Yunlong Notes Index: March 2014

Sunday, 30 March 2014

[Move to blog.ylnotes.com] Office: How to insert Break Line in Spreadsheet Cell

http://blog.ylnotes.com/office-insert-break-line-spreadsheet-cell/

Thursday, 27 March 2014

SQL Server: Installation completed with warning "Setup has detected a non canonical DACL on directory"

The first of SQL Server installataion completed with success. However, when I installed SQL Server second instance, I encounter the SQL Server with two warnings on DACL:

Setup has detected a non canonical discretionary access control list (DACL) on directory 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10_50.SS2008R2EE02\OLAP\bin\'. Please verify your security settings and make corrections if needed.
Setup has detected a non canonical discretionary access control list (DACL) on directory 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10_50.SS2008R2EE02\OLAP\bin\'. Please verify your security settings and make corrections if needed.

Upon investigation, I found extra DACL entries that can be safely removed.

Fortunately, SQL Server warning does not affect SQL Server operation.

Have a great day

[Move to blog.ylnotes.com] Symantec: NetBackup – Add Media Server to NB Master Server

http://blog.ylnotes.com/symantec-netbackup-add-media-server-nb-master-server/

Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Admin Script: Increase Service time out to start SQL Server Reporting Services

During SQL Server Installation, SQL Server Reporting Services fails to start for setup default configuration. Fortunately, it can be bypass by press 'Cancel'.

However, SSRS still fails to start manually and it always complain of timeout (default is 30000 = 30 seconds) as shown in below Event viewer.

Hence, the only solution is to increase the Service Timeout.

Have a great day

[Move to blog.ylnotes.com] Incorrect Computer System Date can cause SSL fails to load

moves to

http://blog.ylnotes.com/appfix-incorrect-computer-system-date-can-cause-ssl-fails-to-load/

Monday, 24 March 2014

Script Library - Windows Batch - Generic Date Value

Script Library is my collection of reusable component as plugable script to get DATE value to be used in Windows Batch Scripting.

The scripts have the same usage but is written using different approach depending your needs:

Script 1: Batch command [Date /T]
Script 2: VBScript
Script 3: Powershell

Have a great day

Android Page

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Saturday, 22 March 2014

Sample Admin Script: Performance Monitoring Script using VBScript and WMI

My friend asks me whether I have a sample script for Performance Monitoring.
I have created a sample script for performance monitoring using VBScript and WMI.
The output is in html.

To modify, you must understand VBScript and WMI.

Have a great day

[Move to blog.ylnotes.com] Windows Updates: Build WSUS Offline Update ISO

http://blog.ylnotes.com/windows-updates-build-wsus-offline-update-iso/

[YLN] System Image Backup using Windows Backup ( Windows 8.1) to Linux NAS

Windows 8.1 comes with System Image Backup but it needs to be manually run and cannot be scheduled from GUI.

If you have purchased Linux NAS storage that uses sparse file allocation and does not have root privilege, you will encounter error when running Windows System Image Backup directly into Linux NAS share folder.

Since you have purchase it, I advise make use of it and create a system image backup with VHD for recovery in case.

You decide!!

[YLN] System Image Backup using Windows Server Backup (2012/2012 R2) to Linux NAS

Windows Server Backup is backup software that comes with Windows Server with no additional cost.

It supports Bare metal backup but it only supports disk backup only.

Organization that has little budget for backup storage may purchase Linux NAS appliance but Windows Server Backup cannot write when Linux NAS installed with file system that uses sparse file allocation such as ext4/XFS.

If the organization already purchased this NAS, it is better to make full use of it rather than no backup being performed at all.

You decide!

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