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Windows Server 2008 R2 Released
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 was released to public on the 22nd July 2009. This new version of the operating systems introduces a host of new features and improvements including:
Active Directory Recycle Bin – Quickly & Easily recover deleted Active Directory Objects
Offline Domain Join – Provides the ability to Pre-Stage Computer Accounts on the domain, when the computer is installed & connected to the network it will be automatically joined to the domain.
Direct Access – Allowing VPN-Less Secure access to the corporate network for mobile users
Hyper-V Live Migration – Migrate Virtual Machines from one physical host to another without the need to suspend their state
Multiple NAP System Health Validator – Allowing more flexibility in assessing NAP policies for multiple Clients, Servers, Organizational Units etc.
There are a number of additional improvements not listed above, for a more detailed overview check out the Windows 2008 R2 Technet “Whats Changed” section.
For organizations considering evaluating Windows 2008 R2 it is important to remember that this release of Windows Server is 64bit Only.
Also be sure to check out the Top 10 Reasons for Windows 2008 R2
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SpamTitan & IE: Internet Explorer cannot Download *.php from server.domain.com
I have been running some additional tests on Spamtitan in my lab environment as I am still considering using it for our hosted services environment and interestingly enough came accross a problem when access the Admin Website over SSL in IE, basically I could not generate any PDF files or Download Spreadsheets from the reports and similarly could not download the config Backup.
IE kept throwing the following Error in my face:
Internet Explorer cannot Download topten.php from server myserver.mydomain.com
Thinking this was actually a problem with my Spamtitan, I checked the appliance a friend is using for his own network and guess what, the same issue so I asked him to open a case with Spamtitan Support who came back with the resolution within a couple of hours. (not bad for email support - well done guys)
It would seem that the problem stems from IE itself, they pointed me to the following KB Article: Microsoft KB 323308
I implemented the Registry changes for my version of IE, restarted my Browser ONLY and tried to download the respective items - worked like a charm :)
Hope this is helpful to someone else out there!
WSS 3.0 Error: Your search cannot be completed because this site is not assigned to an indexer.
I recently started evaluating & familiarizing myself with the WSS Environment which we have setup in our Hosted Messaging & Collaboration environment with the view that we need to launch the service soon & I need to figure out how it all works.
To cut a long story short, I managed to get the site provisioned, worked out how to do some customizations and got on with it. Once I had put some content on the site I waited a few hours for the indexer to catch up then tested the Search Function, this returned the error:
"Your search cannot be completed because this site is not assigned to an indexer."
I am no Sharepoint Guru and in fact this is probably only the second or third time I have seen it in my life which makes troubleshooting it pretty fun. A few web searches pointed me in various funny directions which included re-installation & restoration of Databases & applications, registry hacks and goodness knows what else.
After poking around the admin console for a while I managed to solve the problem with a few clicks.
Here's How:
- Open the Central Administration site
- Goto Application Management > Content Databases
- Click on the content database which your application is using (in my case WSS_Content)
- Look for the Search Server Field & Select the Search Server which you want to index the content database
- Click OK & wait a few hours, search should now start to work.
Of course, the above required that you have setup & configured the Search Service in the Operations Section of the Central Administration.
Hope this saves someone out there some time & hassle.
