SSRS Multiple Data Sources Issue
I am have scenario where there is a need to pull & compare data from two different data sources. One is a oracle & other is MS Sql
I need to match both ID column from both data sources. I am passing MS sql data as a parameter to the oracle dataset.
I am using OLE DB for both oracle & sql data sources. I have checked around the native driver options as well.
I am able to preview data in both data sets individually
However when i validate oracle query, its not passing successfully as its not able to pass sql parameter.
Error Screenshot:
Request to help resolve this.
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Microsoft Print 7 Epson Printer
I have two computers
Desktop hp/hpe1075uk win/pro7 64bit
Notebook Toshiba c660/ win/pro 7 64 bit
Epson px700 all in one running with Tosh usb connected standalone original driver (6.63)
Epson PX 820 all in One running with HP usb connected standalone latest driver (6.72)
From an enduser view both printers are working correctly re printer/scan/etc with no issues in 32 bit mode and 64 bit mode
However if one views event viewer under print there is an issue which only applies to the following office 2010 home office/student Word (no issue with excel or powerpoint)
IE 9 in 32 Bit (not in 64 bit mode)
Windows live mail
No issue with windows print tester page or adobe or any other product which allows printing
| PluginDllName | C:\Windows\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\E_IUICGXE.DLL error 808 |
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Task Category Initializing
Please note no printing issue at all, I have maybe track this issue to something to do with KB 2647753 This was installed 14/08/12 and then again 09/10/2012 both shows installed correctly under windows update.
It is just annoying please remember before reply everything is working correctly including word/ie9 32 bit/windows live mail only shows error in event viewer under print.
I have uninstalled drivers and reinstalled correctly
Tony
FIM Object Visualizer
The FIM Object Visualizer is available on Codeplex: http://fimov.codeplex.com/
Cheers,
Markus
Markus Vilcinskas, Knowledge Engineer, Microsoft Corporation
Reply:
Hi Markus,
The download link wants to run an installer straight away, however the FIM server I want it for has no internet access. I did download the source code and compile it separately which seems ok - but could there be a compiled version to download?
Also - what's the current replacement for the AttributeFlowViewer? I tried the old version on my FIM server export files but get an exception.
Thanks
http://www.wapshere.com/missmiis
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Reply:
Thanks for the feedback, Carol.
I have uploaded a compiled version of the tool to the "Downloads" page.
AttributeFlowViewer - do you by chance mean the flow precedence viewer?
That one is included.
The general plan is to move all viewers into the CodePlex tool.
Please let me know if I have missed one...
Cheers,
Markus
Markus Vilcinskas, Knowledge Engineer, Microsoft Corporation
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Reply:
No the old AttributeFlowViewer from the MIIS resource toolkit that showed your classic flow rules all in one nice html document. The Attribute Precedence viewer shows me the import flow rules - but it's also very useful to have the export flows as well.
Thanks for the compiled version, and the slick looking updated tool!
http://www.wapshere.com/missmiis
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Reply:
Thanks, Carol.
I will add an EAF report to the tool.
Cheers,
Markus
Markus Vilcinskas, Knowledge Engineer, Microsoft Corporation
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Reply:
Markus,
In a future release, is it possible you can allow the specifying of an Identity to make the web services call to the FIM Services with? It uses the identity of the logged in user who launches the application which is normally good, since you could do a RunAs to specify alternate credentials when launching the app.
However, If you install this as a Click Once app, you lose the ability to do a RunAs when launching the app: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/winformssetup/thread/d463bb73-f4f8-454e-b146-bf9863558dc3
I can use it by launching it on a server, but I'd prefer to launch it from a workstation and not need to be logged in with the admin account to do so.
Thanks,
Jef
----- http://jeftek.com
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Reply:
An easier workaround I found is to run the GetData.ps1 ON the Server itself and copy the XML file to the workstation to open tine FIMOV gui (Since I don't have .NET 4.0 on server)
or
Run Powershell as the FIM Admin user on the workstation, and run the GetData.ps1, and load the XML file in the FIMOV GUI.
I should have added...Can there be a way to load a pre-existing XML data file into the GUI? :)
Thanks!
----- http://jeftek.com
- Edited by Jef KazimerMicrosoft employee Tuesday, April 17, 2012 6:54 PM clarified
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Reply:
This is a good discussion, Jef.
Our expectation is that the data retrieval happens in most cases by using some sort of external method - e.g. running a PS script.
The actual script code is pretty simple and we are trying to keep it that way.
We do also expect the tool in most cases not to be used on a FIM server - e.g.: your on your laptop to review a deployment or to create a report of a deployment.
One question in this context is, for example, what the simplest method is to get the XML file from the FIM server to the computer on which the tool is running.
Right now, it is necessary to copy the file manually.
Cheers,
Markus
Markus Vilcinskas, Knowledge Engineer, Microsoft Corporation
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Reply:
Markus,
In the GUI, how can I load the XML file I copied from my server? If I click on the "Get data" it appears to attempt to connect to FIMService to "Get the Data".
