Tag Archives: Powershell

PowerShell Script to Monitor Server Date and Time using PRTG Network Monitor

Posted by dave on August 10, 2011 2 comments

I had an issue this morning when a hosted server was randomly 1 day out. All the date and time settings were correct, but as a lot of the web sites running on this box depend heaivily on system time, …

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Forcing Active Directory Photos with Lync 2010

Posted by dave on December 7, 2010 4 comments

With Lync 2010 setup (all be it very basic right now) it was time to take control. I started exploring what was possible via various policys for the clients. One of the features allows users to choose their own profile …

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Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Scripts and Tips

Posted by dave on March 19, 2010 1 comment

Here’s a small selection of commands I found useful when setting up a Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 box. Firstly, I’m using a HP DL380 G5 as my main Hyper-V box. To enable the Hypervisor, enter the bios by pressing F9 …

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Hyper-V VM Backup Script Batch File

Posted by dave on March 12, 2010 No comments

If you’re after a way to make good, non corrupt backups of your Hyper-V VM’s, and you after a way of doing it for free, then this script is what you want. This script will shut down your selected VM’s …

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