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VMware Virtual Machine Disk

The .VMDK file extension is used with the Virtual Machine Disk VMDK format specification used with VMware ESX, ESXi or typically with Vmware Vritual machines. VMDK is an open file format can be compared with the MS Virtual Hard Drive (VHD) disk format and they are not directly compatible. Tools such as the VMDK to […]

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Resilient File System (ReFS) New local file system introduced in Windows Server 8

Resilient File System (ReFS) is a new local file system introduced in Windows Server “8”, immediately addressing critical server customer needs, and providing the foundation for future platform evolution, for all Windows customers. The main goal behind ReFS is to improve resiliency and reliability, especially in instances when a power failure happens. NTFS could sometimes […]

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Asp / Asp.net errors

Server Application ‘/’ unavailable error This is a generic error message. If this related to asp error (you can identify this by checking the error message under the Server application ‘/’ unavailable error) Possible solutions: 1. Check the permissions for the domain folders. Assign Asp.net and network service permissions to it if it lacks. 2. […]

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SQL database Offline or Online

When you are working with the databases to restore or backup you may come across the error: “Cannot Backup/Restore (especially) when database is in use” So in order to over come the database status, Right Click on Database -> New Query: sp_dboption ‘dbname’,’offline’,’true’ (It will make the database to become offline) sp_dboption ‘dbname’,’offline’,’false’ (It will […]

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