Author Archives: admin

I had 2 VMs, and I could only get 1 to run at a time.  When I booted the second VM, I got Event ID 18560, that says the VM “was reset because an unrecoverable error occurred on a virtual … Continue reading →

Goal – shrink my VDI using VirtualBox-provided tools Important note (this will come into play later): I have VERY fast home-grown ZFS-based NAS/SAN that stores my VDI (and most other) files that I use on a regular basis.  In most … Continue reading →

Symptoms: The computer crashes and reboots for no apparent reason, and now users get an error message when trying to access any of the file or printer shares on the server/computer.  This is related to a registry setting, the Security … Continue reading →

Having some fun with iometer recently.  I had the opportunity to compare benchmarks on SAS vs. SATA vs. SATA SSD.  Also been working on a OpenSolaris 10 alternative to a NetApp filer.  Benchmarks for that setup are here.  Test specs, hardware … Continue reading →

7 pages: Average size of a print job in my dept. 13%: Amount of printed pages wasted by banner pages: 13% (1 out of 8 pages is usually thrown away recycled). 1,050,000 pages: Average yearly print volume in my dept … Continue reading →

This is just the beginning of a work-in-progress to fully utilize the extra storage available on the 200+ workstations in my department.  Updates will be posted regularly (hopefully).  In the end, I hope to present a step-by-step guide to fully … Continue reading →

This is more a reference for me than anything else. It took me over half an hour to find how to do this correctly, so I figured I would document it. Installing Windows 2003 Server’s Network Monitor on Windows XP

Last week I was given the opportunity to perform my first ever VMware to Hyper-V migration. This was primarily done to get the Exchange 2003 virtual machine on a supported platform so Microsoft’s PSS would support it. VMDK to VHD … Continue reading →