Snapshots rule. Unless (like I've had) you get some idiot using them to do a restore on a virtualised DC, in which case you may hear a lot of *NO!!!!*
On 19 August 2010 13:41, Martin Blackstone <mblackst...@gmail.com> wrote: > YES! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 5:22 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... > > And use snapshots to revert back when it breaks. > > On Thursday, August 19, 2010, Ken Schaefer <k...@adopenstatic.com> wrote: > > Try installing the second set of patches one (or a few) at a time, and > see > which one breaks DNS? > > > > That might give you (and us) a clue on what to drill down on > > > > Cheers > > Ken > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Thursday, 19 August 2010 9:53 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... > > > > 32-bit VM > > ESX 3.5.0 Update 2 110268 13 Aug 2008 > > Flexible adapter > > Don't know what you mean by 'guest OS set correctly' > > > > Kurt > > > > On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 18:24, Damien Solodow > <damien.solo...@harrison.edu> wrote: > >> Few questions: > >> Windows x86 or x64? > >> What update or build of ESX are you using? > >> Which virtual nic are you using? > >> Is the guest OS set correctly on the VM? > >> -------------------------- > >> Sent using BlackBerry > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] > >> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 08:14 PM > >> To: NT System Admin Issues <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > >> Subject: The arrrgghhhness of it all... > >> > >> I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. > >> It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right > >> now. > >> > >> Sitrep: > >> > >> Install Disk1 (Win2k3 R2 SP2), reboot, then Disk2, then install the > >> VMWare tools, reboot, then join doimain - no problem. > >> > >> Install first round of 90+ patches from the MSFT site, minus IE8 and > >> the malicious software removal tool, and plus a few optional goodies, > >> such as .NET framework updates, reboot - no problem > >> > >> Install the second round of 43 updates, and no more DNS name > >> resolution. Error in the event log 11167 Dnsapi - I've looked at > >> that, and several other eventlog entries that probably stem from > >> that. (17 W32tm, 1010 MsGina, 1053 Userenv in particular) > >> > >> I've scratched the machine twice and started over, and it's the same > >> each time. I can resolve NetBIOS names, but it barks on any FQDN. > >> "Ping request could not find host ad.example.com. Please check the > >> name and try again." > >> > >> EventID.net isn't much help, as I've tried everything on there I can > >> see, and it doesn't resolve the issue. > >> > >> Anyone run into this? It's terribly weird... > >> > >> Kurt > >> > >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > >> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > >> > >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > >> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > >> > >> > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