I'd like it to "Load Data" and load up the XML file I copied to the Data directory from the server.
I have a pretty large environment, and I don't want to retrieve live data each time I open FIMOV. I could see me exporting the data weekly, and opening FIMOV to review it as needed.
thanks,
Jef
----- http://jeftek.com
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Reply:
Jef,
that's simple (I need to spend more time on the documentation to make this clearer... ).
The tool looks for "Data.xml" in the ".\Res\Data" folder.
Since it is a bit difficult to figure out what the actual path in the case of a ClickOnce app is, I've added "Open Data Folder" to the Data menu.
Keep in mind that the tool overwrites an existing Data.xml when you click "Get Data".
Cheers,
Markus
Markus Vilcinskas, Knowledge Engineer, Microsoft Corporation
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Reply:
Markus,
I now see what I was missing.
1 - Run Getdata.PS1 on Server
2 - Copy DATA.XML to workstation .\RES\Data
3 - Open FIMOV App
4 - Clicking on the command in the SHOW menu will load the existing data in the .\RES\Data
Sorry, I thought I had to load the XML file into the app first before I could show it. :)
Thanks,
Jef
----- http://jeftek.com
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Reply:
FYI - I'm currently working on a new version of FIMOV that adds support to 'open' a data file and allows you to overwrite the default data file in the .\RES\Data folder.
Other new enhancements are:
- Support for providing alternative credentials (new FIM Server Settings dialog)
- Running the PowerShell script in a separate thread (so the FIMOV UI doesn't freeze)
Thanks,
Dominik
- Edited by Dominik ZempMicrosoft employee Thursday, April 19, 2012 10:01 PM
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Reply:
Bob Bradley (FIMBob @ http://thefimteam.com/) ... now using Event Broker 3.0 @ http://www.fimeventbroker.com/ for just-in-time delivery of FIM 2010 policy via the sync engine
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Reply:
Hi FIMBob,
the answers are yes and yes :o)
This is the successor of the HTA version and the general idea is to enable folks to use their own XSLTs.
We are not there yet - but this is still the plan.
Using CHMs to create reports seems to be an interesting approach.
However, as you have mentioned, from the manual labor perspective, this looks like an approach that seems to be an approach that requires a lot of work.
I would definitely like to see what you have done with your CHMs...
Cheers,
Markus
Markus Vilcinskas, Knowledge Engineer, Microsoft Corporation
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Reply:
Markus - here's a couple of screenshots so you can see how this looks:
- Entitlements (an example of a "FIM subsystem" policy report):
- Search for "housekeeping" keyword:
Carol and I think we can go close to fully automating this ... given time and energy :)
Bob Bradley (FIMBob @ http://thefimteam.com/) ... now using Event Broker 3.0 @ http://www.fimeventbroker.com/ for just-in-time delivery of FIM 2010 policy via the sync engine
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Reply:
Wow, I'm with Bob - I seem to have gone to sleep and finally woken in 2012 to find that there is something called FIMOV which presumably replaces the HTA we used to use!!
Was looking at documenting something recently and wasn't looking forward to it, but now I'm looking forward to a lot less pain.
+1 to Carol's comments about having an EAF documentation tool. In fact, I've noticed that only the Synchronization Rules within the Portal are documented. Since I use a lot of classic synchronization rules, these are lost in the documentation. The Management Agent screen is probably the logical place to have this, but all it has is some basic connection info, with the attributes included as part of the MA. No join rules or anything else present.
It would be nice to see a single summary of all IAFs and EAFs for each Management Agent, including both those from the Portal SR's and the Sync Service MA configs. That way I can easily see the flows for a single MA.
Also, the copy data button does not appear to work for me (nothing appears on clipboard), but I can view source, so that's not such an issue for me.
Would also be good to see some extra detail on the Workflow screens. the name, description and type of the workflow don't really help me much - would be good to see an activity breakdown with some of the config settings.
And lastly.. the ability to export it all into a single document. Or at least each page with its subpages (eg, a single output file of all the Workflow settings, similar to how the Sets screen is done)
Anyway, that's the end of my suggestions/demands.
Great little tool! I'll be interested to compare it against the FIMAlyzer (which I'm actually yet to look at)
- Ross Currie
MCTS: Forefront Identity Manager 2010, Configuring
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Win 8 instal problem
Hello,
I´ve just bought new win 8 64 bit CZ DSP OEI DVD. I´ve been using win 7 64bit but i wanted to uprg to win 8. I saved all my data, boot that win 8 cd and run instal. I formated my hdd and run instalization. Everything went good untill he end of the instalation after first restart. When computer restarted to continue in instal it 100% passes some instal preparation and after that it went blue-screen with sad face sayin, that there was some error and we need to restart the computer. After another restart it gives another error, now without any win 8 looks that simpy says there was an error during instal and that i need it to re-instal the win.
After I reformat and reinstal the windows it now gives me a choose which one win i want to start and it givings me option to run my old win 7 plus 2x win 8 neighter working when u start em.
