Ubuntu 9.04 Server Install with Software RAID1 and LVM
For the sake of reliability and flexability, I wanted to install Ubuntu 9.04 Server on a Dell PowerEdge using Software RAID1 (reliability) and LVM (flexability). Software RAID1 was also considerably cheaper (except for the time it took to figure this out) than adding in the $200 Dell SATA RAID contoller. [ Read more » ]
Windows XP Change HTTPS Port Binding
On Windows XP, to change the HTTPS secure port binding (e.g. to port 444 instead of 443), run the following adsutil script at the command prompt:
C:\Inetpub\AdminScripts>cscript adsutil.vbs set w3svc/1/securebindings ":444:"
Return:
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.7 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. securebindings : (LIST) ":444:"
IIS7 ErrorMode DetailedLocalOnly
IIS7 injects a generic error page for all non-Asp.NET errors (e.g. asp, php, etc.). [ Read more » ]
Using VCDControlTool on Vista to mount an ISO or IMG file
Need to mount an .iso or .img as a virtual cd/dvd on Vista? The free Microsoft Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel works pretty well. The only caveat, you have to run it as an administrator (e.g. Right-click -> Run as Administrator). After you have your drive image mounted, you also have to run the “CMD” prompt as administrator to access the virtual drive.
FTP 7.5 using virtual host names in IIS7
With regards to creating an FTP publishing site in IIS7, I was initially confused by the term “virtual host names”. My intuitive but incorrect assumption was that the FTP server would be able to look at the host name used to contact the server, and redirect the authorized user accordingly.
The Virtual Host Name is not at all similar to the website’s Host Header Name. Instead of acting on the FTP host, it acts on the FTP user. [ Read more » ]
How to install ASP.NET v1.1 with IIS7 on Windows 2008 x64
We are migrating from Windows 2003 running IIS6 to Windows 2008 running IIS7. Unfortunately, we have a lot of websites running on the .NET 1.1 framework. The following article has great step-by-step instructions for getting 1.1 running on IIS7:
What has been extremely frustrating is the fact that I could not create an application pool and assign it (via the IIS7 manager) to run the 1.1 framework. There was no v1.1 option in the drop-down menu. [ Read more » ]
Migrate DNS from Windows 2003 to Windows 2008
I needed to move 50+ domains from a Windows 2003 DNS server to a newly requisitioned Windows 2008 Server. The following are instructions for moving all the domains at once.
Note: these steps would also work for migrating domains from 2003 to 2003 or 2008 to 2008. [ Read more » ]
SQL 2008 shrink log file size with no_log alternative
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 no longer allows you to truncate the transaction log using the no_log syntax. Essentially, Microsoft decided (arguably correctly) that too many people were “abusing” the statement and doing harm to themselves. [ Read more » ]
SQL Logical Name Change by ALTER DATABASE
Use the following code snippits to identify and rename logical file names in Microsoft SQL Server. [ Read more » ]
Sql Server 2005 “Login name” is blank after restoring from backup
After restoring a database from a remote server backup, the “Login name” is often disassociated. [ Read more » ]