Tag: Windows 2012

  • Slow response DFS namespace

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/244380 http://serverfault.com/questions/50789/long-pause-when-accessing-dfs-namespace KB244380 says: “The DFSDnsConfig registry key must be added to each server that will participate in the DFS namespace for all computers to understand fully qualified names.” We thought this meant that the registry key has to be set on the DFS namespace servers only, not realising that it was also required on…

  • Troubleshooting account lockout issue

    I had a problem when an Active Directory user account got locked out all the time. I tried the following tools: Account Lockout and Management Tools NetWrix Account Lockout Examiner I found out that when I unlocked the user account the bad password attempts started again and after 20 retries the account got locked out.…

  • Can’t find and install iLO 2 driver on HP ProLiant DL380 G5 running Windows Server 2012

    I had problem finding an iLO 2 driver that would work with Windows Server 2012. The server was a HP ProLiant DL380 G5. I had earlier managed to get an iLO 2 driver to work with Windows Server 2012 on a HP ProLiant ML350 G5. The hardware ID was: VEN_103C&DEV_3302. It was shown in the…