My Pc is 2 years old, with gigabyte P55A-UD3 mother board, Geforce gtx460, 2x2gb ram memory, dual core 2.8GHz and it runned with win 7 64bit just fine. Is there a difference that i cant use Win 8 64bit while i was okay with win7 64bit? Anyone is having same problem? Anyone knows what to do here? thx
Reply:
Problem is that P55A-UD3 does not support Windows 8. You may win this battle, but...
Not sure what you mean by " I formatted my hdd". I would prefer deleting all partitions and create new ones, pointing to second (boot) partition and let installation proces do the job.
What has happened before crask and during crash is recorded in logs and minidump file. I would retrieve these files by use of live DVD/USB operating systém.
Rgds
Milos
PS: Couls you catch the message on blue screen of death.
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Reply:
By "I formatted my hdd" i ment that I deleted all my datas from all partitions, didnt create new because there was no such option. I tryed to set my computer to factory setting and install system again but its the same problem again. If u have some spare time and any other tips how to make it work contact me please via email jjan.zeman@email.cz, from your name i suppose you are czech too. I can send u some more info if u didnt understand any of I wrote.
Thanks for your time
Jan
PS: I can catch that message for you if you need.
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Reply:
Hi,
Try to check if any setup logon exist:
(X = volume where failed install resides)
X:\Windows\
setupact.log and setuperr.log
X:\$Windows.~BT\sources\panther\
setupact.log and setuperr.log
X:\Windows\Panther\
setupact.log and setuperr.log
Leo Huang
TechNet Community Support
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enregistrement cd office 2003 pack2
Win8 pro upgrade to win 8 full version
Sudhakar Paladugu
- Changed type Nicholas Li Tuesday, January 1, 2013 9:05 AM
Reply:
Whether you purchase the "upgrade" or "full version" of Windows 8, the Windows 8 license only permits just one (1) installation and activation of Windows 8 on just one (1) PC. In other words, you would need to purchase a new Windows 8 license for each PC. If the PC has a qualifying Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 operating system installed, you can purchase and install the upgrade version of Windows 8. If there is no qualifying Windows operating system installed (i.e. blank hard drive), you would need to purchase the Windows 8 "Full Version".
Carey Frisch
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Reply:
Hi,
Please also contact Microsoft Support for help:
Microsoft Support
Thanks.
Nicholas Li
TechNet Community Support
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Visual Effects - Best Performace - Win 8
Hi guys,
Weird thing: When I RC computer/properties/advanced system settings - under Advanced tab, I choose "Adjust for best performance" and some minor things change but my desktop and taskbar remains the same. Still transparent and shadowy.
Of course, the VisualEffects in Registry is not changing anything either. (Hkey local user/software/microsoft/windows/current version/explorer/visualeffects)
What should I do to enforce the "Best performance option" and go to the very classic view (I'm an old timer. Sill living in my memories from ME/95/98/NT/2000)
Merry Christmas :)
P.S.: If I could ask Santa to give me something, that would be a fix for this lol - Cheers
- Changed type Arthur Xie Tuesday, December 18, 2012 2:56 AM
Internet Explorer prints barbage when printing a non-English HTML file on Windows 7 Pro
Hi
I'm trying to print HTML files, which have a header defining their charset, most of them don't use English. Some are Japanese and use UTF8, some are Russian and use "windows-1251" etc...
Example:
<html>
<header>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
</header>
<body>
*JAPANESE TEXT*
</body>
I use this code to call IE9 in the background and print: (VB6 Dot.Net4)
Private Sub InitBrowser()
Dim log As New [Shared].Logging.Logger()
log.Write("Initializing IE DLL - c:\windows\system32\shdocvw.dll", LogName)
Do
Try
mobjExplorer = New SHDocVw.InternetExplorer()
Exit Do
Catch ex As Exception
log.Write("Error initializing IE", LogName)
Threading.Thread.Sleep(100)
End Try
Loop
mobjExplorer.Visible = False
mobjExplorer.Silent = True
End Sub
And the command itself for printing:
mobjExplorer.ExecWB(SHDocVw.OLECMDID.OLECMDID_PRINT, SHDocVw.OLECMDEXECOPT.OLECMDEXECOPT_DONTPROMPTUSER)
My System Locale is English United States, as well as my Formats and Location (I refer to the tabs on intl.cpl).
My problem is that every HTML that isn't written in English comes out in Gibberish.
I use Windows 7 Pro with IE9.
When I used the same code on Windows XP with IE6 all HTMLs were printed OK.
I'm lost - tried to investigate everything and couldn't find a way to make it work.
Please advise.
Edit:
I can't manually change the system Locale to match the file (Which of course solves it, but requires a reboot) - this workstation should work independently - get files and print them without human intervention.
Reply:
Hi,
You may have a try with Windows XP Mode.
Windows XP Mode
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/features/windows-xp-mode
Hope it helps.
Tracy Cai
TechNet Community Support
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Reply:
Windows XP Mode isn't relevant in my case, sorry.
Any other ideas?
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Help needed on the delta view for an Oracle MA
Hi all,
I've been using an Oracle MA for a year now (with FIM 2010). I'm now busy with FIM 2010 R2 and want to optimize the process of import from the oracle database. Till now, we've done every time full imports, with 600.000 rows, so it takes a lot of processing time for like 500 updates.
