framework 3.0 (KB2506143) on computer running SCCM 2012 agent
Last week I experienced some issues after installing Windows Management Framework 3.0 (KB2506143). I could not manage my Hyper-V Servers (the console kept saying there was no Hyper-V role installed on that server), group policies were not applied and WMI did not work....
How to get a list of all tapes a System Center DPM Server knows about?
I have a long list of DPM tapes - a very long list... and most of them are offline. But how would you know what data is stored on what tape? Jeff Wouters wrote a blogpost about it at...
How to avoid Windows 7 language choice dialog in multilanguage image deployment with SCCM 2007?
This is just a quick review of a forum post at Microsoft System Center Forums because of a question that a reader of my website had (see the comments). The initial problem was as following: I'm using an english win7 ent wim with german language pack intergrated....
Multiple SSL sites with Windows Server 2012
In Windows Server 2008 R2 and earlier versions you could always bind one ssl certificate to one site / ip. Because https traffic would normally terminate on port 443 you could only deploy seperate sites on different ips. But what if you had only one ip address? Well,...
No mails these days…
Due to hurricane Sandy I cannot receive or send any mails these days. It seems that an Atlantic Metro datacenter in New York is offline because of power outtage (Backup datacenter in NJ is offline as well). Please contact me via Facebook...
Strange behavior with Data Protection Manager End User Recovery feature or not?
I recently activated the End User Recovery feature of Data Protection Manager 2012. I did the schema extension - which by the way added a ms-BackupSrv-Share attribute a ms-ProductionSrv-Share attribute a ms-SrvShareMapping class and a MS-ShareMapConfiguration...
SQL Server 2012: Always On and SQL Server authentication
Here is just a small problem I experienced while adding databases with SQL Server authentication enabled (used for some php websites) to an availability group. Steps I took to add the databases: Add all logins to the secondary server (SQL Management Studio >...
Got my MCM certificate
I finally received my Microsoft Certified Master: Windows Server 2008 R2: Directory certificate. Read the whole story at www.becomingamaster.com
Meet the MCMs and MCAs
As a benefit of the master certification you can choose to be listed on the "Meet the MCMs and MCAs" website http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/master.aspx#meet. So here I am. But I also got my certificate and my transcript got updated now. Show as...
Restore deleted computer object including BitLocker recovery information
Recovery of Active Directory objects became much easier with the introduction of AD recycle bin feature in Windows Server 2008 R2. Simply use the restore-adobject PowerShell cmdlet and you're done. But what if you are using BitLocker with its keys stored in AD? You...
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