vSphere HA virtual machine monitoring action
by Davoud Teimouri · Published · Updated
When you enabled HA on a clster, some definition alarm will be activated.
“vSphere HA virtual machine monitoring action” is one of them, this alarm has two triggers:
- vSphere HA enabled VM reset with screenshot.
- vSphere HA is resetting VM.
These are useful alarms for troubleshooting and know, what was happened for a virtual machines during fail-over. Also you can find the screenshot on the VM’s folder as a PNG file.
Tips: Remove Domain Policies
Order to remove all policies that applied by domain, you can remove this key from registry:HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group PolicyDon't forget to take backup from registry.
Windows Installer Couldn’t Find Installation Source
1. Open up Regedit (start --> run --> Regedit)2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products3. Search for "Microsoft Security Client" which should be a sub-branch of the above directory - It will look like "some random string"\SourceList\ which contains Media and Net4. Right Click on that random string and select Export to back it up in case something breaks5. Right Click on that random string and select Delete6. Rerun the installer
Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power
To use Registry Editor to disable the Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power network adapter setting for a single computer, follow these steps:Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK. Locate and then click the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002bE10318}\DeviceNumber NoteDeviceNumber is the network adapter number. If a single network adapter is installed on the computer, theDeviceNumber is 0001. Click PnPCapabilities. On the Edit menu, click Modify. In the Value data box, type 24, and then click OK.Note By default, a value of 0 indicates that power management of the network adapter is enabled. A value of 24 will prevent Windows 7 from turning off the network adapter or let the network adapter wake the computer from standby. On the File menu, click Exit.
Tips: Disable UAC – Windows
You can even change the following registry key to disable UAC: Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System Key: EbableLUA Value data: 0
Open Shared Folder By Different Credential
You can override stored credentials for shares in Windows via the Control Panel. I believe this should be possible since around Windows 2000, or at least XP. However, the names of these functions are different in all versions. I am using names from Windows 7 in this post.Open your account page in User Accounts and Family Safety. (Click your image in the start menu, or navigate through control panel). In the left hand side panel, select Manage your credentials. Under Windows Credentials:If the server in question has an entry, delete it. (Most likely it will not be present, if you haven't been here before). Select Add a Windows Credential. Enter the server (e.g. \\10.0.0.2\myShare). Enter new desired credentials.Now, when navigating manually to \\10.0.0.2\myShare, it will not use the old credentials any more.
Tips: OEM Information – My Computer
1. GotoHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersionUnder this key, look for a key OEMInformation. If it doesn't exist, create it.2. Now select OEMInformation key and in right-side pane, create following String values and set their values as shown below:Logo - path_of_OEMlogo.bmp_fileManufacturer - Any_desired_nameModel - Any_desired_nameSupportHours - Any_desired_time_amount_like_24x7SupportPhone - Any_desired_phone_numberSupportURL - Any_desired_URLNOTE: OEMlogo.bmp file should be 96x96 in size and can be placed at any location.
Tips: Best Practices for Symantec Endpoint Protection in Virtual Environments
You would like to know how best to configure Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) for use with virtualized environments such as VMware.https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.TECH95300.html
Tips: Disabling Dr.Watson
1. Click Start > Run > type Regedit and click OK.2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version3. Select AeDebug in the right pane, double click it and enter a value "0".4. Close the registry editor and restart your computer
Find the Owning process associated with each connection and port
You can use Netstat, FindSTR and TaskList commands for finding the owning process.Example:You want to find that which process is listening on port 8080. So first, find all process that listening on port 8080: netstat -a -n -o | findstr 8080 >> Result.txt or this command-line: netstat -a -n -o >> Result.csv - Find PID of the process that using 8080 port.Then check PID with task list result: tasklist /FI "PID eq {Process ID}"