I've been reading/understanding http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc720574(v=ws.10).aspx which explains the usage of delta views, but I'm using a multivalue table as well, and there's a thing not clear in that doumentation.
In the multi-Value section, it's an employee E006 that is added, and in the multi-value table, the director E005 gets to direct (manage) E006 (so that's the multivalue part). The delta view to be created explains on the 2 extra colums being added (attribute_name and change_type).
- the second entry: which is used to identify a target: E006 "NEED TEXT" Add => which actually is adding the user and is clear.
the first row however, is E005 "DIRECTS" "Modify attribute"
=> I can follow that, but where's the column with the value that it's actually an extra person to direct, which is E006 ??
=> Does it mean that the "modify attribute" only refers to the fact that the DELTA_IMPORT will also read the Multivalue specified table?
=> Is this complete or is this like "select * from multi-value-view where employeeid='E005' and ATTRIBUTE_NAME='DIRECTS' ?
I'm probably missing something here...
Kind Regards,
David.
- Edited by David Burghgraeve Thursday, December 13, 2012 4:53 PM
- Changed type Markus VilcinskasMicrosoft employee Friday, May 24, 2013 11:52 PM
Reply:
Although it's not a direct answer to your question, I would really try to avoid using the standard database MAs to handle deltas (as there is no common concept of change tracking or watermarking), and the multivalue attribute performance is known to be troublesome.
If this is an import-only MA, have you considered writing a script to sync the Oracle data into ADAM/AD:LDS? FIM does a great job of pulling attribute-level deltas from that.
Failing that, my next choice would be to use a pre-existing custom MA or write one. I believe there are a few partners that offer majorly improved, generic MAs for database access.
Steve Kradel, Zetetic LLC SMS OTP for FIM | Salesforce MA for FIM
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Reply:
The second entry in the delta is showing that an identity has been added to the main objects table/view. The first row indicates that the sync engine should process a change in the DIRECTS attribute for the E005 user, and it will query the full multivalue table in order to find the new value for that attribute. I imagine the query sent to the Oracle instance would be more like:
select STRING_VALUE from multi-value-view where employeeid='E005' and ATTRIBUTE_NAME='DIRECTS'
It would repeat that process for every object with a change in a multivalue attribute, and for every new object imported, which you can imagine would perform poorly as Steve alluded to. For new objects it would probably have to query the MV table for all unique attributes associated with that object, and then pull the values for each.
The best thing I can do to help you understand the configuration and how it works is to refer you to Carol's blog. That post I linked has links to several posts related to the topic you are asking about.
Chris
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Reply:
Hi Steve,
It is an Import MA today, but I want to have the option to have it as an export MA as well in the future, for the reason that the application managing the content of the Oracle table (user <-> groups relationships) is on Mainframe and very old, and I can perfectly manage this with FIM (and workflows, self service and so on).
So the Microsofts' Oracle MA is limited (compared to other MA's)?
David.
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Regards, Soren Granfeldt
blog is at http://blog.goverco.com | twitter at https://twitter.com/#!/MrGranfeldt
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TWO issues with my new HP laptop & Windows 8
1. I cannot open any videos. I get a crash message about Adobe Flash Player. I have tried to update and other solutions on the internet but it doesn't work. I suspect this is the same reason I cannot play the two games on Facebook: Words with Friends and Scrabble. It takes as long as one minute to place a letter and for the game to refresh, another minute.
2. When changing from one page to another, I often get a "Server has reset, Refresh the page" message.
- Changed type Niki Han Tuesday, January 8, 2013 3:36 AM
Reply:
"A programmer is just a tool which converts caffeine into code"
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Issue with Users not being able to Edit List Item (Forbidden 403 page)
On our intranet site (uses Window Authentication), our content managers can no longer edit list items.
When they click to edit the item, the editform.aspx page opens and displays a HTTP 403 Forbidden page telling the user that they need to log in. However, they are logged in.
They were able to edit up until about two weeks ago.
I have checked all the permissions on the site collection and they are fine (they have contribute permissions). They can eidt pages, add documents, add new items and delete items from the lists. They just cannot click "Edit Item" from a list.
Another thing that I did notice was that some users were having issues signing out. They would click on the dropdown and click "sign out". They would then delete all browsing history, close the browser window, then re-open the URL. The site still had them logged in.
Any help appreciated. Thanks.
Reply:
I would figure out what you changed "about two weeks ago". Whatever it was, it is the problem. It may be that something in the form is pulling data from a different Site Collection or Application Service,and that moved.
The log out link really just doesn't work well. It's a "known problem".
M.
Sympraxis Consulting LLC - Marc D Anderson's Blog - @sympmarc - jQuery Library for SharePoint Web Services (SPServices)
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[Sharing] I fixed my MS Word Starter "hang on while I download some junk" pop up.
This seems to have worked for me.
