Snapshot removal failed: unable to access file since it is locked

Current Running environment is ESX 4.1 and Veeam 5 (running on a VM) for backups.

The current backup job never completed successfully, it simply stopped mid backup. I couldn't kill the job or do anything so I rebooted the Veeam backup server.

To finish the clean up I selected the VM that was being processed in the stuck backup and told the system to remove the snapshot.

An error message was received and the snapshot was never removed. The error message was "unable to access file since it is locked"

Majority Node Set File Share Witness

This a quick note to remind myself how to verify Majority Node Set File Share Witness settings in a SQL 2005 Cluster.

cluster cluster_name res "Majority Node Set" /priv

This is just my quick note as there are more details at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921181

DOS Bootable USB Flash Drive

I recently needed to boot to a DOS environment to run a couple of utilities. I came across this website that had a very easy to use setup procedure for a DOS bootable USB drive.

http://goebelmeier.de/bootstick/

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How To Fix 911

I haven't posted anything in a while, but thought I might share this. It isn't a tech note, but is a good perspective of how the emergency network of 911 can make some forward progress.

How To Fix 911

Finding hidden devices in Windows Device Manager

Once a device is installed and then removed from a Windows system, it won't show up in device manager. Even when selecting Show Hidden Devices. Here is a way around that.

DNS Scavenging best practice

Years of not having DNS scavenging enabled will likely cause problem. After doing some research, here is a link to one of the best solution articles I found. We implemented and it worked great.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/networking/archive/2008/03/19/don-t-be-afraid-of-dns-scavenging-just-be-patient.aspx

Completely Disable IPv6 in Win 2008

To completely disable IPv6 on a Windows Server 2008-based computer yourself, follow these steps:

1. Open Registry Editor.
2. Locate the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip6\Parameters
3. In the details pane, click New, and then click DWORD (32-bit) Value.
4. Type DisabledComponents, and then press ENTER.
5. Double-click DisabledComponents, and then type 0xffffffff in Hexadecimal or 4294967295 in Decimal.

Note The 0xffffffff value or the 4294967295 value disables all IPv6 components except for the IPv6 loopback interface.