The 9z, by Chris Davis

An Active Directory, Windows Platform, Performance troubleshooting (and anything else interesting I run across) BLOG.

DNS isn't always the cause of "selected objects in the following domains are not available"

So if you hit up the 'goog, bing'd it, and everyone that asks about this error: The Active Directory...

Date: 11/22/2016

Why doesn't NLA work with cross-domain smart card authentication?

Well... actually it does. But you need a trust. And by the way this will affect more than just smart...

Date: 05/02/2016

Performance Series | EP10, Network Congestion. How IT Pros (SHOULD) Troubleshoot Slow PC's and Servers

[View:https://youtu.be/dHwKcOGnX-M:0:0] In episode 10 we'll talk about network congestion. While...

Date: 06/21/2015

Performance Series | EP9, Processor Bottlenecks. How IT Pros (SHOULD) Troubleshoot Slow PC's and Servers

[View:https://youtu.be/6qkvYibxots:0:0] Episode 9, Processor Bottlenecks. Performance Series. In...

Date: 06/12/2015

Performance Series | EP8, Kernel Memory Leaks. How IT Pros (SHOULD) Troubleshoot Slow PC's and Servers

[View:https://youtu.be/QmAbdekx9rc:0:0] In episode 8 we'll cover how to identify and...

Date: 06/05/2015

Performance Series | EP7, Windows Memory Architecture. How IT Pros (SHOULD) Troubleshoot Slow PC's and Servers

[View:https://youtu.be/HTblpTHvhjY:0:0] Episode 7, Windows Memory Architecture. Performance Series....

Date: 05/31/2015

Performance Series | EP6, Dude... Where's My RAM? How IT Pros (SHOULD) Troubleshoot Slow PC's and Servers

[View:https://youtu.be/v8R1ZQQw0Bg:0:0] In episode 6 we'll finish off the RAM and Pagefile...

Date: 05/27/2015

Performance Series | EP5, Tracking RAM and Page File Exhaustion: How IT Pros (SHOULD) Troubleshoot Slow PC's and Servers

[View:https://youtu.be/2O2er22k7wU:0:0] Episode 5, Tracking RAM and Page File Exhaustion....

Date: 05/22/2015

Performance Series | Episode 4, Troubleshooting Disk Bottlenecks. Performance Series.

[View:https://youtu.be/CWN2SZJr91Q:0:0] In episode 4 we cover the first of the actual counter sets...

Date: 05/19/2015

Performance Series | EP3, Loading and Interpreting Counters: How IT Pros (SHOULD) Troubleshoot Slow PC's and Servers

[View:https://youtu.be/2FKGoz5woTc:0:0] Episode 3, Loading and Interpreting Counters. Performance...

Date: 05/17/2015

Performance Series | EP2, Perfmon Unleashed: How IT Pros Troubleshoot Slow PC's and Servers (or, how they SHOULD)

[View:https://youtu.be/kxdM1VPHfiY:0:0] Episode 2, Perfmon Unleashed. Performance Series. In episode...

Date: 05/15/2015

Performance Series | EP1, The Basics: How IT Pros Troubleshoot Slow PC's and Servers (or, how they SHOULD)

[View:https://youtu.be/KZVebZYhL1U:0:0] Episode 1, The Basics. Performance Series. Why is your...

Date: 05/12/2015

No Dll or exported function was found to verify revocation

I'm writing this as much to myself as to everyone else, because this is the second time I've...

Date: 05/05/2015

Let's Tech: Hyper-V Replica & Azure, Recent Updates

[View:https://youtu.be/isI87v8bhl4:0:0] In this episode of Let's Tech I cover some of the recent...

Date: 05/04/2015

Let's Tech: How to Set Up RemoteApp on Windows Azure

[View:https://youtu.be/N7lNglzSbHc:0:0] In this episode of Let's Tech, I create a new VM for use...

Date: 04/03/2015

Let's Tech: Windows Azure with Hyper-V Replica (Step-By-Step) Creating a Virtual Machine Cloud DR

[View:https://youtu.be/URY8CA2QOVQ:0:0] In this episode of “Let’s Tech” I take a...

Date: 12/11/2014

Populate “Terminals” Favorites XML Using A.D. - and keep your OU’s!

So a quick little bit of background on this one. If you’re already using RDCMan (a.k.a. Remote...

Date: 11/17/2014

Let's Tech: What's New In Windows Server Technical Preview

[View:https://youtu.be/yZqad04CQxQ:0:0] In this episode of Let's Tech, will it be called Windows...

Date: 10/06/2014

Performance Series: Why Is My DC Slow?

I’m starting a new grouping of videos called the “Performance Series” which will be a break-out of...

Date: 09/19/2014

Let's Tech: Import Lots of Users into AD For Testing

[View:https://youtu.be/cj1OsUqJaTM:0:0] Welcome to another Let's Tech... I don't...

Date: 09/15/2014

Active Directory ACL’s Randomly Revert

I ran into a strange one recently. I have been trying to delegate some permissions to people to...

Date: 07/10/2014

SQL Event ID 18456: Login failed for user Reason: Token-based server access validation failed

If you get event ID 18456 with Source MSSQLSERVER in your application and SQL logs with the verbiage...

Date: 02/21/2014

Event ID 1057 - The Terminal Server has failed to create a new self signed certificate

If you receive Event ID 1057 - "The Terminal Server has failed to create a new self signed...