The MS Word Starter exe is located at
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\microsoft shared\Virtualization Handler\CVH.exe
on my machine. Double click and it brings up a Virtualization Handler dialog that says something like "Hey, I'm doing some stuff but if you dont want to wait, you can pause what I'm doing" But it had finished by the time I read the sentence. It had a 1 line description of some process it performed and then to the right, had a green check box with the word "Done" beside it. There are 2 buttons at the bottom of the dialog. One says Pause and the other says Close, I believe. Pause is disabled and Close was the only option. Like I said, it did it's "thing" so fast that Pause wasn't an option.
I closed the box, opened up my file and I haven't had the message since. It's been about 1 hour now, and I'm on the public library wi-fi...sloooow. I even created new files, made some new goofy/funky ones and opened my resume, which uses a pretty involved template.
So far, so good. The message had been appearing about every min. on my box.
- Edited by Max Meng Monday, December 17, 2012 4:27 AM title
Reply:
Max Meng
TechNet Community Support
- Edited by Max Meng Monday, December 17, 2012 4:25 AM
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Broke Web Platform Installer 4
There was an error loading custom feed:
'http://www.microsoft.com/web/webpi/2.0/MediaProductList.xml'.
Error: 'An item with the same key has already been added.'.
I am assuming this is a key in the registry or something. Can someone tell me where this key is and how to fix it? I cannot get the Windows Azure SDK installed so this is a critical issue.
Reply:
Hi,
It is an issue about WPI, so I suggest you post the issue to its own forum for getting support:
http://forums.iis.net/1155.aspx/1?Web+Platform+Installer
QinDian Tang
MSDN Community Support | Feedback to us
Develop and promote your apps in Windows Store
Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help.
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Fetch Data from External database My sql and MS Sql Server 2008 R2 in SharePoint list.
As shown in diagram, We are going to fetch the Data from two different Databases like
MYSQL and Sql Server2008 (Non SharePoint).
After fetching record from different database, I want to integrate those data as per the function requirement and present it in SharePoint list.
We are using SharePoint Enterprise so please suggest solution approach to perform this activity.
Reply:
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Server 2012 - Deduplication
Hi
OK prior to having dedup, i tried the tool and found big savings.
Now i have the server, the sizing is curious.
I was not expecting the "size on disk" for my folders to be SO SMALL
=> Can someone explain ?
=> If this is the way the system works, can you establish at a directory level the % of savings ?
(obviously the dir did not beome 1/100th of its size)
Thanks
Reply:
1) Your dedupe ratio is ~2:1 which is far from being that great (also keep in mind MS does not cound metadata stored in $MFT so when you'll manually re-check free space reported for volume and files sizes being actually stored on them you'll see the picture being not that bright)
2) You cannot control % or play with dedupe chunk sizes when dealing with MS deduplication (very different from other implementations). With MS everything is automatic and content independent.
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Reply:
VR38DETT
Your answers unfortunately do not address my questions, i.e. whi is the reported size so small and how do you actually view the true "size on disk" ?
in your 1) you allude to this with "when you manually re-check" , how ?
If seems it only reports the true size once i get down thi the file level, not directory.
Thanks
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Correct order of installing Windows 7, Windows 8 Professional and Linux?
Windows 7 Ultimate with SP1 (64-bit)
Windows 8 Professional (64-bit)
Linux (32-bit)
The language is US English.
The hardware of my computer is:
Intel i7-3632QM (quad-core)
16GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM
Intel 480GB (520 series solid-state drive)
What is the correct order of installing the above 3 operating systems?
Any help would be appreciated.
- Changed type Niki Han Monday, December 24, 2012 8:53 AM
Reply:
Hi
Please see your other thread with this same question.
Correct order of installing Windows 7, Windows 8 and Linux? - Microsoft Community:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-windows_install/correct-order-of-installing-windows-7-windows-8/eee9b69a-e066-47d1-89dd-3e23cd4a765c
Regards
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Obtaining a Win7 key for downgrade
Hi guys,
We are in a situation here where the model laptop we are using now comes pre-installed with Windows 8. Due to this we are needing to downgrade each machine to Windows 7 Pro, unfortunately with this we no longer receive a Win 7 COA key to use when installing from the retail media.
I'm aware that we have downgrade rights for Win 7 however how do I go about getting a legitimate key for it? Using the OEM factory restore is not an option at this point, we will be using the retail / msdn media.
I've seen some conflicting information, some stating that calling Microsoft Activation support and supplying them with a valid Windows 8 key they should be able to give me a suitable key for Windows 7 however after just getting off the phone with Microsoft support they have told me categorically that this is not correct.
Has anyone successfully been given a Windows 7 product key to downgrade?
- Changed type Niki Han Friday, December 14, 2012 8:52 AM
Reply:
"Call the number and explain the circumstances. When it is determined that the end user has an eligible Windows license, the customer service representative will provide a single-use activation code to activate the software. Please note that Microsoft does not provide a full product key in this scenario."
Ref: Understanding downgrade rights
Carey Frisch
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Reply:
Fair enough, though the actual response was 'there is nothing we can do, purchase a product key to get this to work'.
