NSLookup still showing IP of demoted Domain Controller

So had an interesting issue today where a Domain Controller (DC) was demoted yet the IP of the demoted DC was still showing up when running nslookup internaldomain.local Demoted DC: MWDC04 / IP: 10.14.111.111 I had done the metadata cleanup and tried many suggestions when googling the subject. To my surprise none of the solutions I … Read moreNSLookup still showing IP of demoted Domain Controller

ConfigMgr 2012 R2 – WSUS sync fails with HTTP 503 errors

Ran into this issue with ConfigMgr 2012 R2 where it was unable to synchronize Software Update Point with the WSUS server. A review of the component status messages for the SMS_WSUS_SYNC_MANAGER component on the primary site server reveals errors related to WSUS synchronization which are similar to the following: Got the following error when trying … Read moreConfigMgr 2012 R2 – WSUS sync fails with HTTP 503 errors

Going back to the basics….moving out of Amazon Drive!

As of June 8, 2017, it was announced that when when users try to sign up for Amazon Drive they will not be able to select an unlimited cloud storage option. Instead they can choose either 100 GB for $11.99 per year, or 1 TB for $59.99, with up to 30 TB available for an … Read moreGoing back to the basics….moving out of Amazon Drive!

ESXi 6.0 not detecting BROCADE HBA adapter

Steps: Make sure HBA is connected on the PCI slot and visible under esx hardware list:

Check if VMKernel can detect any storage via Fibre Channel

(output will be blank line if HBA driver is missing but HBA appears to be in PCI card determined from step 1)

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