outils

Un petit retour client, avec le fameux problème du répertoire WinSxS de windows 2008 R2/Windows 7 qui grossit jusqu'a faire exploser la partition système, voici un outil pour nettoyer ce répertoire!   WinSxS Cleanup Tool Available for Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Microsoft released an optional update last week that adds a Disk Cleanup Wizard to Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1. The Disk Cleanup Wizard removes the update files that pile up in the WinSxS folder on Windows systems. Consequently, this wizard can free up... [Lire la suite]

C'est sur le blog de Windows qu'on apprend aujourd'hui que les utilisateurs de Windows XP vont commencer à voir apparaitre sur leur bureau un popup leur signalant que le 8 avril c'en est fini de leur OS tant aimé, de plus un logiciel conçu en partenariat avec Laplink sera là pour leur faciliter le transfert de leurs données. --> La suite est à lire sur le blog : http://www.comptoir-hardware.com/actus/software-pilotes/24282-microsoft-propose-un-soft-pour-migrer-facilement-depuis-windows-xp.html 

My ESXTOP page is still one of the most visited pages I have, it actually comes in on a second spot just right after the HA Deepdive. Every once in a while I revise the page and this week it was time to add VisualEsxtop to the list of tools people should use. I figured I would write a regular blog post first and roll it up in to the page at the same time. So what is VisualEsxtop? VisualEsxtop is an enhanced version of resxtop and esxtop. VisualEsxtop can connect to VMware vCenter Server or ESX hosts, and display ESX server stats... [Lire la suite]

With the release of vCenter 5.1 adding additional certificates into the environment to make communication between components more secure, the process of updating these certificates with customers’ own signed certificates has been a challenge. We are pleased to announce the general availability of vCenter Certificate Automation Tool 1.0. This tool provides an automated mechanism to replace certificates in the following components of the vCenter Server 5.1 management platform:   The tool is available now and can... [Lire la suite]

Windows 7 Explorer for Windows 8 is an excellent free tool which enables you to switch the Windows 8 start menu back to the Windows 7 one very clean way. Few months back you could read about classic menu for Widnows 8, which is a freeware tool too, but it adds it’s own menu at the top of Windows 8. Even if it adds more functions, it’s less clean that the solution I’m writing about today. --> Please see the rest on Vladan's blog : http://www.vladan.fr/windows-7-explorer-for-windows-8/ 

Suite au conseil d'un collègue, je vous propose de découvrir un outil qui permet de remplacer Repadmin en étant plus agréable à l'oeil.. il s'agit de AD Replication Status Tool. Ce logiciel permet d'avoir un visuel des réplications AD à un instant T. Relativement léger, il permettra lors d'audit ou de préventives d'avoir un rapide état des lieux de l'AD entre les différents contrôleurs de domaines.   https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30005   Merci à Damien Charbonnel pour cet outil! Il faut un... [Lire la suite]

In these days of recession I thought it would be a good idea to sum up a couple of free tools which you can use designing, implementing and maintaining a VMware View Infrastructure. I’ve divided the tools in the following categories: Assessment Sizing Load balancing Optimizing User Environment Management Customization Client Monitoring Troubleshooting I would love to hear if you know of any free tools which can be used in or for  a VMware View Infrastructure. --> please see the rest on the blog... [Lire la suite]

Windows Server 2012 is generally available for evaluation and purchase by all customers around the world. Additionally, there is great news for organizations that are looking for a way to migrate virtual machines hosted on VMware vSphere to the Hyper-V host in Windows Server 2012. The production (RTW) version of the Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter (MVMC) and the Beta version of the VMware console plugin version are both available to download. We extend a huge thank you to our beta participants who have taken the time to evaluate... [Lire la suite]

Some thoughts about MS Exchange recovery possibilities. I’ve done quite a few Exchange Server installations in my carreer. Both physical and virtual. The installation and migration processes are quite ok, but when it comes to possible recovery (recovery of DB, recovery of e-mail accounts or recovery individual emails) there are many solutions. I’ll try to outline some of them. There are software solutions to get the DB recovered fast, but sometimes the recovery for exchange server needs to be done by experts working deeper than the... [Lire la suite]

There are numerous tools available to assist network managers with their day to day tasks, but most come with a cost. Here are three of the top free tools from SolarWinds that help thousands of network managers every day. Realtime Bandwidth Monitor SolarWinds Real-Time Bandwidth Monitor allows you to monitor interfaces on your network to see how much bandwidth is in use or how much traffic is currently on those interfaces via a constantly updating graph. And it allows you to do so at a very granular level by offering sub-second... [Lire la suite]