Date: 02/20/2014

Mitigating the Risk of Lateral Movement

In the news recently, you’ve probably read a lot about Pass the Hash. I wanted to talk about...

Date: 02/14/2014

the volume that contains the sql server data directory does not belong to the cluster group

When you install a failover cluster, then try and add SQL to one of the nodes, you might be told on...

Date: 01/23/2014

Let's Tech: Hyper-V Replica on 2012 R2 Beta

[View:https://youtu.be/UpLFAEYLs3E:0:0] In this episode of Let's Tech I cover some of the new...

Date: 08/13/2013

Let's Tech: Migrate DNS from Standard to AD Integrated

[View:https://youtu.be/d590UT7Pvqo:0:0] In this episode I'll show you how to take a Standard...

Date: 07/16/2013

Let's Tech: Backing Up Windows 8

https://youtu.be/1B5_J31yycU In today's episode we'll cover (very quickly) how to run a Windows 8...

Date: 07/11/2013

Let's Tech: AD LDS

https://youtu.be/i6tR6t20HO8 In today's -Let's Tech- I set up an LDS (Lightweight Directory...

Date: 07/03/2013

Let's Tech: Server 2012 R2 Preview

https://youtu.be/V-vLEn9gXBI If you haven't had a chance to pull down and look at the new Server...

Date: 07/01/2013

What's New in Windows Server 2012, Episode 20: RDS - Remote Desktop Services & RemoteApp

https://youtu.be/nYLx4P3vL80 In this episode I will show you how to set up a simple RemoteApp and...

Date: 06/12/2013

What's New in Windows Server 2012, Episode 19: Hyper-V (Part 4) Replica

https://youtu.be/YzCyNqnWyIk In this episode I will show you how to set up and manage Hyper-V...

Date: 05/20/2013

What's New in Windows Server 2012, Episode 18: Hyper-V (Part 3) Live STORAGE Migration

https://youtu.be/mIoHcNvrHrE Slightly shorter episode than the last couple, a simple demonstration...

Date: 05/17/2013

What's New in Windows Server 2012, Episode 17: HyperV (Part 2) Live Migration

https://youtu.be/SzvKSChIKKg This was going to be a quick demo of live migrations. Sadly I ran into...

Date: 05/15/2013

What's New in Windows Server 2012, Episode 16: Hyper-V New Stuff (Part 1)

https://youtu.be/qlmhP0QC17M Sorry for the 30 day hiatus... In this episode I'll cover some of the...

Date: 05/14/2013

What’s New in Windows Server 2012, Episode 15: Group Policy Enhancements

https://youtu.be/TUzxodTo9ts In this episode I’ll cover some of the enhancements to Group...

Date: 04/05/2013

What's New in Windows Server 2012, Episode 14: Data Deduplication and Optimization

https://youtu.be/kBg7UfE6Gmo In this episode I will cover the new data optimization and...

Date: 04/04/2013

What's New in Windows Server 2012, Episode 13: iSCSI Target & Initiator

https://youtu.be/yM6X5A1A5Es In this episode I will cover the new iSCSI Target & Initiator built...

Date: 04/03/2013

https://youtu.be/LhMP5LfSFxU If you've tried to move a SkyDrive older but you've noticed that the...

Date: 04/02/2013

Including Removable Devices Like SD Cards In Your Libraries

https://youtu.be/zNlQ4uPDVhE "This folder can't be included because it is on a removable...

Date: 04/01/2013

What's New in Windows Server 2012, Episode 12: Storage Spaces and.. Space Ports?!??!!?

https://youtu.be/94H79DvmSbM In this episode I will cover Storage Pools and Storage Spaces and.......

Date: 03/29/2013

What's New in Windows Server 2012, Episode 11: FGPP's New Groove

https://youtu.be/UAdkJueTcqI In this episode I will show off the new Fine Grained Password Policy's...

Date: 03/28/2013

What's New in Windows Server 2012, Episode 10: AD Recycle Bin's New GUI

https://youtu.be/IVCCv4fAhrg In this episode I will show you how to use the new GUI interface for...

Date: 03/27/2013

What's New in Windows Server 2012, Episode 9: Active Directory Demotion Changes

https://youtu.be/SQ77wxCTR8E In this episode I will show you how to demote a Windows Server 2012...

Date: 03/16/2013

What's New in Windows Server 2012, Episode 8: Active Directory Promotion Changes

https://youtu.be/MvqUFgNSFww In the next few episodes we will be covering some active directory...

Date: 03/15/2013

What's New in Windows Server 2012, Episode 7: Enhancements to DHCP

https://youtu.be/FpMr6FvWH4Q In this episode of What's New in Windows Server 2012 I will show you...

Date: 03/14/2013

What's New in Windows Server 2012, Episode 6: What the #$@% Happened To My Stuff

https://youtu.be/iftWBuDKqvY I should have made this episode 1 or maybe 0. If you don't watch any...

Date: 03/13/2013

What's New in Windows Server 2012, Episode 5: Server Manager - Multi Remote Server Mgmt

https://youtu.be/Euzk52FXlWM Tonight I continue my Server Manager series with a discussion about...

Date: 03/12/2013

Hotfix Rollup for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7

I don’t have the official link yet but today we are releasing a hotfix rollup for Win7 and WS08R2....

Date: 03/12/2013

What's New in Windows Server 2012, Episode 4: Server Manager - Single Remote Server Mgmt

https://youtu.be/LNSu3Vn60mc In this episode I continue to explain the features of the new Server...

Date: 03/11/2013

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