It is still about as clear as mud to me if this a legitimate use. I dont see how there is any need for a 'downgrade' right if you need to have a product key anyway...
Are they saying that I should use ANY product key (used or not) to be able to get the regular phone activation code and then call up and get assistance?
(This has actually been a blessing for me as it has forced the management to go ahead with the volume licensing I've been asking for for years! With this in mind this is more of a curiosity then anything at this point!)
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Reply:
Have you tried to contact Customer Service? It is a charged call.
To obtain the phone numbers for specific technology request please take a look at the web site listed below:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;OfferProPhone#faq607
Microsoft Customer Service (800) 426-9400 is available Monday through Friday, from 6:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. pacific time.
Note: Microsoft Customer Service mainly handles issues regarding replacement manuals, disks, drivers and service packs, product IDs, or lost CD-keys, product orders, policies related to copying software on additional computers, licensing, and product registration.
Niki Han
TechNet Community Support
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Reply:
Thanks for the responses everyone.
Yep, I had spoke with customer service multiple times, but as I have gotten a different answer each time it seems that maybe not everyone on the ground level is up to speed.
Seems that the proper course is to simply:
- Install Windows 7
- Use any key you have (used or not)
- Try to activate
- Get the phone activation code
- Call and explain the situation
- Get confirmation code
- Done!
Though for us that would consume way to much time as far as builds go. At least I have it clear in my mind now anyway, thanks for the responses!
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It is still about as clear as mud to me if this a legitimate use. I dont see how there is any need for a 'downgrade' right if you need to have a product key anyway...
Are they saying that I should use ANY product key (used or not) to be able to get the regular phone activation code and then call up and get assistance?
(This has actually been a blessing for me as it has forced the management to go ahead with the volume licensing I've been asking for for years! With this in mind this is more of a curiosity then anything at this point!)
With a VL agreement which includes Windows Client + SoftwareAssurance, you will get both MAK and KMS pkeys and the Enterprise+Pro media ISO's and downgrade rights to do what you want.
A new machine will come with OEM Windows and the relevant COA for that. THis doesn't mean you have the right to downgrade (OEM and FPP/Retail don't inherently provide downgrade rights. Some OEM's choose or are permitted by MS to offer recovery media for current and also previous Windows versions, for a time)
This isn't considered a downgrade right, it's a choose (typically once) kind of thing.
Even in this case where an OEM may provide Win8 vs. Win7, these are OEM_SLP and doesn't mean you get COA pkey for both (since OEM_SLP doesn't even use the pkey printed upon the COA anyway)
Carey's link/snippit refers to SystemBuilder - that's different from the OEM Windows use/terms that an OEM provides under OEM_SLP terms.
And using FPP/Retail or MSDN media, when you only have OEM use-rights for a given machine, is a no-no.
So, if you wanted to pursue a Win7 solution on the new machine which came with Win8, you only have the use-right to consume the OEM's Win7 solution, and that doesn't need the pkey on the COA.
That's all you bought. You didn't buy FPP/Retail, so you can't use FPP/Retail.
Don
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FIM 2010 Synchronization from delimited text file to AD
I'm trying to use FIM 2010 (coming with SharePoint 2010) to synchronize user profile from a CSV file to AD. I have created a management agent named Repository (showing as below) for delimited text file (CSV) and configured attribute flow (CSV data source attribute import to Metaverse attribute).
After full import and full sync on the Repository MA, I don't get a outbound synchronization for AD connector space (which is MOSSAD-Waikato MA showing below) but do get a outbound synchronization for ILMMA MA connector space. BTW, I turned off "Enable Provisioning Rules Extension" and "Enable Synchronization Rule Provisioning".
Do I have to write my own rules extension for the "Repository" MA in order to make it sync with AD connector space?
Any help for this issue is highly appreciated.
Many Thanks
- Changed type Markus VilcinskasMicrosoft employee Sunday, March 17, 2013 7:53 PM
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It looks like all of the entries in your "Repository" MA have projected as new entries into the metaverse (and are thereby automatically picked up by the FIM MA just by having an object type mapping), rather than joined to existing entries. Is this what you intended?
Also for my own edification, is it a permissible use of the FIM that comes with SP2010 to add new MAs and configuration?
Steve Kradel, Zetetic LLC SMS OTP for FIM | Salesforce MA for FIM
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I created 20 new user entries in my testing CSV file and try to add them to AD, but they are picked up by FIM MA, not the AD MA. Base on my understanding, we need to have a Outbound Synchronization for AD MA in order to export those new user entries to AD, right?
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Hi wb131 - correct your are. you basically need to do some configuration in the FIM Portal to provision users out to AD.
This guide (http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/651.how-do-i-provision-users-to-active-directory-domain-services.aspx) goes through the process step by step - based on your description of your environment you can probably skip straight to the Configuring the FIM Service section.
Depending on the complexity of your provisioning logic you probably won't need to write any rules extensions in addition to the FIM configuration.
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Hi Andrew,
I don't have FIM Portal as it is coming with SP2010.
