DCMCD Fixes

Recently we came across an issue whereby one of our servers was having terrible memory issues (worse than Dory from Finding Nemo).  This should be a simple one, limit the SQL instances, we thought! The setup was a Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard (64-bit) )with 2 SQL instances running, one for each of our main applications.  To make things a little more interesting SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008 were in play.  This shouldn't be an issue though, limiting the memory is the same process for both versions! Limiting Memory Usage for an SQL Instance Open SQL Server Management Studio Log into the first instance Right-click on the instance name at the top of the Object Explorer and select Properties Select the Memory page from the left-hand menu Enter the size of memory you want to limit your instance to (in MegaBytes) Press OK Repeat steps 1 - 6 for each instance you have configured within your SQL server(s) Now at this point we thought we could sit back, thr...

My post prior to this one outlined the steps for renaming an in-use AD user account's username.  That post only covered standard user accounts with no home folder shares etc.  This post will outline the steps which I needed to go through as our accounts are on a Citrix environment with home folder shares. Rename account username and associate with mailbox Open Active Directory Users and Computers Navigate to the Employees Organizational Unit (OU) Right-click on the name of the employee for the name change and select rename Rename the employee Rename User dialog box appears - Full Name should be correct - First Name should be correct - Last Name should be changed to the new Last Name - Display Name will changed in the above step - User Logon Name should be changed to the new Last Name - User Logon name (pre-Windows 2000) will be changed in the above step Open Exchange Management Console Under Recipient Configuration click on Mailbox to view all user mailboxes Right c...

If you live in a world with a wonderful piece of software which forces you to stick to usernames no longer than 12 characters long, then you may need to recreate user accounts to adhere to these naming structures.  But what if the account is already in full use by the user? Have no fear, the steps below are tried and tested and work perfectly. Please note, these steps only cover accounts that are MS Active Directory accounts with MS Exchange mailboxes. If you are using the likes of Citrix or home folder shares etc you will need additional steps.  I will be creating another post HERE for the full run-down on the steps required for an AD, mail-enabled account on a Citrix environment with home shares.  Take a look at this post also as it may be more suited to your setup! Open Active Directory Users and Computers Navigate to the Employees Organizational Unit (OU) Right-click on the name of the employee for the name change and select Rename Rename the empl...