My 2008 Logs are tooo big

Maintenance plans not working? Running out of disk space?
Clean out those log files.

USE SharePoint_Config
GO
ALTER DATABASE SharePoint_Config
SET RECOVERY SIMPLE;
GO
DBCC SHRINKFILE (SharePoint_Config_Log, truncateonly)
GO
ALTER DATABASE SharePoint_Config
SET RECOVERY FULL;
GO

App-V 4.6 and Office 2010

Cross Post from MS for easy reference;

Install;
XPSEP XP and Server 2003 32 bit
dotnetfx3setup
Windows Search 4.0
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.SEQUENSER\Desktop>msiexec /i OffVirt.msi
PROFESSIONALPLUS=1

Install App-v 32 bit sequencer RC (2)

Begin sequencing
Start Office 2010 beta installation, use the following folder;
Q:\mo2k1b32.004\Microsoft Office

Open Excel,OneNote, PowerPoint, Wor. Set to note download any updates

reg add "HKCR\CLSID\{9203C2CB-1DC1-482d-967E-597AFF270F0D}\TreatAs"
reg delete "HKCR\CLSID\{9203C2CB-1DC1-482d-967E-597AFF270F0D}\TreatAs" /va /f
reg add "HKCR\CLSID\{BDEADEF5-C265-11D0-BCED-00A0C90AB50F}\TreatAs"
reg delete "HKCR\CLSID\{BDEADEF5-C265-11D0-BCED-00A0C90AB50F}\TreatAs" /va /f

Copy everything from c:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\filters to another folder and then back


reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search\Preferences" /v "{4154494E-BFF9-01B8-00AA-0037D96E0000}" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search\Preferences" /v "{C0A19454-7F29-1B10-A587-08002B2A2517}" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search\Preferences" /v "{70fab278-f7af-cd11-9bc8-00aa002fc45a}" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search\Preferences" /v "{c34f5c97-eb05-bb4b-b199-2a7570ec7cf9}" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search\Preferences" /v "{0077B49E-E474-CE11-8C5E-00AA004254E2}" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f

Versionnumber for all office-applications:14.0.4514.004

Add the following applications;
Simple MAPI Proxy Server
%commonprogramfiles%\microsoft shared\virtualization handler\MapiServer.exe

Virtual SharePoint proxy
%commonprogramfiles%\microsoft shared\virtualization handler\VirtualSearchHost.exe

Virtual OWSSupp Manager
%commonprogramfiles%\microsoft shared\virtualization handler\VirtualOWSSuppManager.exe

Mail Control Panel
%windir%\system32\Control.exe” “%SFT_MNT%\mo2k1b32.004\Office14\mlcfg32.cpl


Edit the following registry-keys and change the value to:
%SFT_MNT%\mo2k1b32.004\VFS\CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES\Microsoft Office\Office14\OWSSUPP.DLL
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3FD37ABB-F90A-4DE5-AA38-179629E64C2F}\InprocServer32\(Default)
b. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{62B4D041-4667-40B6-BB50-4BC0A5043A73}\InprocServer32\(Default)
c. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{9203C2CB-1DC1-482D-967E-597AFF270F0D}\InprocServer32\(Default)
d. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{BDEADEF5-C265-11D0-BCED-00A0C90AB50F}\InprocServer32\(Default)


In the sequencer, add the following element to each OSD, and type “TRUE” in the Element Text: SOFTPKG -> IMPLEMENTATION -> VIRTUALENV -> POLICIES -> LOCAL_INTERACTION_ALLOWED.


Save Package

The adding of the proxies I usually did when editing the detected programs.

