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Microsoft has released 7 new security bulletins. MS12-001:  Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Allow Security Feature Bypass (2644615) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-001 Severity: Important MS12-002:  Vulnerability in Windows Object Packager Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2603381) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-002 Severity: Important MS12-003:  Vulnerability in Windows Client/Server Run-time Subsystem Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2646524) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-003 Severity: Important MS12-004:  Vulnerabilities in Windows Media Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2636391) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-004 Severity: Critical MS12-005:  Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2584146) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-005 Severity: Important MS12-006:  Vuln...

Here goes the HP DL380R G3 Smart Start CD x32 Version Download Link Click here to visit the link Search for HP SmartStart CD x32, then search will take you to the below screen -

A much awaited version of SmartStart CD is released by HP recently. The new SmartStart CD 8.7 (B)  is released finally. SmartStart 8.7 supports latest version of Windows Server OS and is much needed for customer who wish to implement SBS 2011 on their servers. SmartStart CD 8.7 added support for below said Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows Server  2011 Small Business Microsoft Windows Server  2011 Small Business Essentials Microsoft  Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Red Hat enterprise Linux 5.6 You could download the HP SmartStart 32 bit from here You could download the HP SmartStart 64 bit from here

In some disaster recovery scenarios or part of project requirements we may need to rename existing VCS nodes, please find the steps for completing the activity - 1. Stop the Veritas Cluster Server (VCS) engine on all nodes in the cluster. Open a command prompt and type @ command prompt: hastop -all -force 2. Stop VCS communications on all nodes in the cluster. Open a command prompt and execute net stop llt. When prompted to stop VCSComm and GAB, answer Y. This needs to be done on each node in the cluster. 3. Modify the llthosts.txt file in a text editor on all nodes to replace the node names with the new ones. The default location of the file is in C:\Program Files\Veritas\comms\llt . This needs to be done on each node in the cluster. 4. Modify the llttab.txt file in a text editor on all nodes to replace the node name on the set-node line with the new one. The default location of the file is in C:\Program Files\Veritas\comms\llt . This needs to be done on each node in the clus...

You can follow the below video to how to install the Cygwin SFTP software on Windows servers. This video has step by step configuration settings. If you have any queries related to this, please leave a comment we will try to answer asap. Cygwin SFTP Help, Installation Guide, Troubleshooting Guide, Step by Step Configuration, Un-install and re-install steps, service stop and start process

In our environment Cygin is used for the secured FTP logins. We used to face lot more difficulties in installing / troubleshooting related to Cygwin. Some times installation will go smoothly however sshd service won't start due to so many reasons, here goes one of the reason and solution - SSHD on Windows servers and issues with Cygwin SSHD Common issues on CYGWIN: SSHD service not starting Description: different issues like in-proper cygwin installation, login from different user and install will have issues, home directory not creating etc Resolution: login from local admin and try to install the cygwin software, will have less issues. Note: Make sure you don't have already cygwin folder in C or D drives before you install

DESCRIPTION HP Lights-Out Online Configuration Utility (hponcfg_gui.exe) will not initialize if Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (or later) is not installed on the system. When this occurs, one of the following messages may be displayed:   OR   SCOPE Any ProLiant server with Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) and running Windows Server 2003 and HP Lights-Out Online Configuration Utility (hponcfg_gui.exe). RESOLUTION HP Lights-Out Online Configuration Utility (hponcfg_gui.exe) requires that Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (or later) be installed on the system. To ensure that the Lights-Out Online Configuration Utility functions properly, install Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (or later). The latest version is available on the Microsoft Download Center at the following URL: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/Search.aspx?displaylang=en