Is it possible to configure synchronization rules without Portal? Or is it possible to provision users to AD from a delimited text file (CSV) without Portal?
Thanks
- Edited by wb131 Thursday, December 13, 2012 2:50 AM
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Ah that complicates things a bit more - to be honest I havent used the FIM that comes "inside Sharepoint 2010" so I am not sure what you would/would not be allow to do.
You certainly can do provisioning without the FIM Portal however you need to write .NET code that contains the provisioning logic etc - and again I'm not sure whether that is allowed with SP 2010.
Are any MS employees able to comment on this scenario?
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Ok, a couple of things..................
First of all and most importantly, the FIM 2010 that comes with Sharepoint 2010 is called UPA, for User Profile Application, or User Profile Sync Service; it is a different SKU of FIM then the standalone version and they cannot work together..........Some other issues here...........
-It needs to be patched via SP updates, not the KBs meant for standalone FIM versions. The fixes in KBs certainly do apply to the FIM 2010 app in general but the UPA version needs to be serviced via SP, not treated as standalone
-as far as I underrstand, there should be NO configuration changes using the miisclient(Synchronization Service Manager). The changes for attribute mappings, new MAs(called 'Connections' in UPA, should be handled through SP UI for UPA. I would check provisoning back on, you will need this and you shoudn't be changing this. Because you don't have provisoining rules extension enabled, it won't provision to other MAs. As indicated above, new objects appearing in ILM MA doesn't mean that they will provision to other MAs.
Andrew is correct about the .NET code needing to be writtent, that is what the MV provisioning rules extensions are for, they are provided OOB(out of the box) for the SharePoint(not Foundation) 2010 solution.............I hope this helps..............
I would start by enabling the two checkboxes mentioned above, you can run MAs manually through the sync manager for troubleshooting processes, but again, you should be changing anything using this interface.
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Thanks a lot Glenn and Andrew.
Actually our final goal is synchronize AD with another system which was build on Oracle Database. I'm wondering can we set up and configure the sync through SP UI?
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wb,
My undestanding is that yes, you should be able to do this through the SP UI. I don't have the details in front of me but you can go to UI in SP that is specifically for the UPA system and you can create a new 'connection' for creating a managment agent to connect to a new directory.
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Glenn,
I couldn't find a way to create an 'connection' in SP UI to fully synchronize Oracle DB and AD.
So our plan is writing MV provisioning rules extensions to provision users to AD from delimited text file (CSV).
Could you give me some examples or help on what stuff do I need to contain in the provisioning rule extension, please?
Thanks
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silent installation of dot net framework 4.0 with my setup
- Moved by Vicky SongMicrosoft employee Tuesday, December 18, 2012 2:45 AM (From:.NET Framework Setup)
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Please read Mike Dos Zhang's answer in this thread:
Perhaps his suggestions can help you.
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Is Netgear WG111T usb wireless adaptor supported?
I've been trying to get my Netgear WG111t usb wireless adaptor to work under windows 7 but have had little luck.
I've tried old drivers and got the latest drivers from the Netgear website.
I've also tried disabling driver signature check but still no luck.
Lastly I tried using the RealTek 8187B drier that apparently work with the wg111 v2 but still nothing, it know that it's plugged in but it won't recognise any of the drivers I've tried.
Any help would be hugely appreciated because I'm about ready to give up :-(
Thanks
- Changed type Arthur Xie Wednesday, March 11, 2009 6:27 AM
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Your is an install problem or you can't connect using you WG111?
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I've read on some forums that it might be due to the driver signature check but after disabling the signature check and re-trying the isntall process I still had no luck.
My PC knows that it's there because it appears in device manager it's just that I can't get the drivrs to install properly.
My next attempt might be to do a clean install of vista on the hard drive and then upgrade it to wondows 7 and see if the drivers persist through the update.
Again, thanks for any help anybody can give, if I have any luck I'll post it here in case anybody else ahs the same issue.
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I have the same adapter (WG111T) in a dual boot (Vista Ultimate/Windows7) system.
Each OS on separate drives.
Dual boot into Vista no problems, good connection to the network @54mbps.
Dual boot into Windows7 and nothing.
Same problem.
Device manager recognized it but that was all.
Both Vista and Windows7 had it in the same port, Port_#0003.Hub_#0003.
No conflicts shown.
Tried uninstall/re-install updating, static IP's.
Disconnected the Vista drive and got it to work that way, must have been a conflict I couldn't find.
Good connection to the network @54mbps.
Tried a Belkin wireless N1 router and adapter using their Vista drivers and no more problems.
Dual boots fine, even got an increase in signal strength to 150mbps.
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I have uploaded a modified driver for the Netgear WG111T that works for Windows 7 x64, and I assume will also work for x86 and also the same flavours of Vista
http://www.sendspace.com/file/fyovi3
It is based on the Siemens Gigaset 108 USB Stick drivers which fully support x64 flavours of Windows, but the inf file has been modified to work with this hardware. As the devices share the same chipset, the drivers are compatible
Any questions, contact me at raf1@scidhuv.plus.com
Cheers
Ryan Palmer (raf1)
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Thanks for the driver, my WG111T is now working perfectly on Windows 7 x64.