/Znack
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msiexec /i OffVirt.msi ADDDEFAULT=Click2runOneNoteProxy,Click2runOutlookProxies,Click2runWDSProxy,Click2runOWSSuppProxies PACKAGEGUID={EF2D625D-2BD3-4226-A480-CFE325BBDCDE} PACKAGEVERSION=14.0.4514.1004 OUTLOOKNAME=”Microsoft Outlook 2010 (Beta)” ONENOTENAME=”Microsoft OneNote 2010 (Beta)” MAPISERVER=”Simple Mapi Proxy Server” VIRTUALSEARCHHOST=”Virtual Search Host” MLCFG32CPL=”Mail Control Panel” OWSSUPPServer=”Virtual OWSSupp Manager”

Windows Installer doesn't recognize ”. Replace ” with " on the command line

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http://www.softgridblog.com/

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presales guff type stuff:
http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/springboard/archive/2010/02/22/app-v-4-6-release-q-amp-a.aspx

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Sequencing best practise: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd351420.aspx

http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=980861

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Also this is now released with new software, and instructions available. (22 April 2010)

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) def update issue

So you've installed the latest sepm and all went well until you realize your defninitions are dated 2009. easy fix, run liveupdate in the manager console... Wait, what, they're up-to-date!?

Guess something is stuck then, hey :)

step 1: make sure you are on the Internet, can get to the liveupdate servers: http://definitions.symantec.com/defs/{updatefile}.exe OR FTP://FTP.symantec.com/public/blahblah
step 2: run luall.exe location in c:\program files\symantec\liveupdate and see if it downloads anything (prob not)
step FIX: I'll cross post later but

http://service1.symantec.com/support/ent-security.NSF/docid/2008041516215948

seems to give it a proper cleanout of the old defs and you can expand the process to do all your definitions with a little care

good luck with sep, here's hoping the next version is better ;-)

Masterbrowser script

"
Dim WshShell, FileSystem, RegularExpression, PFound1, Dummy, TheNVFile, TheLine, ThePattern1, ThePattern2
Dim Flag, SysName, NBTable, ThePattern3, PFound2, ThePattern4, WrkGrp, TheText, ThePattern, Match
Dim Matches, TheMatch, NBCommand, TheNBTFile
Const ForReading = 1
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set FileSystem = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set RegularExpression = New RegExp
Dummy = WshShell.Popup ("Finding Master Browser. Please Wait...",1,"Find Master Browser Utility",64)
WshShell.Run "Cmd.exe /c Net View > C:\Temp\NetViewList.txt", 2,True
Set TheNVFile = FileSystem.OpenTextFile("C:\Temp\NetViewList.txt", ForReading, True)
Do While TheNVFile.AtEndOfStream <> True
TheLine = TheNVFile.ReadLine
ThePattern1 = "\\"
PFound1 = FindPattern(TheLine, ThePattern1)
If PFound1 Then
ThePattern2 = "\\\\\w*"
Flag = "1"
SysName = GetPattern(TheLine, ThePattern2, Flag )
NBTable = GetNBTable(SysName)
ThePattern3 = "MSBROWSE"
PFound2 = FindPattern(NBTable, ThePattern3)
If PFound2 Then
ThePattern4 = "\w* \w* <1E>"
Flag = "2"
WrkGrp = GetPattern(NBTable, ThePattern4, Flag)
Exit Do
End If
End If
Loop
If PFound2 Then
Dummy = MsgBox("The computer acting as the Master Browser" & vbCrLf &_
" for the workgroup " & WrkGrp & vbCrLf &_
" is " & SysName, 4160, "Find Master Browser Utility")
Else
Dummy = MsgBox("No Master Browser found at this time. " & vbCrLf &_
"Chances are that an election is in progress.", 4144, "Find Master Browser Tool")
End If
TheNVFile.Close
FileSystem.DeleteFile("C:\Temp\NetViewList.txt")
Wscript.Quit
Function FindPattern(TheText, ThePattern)
RegularExpression.Pattern = ThePattern
If RegularExpression.Test(TheText) Then
FindPattern = "True"
Else
FindPattern = "False"
End If
End Function
Function GetPattern(TheText, ThePattern, Flag)
RegularExpression.Pattern = ThePattern
Set Matches = RegularExpression.Execute(TheText)
For Each Match in Matches
TheMatch = Match.Value
If Flag = "1" Then TheMatch = Mid(TheMatch, 3)
If Flag = "2" Then TheMatch = Left(TheMatch, 15)
Next
GetPattern = TheMatch
End Function
Function GetNBTable(SysName)
NBCommand = "nbtstat -a " & SysName
WshShell.Run "Cmd.exe /c " & NBCommand &" > C:\Temp\NBTList.txt", 2,True
Set TheNBTFile = FileSystem.OpenTextFile("C:\Temp\NBTList.txt", ForReading, True)
GetNBTable = TheNBTFile.ReadAll
TheNBTFile.Close
FileSystem.DeleteFile("C:\Temp\NBTList.txt")
End Function
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Hyper-V NIC Teaming

