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HP: Negative pings ???
01
Feb
I’ve ran into interesting problem today wile configuring HP SIM. I found out that the network is not stable. So I started troubleshooting by pinging servers and this is what I’ve got.
I have negative pings, which does not make sense. So the first thing that popped to my mind was firmware. After upgrading NIC firmware the problem disappeared.
The server is HP Proliant BL25p G2 and NIC is Broadcom NC737i
SQL: Best way to deploy SQL Server 2005 with SAN
28
Jan
If it is a first time you are deploying the SQL Server 2005 on a SAN, then there are few things you need to be considered that will be raised by installations that are either deploying SQL Server for the first time or are upgrading to SAN from direct attach storage.(Read more on SSQA.net)
SQL: SQL Server 2005 Best Practices Analyzer
28
Jan
It’s a new year and, with it, we come bearing gifts! We have a pretty significant update to SQL Server 2005 Best Practices Analyzer. It contains many new and updated rules for Analysis Services, a few important rules for the Relational Engine, a couple bug fixes for the UI and command line tools. And all of these rules have rich documentation telling you what need to know.(Read more on Microsoft SQL Server Development Customer Advisory Team Blog)
Good article on assigning FSMO roles
28
Jan
For those who want a simple explanation on what do FSMO roles do and what are the best practices for assigning them, should read the following article.
Vista: The color scheme has been changed to Vista basic
25
Jan
Here is one annoying thing that I’ve ran into while using Vista on 2 screens. Every time I lock my laptop and unlock by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del. The screen flickers and the message pops up saying:
“The color scheme has been changed to vista basic” (more…)
Vista: Microsoft will allow Vista to be Virtualized
22
Jan
Microsoft has decided to allow all versions of Windows Vista to be licensed for use in a virtual environment.
Read more here.
A new version of the Windows Update Agent is available
21
Jan
A new version of the Windows Update Agent is available
kb946928
Or use Microsoft Update
