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Changes to NetWorker and Avamar integration

Published 10 Dec 2018 Read time 3 min(s) 11 sec(s) (1666 visits).

Beginning with NetWorker 9.0, Avamar integration support is deprecated for new clients. However, older integrations continue to be supported.

Changes to NetWorker VMware Protection

Published 10 Dec 2018 Read time 3 min(s) 54 sec(s) (1437 visits).

NetWorker 9.1.x and 9.2 releases feature a vProxy appliance, or NVP, for virtual machine protection.

Sky Q Hub lights explained

Published 6 Dec 2018 Read time 2 min(s) 17 sec(s) (5880 visits).

Confused by the lights on your Sky Q Hub when glowing solid, flashing or even off? This article explains and how to troubleshoot common problems.

Windows Server Lockout policy based on Username

Published 14 Nov 2018 Read time 1 min 21 sec(s) (848 visits).

You can see detailed status of a user account by opening the command prompt and typing 'net user <username>'

Troubleshooting Account Lockouts in Active Directory

Published 17 Oct 2018 Read time 1 min 22 sec(s) (1335 visits).

Active Directory generates Windows Events messages for each of its actions, so your first task is to track down the right event log.

How to enable Security Auditing in Active Directory?

Published 17 Oct 2018 Read time 34 sec(s) (1053 visits).

This is a short article with the steps needed to start security auditing within Active Directory.

Add a Domain Controller to an existing domain in Windows Server 2016

Published 16 Oct 2018 Read time 2 min(s) 0 sec(s) (1303 visits).

The procedures for adding a domain controller to an existing domain in Active Directory is the same, no matter which version of Microsoft Server you have.

How to Empty All Recycle Bins on Windows

Updated 29 Aug 2018 Read time 40 sec(s) (821 visits).

A simple one-liner trick to clear (empty) all Recycle Bins on a given server drive.

NetBackup documentation links for specific versions (updated)

Updated 28 Jul 2020 Read time 20 sec(s) (1078 visits).

If you want to upgrade NetBackup from 7.5 to 7.6, you should follow the link regarding to NetBackup 7.6

Disable/Enable Windows 10 Firewall via command prompt

Updated 21 Jan 2020 Read time 2 min(s) 7 sec(s) (1710 visits).

Looking for a way to turn off Windows 10 firewall? Find out how to do it using the command prompt here!