In a previous post I wrote about my experiences with Hyper-V on Server 2008 R2, and that teaming didn't work.

Well the good news is it works. The bad news is it feels like a house of cards.

Working with HP DL380 G5 and the very latest Proliant Support Pack (PSP 7.6) I managed to setup Hyper-V (on 2008 R2 Core) for Live Migration on teamed NICs. The storage is fibre attached and I would imagine that iSCSI teams are still not possible, but if anyone manages to do this let me know.

Anyway, onto the details.

For an exisiting Hyper-V server:

• Do one host at a time Live Migrating everything off it before starting
• Delete your Virtual Networks through Hyper-V Manager
• Install the PSP, downloading and updating NIC firmware as required
• Reboot
• Download the HP Network Configuration Utility (NCU) for 2008 R2 and install
• Reboot
• Create the team using the util C:\Program Files\HP\NCU\hpteam.cpl
• Reboot
• Set the IP info for your net interface (sconfig)
• Restart Hyper-V and Cluster services
• Recreate your Virtual Networks in Hyper-V manager.

Note: The last step is that hardest and takes ages to process so BE PATIENT.

also if it does fail then you have to break your team, reboot, recreate your team and try again.

I'd recommend turning off Windows Updates and avoid doing them for the moment. There is talk of windows updates breaking the teaming. Your own testing will be required on this one.

EDIT; I found a hiccup with teaming and MAC address. Have a read just so you are aware; http://anicegameof.blogspot.com/2010/04/hyper-v-mac-conflicts.html

Application Virtualization (AppV)

So I've had some fun installing AppV 4.5 recently and thus far it's all been a little too easy.

Tip:
Install IIS first - including all the IIS6 management and the Windows Authentication components.
Certificate - Hey another ceritificate. Setup the site for SSL.
Active Directory - Create a AppV management and an APPV user group (and also a service account) before you install. Add your admin account to the management group.

Gotcha:
No 64-bit support till the next version (4.6) is released.
That means no Windows 2008 R2 installs and no 64-bit client.
This will bite you if you deploy 64-bit Windows 7 (Which I would always do given the choice)
Update: Got a copy of the 4.6 Public Beta client and will be giving that a bash.

...and now time to sequence some apps. More about that to follow.

Command Line

Changing the theme of this Blog for a moment I'm going to use this post as my own person dumping ground for stuff relating to Server 2008 Core and other Command Line thing... mostly so I have an easy reference place online. Steal / use whatever you like :)

Moving the Page File

diskpart.exe

DISKPART> select disk 0
DISKPART> select partition 1
DISKPART> shrink desired=2280
DISKPART> create partition primary
DISKPART> select partition 2
DISKPART> format fs=ntfs label="Swap"
DISKPART> assign letter=E
DISKPART> exit

wmic.exe computersystem where name=”%computername%” set AutomaticManagedPagefile=False
wmic.exe pagefileset create name="E:\pagefile.sys"
wmic.exe pagefileset where name="E:\\pagefile.sys" set InitialSize=2048,MaximumSize=2048
wmic.exe pagefileset where name="C:\\pagefile.sys" delete

Turning off Hibernation (on by default on 2008)

powercfg.exe /hibernate off