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Have you ever made a change to your VMware ESX Server Network configuration using the Virtual Infrastructure (VI) Client and then lost communications with the server? If you had to go to the ESX Service console to troubleshoot the virtual network configuration, would you know the commands to do it? In this article, you will… Read More

VMware ESX server is an amazing and complex product. It combines a Linux Service console with the power to run multiple virtual machine operating systems, all on the same server. There are a number of ways to administer ESX. Perhaps you are considering VMware ESX server or maybe you have it installed but want to… Read More

A word about working with Group Policy Objects (GPOs) and Terminal Servers Recently I had a long conversation with one of my clients about the proper way for using GPOs. I think my readers could benefit from the stuff that was said there. Naturally, the client's name and details are not an issue and are… Read More

As described in the previous articles in this series, Active Directory snapshots in Windows Server 2008 allow an administrator to create snapshots of the Active Directory database. By using them, you can view the data inside such a snapshot and use it to restore or inspect data without the need to start the server in… Read More

Introduced in Windows Server 2008, Server Core is a low-footprint way to install your server OS. This article explains why Server Core is such a big deal for system administrators.

VMware ESXi 4.0 provides enhanced support for installing in "embedded" mode, so the host server does not need any physical disks installed. For vSphere Infrastructures utilizing SAN storage this allows diskless operation, reducing hardware costs and improving boot times. In this article Tom Finnis demonstrates how to do this with Hewlett Packard's new G6 series servers using their built-in SD card slot.

What is ARP? The Address Resolution Protocol (or ARP) is a very important part of IP networking. ARP is used to connect OSI Layer 3 (Network) to OSI Layer 2 (Data-Link). For most of us, that means that ARP is used to link our IP addressing to our Ethernet addressing (MAC Addressing). For you to… Read More

This page contains a collection of tweaking tips & tricks, articles and how-to guides, all related to Windows operating systems. Further Reading: Other articles might fit into the Tweaking, Installation and Security sections, so make sure you look there too.

Read other user's opinions, share your studying experience, ask exam related questions - Enter Petri.co.il's Certification Forums I'm also looking for help in building a whole certification section with more tips and studying links, but this is something that will have to wait for a while. What's in this section? Microsoft Certifications Microsoft Action Pack… Read More

Installation Tips and Tricks This page contains a collection of installation tips & tricks, articles and how-to guides, all related to Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Exchange 2000, Exchange Server 2003 and Office XP/2003. Please feel free to contact me if you'd like to contribute to this section . Available topics (Sorted in… Read More

This page contains a collection of Disaster Recovery tips & tricks, articles and how-to guides, all related to Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Exchange 2000 and Exchange Server 2003. Please feel free to contact me if you'd like to contribute to this section . Available topics (Sorted in alphabetical order) Press CTRL+F to… Read More

This page contains a collection of anti-spam solutions, tools, tips & tricks, articles and how-to guides. Please feel free to contact me if you'd like to contribute to this section . Available topics (Sorted in alphabetical order) Press CTRL+F to search the page for keywords Archiving the SCL Rating in Intelligent Message Filter Block Spam… Read More

This page contains a collection of tweaking tips & tricks, articles and how-to guides, all related to Windows Vista.   Recommended Reading: Disable User Account Control (UAC) in Windows Vista Although UAC clearly improves the security on Windows Vista, under some scenarios you might want to disable it, for example when giving demos in front… Read More

This page contains a collection of Exchange Server 2007, 2003 & 2000 articles, tips & tricks, whitepapers, useful tools and more. [catindex: id=messaging]

In-depth articles and tutorials on how to configure, administer, backup, and restore Microsoft Exchange Server 2000, 2003, 2007 and 2010. Featured Downloads for Exchange Server: We Recommend: Classifying Messages in Exchange Server 2007, Part 1 An overview of what message classifications are and which classifications are built into Exchange Server 2007. Exchange Recovery Made Easy… Read More