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SQL Server Performance Issues

This is an on going post that I am updating as it progresses… the issue start in early July of 2010 – Present date… The Issue.. Recently I was working on a MS SQL 2000 Server and it was having some...

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Windows 2003 – Page Faults (Soft and Hard)

Here is one way you can determine if your server is doing soft or hard Page faults. Hard vs. Soft Hard Page faults indicate the server is going to the Hard Disk to retrieve needed data and place it in...

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Never assume Windows 2008 is Aligned out of the box

  I hear this topic come up from MANY and I mean MANY VMware folk. When I say VMware folk, I mean just about every person who interfaces with the product – Yes it’s that many   I believe it is a common...

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Thank you Computer Gods for your divine intervention and BIOS Settings

I’ve been in IT for over 20 years now and in my time I’ve seen some crazy stuff like - Grass growing in a Unisys Green Screen terminal that was sent in for repair by a Lumber yard A Goofy screen saver...

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VMware Guest Operating System Installation Guide gets an Online Facelift

At some point in your VMware administrator career you discover you need information around the correct settings to deploy a VM properly. You find that you need to answer questions like – What is the...

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Network port diagram for vSphere 5.x – Poster

  This is by far and away my favorite VMware Poster and I use it as a reference quite often. Benefits – Clear representation of all the TCP/IP Ports needed by VMware Products and their dependences PDF...

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Quick ways to check disk alignment with ESXi and Windows VM’s

There are two simple checks a virtual infrastructure (VI) admin should be doing to ensure ESXi Datastores and the Windows VM’s are properly aligned. If either are misaligned then performance issues...

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Quick ways to check disk alignment with ESXi and Windows VM’s

There are two simple checks a virtual infrastructure (VI) admin should be doing to ensure ESXi Datastores and the Windows VM’s are properly aligned. If either are misaligned then performance issues...

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Wiggle it just a little bit– Keeping your computer awake and avoiding timeouts

We have been there so many times: You’re working on one PC, then suddenly, the screen dims on your other PC and you get locked out. Not to mention if you use IM programs it can show you away quite...

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Shutting down Windows 10 leaves PC on but display off

If you have ever shutdown an unmodified version of Windows 10 then you’ve been there >> PC still powered on and your display is at a black screen. Then a bit later the PC powers off. From my...

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