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Saturday 19 February 2011

-3948 VCB API Exception - vSphere DR

i had a issue where my vSphere Data Recovery backups would not start, each time they displayed the error -3948 VCB API Exception. Not exactly a clear error message to go at.

I then noted that I had made changes to my internal DNS and the internal DNS server the appliance was using we no longer in service and this error is really a DNS server to say I cannot find any host names for the ESXi Servers.

I changed the DNS in the appliance via the console and then the update allowed the backups to start correctly.

Friday 4 February 2011

Manual Uninstall Trend Micro Messaging Security Agent

If you need to manually uninstall the Trend Micro Messaging Security Agent in Worry Free Business Security here is the link.

http://esupport.trendmicro.com/3/Manually-uninstalling-the-Messaging-Security-Agent-of-Worry-Free-Busin.aspx

Thursday 3 February 2011

Windows 2008 Performance Report

If you have a Windows 2008 or R2 Server that you need a quick snap of the performance, use the command perfmon /report

This will give you a good overview report including the files using the most disk I/O and memory.

It is a good place to start when performance troubleshooting.

NTFS System File Definitions

I have often wondered what all of the hidden files and folders do in Windows as the versions have progressed. This KB article explains it.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/103657/en-us