Cheers
Mike.
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The driver works perfectly on Windows 7. Thank you!
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ive downloaded the file that raf put up, but when i open it get to .sys files 2 ext and 2 usb
which do i need to use to get it to run the setup
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Hey guys,That driver works great thanks
I have uploaded a modified driver for the Netgear WG111T that works for Windows 7 x64, and I assume will also work for x86 and also the same flavours of Vista
http://www.sendspace.com/file/fyovi3
It is based on the Siemens Gigaset 108 USB Stick drivers which fully support x64 flavours of Windows, but the inf file has been modified to work with this hardware. As the devices share the same chipset, the drivers are compatible
Any questions, contact me at raf1@scidhuv.plus.com
Cheers
Ryan Palmer (raf1)
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Just to let you know I've ended up putting a guide together with the correct zipped up drivers on how to do this. (for Family :S)
Tutorial might help someone.
http://www.codeblog.co.uk/2010/01/31/other-stuff/netgear-wg111t-windows-7-x32x64-driver-installation/
Oliver
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Works just great -- thanks for the FIX
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Hey guys,
I have uploaded a modified driver for the Netgear WG111T that works for Windows 7 x64, and I assume will also work for x86 and also the same flavours of Vista
http://www.sendspace.com/file/fyovi3
It is based on the Siemens Gigaset 108 USB Stick drivers which fully support x64 flavours of Windows, but the inf file has been modified to work with this hardware. As the devices share the same chipset, the drivers are compatible
Any questions, contact me at raf1@scidhuv.plus.com
Cheers
Ryan Palmer (raf1)
See the other post above from Ryan.
Thanks for your guide Oliver. The instructions are great but the file isn't. It was not recognised by the Netgear WG111T in Windows 7. However the file posted by Ryan above and quoted here does work effectively. Cheers.
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See the other post above from Ryan.
Thanks for your guide Oliver. The instructions are great but the file isn't. It was not recognised by the Netgear WG111T in Windows 7. However the file posted by Ryan above and quoted here does work effectively. Cheers.
Have updated my guide to use Ryans drivers.
Oliver
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Thank you so much guys, this was extremely helpful, the drivers are working and the guide simplified all the things i had to do :D
muchas gracias ;)
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Thanks Ryan. Your modified driver works great on Win 7 64bit
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Thank you! this works on my windows 7 64 bit system!
Much appreciated!
John
jcalaw63@gmail.com
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Hi , anybody there? hey i had downloaded the file then what should i do now bro? i keep extract the file by using winrar at the end also can't work... i think there some mistake that i dont know where it is can tell me what should i do now please ^^
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Further to my fulsome praise of Ryan & Oliver, none of which I detract, I have just had a response from Netgear saying that the WG111T can indeed be made to work on 64 bit Win 7.
Here are their instructions:
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Step I: Uninstall Drivers
1 Click start - control panel - Add/remove programs - Select Netgear WG111T - remove
or
2 Click Start - Program files - Select Netgear WG111T Smart Wizard - uninstall
You can also uninstall the drivers from SAFE MODE. Please restart the computer and Press F8 to boot the computer in SAFE MODE. Uninstall the drivers from safe mode. Reboot the computer in normal mode and install the new drivers.
Step II: Install the Adapter
Please click on the link below and follow the steps to download and install the latest driver for the adapter. http://downloadcenter.netgear.com/en/Disclaimer.aspx?redirecturl=http://netgeardownload.registria.com/single_page_registration?product[sku]=wg111t&download_url=http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WG111T/wg111t_2_1_setup.zip
NOTE: In this window you will see the option "Click here to download" right click on it and select the option "save target as" and save it to your desktop.
1 Open the Setup Program from the extracted folder by double clicking it. Select Install Driver/Utility option in the menu displayed on your screen.
2 Click Next to accept the license agreement.
3 Click Next to install in the default directory.
4 Click Next, if a message appears while the software is installing. When you get the Error Windows Logo, you have to click continue anyway.
5 Proceed with the software installation process and click Finish to complete the setup.
6 Plug in the adapter now into any one of the USB slots in your computer. It will find the new hardware which is plugged and displays the Hardware installation wizard.
7 Proceed with the installation wizard for automatic installation and click Finish to complete the wizard. Restart the computer after installation.
Step III: Netgear Utility
Please follow steps to configure the wireless computer using NETGEAR utility:
1 Double click the NETGEAR icon on system tray with green/red screen or double click on the NETGEAR smart wizard icon on the desktop.
2 Open the NETGEAR wireless smart configuration utility.
3 Click on "Networks" tab and then click on scan.
4 Once the scan completed, it will list the available wireless networks.
5 Select your wireless network and click connect which will re-direct to the settings tab.
6 If you have enabled a WEP security for the wireless network then please select the option "Enter the key manually" and enter the security key for the wireless network. But if the security is WPA please select WPA and re-enter the passphrase.
7 Click Apply to save the settings.
8 Click on "About" tab and check for the IP address.
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