Author Archives: brian.wuchner

vCenter Migration

Posted on February 24, 2010 by brian.wuchner

I had a big day at the office a couple of days ago.  I moved my vCenter application from one dedicated server to another.  That doesn’t sound like a huge ordeal, but it was a pain in the rear.  I … Continue reading →

Posted in Virtualization | 1 Comment

NSFW: The Cloud Computing Consultant

Posted on January 15, 2010 by brian.wuchner

I just found this (somewhat inappropriate) video around cloud computing consultants: http://www.mckeay.net/2009/10/06/nsfw-the-cloud-computing-consultant/ Had to share 🙂

Posted in Virtualization | Leave a comment

Windows 2000 P2V blue screens

Posted on January 7, 2010 by brian.wuchner

I recently had two older model Compaq servers blue screen after a P2V conversion. In each case the physical machines had a diagnostic partition (without an assigned drive letter) on disk before the boot/C: partition. While using the VMware Converter … Continue reading →

Posted in Virtualization | 8 Comments

Active Directory Management with Active Administrator

Posted on December 15, 2009 by brian.wuchner

I had a need the other day to restore a deleted OU from a Windows 2003 Active Directory.  This used to be such a big deal; requiring the AD, Server and Backup guys all working together.  Authoritative restores are such a … Continue reading →

Posted in Messaging | Leave a comment

Homegrown Dictionary/Rainbow Table Password Discovery

Posted on November 22, 2009 by brian.wuchner

Sometimes it is really easy to figure out a user’s password.  Just check out that picture to the right.  Other times the password is less obvious but could come from a list of passwords you already know.  For example, if your … Continue reading →

Posted in Scripting | Leave a comment