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Error during install of Microsoft Workflow Manager 1.0 Refresh

June 30, 2014 1:34 PM / Leave a Comment / XeroX

Installing the Workflow Manger 1.0 Refresh can be tricky.

During Installation process with the web platform installer 5.0 (only way to install it) the setup of Microsoft Windows Fabric V1 CU1 fails. When you open the log it says 1603.

So lets see what 1603 means. Open cmd prompt and type net helpmsg 1603.

C:\>net helpmsg 1603

Fatal error during Installation.

Not very expressive. But there is a simple solution, install Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 Update 4.

 

Source: Social MSDN

Posted in: Microsoft, SharePoint / Tagged: Fabric V1, Web Platform Installer, Workflow Manager

Change network profile of Windows Server 2012 R2

June 6, 2014 11:51 PM / Leave a Comment / XeroX

After installing Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows 8.1 you will be asked if this is a home/work network or not. Based on that windows will choose your network profile.

Network ProfileI was some kind distracted and accidently clicked in the middle of the desktop and the sidebar disappeared. Windows decided that this is a “No” and you will be on a public network. I’ve no idea why but you can not change it through the network and sharing center, all settings you’re trying to set will be set back to default of public networks. Like network discovery. So how to change it? Quite easy, just open the registry and navigate to the following path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Profiles

There will be at least one key in that list. Simply delete the one you want to reset and reboot your machine. After that you will be asked again. However I would only recommend that method if that happened to you right after the setup as I don’t know if some firewall rules will be reset or deleted.

Posted in: Microsoft / Tagged: Network Profiles, Windows 8.1, Windows Server, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2

Windows 2012 R2 Data Deduplication and ISOs

June 1, 2014 4:11 PM / Leave a Comment / XeroX

I’ve tried to install some machines on my Hyper-V. All ISOs were placed on the second drive where data deduplication is enabled. With deduplication enabled I ran into the problem that no serial/license number was accepted neither the AVMA Key nor the generic KMS Key or my own key. After hours of searching for solutions on the web and no solution in sight. I copied the iso to drive D again. Suprise it was working! One day later I tried to install a new machine and it wasn’t working again. No key accepted. After moving it to drive C where no deduplication happens its working again.

Conclusion: Never ever put windows installation media on a drive with data deduplication enabled.

Posted in: Microsoft / Tagged: data deduplicaiton, no key accepted, no license number accepted, no serial accepted, Windows Server 2012 R2

<20 Watt Home Server for Hyper-V and ESXi

June 1, 2014 3:58 PM / Leave a Comment / XeroX

I’ve rented a lot of linux vps around the world for testing and hosting teamspeak and other stuff. Not every application runs on linux so I decided to build a small home server with a low power consumption.

I stumbled over the list of components in the hardwareluxx forums and build my system based on that components. ( Link )

Here is my list:

  • Intel Pentium G3420
  • ASRock Z87E-ITX
  • Crucial Ballistix Sport Kit 8GB ( DDR3-1600, CL9-9-9-24 )
  • EKL Alpenföhn Silvretta
  • be quiet! Pure Power L8 300W ATX 2.4
  • SanDisk SSD 128GB
  • Kingston SSDNow mS200 SSD 30 GB
  • Cooler Master Elite 130

First of all I removed the Mini PCIe Wifi card from the mainboard as its not needed and plugged in the mSATA at the bottom of it. The small SSD can be used for the OS (Server 2012 R2) or as Host Cache for ESXi.
After putting all components together I enabled all bios settings allowing power savings and switched of the soundcard etc. I also tried to undervolt the CPU with the VCore Offset and got it down to -0,235mV.

Here are the results (power measurement):

ESXi 5.5 U1 Windows Server 2012 R2
Idle 18.2 Watts 11.1 Watts
Load 39.6 Watts 35.8 Watts

Make sure all drivers are installed and no usb devices are plugged in. The usb devices may prevent reaching a package c-state of more than 80.

The network drivers are a little tricky. For ESXi 5.5 follow this guide  ESXi 6.0 includes drivers for Intel I217V and for Server 2012 follow this guide.

Good luck and post your results.

Posted in: ESXi, Hyper-V, Microsoft, VMWare / Tagged: ESXi, homeserver, hyper.v, Intel I217-V, Intel I217V, low consumption, low power, Power saving

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