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Backup exec freezes when doing inventory

When trying to do inventory or eject a tape from the drive using Backup Exec 10d and 11d the software freezes

Problem:
When trying to do inventory or eject a tape from the drive using Backup Exec 10d and 11d the software freezes.

Solution:

Open task manager and close the following services.
Beserver.exe
BkupExec.exe

Start backup exec and start services from Backup Exec application.

If this does not work restart server.

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BG Info deployment guide

To deploy BGinfo on users desktops.

  1. Create a share folder on one of the servers
  2. Give the Domain Users Group Write and read permission
  3. Create a template file with the required information:

 Installation

  1. Create a share folder on one of the servers
  2. Give the Domain Users Group Write and read permission
  3. Create a template file with the required information:
  4. Save the template file as Template.bgi under the share folder.
  5. Save the bginfo.exe file in the same folder as above.
  6. Create a script with the following code:
    (Change ServerName to the applicable server name)

\ServerNameBginfoginfo.exe /iq \ ServerName Bginfo emplate.bgi /timer:00

7. Save the script file using .bat extension.
8. Add the script to the Users OU Group policy and apply it to users not computers.
9. Add the script to the startup script under the group policy.

10. The scrip will be applied the next time users will log on to the network.
11. The BGinfo script will be applied to all users desktop.

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How to Expand virtual disk in Vmware Server,Workstation, GSX and ESX.

To expand / resize a virtual disk on a virtual machine (e.g C: drive) you need to use the
vmware-vdiskmanager utility in Windows or in linux and 3rd party software like partition magic.

 To expand / resize a virtual disk on a virtual machine (e.g C: drive) you need to use the
vmware-vdiskmanager utility in Windows or in linux and 3rd party software like partition magic.

To use vmware-vdiskmanager command:

Command:
vmware-vdiskmanager -x 40GB myDisk.vmdk

Step 1:
Open the shell command or the Dos command prompt then go to the location of the vmware-vdiskmanager utility.

Directory Location:

cd usr/bin (Llocation in linux Red Hat andCentos)

cd C:Program FilesVMwareVMware server (location in windows systems)

Step 2:
To expand the disk type (Linux systems):

Linux systems:

vmware-vdiskmanager -x 12GB “/home/ftp1/2003 Enterprise Edition /Windows Server 2003.vmdk”

Windows Systems:

vmware-vdiskmanager -x 12GB “c:virtual machinesWindows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition-cl2.vmdk”

Step 3:

After the operation completed , log on to the server and use 3rd party software to resize the drive.

Note: you need to type the size of the disk after you add the extra space to it.
For example if the C: drive is 8GB and you want to add 4GB you need to type –X12GB and not 4GB.

For more information go to:
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws45/doc/disks_vdiskmanager_eg_ws.html

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Expand Virtual Machine Hard Drive in Vmware GSX server and virtual server

In order to expand virtual machine hard drive follow the steps below.

  1. Shut down virtual machine
  2. Use the Vmware expand command vmware-vdiskmanager -x 10Gb or the GUI utility of Virtual Disk Factory http://petruska.stardock.net/software/VMware.html#DiskFactory
  3. Expand disk using utility
  4. Restart virtual machine
  5. Install partition software (http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=partition+software&btnG=Google+Search&meta=)
  6. Resize partition.

We used Partition Manager 8.0 from Paragon software.

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VMware GSX error “The process cannot access the file because another process has locked a portion of the file”

Virtual machine posted dialog: E:Virtual MachinesServer_Name.vmx
Operation on file “.Server_Name.vmdk.REDO_a03860” failed (The process cannot access the file because another process has locked a portion of the file).
Pressing Retry will attempt the operation again. Pressing Abort will terminate this session.
Pressing Continue will forward the error to the guest operating system.

 

Error Message:
Virtual machine posted dialog: E:Virtual MachinesServer_Name.vmx
Operation on file “.Server_Name.vmdk.REDO_a03860” failed (The process cannot access the file because another process has locked a portion of the file).
Pressing Retry will attempt the operation again. Pressing Abort will terminate this session.
Pressing Continue will forward the error to the guest operating system.

Problem:
When trying to access Virtual Machine from the console the above error message appears.

Resolution:

  1. Disable Anti Virus software from scanning the Virtual Machines folder lockup.
  2. Disable the archive bit option in the backup software for the VM folder.

3. Disable NTFS compression on the Virtual machines folder (Right-click the folder -> Properties -> General tab, deselect the Archive and Compressed options)
 
 
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Change Squid Proxy Listening Port

When installing Squid Proxy server sometimes there is a need to change the squid server Listening proxy port number.

By default Squid server listen on port 3128.

When there is a need to change the listening port follow this document.

  1. Log into Squid Server
  2. Go to /etc/squid/squid.conf

use Vim editor to change the port number in the squid config file to and save the config file.
Restart the Squid service.

 

To use the Vim editor see:
http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/vimcheat.html